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Good news from Voyager 1, which is now out past the edge of the solar system : NPR
In mid-November, Voyager 1 suffered a glitch, and it’s messages stopped making sense. But the NASA…
At 90, sculptor and former test pilot Ed Dwight is going to space : NPR
Ed Dwight poses for a portrait in February to promote the National Geographic documentary film The…
China sends astronauts to its space station : NPR
A Long March rocket carrying a crew of Chinese astronauts in a Shenzhou-18 spaceship lifts off…
China launched 3 astronauts bound for the country’s homemade space station : NPR
China blasted three astronauts into space on Thursday. The mission is part of an ambitious program…
China has big plans for its space program : NPR
China launched three astronauts into space last week while Secretary of State Antony Blinken was visiting…
The ‘Great Attractor’ pulling the Milky Way galaxy off course : Short Wave : NPR
This illustration shows the Milky Way, our home galaxy. NASA/JPL-Caltech hide caption toggle caption NASA/JPL-Caltech This…
The world’s highest altitude space observatory is open for business : NPR
Located some 18,500 feet above sea level at the summit of Chile’s Cerro Chajnanto mountain, Tokyo…
The world's highest altitude space observatory is open for business
Located some 18,500 feet above sea level at the summit of Chile’s Cerro Chajnanto mountain, Tokyo…
The ‘Great Attractor’ pulling the Milky Way galaxy off course : Short Wave : NPR
This illustration shows the Milky Way, our home galaxy. NASA/JPL-Caltech hide caption toggle caption NASA/JPL-Caltech This…