NASA orders astronauts to move to Dragon spacecraft over Russian Zvezda module repairs

NASA ordered astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) to transfer to their docked Dragon spacecraft as a measure of precaution as the Russian crew was carrying out repairs on the Zvezda module after detecting new air leaks, NASA Spokesperson Bethany Stevens said.

Crew Dragon spacecraft with Russian cosmonaut onboard docks with ISS — NASA

The Crew Dragon spacecraft of the SpaceX company with Russian cosmonaut Kirill Peskov as part of the Crew-10 crew docked with the International Space Station (ISS), the broadcast is being conducted on the website of US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

China builds ‘planetary defense’ team as concerns grow over 2024 YR4 asteroid

China has started assembling a planetary defense team to counter the threat of near-Earth asteroids following the discovery of a large asteroid that could strike our planet in seven years.

Bennu asteroid contains building blocks of life, say scientists

The chemical building blocks of life have been found in the grainy dust of an asteroid called Bennu, an analysis reveals.

The crew of the Soyuz MS-23 (Союз МС 23) spacecraft returned to Earth after a year-long expedition

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Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergei Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin and NASA astronaut Frank Rubio returned to Earth after completing the longest mission in history on the International Space Station - they spent 371 days in space. 

1st US asteroid sample mission returns sample to Earth

NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, the first U.S. mission to collect a sample from an asteroid, returned Bennu asteroid sample to Earth on Sunday.

Spacecraft Soyuz MC-24 with two Russian cosmonauts, US astronaut docks at space station

 

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Japan launches rocket carrying Moon lander into space after three delays

A Japanese H-IIA carrier rocket with Japan's Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) and a satellite dubbed the X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) launched Thursday from Tanegashima Space Center, according to the broadcast of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).

NASA announces launch service for Arctic warming experiment, sea level rise

The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has selected Rocket Lab USA Inc., an aerospace manufacturer and launch service provider based in California, to provide the launch service for the agency's PREFIRE (Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-InfraRed Experiment) mission.

Voyager 2: Nasa loses contact with record-breaking probe after sending wrong command

Nasa has lost contact with its Voyager 2 probe billions of miles away from Earth after sending it the wrong command, the space agency has revealed.

Asteroid-Smashing NASA Probe Sent Boulders into Space

The US space agency says dozens of rock fragments were sent into space when it conducted a successful effort in 2022 to knock an asteroid off its path by making a satellite collide with it.

NASA unveils ‘Mars’ habitat for year-long experiments on earth

Four small rooms, a gym and a lot of red sand -- NASA unveiled on Tuesday its new Mars-simulation habitat, in which volunteers will live for a year at a time to test what life will be like on future missions to Earth’s neighbor.

NASA's Mars helicopter completes 48 flights on Mars

NASA's Mars helicopter has completed 48 flights on the Red Planet, according to the agency.

SpaceX launch halted with minutes to go, problems with the ignition system

A joint SpaceX and NASA mission to send a crew to the International Space Station (ISS) was stopped before launch due to problems with the ignition system. The Falcon 9 rocket was minutes away from blast-off.

Safe return of the ISS crew to the Earth if accident happens before the arrival of the Soyuz MS-23

 

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NASA to adjust timetable of flights to ISS after Soyuz MS-22 incident

The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will adjust the schedule of flights to the International Space Station (ISS) taking into account the incident with the Russian Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft and its consequences, the head of the US ISS program, Joel Montalbano said in a telephone press conference on Wednesday.

Decades-old NASA satellite due to re-enter atmosphere, low threat

After almost four decades in space, a retired NASA satellite is about to fall to earth.

NASA's InSight lander ends mission on Mars after losing contact

NASA's InSight lander has ended its mission after more than four years of collecting unique science on Mars, NASA announced on Wednesday.

NASA launches new mission to survey Earth's water

The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) launched the newest Earth science satellite on Friday to track nearly all the water on Earth surface.

NASA’s Orion spacecraft enters lunar orbit

 

 NASA’s Orion spacecraft was placed in lunar orbit Friday, officials said, as the much-delayed Moon mission proceeded successfully.