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Watch SpaceX launch 6,500 pounds of cargo to the International Space Station on May 13

SpaceX will launch its Dragon cargo capsule toward the International Space Station on Wednesday evening (May 13), and you can watch the action live.

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China's Tianzhou 10 freighter delivers 7 tons of cargo to Tiangong space station

The Tianzhou 10 freighter delivered nearly seven tons of supplies to China's Tiangong space station early Monday morning (May 10), about five hours after launching atop a Long March 7 rocket.

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Where does Earth's mysterious 'ring current' come from? NASA and the US Space Force are launching a mission to find out

NASA, working with the Space Force, plans to launch a space weather mission later this month to study a strange "ring current" surrounding our planet.

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'It was quite a light show!' NASA astronaut spies dramatic fireball from the International Space Station (photos)

NASA astronaut Chris Williams photographed a fireball from above recently, capturing the stunning site from aboard the International Space Station.

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An Amazon rainforest river from space | Space photo of the day for April 30, 2026

The Ucayali River snakes across the rainforest in this image captured by NASA astronaut Jessica Meir from the International Space Station.

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Gigantic “pink heart” spotted in Argentina by NASA from the international space station; though it isn’t romantic

A huge pink heart-shaped structure has recently been sighted by NASA’s astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS). This giant heart covers an area close to 10 kilometres and is located in Argentina. Although this image looks extremely romantic, the pink heart-shaped structure is the result of a natural occurrence…

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Russia launches 3 tons of cargo to the International Space Station from Kazakhstan (video)

Russia launched its latest Progress cargo ship toward the International Space Station from Baikonur Cosmodrome today (April 25).

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'A measurable, enormous global impact': Astronaut Chris Hadfield on why the true power of Artemis II could take decades to hit

Astronaut Chris Hadfield shares his emotional response to the Artemis II mission, and why it could change the course of people's futures.

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Astronauts photograph Lyrid meteor shower from ISS | Space photo of the day for April 21, 2026

NASA's Jessica Meir spotted the Lyrids from aboard the space station.

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Artemis 2 and Tiangong space station astronauts set record for farthest distance between humans

For a few moments on April 6, the four Artemis 2 moon astronauts and the three crewmates aboard China's Tiangong space station were farther away from each other than any humans had ever been.

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From sunsets to the night sky: how technology can help you to notice nature in new ways

On a chilly yet beautifully clear evening last November, I sat on a video call with colleagues and happened to mention the live feed from the International Space Station – a real-time broadcast from onboard cameras as the station orbits earth.

The Conversation

Odd things we've sent to space as worms blasted up to the space station

From worms to dinosaur bones, discover what's been sent to space as the latest launch heads to the International Space Station

Evening Standard

NASA's Artemis 2 moonshot was just the 'opening act' for America's return to the moon, space agency chief says

Artemis 2 kicks off a lunar "relay race" that will lead the NASA and its international partners to a moon base and, eventually, Mars, NASA chief Jared Isaacman says.

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Huge Northrop Grumman Cygnus XL cargo ship arrives at space station

The uncrewed Northrop Grumman Cygnus XL spacecraft, the S.S. Steven R. Nagel, arrived at the International Space Station on Monday (April 13), bringing with it about 11,000 pounds of supplies.

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SpaceX launches huge 'Cygnus XL' cargo ship carrying over 5 tons of supplies to ISS astronauts (video)

Northrop Grumman's second "Cygnus XL" cargo ship launched toward the International Space Station on Saturday morning (April 11).

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Crew of tiny worms readies for April 11 launch to International Space Station

A crew of tiny worms will spend six months aboard the International Space Station, helping researchers better understand how long-term spaceflight affects human astronauts.

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Artemis II astronauts make first-ever moonship-to-spaceship call

This feat was impossible during NASA's Apollo missions in the 1960s and 1970

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NASA's Artemis Program Is a Monument to Government Waste. It Can Only Go Up From Here.

Man is finally getting closer to the moon—long delayed by NASA, red tape, and political meddling.

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The Conversation

Artemis II’s long countdown – a space historian explains why it has taken over 50 years to return to the Moon

While I was leading a tour of the National Air and Space Museum in January 2026, a visitor posed this insightful question: “Why has it taken so long to return to the Moon?”

The Mary Sue

Astronaut’s spooky image aboard the ISS sparks fear with some convinced they’re looking at an alien

NASA astronaut Don Pettit has finally shared the real story behind a bizarre, tentacled object photographed aboard the International Space Station (ISS) that had many people online convinced it was an alien. This image, which quickly went viral, had social media users scratching their heads and even feeling a little…

The Independent UK

NASA astronaut medically evacuated from ISS says he lost ability to speak while in space

‘It was completely out of the blue. It was just amazingly quick,’ Fincke said of the medical crisis

LiveScience

NASA announces 'near‑impossible' space plans, including $20B moon base and humanity's first nuclear-powered interplanetary spacecraft

NASA's Gateway lunar space station won't launch next year in new changes to the Artemis program, which include ramping up development of a $20 billion moon base and a nuclear-powered 'Freedom' spacecraft.

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Europe plans EPIC SpaceX mission to send 4 astronauts to the ISS before its retirement

The European Space Agency is planning to buy a dedicated SpaceX Crew Dragon mission to send its astronauts to the International Space Station to boost their time and experience in space.

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NASA's lunar Gateway space station is out. Moon bases are in

NASA is honing its focus on future Artemis missions to land astronauts on the moon, removing the Gateway space station from its plans and prioritizing bases on the lunar surface.

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Russian rocket en route to ISS suffers major antenna glitch, triggering remote-control astronaut 'backup plan'

NASA has revealed that Russia's Progress 94 spacecraft failed to deploy one of its antennae, making it impossible for the uncrewed freighter to autonomously dock with the International Space Station. An orbiting cosmonaut will now have to manually guide the stricken vessel using a "backup system."

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