NASA is shifting the way the Hubble Space Telescope points. The change is a work-around for…
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Chinese spacecraft lands on moon’s far side in growing space rivalry with U.S. : NPR
This photo, provided on Jan. 12, 2019 by the China National Space Administration via Xinhua News…
Astronauts endure delays and missing luggage to ride on Boeing’s new Starliner spacecraft : NPR
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft aboard is rolled to the…
Are auroras coming back? : NPR
The sun has gone through a rotation, and the active region that triggered a huge amount…
Russia’s Cosmos 2576 satellite is a ‘space weapon,’ U.S. says : NPR
A recent Russian space launch placed a satellite onto the same orbital plane as a U.S.…
Ed Dwight, the U.S.'s first Black astronaut candidate on making it to space at 90
NPR’s Scott Simon speaks with artist Ed Dwight about his recent trip to space and legacy…
On a Blue Origin rocket, Ed Dwight, 90, realizes his dream of space flight
Sixty-one years ago Dwight was an astronaut candidate. Sunday, along with five others, he made the…
New images show a black hole collision
NPR’s Danielle Kurtzleben speaks with astrophysicist Priyamvada Natarajan about the James Webb Space Telescope’s recent discovery…
90-year-old Ed Dwight, 5 others blast into space aboard Blue Origin rocket : NPR
Ed Dwight poses for a portrait to promote the National Geographic documentary film “The Space Race”…
Tree seeds that flew around the moon are now being planted across the U.S.
“Moon Trees” are starting to grow on Earth. They got that name because as seeds they…