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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.

August 21, 2023

Russia's Luna-25 lunar mission ends in engine failure-induced crash

Russia's pilotless Luna-25 spacecraft crashed into the moon after its engines failed to shut down properly, space agency Roscosmos confirmed Monday.

August 20, 2023

Russian moon mission ends in disaster as lander has ‘ceased to exist'

Russia's Luna-25 moon mission ended in failure, with Roskosmos announcing that its craft "ceased to exist" after crashing into the lunar surface Sunday.

August 17, 2023

Russian lunar probe enters moon’s orbit, first time since 1976

Russia's Luna-25 moon probe has entered lunar orbit after a successful space flight launched on Aug. 11, the first of its kind from Russia since the former Soviet Union.

August 12, 2023

NASA spacecraft makes first Earth flyby after 17-year journey

NASA's STEREO-A spacecraft, which launched in 2006, is passing between the sun and Earth on Saturday for the first Earth flyby of the nearly 17-year-old mission.

August 11, 2023

Russia launches moon probe for first time in a half-century

Russia launched a space probe Friday bound for the moon, the country's first lunar mission in almost half a century and the first of its post-Soviet era.