New images show an interstellar comet that will soon make its closest approach to Earth

New images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope and a Jupiter-bound mission showcase interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS ahead of its ...

How should we deal with space junk? Space recycling, of course

Junk is accumulating in space at a fantastic pace, with millions of pieces orbiting the Earth, and humans need to figure out a way to deal with it.

Chinese reusable booster explodes during first orbital test, in failed bid to catch SpaceX

A private Chinese space firm successfully sent its Zhuque-3 rocket to orbit but failed in its historic attempt to re-land the rocket booster Wednesday – the first such trial by a Chinese firm as the ...
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A plan written by Trump’s NASA pick was leaked. Here’s what to know about ‘Project Athena’

A 62-page document written by President Donald Trump’s on-again-off-again pick to run NASA, billionaire Jared Isaacman, outlines a sweeping, ambitious, and at times controversial plan for the space ...

Launch pad damaged as Russian rocket blasts off for space station, agency says

A launch pad at Russia’s Baikonur Cosmodrome space complex was damaged during Thursday’s launch of a Soyuz spacecraft ...
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‘A giant leap’: Why a tech billionaire’s climb outside a spacecraft was so historic

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. NASA has been ...
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SpaceX delays launch of daring Polaris Dawn excursion into Earth’s radiation belts

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Tech trouble, most wanted fugitive, space junk: Catch up on the day’s stories

Sometimes what goes up doesn’t come back down — instead, it becomes a problem. Junk is accumulating in space at a fantastic pace. There’s a simple solution for how to deal with all this celestial ...
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NASA astronauts on readjusting to life on Earth: ‘It’s hard to sit’

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Three of the ...
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NASA astronauts speak out for the first time following unexpected 9-month mission to space

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Two astronauts ...
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SpaceX launches Polaris Dawn crew on daring excursion into Earth’s radiation belts

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. SpaceX’s latest ...