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January 20, 2023

First Native American woman in space steps out on spacewalk

The first Native American woman in space performed a spacewalk Friday to prep for adding more solar panels. Astronaut Nicole Mann and Japan's Koichi Wakata worked together on project.

January 11, 2023

NASA's James Webb Telescope finds first exoplanet almost exactly the same size as Earth

The James Webb Telescope hit another milestone on Wednesday, identifying its first exoplanet 41 light-years away that is almost exactly the same size as Earth.

December 21, 2022

NASA’s Mars rover deposits first sample on Red Planet for possible return to earth

NASA's Mars rover deposited the first sample of rocks on the Red Planet's surface so that they could eventually return to Earth for further analysis.

December 21, 2022

NASA’s InSight Mars lander officially retired after four years on the Red Planet

NASA's InSight Mars lander mission officially ended on Wednesday after four years of studying the Red Planet's interior layers and measuring seismic activity.

December 19, 2022

NASA's Mars lander InSight transmits potential final image of the Red Planet as its power dwindles

After more than four years on the Red Planet, NASA’s InSight Mars lander transmitted what may be its last image on Monday as the spacecraft's power dwindles.

December 11, 2022

NASA's Orion spacecraft splashes down in ocean after test flight around the moon

NASA's Orion spacecraft splashed down west of Baja California Sunday, completing a 25-day mission that clears the way for astronauts to be on the next lunar flyby.

November 29, 2022

China sends 3 astronauts in first in-orbit crew rotation in nation's history

China launched three astronauts to its recently assembled space station, "Celestial Palace," marking the mission as the first in-orbit crew rotation in China’s space history.

November 23, 2022

Following 'unexpected loss' NASA says Orion spacecraft communications restored

NASA said in a Wednesday blog post that communications with the Orion spacecraft had been restored after experiencing an "unexpected lost" early in the morning.

November 16, 2022

NASA successfully launches historic Artemis I moon mission

Former NASA astronaut Tom Jones speaks on what the launch of Artemis I could mean for the future of space exploration on 'Your World.'

November 10, 2022

Space Shuttle Challenger debris found on ocean floor nearly 37 years after disaster

Fox News' Neil Cavuto reports on NASA confirming that a piece of the Space Shuttle Challenger was found by divers off the coast of Florida on 'Your World.'