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November 30, 2017

Interplanetary-internet test sends Antarctic selfie to Space Station

A selfie sent from Antarctica to the International Space Station demonstrated an extra-robust communication network that promises to make an interplanetary internet more reliable.

November 24, 2017

Watch NASA test the supersonic parachute for the 2020 Mars mission

In preparation for the next trip to the Red Planet, NASA tested a supersonic parachute that will be used during entry into the Martian atmosphere by deploying it from a rocket at nearly twice the speed of sound.

November 21, 2017

Runaway Chinese space station is going to be monitored by an international campaign

Skywatchers are on the lookout for China's Tiangong-1 space lab — and the seeing is good.

November 20, 2017

Apollo astronaut watch, stolen in Ecuador, recovered 30 years later

A NASA astronaut's wristwatch worn aboard the first Apollo mission in 1968 has been returned to the Smithsonian, nearly three decades after it was stolen from a museum in Ecuador.

November 16, 2017

SpaceX is launching its secret payload today: Here's what we know

SpaceX plans to launch a secret payload known as Zuma on Thursday evening (Nov. 16), from NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) on Florida's Space Coast.

November 16, 2017

Mysterious interstellar visitor gets named

We now know what to call the mysterious object from interstellar space that zoomed past Earth last month.

November 10, 2017

How vintage rocket tech could be NASA's ticket to Mars and beyond

Dangerous radiation. Overstuffed pantries. Cabin fever. NASA could sidestep many of the impediments to a Mars mission if they could just get there faster. But sluggish chemical rockets aren't cutting it — and to find what comes next, one group of engineers is rebooting research into an engine last fired in 1972.

November 9, 2017

First cat in space to receive a proper memorial

When it comes to animals that heroically blasted off into space during the space race, names like Laika the dog or Ham the chimpanzee are probably the first that come to mind.

November 3, 2017

NASA's Next Mars rover will have nearly two dozen cameras

NASA's next Mars rover will be the sharpest-eyed craft ever to touch down on the Red Planet.

October 31, 2017

Stunning NASA image reveals 'jack-o-lantern' Sun

An incredible image released by NASA shows the Sun bearing a striking resemblance to a jack-o-lantern.