Missions
Latest about Missions
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 SpaceX looking into 'simplified' Starship Artemis 3 mission to get astronauts to the moon fasterBy Mike Wall Published 
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 Japan's 1st HTV-X cargo craft arrives at the International Space StationBy Mike Wall Last updated 
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 Spacewalking Russian cosmonauts install experiments on the International Space StationBy Robert Z. Pearlman Published 
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 International Space Station: Live updatesBy Space.com Staff Last updated 
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 Watch 2 Russian cosmonauts spacewalk outside the ISS todayBy Mike Wall Published 
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 Reference ReferenceArtemis Accords: What are they & which countries are involved?By Robert Lea Last updated 
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 NASA stacks Artemis 2 moon mission's Orion capsule atop SLS rocket ahead of 2026 launchBy Josh Dinner Published 
 
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Apollo
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 What caused the only known lunar landslide? Newly opened Apollo 17 moon samples may hold the answerBy Keith Cooper Published 
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 Jim Lovell, commander of NASA's Apollo 13 moon mission, dies at 97By Mike Wall Published 
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 50 years after a historic handshake in space, the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project's legacy still resonatesBy Robert Z. Pearlman Published 
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 50 years later, Apollo 17’s moon samples are still revealing secrets about lunar volcanoesBy Keith Cooper Published 
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 NASA legend Gene Kranz returns to mission control | Space photo of the day for May 21, 2025By Robert Z. Pearlman Published 
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 Belgian artist of 'Fallen Astronaut' figurine on the moon dies at 99By Robert Z. Pearlman Published 
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 John Lithgow to launch into life of Apollo 11 astronaut in new podcast 'BUZZ'By Robert Z. Pearlman Published 
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 NASA engineer Ed Smylie, who led carbon dioxide fix on Apollo 13, dies at 95By Robert Z. Pearlman Published 
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 Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong's gold Omega moonwatch sells for record $2.2M at auctionBy Robert Z. Pearlman Published 
 
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Artemis
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 SpaceX looking into 'simplified' Starship Artemis 3 mission to get astronauts to the moon fasterBy Mike Wall Published 
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 Reference ReferenceArtemis Accords: What are they & which countries are involved?By Robert Lea Last updated 
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 NASA stacks Artemis 2 moon mission's Orion capsule atop SLS rocket ahead of 2026 launchBy Josh Dinner Published 
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 SpaceX could lose contract for Artemis 3 astronaut moon-landing mission, acting NASA chief says: 'The problem is, they're behind'By Mike Wall Published 
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 NASA's Artemis Program: Live updatesBy Tariq Malik Last updated 
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 Meet 'Integrity': Artemis 2 astronauts name the spacecraft that will fly them around the moonBy Mike Wall Published 
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 'We are ready for every scenario.' NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts say they're all set for historic flight to the moonBy Tariq Malik Published 
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 'A front-row seat to history': NASA's Artemis 2 moonshot could launch astronauts as early as Feb. 5By Tariq Malik Published 
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 Mission to the moon: The Artemis challengeBy Kenna Hughes-Castleberry Published 
 
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Asteroid & Comet Missions
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 NASA's Psyche asteroid probe beams home haunting view of distant Earth (photo)By Andrew Jones Published 
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 Europe wants to land a tiny spacecraft on the infamous asteroid Apophis in 2029By Andrew Jones Published 
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 Psyche spacecraft's sci-fi thrusters suffer glitch on way to metal-rich asteroidBy Monisha Ravisetti Published 
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 Meteorites and asteroids tracked back to their place of origin in the solar systemBy Victoria Corless Published 
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  NASA's asteroid-hopping Lucy probe takes 1st images of its next target: DonaldjohansonBy Keith Cooper Published 
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 Behold! These gorgeous never-before-seen space images are from a NASA space telescope that should have died long agoBy Conor Feehly Published 
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 Earth's 'second moon' is just visiting its cosmic parents for ThanksgivingBy Robert Lea Published 
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  Hera asteroid probe 'waves goodbye' at Earth and moon from 2.3 million miles away (image)By Elizabeth Howell Published 
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 NASA's 15-year-old NEOWISE asteroid hunter meets fiery doom by burning up in Earth's atmosphereBy Elizabeth Howell Published 
 
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International Space Station
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 Japan's 1st HTV-X cargo craft arrives at the International Space StationBy Mike Wall Last updated 
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 Spacewalking Russian cosmonauts install experiments on the International Space StationBy Robert Z. Pearlman Published 
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 International Space Station: Live updatesBy Space.com Staff Last updated 
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 Watch 2 Russian cosmonauts spacewalk outside the ISS todayBy Mike Wall Published 
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 'You're free!' Tiny Japanese satellites escape doomed space station years ahead of its fiery death | Space photo of the day for Oct. 21, 2025By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry Published 
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 Japanese astronaut snaps stunning aurora photo from orbit | On the International Space Station Oct. 13 - 17, 2025By Robert Z. Pearlman Published 
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 Russian cosmonauts install semiconductor experiment, jettison old HDTV camera during spacewalk outside ISSBy Robert Z. Pearlman Published 
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 Watch 2 Russian cosmonauts spacewalk outside the International Space Station todayBy Mike Wall Published 
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 NASA will say goodbye to the International Space Station in 2030 − and welcome in the age of commercial space stationsBy John M. Horack Published 
 
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Mars rovers
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 Mars rovers serve as scientists' eyes and ears from millions of miles away – here are the tools Perseverance used to spot a potential sign of ancient lifeBy Ari Koeppel Published 
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 Tumbleweed-inspired Mars rovers could be blown across the Red PlanetBy Keith Cooper Published 
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 Landing site for Rosalind Franklin rover may be ripe with clues about ancient Mars lifeBy Stefanie Waldek Published 
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 Curiosity Mars rover puzzles over intriguing 'boxwork' pattern | Space photo of the day for Sept. 19, 2025By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry Published 
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 NASA will reveal new Perseverance Mars rover discovery today: Here's how to watch liveBy Monisha Ravisetti Last updated 
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 Perseverance Mars rover rolls over Soroya Ridge | Space photo of the day for Sept. 3, 2025By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry Published 
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 Perseverance Mars rover stumbles upon wind-carved 'megaripples' on the Red PlanetBy Sharmila Kuthunur Published 
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 Wheelie smart: A space quiz about roversBy Kenna Hughes-Castleberry Published 
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 What would Mars look like under an Earth-like blue sky? NASA's Perseverance rover just showed usBy Brett Tingley Published 
 
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New Horizons
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 New Horizons' new map of the galaxy | Space photo of the day for April 30, 2025By Robert Z. Pearlman Published 
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 Leaving Pluto in the dust: New Horizons probe gearing up for epic crossing of 'termination shock'By Leonard David Published 
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 Just how dark is the universe? NASA's New Horizons probe gives us best estimate yetBy Sharmila Kuthunur Published 
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 Our solar system map may need an update — the Kuiper belt could be way biggerBy Keith Cooper Published 
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 New Horizons' Alan Stern will fulfill a lifelong dream on Virgin Galactic spaceflight this weekBy Nola Taylor Tillman Published 
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 NASA extends New Horizons mission through late 2020sBy Mike Wall Published 
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 NASA's New Horizons mission faces an uncertain future (op-ed)By Rod Pyle Published 
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 NASA's New Horizons will investigate Uranus from the rear (Neptune, too). Here's how you can helpBy Keith Cooper Published 
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 NASA may shift New Horizons Pluto probe to sun-studying missionBy Josh Dinner Published 
 
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Parker Solar Probe
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 Reference ReferenceParker Solar Probe: First spacecraft to 'touch' the sunBy Daisy Dobrijevic Last updated 
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 NASA's Parker Solar Probe smashes record for fastest human-made objectBy Tia Ghose Published 
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  NASA's Parker Solar Probe flies through major coronal mass ejection — and survives to tell the taleBy Rahul Rao Published 
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 Parker Solar Probe and Solar Orbiter team up to tackle 65-year-old sun mysteryBy Robert Lea Published 
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 NASA's Parker Solar Probe to make closest flyby of Venus on Aug. 21By Monisha Ravisetti Published 
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 NASA's Parker Solar Probe starts summer with 16th swoop by the sunBy Josh Dinner Published 
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 NASA's sun-kissing Parker Solar Probe finds source of 'fast' solar windBy Robert Lea Published 
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 NASA selects solar physicist Nicola Fox as its new science chiefBy Robert Lea Published 
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 NASA's Parker Solar Probe makes its 15th close flyby of the sun this St. Patrick's DayBy Robert Lea Published 
 
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Space Shuttle
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 Trump's signing of 'One Big Beautiful Bill' includes $85 million to move space shuttle Discovery from Smithsonian to TexasBy Robert Z. Pearlman Published 
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 US Mint begins sales of $1 coin honoring innovative NASA space shuttleBy Robert Z. Pearlman Published 
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 Texas Senators: Move space shuttle Discovery from Smithsonian to HoustonBy Robert Z. Pearlman Published 
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 The most memorable space shuttle missionsBy Clara Moskowitz Last updated 
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 Reference ReferenceEndeavour: NASA's youngest space shuttleBy Tariq Malik Last updated 
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 Buran: The Soviet space shuttle that flew just onceBy Tariq Malik Last updated 
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 Full-size mock space shuttle makes first move towards Downey displayBy Robert Z. Pearlman Published 
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 Signed steel beams 'top off' L.A. home for space shuttle EndeavourBy Robert Z. Pearlman Published 
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 Mock shuttle Pathfinder restored atop its stack at Alabama rocket center (photos)By Robert Z. Pearlman Published 
 
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Voyager
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 NASA shuts off Voyager 2 science instrument as power dwindlesBy Robert Lea Published 
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 Ed Stone, who led NASA's iconic Voyager project for 50 years, dies at 88By Mike Wall Published 
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 NASA's Voyager 1 glitch has scientists sad yet hopeful: 'Voyager 2 is still going strong'By Monisha Ravisetti Published 
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 NASA's interstellar Voyager 1 spacecraft isn't doing so well — here's what we knowBy Monisha Ravisetti Published 
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 NASA's Voyager 1 probe in interstellar space can't phone home (again) due to glitchBy Josh Dinner Published 
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 NASA's interstellar Voyager probes get software updates beamed from 12 billion miles awayBy Rahul Rao Published 
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 NASA Voyager 2 spacecraft extends its interstellar science mission for 3 more yearsBy Elizabeth Howell Published 
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 NASA's Voyager project scientist Ed Stone retires after 50 yearsBy Mike Wall Published 
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 Mysterious dust ring around Uranus spotted in rediscovered Voyager 2 dataBy Meghan Bartels Published 
 
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More about Missions
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 NASA stacks Artemis 2 moon mission's Orion capsule atop SLS rocket ahead of 2026 launchBy Josh Dinner Published 
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 'You're free!' Tiny Japanese satellites escape doomed space station years ahead of its fiery death | Space photo of the day for Oct. 21, 2025By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry Published 
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 SpaceX could lose contract for Artemis 3 astronaut moon-landing mission, acting NASA chief says: 'The problem is, they're behind'By Mike Wall Published 
 
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