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October 2, 2023

NASA delays Psyche asteroid mission over spacecraft’s thrusters

NASA and SpaceX are expected to launch a spacecraft to investigate the metal-rich asteroid "Psyche" on Oct. 12, officials announced Thursday.

September 28, 2023

NASA finds more than rocks inside space capsule carrying asteroid samples

Black dust and debris were found by NASA scientists and engineers inside the canister containing the first astroid sample retrieved from deep space in American history.

September 27, 2023

NASA astronaut returns to Earth after 371 days in space, a US record for longest continuous spaceflight

American Frank Rubio returned to Earth Wednesday, and now holds the record for the longest U.S. spaceflight at 371 days.

September 22, 2023

Sample of Empire State Building-sized asteroid set to crash down in Utah desert

After collecting a sample of an asteroid nearly three years ago, NASA's OSIRIS-REx is set to return precious space dust to Earth this weekend.

September 19, 2023

Record-breaking astronaut reveals he would have declined assignment if he had known this

Frank Rubio's first mission as an astronaut is the longest space flight ever for an American. Had he known he would be in space for over a year, he would have declined his mission.

September 17, 2023

Soyuz docks at International Space Station with two Russians, one American

Russia's Soyuz MS-24 blasted off from Kazakhstan Friday with two Russian cosmonauts and one American astronaut on board and landed at the International Space Station three hours later.

September 6, 2023

5 asteroids to pass Earth this week, including one as big as a house: NASA

NASA is anticipated five asteroids — including one as big as a house — to fly near Earth this week, though none will pose any danger.

September 5, 2023

India’s lunar rover completes walk on moon's surface in less than 2 weeks after historic launch

The Indian Space Research Organization's lunar rover has completed a walk on the surface of the moon in less than two weeks after the space mission launched the Chandrayaan-3 lander.

August 23, 2023

Days after Russia’s lunar disaster, India’s Chandrayaan-3 successfully lands on the Moon

India is now the first country to successfully land a craft on the moon's south pole, just days after Russia's own space agency failed to do so.

August 22, 2023

After Russia's failed lunar landing, this country hopes to be first to land on moon's south pole

India is attempting to be the first country to land a spacecraft on the dark side of the moon, an area of particular interest to scientist for its potential resources.