Latest Space News & Events
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The First Foreign Astronaut Will Visit China's Tiangong Space Station in Two Weeks
The China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) will be taking a Pakistani astronaut to Tiangong as part of the Shenzou 24 mission, marking the first time a foreign astronaut has been to the station.
Baby, She's Back! SpaceX Catches a Starship From Orbit for First Time
SpaceX brought back its Starship rocket's second stage for a first-ever midair capture at its launch pad, capping a record-setting, 22.5-hour orbital flight test.
Why did Starship Flight 15 booster abort 'chopsticks' landing catch? SpaceX still investigating (video)
SpaceX has an idea why its latest Starship megarocket test flight missed the first of two planned landings on Friday (Nov. 13) during the Starship Flight 15 test.
On this day in space! Nov. 14, 1969: NASA's Apollo 12 astronauts launch to the moon on a 'pinpoint landing' lunar mission
The astronauts made a pinpoint landing in a lunar mare called the Ocean of Storms. On Nov.
'Now everything changes': SpaceX catches Starship upper stage for 1st time ever (video)
"That was the holy grail of spaceflight." SpaceX caught the upper stage of its Starship megarocket for the first time ever today (Nov. 14), a landmark achievement that could unlock the giant vehicle's immense potential.
See Jupiter and Mars make a spectacular close approach overnight Nov. 15-16
The red planet Mars will shine a little over 1 degree from Jupiter on the night of Nov. 15-16.
When Einstein's Gravitational Waves Meet Newton's Tides
A researcher at Freie Universität Berlin has developed a theoretical framework for searching high-precision measurements for possible relativistic traces in lunar tides.
Astrophysicists Cross Another Dark Matter Candidate Off Their List: Stupendously Large Black Holes
Astrophysicists are leaving no stone unturned in their search for what dark matter is. Different particles have been proposed, like WIMPs and axions.
SpaceX launches Starship on ambitious 22-hour Flight 15 test, but aborts booster 'chopsticks' catch (video)
SpaceX's Starship megarocket reached orbit today (Nov. 13) during its 15th test flight, but the company scrapped a plan to catch the vehicle's massive booster back at the launch site.
SpaceX Launches Starship But Passes Up Booster Catch for Safety's Sake
SpaceX sent its Starship on a flight that was meant to feature a first-ever retrieval of both rocket stages, but a launch-pad catch of the first-stage booster had to be canceled due to safety concerns.
LOFAR Takes the Deepest Image of the Low-Frequency Radio Sky to Date
Using the Low Frequency Array (LOFAR), an international team led by Leiden University has produced the sharpest and most sensitive radio image of the sky ever made at low radio frequencies.
On this day in space! Nov. 13, 1971: NASA's Mariner 9 becomes 1st spacecraft to orbit Mars, revealing close looks at the Martian surface
Mariner 9 cemented its place in space history when it entered into orbit around Mars, the first human-built spacecraft ever to do so. On Nov.
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