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November 8, 2016

Voting in orbit: NASA astronaut casts ballot from International Space Station

Astronaut Shane Kimbrough, the only American off the planet, has voted in the presidential election from the International Space Station.

October 30, 2016

American astronaut, two others back on Earth after 115 days in space

A Russian Soyuz space capsule has landed in Kazakhstan, bringing back three astronauts from the United States, Japan and Russia back to Earth from a 115-day mission aboard the International Space Station.

October 28, 2016

15 months later, NASA's Pluto probe sends back last bit of data

Talk about a long download time.

October 27, 2016

Ouch! Going to space is bad for astronauts' backs

Interesting things happen in microgravity— for example, spending a long time in space can make people taller by about two inches.

October 26, 2016

Astronauts' back pain has surprising cause

Astronauts may have no trouble moving heavy objects in the weightlessness of space, but that doesn't mean that the experience isn't hard on their backs.

October 21, 2016

Europe lost contact with Mars lander 1 minute before touchdown

ESA mission managers said Thursday morning that they need more time to understand what went wrong with Schiaparelli.

October 19, 2016

European Mars lander's fate unclear, signs 'not good'

The European Space Agency lost contact with an experimental Mars probe shortly before its planned landing on the red planet Wednesday.

October 19, 2016

Soyuz rocket blasts off for International Space Station

A Soyuz rocket carrying two Russians and an American has blasted off for the International Space Station.

October 18, 2016

The European Space Agency will soon attempt a Mars landing

On Wednesday, the ESA will land a craft on Mars, which is no easy feat.

October 18, 2016

Juno Jupiter probe's final engine burn delayed by glitch

NASA's Juno Jupiter probe won't be settling into its final orbit around the giant planet this week after all.