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Russian cargo spacecraft's 'unexpected odor' delays delivery to astronauts on ISS
By Elizabeth Howell published
A Progress spacecraft at the ISS has a strange smell and unusual droplets after arriving at the ISS, NASA reported. Troubleshooting is ongoing, but its hatch is closed for now.
James Webb Space Telescope 'pushed to its limits' to see most distant galaxies ever
By Robert Lea published
The James Webb Space Telescope may have broken another of its own records, finding potentially five of the earliest and most distant galaxies ever seen.
How do astronauts weigh themselves in space?
By Keith Cooper published
Space mysteries In microgravity, astronauts must measure their mass, not their weight, which they can do with two devices on the ISS.
Firefly Aerospace completes Blue Ghost moon lander for January 2025 SpaceX launch
By Brett Tingley published
Firefly Aerospace announced its Blue Ghost lunar lander has completed testing and will now be shipped to Florida ahead of its planned January 2025 launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
Inside NASA's archives: Meet the team restoring astronomical history
By Keith Cooper last updated
Though data from all modern missions is digitized and properly archived, the same can't be said for missions prior to 1990.
Watch SpaceX Starship flight 6 splash down in amazing 'buoycam' footage (video)
By Mike Wall published
A camera set up on a buoy in the Indian Ocean caught the end of the sixth test flight of SpaceX's Starship megarocket on Nov. 19.
On this day in space! Nov. 25, 1970: 1st powered flight of the 'Wingless' M2-F3 aircraft
By Hanneke Weitering last updated
On Nov. 25, 1970, an experimental aircraft called the Northrop M2-F3 made its first powered flight.
SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites from Florida (video)
By Mike Wall last updated
SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station early Monday morning (Nov. 25).
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