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a six-wheeled, blue-and-white moon rover sits on a sidewalk in front of a large white airplane

Moon RACER: Intuitive Machines takes lunar rover out for debut drive

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

Intuitive Machines' lunar terrain vehicle (LTV) is not your grandfather's moon buggy. The company's Moon RACER, or Reusable Autonomous Crewed Exploration Rover, just made its public debut.

Artemis
a man and a woman on the international space station, in a module full of wires, computers and other equipment

Astronaut Suni Williams 'in good health' on the ISS, NASA says, refuting tabloid claims

By Mike Wall published

NASA astronaut Suni Williams is in good health aboard the ISS, despite some speculation in the media to the contrary, agency officials stress.

International Space Station
the thick metal cylinder of a airplane-like turbo fan.

Space stations are loud — that's why NASA is making a quiet fan

By Conor Feehly published

NASA's building a quiet fan to help future astronauts have some peace and quiet.

International Space Station

SpaceX's Dragon is about to do something to the ISS it's never done before

By Elizabeth Howell published

The data from the reboost, scheduled for Nov. 8, will help inform design for a larger Dragon to deorbit the ISS.

International Space Station
two grayish orbs shrink in size as one moves from right to left above the other

Hera asteroid probe 'waves goodbye' at Earth and moon from 2.3 million miles away (image)

By Elizabeth Howell published

The moon is getting smaller in the window.

Asteroid & Comet Missions
SpaceX Dragon CRS-31 docked at the International Space Station on Nov. 5, 2024.

SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule arrives at ISS on 31st resupply mission (video)

By Elizabeth Howell last updated

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

International Space Station
two images: on the left a blue swirl of light on a black background; on the right, an orange swirl of light on a black background

'Vega continues to be unusual:' Lack of planets around young star puzzles astronomers

By Keith Cooper published

A joint Hubble and James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) project to learn more about the dusty disk around the bright star Vega has found a surprising lack of planets.

James Webb Space Telescope
An illustration shows the Einstein Probe as it hunts cosmic X-rays.

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.

Missions
NASA astronauts Suni Williams (left) and Butch Wilmore, who flew to the International Space Station on Boeing's Starliner capsule in June 2024, discuss their mission during a press conference from the ISS on Sept. 13.

How do you vote from space? NASA astronauts cast 2024 election ballots from ISS

By Josh Dinner published

If they can manage to vote from space, you can sure manage to get to your polling place to cast a ballot of your own.

International Space Station

NASA's 15-year-old NEOWISE asteroid hunter meets fiery doom by burning up in Earth's atmosphere

By Elizabeth Howell published

NEOWISE spent nearly 15 years in space across two missions.

Asteroid & Comet Missions
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