XRISM spacecraft watches as monster black hole awakens to fire cosmic bullets into starburst galaxy
The joint NASA and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) mission XRISM has spotted a monster…
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NASA’s asteroid-smashing spacecraft managed to alter target space rocks’ orbit around the sun
In 2022, NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission deliberately slammed into the asteroid Dimorphos,…
A risky maneuver could send a spacecraft to interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. Here’s the plan
Scientists think it's possible for a spacecraft to gain enough velocity to catch up with…
Spacecraft from Chinese launch nearly slammed into Starlink satellite, SpaceX says
One of SpaceX's Starlink internet satellites just dodged a bullet in orbit.That bullet was one…
Boeing’s next Starliner spacecraft to fly won’t carry NASA astronauts when it launches in April 2026
Over a decade ago, NASA picked Boeing to fly astronauts to and from the International…
Venus loses its last active spacecraft, as Japan declares Akatsuki orbiter dead
Humanity's last active mission at Venus is no more.The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) declared…
Watch Japan’s advanced new cargo spacecraft launch to the ISS for the 1st time today
Launch of New unmanned cargo transfer spacecraft1（HTV-X1） aboard the 7th H3 Launch Vehicle (H3 F7)…
This fleet of sungazing spacecraft could help spot ‘space tornadoes’ headed towards Earth
A fleet of sentinel spacecraft, including one with a huge solar sail, could watch out…
China’s Tianwen 2 asteroid-sampling spacecraft snaps a selfie with Earth
Smile! A spacecraft just caught you — and everyone else on our planet — on…
Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft suffers thruster issue on way to the International Space Station
The debut mission of Northrop Grumman's new jumbo cargo spacecraft didn't go off without a…