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Watch 31st SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule arrive at the ISS today
By Elizabeth Howell last updated
Dragon is scheduled to arrive at 10:15 a.m. EST.
Sharp 'lobster vision:' China's Einstein Probe space telescope already making discoveries during commissioning phase
By Andrew Jones published
China's Einstein Probe, an X-ray telescope in Earth orbit, has already made several discoveries during its initial commissioning phase.
Rocket Lab launches mystery mission on company's 12th launch of 2024 (video)
By Mike Wall last updated
Liftoff of the mission, which was for a "confidential commercial customer," took place at 5:56 a.m. ET on Tuesday (Nov. 5).
On this day in space! Nov. 5, 2002: Galileo spacecraft flies by Jupiter's moon Amalthea
By Hanneke Weitering last updated
On Nov. 5, 2002, NASA's old Galileo spacecraft flew by a small, but interesting moon called Amalthea.
Save $300 on the HTC VIVE Pro 2 VR headset, the best high-resolution option
By Alexander Cox published
Deals You can save $300 on this early Black Friday VR headset deal as the HTC VIVE Pro 2 headset, the best high-resolution model out there, is on offer.
Asteroid-mining company AstroForge gets 1st-ever FCC license for commercial deep-space mission
By Keith Cooper published
AstroForce has received a commercial license for operating and communicating with a mission headed to a near-Earth asteroid, the first to be granted for beyond Earth orbit.
SpaceX launches 3 tons of cargo on 31st ISS resupply flight for NASA (video)
By Mike Wall last updated
SpaceX launched nearly 6,000 pounds of supplies to the International Space Station today (Nov. 4), on the company's 31st cargo mission for NASA.
India delays its 1st-ever Gaganyaan astronaut launch to 2026
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
India plans to launch astronauts to Earth orbit no sooner than 2026, roughly a year past the previously known timeline, following a series of uncrewed flight tests slated to begin in December.
Space Force's mysterious X-37B begins 'aerobraking' to lower orbit. Here's how it works (video)
By Brett Tingley published
In a rare show of openness about the X-37B, Boeing Space released a video detailing how the space plane's aerobraking maneuvers help change the spacecraft's orbit.
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