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Piece of Apollo 11 spacecraft 'lands' in moon meteorite-lined wedding ring
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
For better or for worse, a small part of the Apollo 11 spacecraft will now be Jon Mesick's to have and to hold for all the days of his life. The tape is the centerpiece of Mesick's wedding band.
On this day in space! Dec. 25, 2004: Cassini spacecraft deploys Huygens probe above Titan
By Hanneke Weitering last updated
On Dec. 25, 2004, NASA's Cassini spacecraft dropped a lander named Huygens at Titan, Saturn's largest moon.
What does the NASA administrator do?
By Wendy Whitman Cobb published
NASA administrators play a vital role in deciding what NASA does and how it does it, and they also help build political support for space exploration.
ULA wants to upgrade Vulcan Centaur rocket into a 'space interceptor' to defend satellites
By Julian Dossett published
United Launch Alliance (ULA) says its new, powerful Vulcan Centaur upper stage rocket could play a key role in defending satellites from potential threats in space.
NASA delays Artemis missions again. What could this mean for the moon, Mars and space leadership?
By Andrew Jones published
NASA has pushed its first two crewed Artemis moon missions back to 2026 and 2027, and the move could have big ramifications.
Parker Solar Probe: First spacecraft to 'touch' the sun
By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated
Reference NASA's Parker Solar Probe is on a mission to study the sun closer than ever before. Learn more about the fastest spacecraft to date in our solar probe guide.
SpaceX launches 21 Starlink internet satellites from Florida, lands rocket at sea (video, photos)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX launched 21 Starlink internet satellites from Florida's Space Coast early Monday morning (Dec. 23) and landed the returning rocket on a ship at sea.
Space2Sea Antarctica: William Shatner, Neil deGrasse Tyson and NASA astronauts talk exploration and science from the Drake Passage
By Gabe Castro-Root published
Explorers, astronauts and filmmakers described life in space and on Earth in an epic livestream from the Drake Passage.
You can now wear an Apollo Guidance Computer keypad as a wristwatch
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
NASA's Apollo spacecraft had briefcase-size computers that for their day would normally have filled two rooms. Apollo Instruments has been able to shrink the Apollo Guidance Computer even more.
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