Elizabeth Howell
Elizabeth Howell (she/her), Ph.D., was a staff writer in the spaceflight channel between 2022 and 2024 specializing in Canadian space news. She was contributing writer for Space.com for 10 years from 2012 to 2024. Elizabeth's reporting includes multiple exclusives with the White House, leading world coverage about a lost-and-found space tomato on the International Space Station, witnessing five human spaceflight launches on two continents, flying parabolic, working inside a spacesuit, and participating in a simulated Mars mission. Her latest book, "Why Am I Taller?" (ECW Press, 2022) is co-written with astronaut Dave Williams.
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"Starlink satellites look like a miniature version of the monolith from '2001: A Space Odyssey.' "

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The long-duration photographs capture Earth in motion.

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Crew-8 commander Matthew Dominick says NASA is carefully making decisions for astronaut safety while the ISS deals with a leak, and spacesuit issues, related to aging hardware.

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Reference Discover everything you need to know about the Canadian Space Agency, including its missions, achievements, and role in space exploration.

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Today, an altitude chamber. Next year, the moon.

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Altair is one of the three stars in the Summer Triangle asterism.

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Crew-8 commander Matthew Dominick says NASA is carefully making decisions for astronaut safety while the ISS deals with a leak, and spacesuit issues, related to aging hardware.

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The Wright brothers made history with the successful flight of their Wright Flyer in 1903.

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The data from the reboost, scheduled for Nov. 8, will help inform design for a larger Dragon to deorbit the ISS.
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The moon is getting smaller in the window.

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Dragon completed its docking at 10:04 a.m. EST.

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NEOWISE spent nearly 15 years in space across two missions.

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Guion "Guy" Bluford is a former NASA astronaut who was the first African-American to fly into space. He flew four shuttle missions.

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Four astronauts moved their SpaceX Dragon spacecraft to a new space station docking port on Sunday (Nov. 3) to make way for an incoming cargo ship.

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The long-duration photographs capture Earth in motion.

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Valencia was particularly hard-hit.

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These strange shots of Earth are a Halloween treat.

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North Korea test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile on Wednesday (July 12), shortly after complaining about purported spying activity by the United States.

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The Dragon, named Freedom, is flying SpaceX's Crew-9 mission for NASA.

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"It's just a matter of when is the right timing."

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Boeing may sell its space business in the wake of troubles with its Starliner spacecraft program, according to a new report. But the discussions are at 'an early stage.'

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Their emergency procedures focused on getting the door open quickly.

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Boeing's Starliner had propulsion issues after launching on its first test mission with astronauts. Six weeks after the mission concluded, NASA is working on what to do next.

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The comet's dust trail was more visible in a Navy space telescope than any other.

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Four astronauts aboard SpaceX Crew-8 went to a Pensacola hospital shortly after their splashdown. NASA said the visit was done as a precaution.
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