NASA’s new moon rocket lifted off on its test flight with three dummies on board early Wednesday, bringing the United States a big step closer to bringing astronauts back to…
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NASA spacecraft to hit asteroid in planetary defense test | Space News
In the world’s first attempt to alter the motion of an asteroid, scientists hope the method can prevent collisions with Earth. A NASA spacecraft is to crash into an asteroid,…
“Planetary Defense”: NASA targets an asteroid during a space collision | Space News
After NASA deliberately crashes a car-sized spacecraft into an asteroid next week, it will be up to the European Space Agency’s Hera mission to investigate the “crime scene” and uncover…
US and Russia to resume space missions despite war tensions in Ukraine | Space News
The joint flight comes after Russia recently said it would withdraw from the space station after 2024 amid tensions with the West over the war in Ukraine. An American astronaut…
Why was NASA’s Artemis 1 launch canceled and what’s next? | Space News
The Artemis 1 launch was canceled due to a problem with one of the rocket engines. A problem with an engine caused NASA to postpone the launch of its next-generation…