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Behold! These gorgeous never-before-seen space images are from a NASA space telescope that should have died long ago
By Conor Feehly published
NEOWISE team members have unveiled six images from the spacecraft's archives to celebrate the late space telescope's long and productive scientific life.
Will the International Space Station's 2031 death dive cause pollution problems?
By Leonard David published
The International Space Station will be steered to a controlled destruction in Earth's atmosphere in 2031, if all goes to plan. Should we be worried about the pollution this death dive will cause?
Buran: The Soviet space shuttle that flew just once
By Tariq Malik last updated
The Buran spacecraft was the Soviet Union's response to NASA's space shuttle program.
Inside the Hubble Space Telescope's 23-year-long look at a beautiful blue galaxy
By Larissa G. Capella published
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope explores the evolution of spiral galaxy UGC 10043 through images taken 23 years apart, in 2000 and 2023.
Private Japanese moon lander arrives in Florida ahead of January SpaceX launch (photos)
By Andrew Jones published
The "Resilience" Mission 2 lander, built by Japanese company ispace, has arrived in Florida ahead of its planned January launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
NASA's next-gen Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope gets its powerful eye (photos)
By Victoria Corless published
The optics for NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope have been delivered, marking a big milestone in the assembly of the powerful next-generation observatory.
Voyager 1 interstellar spacecraft finds its voice again as NASA restores communications
By Keith Cooper published
Voyager 1 is shouting across the cosmos again, following a glitch that had seen it inadvertently switch to its low-power transmitter.
James Webb Space Telescope explores monster star supercluster Westerlund 1 (image)
By Robert Lea published
The James Webb Space Telescope has taken a detailed look at the Milky Way's monstrous young supercluster Westerlund 1.
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