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Not-so-clean rooms: Scientists discover 26 new microbe species in NASA spacecraft facility

Scientists have discovered 26 previously unknown bacterial species in the clean rooms that were used to prep NASA's Phoenix Mars lander for its 2007 launch.

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National Air and Space Museum to reveal more renovated galleries on July 28

Hundreds of space artifacts are set to return to or debut on display with the opening of five reimagined galleries at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. this summer.

Space

Amateur astrophotographer catches a cosmic sunflower in bloom

The spiral galaxy shines with the light of countless newly-born stars.

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Indian rocket launch fails, Earth-observation satellite lost (video)

India attempted to launch an Earth-observing radar satellite on Saturday (May 17) but a problem with the mission's rocket resulted in a failure.

Space

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 161 — The TWiS Comedy Hour!

On Episode 161 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik catch up on headlines ... and space dad jokes!

Space

Watch India launch its 2nd space mission of the year tonight

India will launch an Earth-observing radar satellite tonight (May 17) on the nation's second mission of 2025, and you can watch the action live.

Space

US Representatives worry Trump's NASA budget plan will make it harder to track dangerous asteroids

During a House Committee on Space, Science and Technology hearing, experts discussed the state of NASA's planetary defense capabilities.

Space

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Rocket Lab launches private Japanese Earth-observing satellite

Rocket Lab launched an Earth-observing satellite for the Japanese company iQPS early Saturday morning (May 17).

Space

SpaceX wins federal approval to launch more rockets in South Texas

The federal approval comes after vote from residents — mostly SpaceX employees — to form a new city at the Rio Grande Valley beach.

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NASA continues building next-gen Roman Space Telescope despite budget worries

One half of the powerful new Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope passed major milestone tests, demonstrating space readiness.

Space

From Leaping Leo to the Big Dipper: Here's how to see the bright stars of spring rising in the east this season

The bright constellations of winter have departed in the west, while the stars of spring are climbing the eastern and southern skies.

Space

Perseverance watches moonrise on Mars | Space photo of the day for May 16, 2025

NASA's Perseverance rover captured Deimos, the smaller of Mars' two moons, shining in the pre-dawn sky over the Red Planet on March 1, 2025.

Space

NASA picks Rocket Lab to launch shoebox-sized Aspera space telescope in 2026

NASA has selected Rocket Lab to launch its Aspera smallsat mission, which will study gases in the vast regions of space between galaxies.

Space

Giant young star is growing by 2 Jupiter masses every year, new study shows

New radio observations of the star HW2 show one of the fastest growth rates ever recorded, shedding light on how massive stars form from swirling gas disks.

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Did it once snow on Mars?

It's hard to figure out if Mars was “warm and wet” in its ancient past, but climate models give us clues

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Nose Cone Glitch Wipes Australian Rocket Launch

An Australian aerospace firm said Friday it has scrubbed a historic attempt to send a locally developed rocket into orbit, citing a glitch in the nose cone protecting its payload -- a jar of Vegemite.

Space

Launch of Australia's 1st homegrown orbital rocket delayed indefinitely due to payload fairing issue

Australian company Gilmour Space stood down from the debut launch of its Eris rocket today (May 15), and it's unclear when the pioneering vehicle will take to the skies.

Space

Norway becomes 55th nation to sign NASA Artemis Accords for peaceful space exploration

Norway has added its name to the growing list of nations signing onto NASA's Artemis Accords, continuing the space agency's efforts to establish internationally cooperative space exploration.

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NASA resurrects Voyager 1 interstellar spacecraft's thrusters after 20 years: 'These thrusters were considered dead'

NASA engineers have miraculously revived the Voyager 1 interstellar probe's backup thrusters — components that hadn't been used since 2004.

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Eight feet keep PACE | Space photo of the day for May 15, 2025

Engineers and technicians from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland crawl under the PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) spacecraft to inspect its underside.

Space

Is NASA ready for the Red Planet? US senator's 'Mission to MARS Act' aims to modernize Johnson Space Center

Texas is positioning itself at the forefront of human spaceflight research with a $1 billion proposal to upgrade NASA's Johnson Space Center for missions to the moon, Mars and beyond.

Space

Trump's proposed 2026 NASA budget cuts will cede our space 'position of leadership to other nations', top scientists say

The chairs of several NASA analysis and assessment groups (AGs) issued a statement in response to the Trump administration's proposed budget that would gut science programs.

Space

Amateur astronomer captures Cigar Galaxy and Bode's Galaxy swimming in a spectral nebula (photo)

The galaxies are found about 12 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Ursa Major

Space

SpaceX's next private astronaut launch to ISS, Ax-4, delayed to June 8

Houston company Axiom Space's next astronaut launch to the International Space Station, a mission called Ax-4, has been pushed back by 10 days, to June 8.

Space

Perseverance Mars rover becomes 1st spacecraft to spot auroras from the surface of another world

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover made skywatching history in March, becoming the first robot to witness auroras from the surface of another planet.

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