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December 14, 2021

Geminid meteor shower: What to know

Sky-gazers around most of the world will be able to glimpse the Geminid meteor shower this week.

December 12, 2021

Satellite images, expert suggest Iranian space launch coming

Iran appears to be preparing for a space launch as negotiations continue in Vienna over its tattered nuclear deal with world powers, according to an expert and satellite images.

December 8, 2021

Mark Zuckerberg and wife Priscilla Chan invest $3.4B for science advances

Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, are investing up to $3.4 billion to advance human health over 10 to 15 years, according to a spokesperson for their philanthropic organization, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.

December 8, 2021

Japanese tourists visit International Space Station

A Japanese billionaire rocketed to the International Space Station Wednesday, the first visit by a self-paying space tourist to the orbiting outpost in more than a decade.

December 5, 2021

China’s space operation poses an ‘incredible threat,’ US must adapt, Space Force general says

China poses an "incredible threat" in space, launching twice as many satellites as the U.S., Gen. David Thompson, vice chief of the U.S. Space Force, said on "Fox News Sunday."

December 4, 2021

NASA to launch latest mission to test laser communication in space

NASA's next laser communications mission will launch early Sunday morning. 

December 1, 2021

Space Force General: China, Russia 'catching up quickly to US'

China and Russia have regularly attacked U.S. space-based assets, so far causing "reversible" damage, a Space Force official has said. 

December 1, 2021

Kamala Harris says new space policy will focus on climate change

Vice President Kamala Harris, who chairs the National Space Council, said during the council's first meeting Wednesday that the Biden administration's new space policy will focus on combating climate change.

December 1, 2021

Biden admin to strengthen ability to detect 'hostile acts' in space with new policy framework

The Biden administration is accelerating its transition to a “more resilient” national security space posture.

November 30, 2021

NASA delays spacewalk following space debris alert

A scheduled spacewalk by NASA astronauts was postponed after the agency received a debris warning for the International Space Station (ISS).