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Russia and NASA have been on edge for years. Threats to leave the International Space Station are no surprise.
NASA and Roscosmos still need each other, for now. But they've been preparing to part ways for year…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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The first US moon lander in more than 50 years launched with human remains on board, paving the way for space burials
A US mission hasn't landed on the moon since the Apollo in 1972. Peregrine may become the first in…
Marianne Guenot
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Nokia will launch 4G internet on the moon later this year to help expand lunar exploration
Nokia is teaming with NASA to help foster "sustainable exploration on the moon" with connectivity t…
Aidan Pollard
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Watch Brad Pitt ask ISS astronaut about India’s mission to the Moon
And, one of Pitt’s first questions for Hague was — Could you see India landing on the Moon fro…
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China just landed its Chang'e-5 spacecraft on the moon. The mission could bring moon rocks to Earth for the first time in 40-plus years.
The samples will come from a previously unexplored volcanic plain. China aims to send them back to …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Susie N…
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China is set to launch the first piece of its new space station on Wednesday night
China can't send its astronauts to the International Space Station, so it's building its own Earth-…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Video from China's rock-collecting spacecraft shows the probe stick its landing on the moon
China's space agency announced it had landed its Chang'e 5 probe on the moon. Then it released the …
Susie Neilson,Morgan McFall-J…
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SpaceX launched a rocket capsule to the International Space Station carrying avocados, ants, shrimp, and a robotic arm
The SpaceX shipment, traveling on a rocket called the Dragon, contains more than 4,800 pounds of su…
Cheryl Teh
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NASA chief says China could claim the moon as its own territory if it beats the US to the lunar surface
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson told Politico that Chinese military aggression in the South China Se…
Kate Duffy
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After measuring radiation on the moon for the first time, scientists say a lunar base should be built underground to protect astronauts
Astronauts didn't measure how much radiation they were exposed on the moon. New data show the doses…
Aylin Woodward
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China could start building a moon base with lunar-soil bricks in 5 years, amid NASA fears of a moon territory dispute
China aims to build a moon habitat for its taikonauts within five years, according to local media, …
Marianne Guenot,Morgan McFall…
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Russia dominated the first space race, but now it can't even land on the moon. Photos show the US and China are way ahead.
Russia's grand return to the moon ended with its robotic lander crashing and forming a crater. That…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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The space station is showing its age after housing people for 20 years. Companies are already designing new space habitats to take its place.
The $150 billion orbiting laboratory won't live forever. Private companies are rushing to fill the …
Susie Neilson
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See how NASA's new lunar mega-rocket sizes up to past and future astronaut launch systems
NASA's Space Launch System is built to return astronauts to the moon. Photos and one chart show how…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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NASA just picked a winner in its space-toilet competition. The $20,000 prize awards the best 'lunar loo' for moon-bound astronauts.
The winners interviewed former astronaut Susan Helms for inspiration on how to design a better spac…
Susie Neilson,Hilary Brueck
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NASA just unveiled its step-by-step plan to land astronauts on the moon via the Artemis program — then build a lunar base
NASA has announced its plan to return people to the moon for the first time in over 50 years. But C…
Susie Neilson,Dave Mosher
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China plans three missions to the Moon after discovering a new lunar mineral that may be a future energy source
The mineral, Changesite-(Y), was found in samples obtained by China's space exploration in 2020 and…
Jyoti Mann
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NASA's Artemis I Orion spaceship enters lunar orbit — a critical step toward sending astronauts to the moon for the first time since 1972
NASA is hinging its ambitions to send astronauts to the moon and Mars — along with $50 billion spen…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Astronaut Scott Kelly reveals the lessons he learned spending nearly a year in space that can help the rest of us cope with pandemic life
The former astronaut went into his nearly year-long stay on the International Space Station with a …
Sara Silverstein
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Blue Origin has a new publicity strategy: Posting salty graphics that trash competitors like SpaceX and Virgin Galactic
NASA snubbed Blue Origin's lunar lander in favor of SpaceX's Starship to return astronauts to the m…