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Navy SEAL-turned-NASA astronaut Jonny Kim is on his first space mission to the ISS. See photos of him at work.
Jonny Kim was a doctor and Navy SEAL before becoming a NASA astronaut. He launched on Russian spacecraft Soyuz for his first ...
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NASA's Deep Space Network is getting a new dish to help distant spacecraft phone home
On March 19, one of NASA's Deep Space Network facilities — located in Canberra, Australia — entered its 60th year of relaying ...
‘God Of Chaos’ Asteroid: It’s Exactly Four Years Until The Rarest Space Event Of Our Lives
On Friday, April 13, 2029, an asteroid will come closer to Earth than orbiting geosynchronous satellites in a ...
NASA astronaut reveals they nearly failed to dock Boeing Starliner to International Space Station
NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore revealed that the Boeing Starliner almost had to abort its attempt to dock to the International ...
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NASA's new SPHEREx space telescope takes its 1st cosmic images: 'The instrument team nailed it'
This first light, as it's called, shows that all of the spacecraft's systems are working just as expected. "Based on the ...
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NASA Tracking Building-Sized Asteroid Nearing Earth
NASA is closely monitoring a building-sized asteroid as it makes its closest approach to Earth today, among a group of five other space rocks passing by our planet over the next two days.
NASA's SPHEREx space telescope releases its first images
SPHEREx will begin routine science operations in late April, NASA said. At that time, the space telescope will begin taking ...
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Astronaut's new NASA portrait is a blast from the past: Space photo of the day
NASA photographer Josh Valcarcel captured Zena Cardman in a pose evocative of one of the first female astronaut's portraits.
Billionaire spacewalker highlights Mars trip for astronauts in his bid to become NASA’s next chief
The nominee for NASA's top job is outlining his vision for space exploration, highlighting Mars. President Donald Trump ...
NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore opens up about worshipping God while in space: 'I need that fellowship'
Butch Wilmore spoke highly of his pastors at a press conference Monday, highlighting the significance of worshiping with his ...
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Three NASA Climate Satellites Are Dying. There’s No Plan to Replace Them
Scientists are increasingly concerned about the future of Earth science under President Donald Trump, as three key NASA ...