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October 21, 2015

Russian meteor blast 'heard' around the world

The shock wave from Friday's meteor explosion above Russia sent subsonic waves through the atmosphere halfway around the world.

October 21, 2015

NASA to launch Earth-watching satellite Monday

When NASA's Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) launches on Monday, it will deliver to orbit the latest and most capable Earth-observing satellite in a four-decade long project to study the surface of our planet.

October 21, 2015

NASA, Europeans uniting to send space capsule to moon, flights targeted for 2017 and 2021

NASA is teaming up with the European Space Agency to get astronauts beyond Earth's orbit.

October 21, 2015

Ready, set, drill: NASA's Curiosity rover being readied to begin drilling into a Martian rock

Scientists have zeroed in on a Martian target for the Curiosity rover to drill into: A rock outcrop as flat as a pool table that's expected to yield fresh insight into the red planet's history.

October 21, 2015

NASA buys $18M inflatable room for international space station

NASA has officially signed a deal to attach an inflatable private module to the International Space Station, space agency officials confirmed.

October 21, 2015

100 billion alien planets fill our galaxy

Our Milky Way galaxy is home to at least 100 billion alien planets, and possibly many more, a new study suggests.

October 21, 2015

Road trip on tap for NASA's Mars rover in new year

The original itinerary called for starting the drive before the Times Square ball drop, but Curiosity lingered longer than planned at a pit stop, delaying the trip.

October 21, 2015

Russian rocket docks at space station with fresh crew

Three new astronauts arrived at the International Space Station Wednesday morning, NASA announced, carried into space aboard a Soyuz TMA-07M.

October 21, 2015

Watch NASA crash two probes into the moon Monday

Two NASA moon probes are slated to slam into the rim of a lunar crater today, Dec. 17, and the space agency will give viewers a behind-the-scenes look at the dramatic action.

October 21, 2015

NASA crashes twin probes into moon

A pair of NASA spacecraft tumbled out of orbit around the moon and crashed back-to-back into the surface on Monday, ending a mission that peered into the lunar interior.