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October 29, 2018

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe breaks record, becomes closest spacecraft to the Sun

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has clinched the record for closest approach to the Sun by a human-made object, the space agency confirmed Monday.

October 27, 2018

Spaceflight might expand your mind, but it shrinks your brain

Going to space does more than change the way you look at the world — it also changes your brain.

October 25, 2018

Here's what Earth looks like when you're heading to the Sun

NASA's Parker Solar Probe will never return to Earth — but it can still look back on where it came from.

October 24, 2018

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe snaps Earth pic as its speeds to the Sun

NASA has released an image of the Earth captured by the Parker Solar Probe on its historic journey to the Sun.

October 24, 2018

NASA's alien-hunter has gone dark and scientists aren't sure why

NASA's alien-hunting Kepler Space Telescope has suffered another malfunction, with the spacecraft returning to sleep mode just days after it sent information from its latest campaign back to Earth.

October 22, 2018

NASA’s historic Apollo 7 mission splashed down 50 years ago today

50 years ago today NASA’s historic Apollo 7 mission splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean after spending almost 11 days in space.

October 19, 2018

Mysterious space object that landed on California ranch identified

California residents were stunned to watch a fireball of space junk shoot across the sky and fall onto a nearby ranch last week.

October 19, 2018

Paul Allen's Stratolaunch, world's largest airplane, completes key taxi test days after his death

Paul Allen's Stratolaunch, the world's biggest airplane, completed a crucial taxi test just days after the billionaire philanthropist's death.

October 18, 2018

Neil deGrasse Tyson: Space exploration could make Earth more peaceful

Famed astrophysicist and “Cosmos” host Neil deGrasse Tyson believes that future exploration of space could drive peace on Earth.

October 17, 2018

NASA astronaut describes dramatic escape from failed Soyuz rocket

NASA astronaut Nick Hague has described his dramatic escape from a failed Soyuz rocket just minutes after its launch last week.