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SpaceX winds down 2024 with a pair of Falcon 9 launches
1 of 2 | A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the fourth set of O3b mPOWER communications satellites for Luxembourg-based SES from…
Parker Solar Probe successfully completes closest-ever approach to sun
NASA's Parker Solar Probe successfully passed within 3.8 million miles of the sun's surface in mankind's closest encounter ever with the celestial…
NASA awards contracts for Near Space Network’s science work
A Near Space Network antenna scans the skies at the Alaska Satellite Facility in Fairbanks, Alaska. Photo courtesy of NASA Space…
SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites from Florida
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 21 Starlink satellites on Mission 12-2 at 12:35 a.m. from Launch Complex 39 at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida…
All systems ‘go’ as Parker Solar Probe approaches closest encounter with Sun
Mission controllers say all systems are "go" on the Parker Solar Probe as it approaches the closest point to the fiery surface of the Sun, which…
SpaceX scrubs launch from Florida but one lifts off from California
1 of 2 | A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is prepared to launch four communications satellites for Astranis from Launch Complex 40 late…
NASA names agency veteran as deputy manager of deep space program
1 of 2 | Carlos Garcia-Galan poses in front of the American flag in the Electric Propulsion and Power Laboratory at NASA’s Glenn…
2 Russian cosmonauts perform spacewalk outside ISS
The International Space Station was photographed by Expedition 56 crew members from a Soyuz spacecraft after undocking on October 4, 2018. Two…
U.S., India undertake strengthened space partnership
Indian students examine a full-scale replica of the Mars Rover Opportunity displayed at Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum in…
‘Shocking’ report casts light on meat-eating habits of California ground squirrels
1 of 2 | California ground squirrels that scientists thought ate only grains actually are also eating voles, according to researchers…