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Parker Solar Probe: First spacecraft to 'touch' the sun
By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated
Reference NASA's Parker Solar Probe is on a mission to study the sun closer than ever before. Learn more about the fastest spacecraft to date in our solar probe guide.
You can now wear an Apollo Guidance Computer keypad as a wristwatch
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
NASA's Apollo spacecraft had briefcase-size computers that for their day would normally have filled two rooms. Apollo Instruments has been able to shrink the Apollo Guidance Computer even more.
Astronauts on NASA's moon-orbiting Gateway space station will wear smart undershirts to stay healthy
By Tereza Pultarova published
Smart undershirts and AI algorithms will keep astronauts healthy on NASA's planned Gateway moon-orbiting space station.
Space2Sea Antarctica: A student journalist's expedition to bottom of the world begins
By Gabe Castro-Root published
Watch NASA's Artemis Orion moon spacecraft blow its top during testing (video)
By Samantha Mathewson published
NASA's Orion spacecraft recently completed an 11-month test campaign, during which it was subjected to extreme conditions of a launch abort scenario and electromagnetic effects of lightning strikes.
Russian cosmonauts install X-ray detector, jettison trash on spacewalk outside ISS
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
Russian cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner installed an X-ray detector and jettisoned trash during a spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024.
SpaceX inks deal with Vast to launch 2 astronaut missions to the ISS
By Mike Wall published
California-based company Vast Space has booked two crewed flights to the ISS with SpaceX, though the missions still must be approved by NASA.
International Space Station: Live updates
By Space.com Staff last updated
Find out what's going on at the International Space Station.
Watch Russian cosmonauts install new X-ray detector during ISS spacewalk today (video)
By Brett Tingley published
Russian cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner will perform a six-and-a-half-hour spacewalk on Dec. 19 to install new equipment outside the ISS. Watch it live here, courtesy of NASA.
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