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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.

August 5, 2023

NASA reestablishes contact with Voyager 2 spacecraft after weeks of silence

After weeks of silence following a mistake, NASA scientists say they've restored full communications with the agency's Voyager 2 spacecraft, located billions of miles away.

August 1, 2023

NASA hears Voyager 2 'heartbeat' after accidentally cutting off communication

NASA scientists announced Tuesday afternoon that the Deep Space Network of antennae had picked up a carrier signal from the Voyager 2 Spacecraft after days of silence.

July 26, 2023

LAURA INGRAHAM: This is why people don't trust the government

Fox News host Laura Ingraham reacts to emerging details about the existence of UFOs and trust in the government on "The Ingraham Angle."

July 21, 2023

California Science Center begins complex process to vertically display NASA’s Space Shuttle Endeavour

NASA’s Space Shuttle Endeavour will be displayed at California’s future Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center. A complex process of positioning the shuttle vertically has begun.

July 18, 2023

Mysterious 'space junk' that washed ashore in Australia may have earthly explanation

The heavy presence of barnacles and algae across the object's surface has prompted experts to suggest the object must have remained in the water for longer than a year.