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November 9, 2022

International Space Station receives cargo ship carrying supplies despite jammed solar panel

A Northrop Grumman capsule that launched from Virginia delivered more than 8,000 pounds of supplies to the International Space Station on Wednesday.

November 4, 2022

US Space Force data reveals Chinese mystery plane released object in orbit

The U.S. government reported that it could not identify some 150 UFOs in 2021, but a source claimed that at least some of those vehicles may end up being Chinese drones.

October 31, 2022

China launches third and final space module to complete space station

China launched its third and final module on Monday afternoon as the country ventures to complete its permanent space station amid competition with the United States.

October 18, 2022

Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev drives over colleague less than 3 weeks after returning from space

A Russian cosmonaut ran over a colleague on a dark road three weeks after returning from space. The colleague was hospitalized with several fractures.

October 18, 2022

Apollo 9 commander, astronaut James McDivitt, dies at age 93

Astronaut James A. McDivitt who lead the Apollo 9 mission, the third human spaceflight in NASA's Apollo mission, has died at 93 years old.

October 12, 2022

World's first space tourist signs up to take a spin around the moon aboard Elon Musk's Starship

The world's first space tourist signed up to return to space on Elon Musk's Starship. Dennis Tito traveled to the International Space Station 21 years ago.

October 12, 2022

NASA's DART mission successfully hits asteroid into new orbit

NASA said Tuesday that its DART mission had successfully altered the orbit of asteroid Dimorphos. The impact shortened the length of its orbit by 32 minutes.

October 7, 2022

William Shatner explains why his trip to space ‘felt like a funeral’: ‘I saw death and I saw life’

William Shatner, the "Star Trek" alum, has written a new book titled “Boldly Go: Reflections on a life of Awe and Wonder.” In it, he detailed his experience traveling to space in 2021.

October 5, 2022

SpaceX Falcon 9 booster successfully lands on Just Read the Instructions drone ship

After launching astronauts to the International Space Station Wednesday the first stage booster of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket successfully landed on the Just Read the Instructions (JRTI) drone ship.

September 30, 2022

NASA, SpaceX to study feasibility of boosting beleaguered Hubble Space Telescope into higher orbit

NASA has agreed to a six-month study to see if SpaceX could use one of its Dragon capsules to boost the slowly falling Hubble Space Telescope into a higher orbit.