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The European Space Agency will follow a skyscraper-sized asteroid as it flies past Earth
A spacecraft will follow the asteroid Apophis as it nears Earth in 2029.
Russia's Luna-25 spacecraft crashes into the Moon
The country's last attempt to reach the moon was in 1976.
NASA is funding ideas for a Titan seaplane and faster deep space travel
NASA is backing studies into new technologies that include a seaplane that could explore Titan.
NASA helped find a security hole in spacecraft networks
NASA helped find a security flaw that could compromise the networks of spacecraft.
Watch NASA crash DART into an asteroid at 6PM ET
NASA is about to crash a spacecraft into an asteroid, and you can watch events live beginning at 6PM Eastern.
NASA develops ingenious solution to fix its troubled ‘Lucy’ asteroid explorer
Last year, NASA launched the Lucy spacecraft designed to explore the Trojan asteroids trapped near Jupiter's Lagrange points -- but there was a problem.
This will be the first US spacecraft to land on the Moon since Apollo
Astrobotic has revealed its completed lunar lander — it'll be the first US craft to land on the Moon since Apollo.
NASA spacecraft enters the Sun's corona for the first time
The Parker Solar Probe has become the first spacecraft to fly through the Sun's upper atmosphere or corona.
NASA's TESS spacecraft has already found 2,200 possible planets
NASA's TESS spacecraft has already found 2,200 potential planets, surpassing its original goal and raising hope of finding Earth-like worlds.
Virgin Galactic delays space tourism flights to early 2022
Virgin Galactic has delayed its first space tourism flights to early 2022 as further delays creep into its test program.
Virgin Galactic delays its next rocket-powered test flight
Virgin Galactic has delayed its latest rocket-powered SpaceShipTwo test flight to make extra 'technical checks.'
China probe delivers its first photo of Mars
China's Tianwen-1 probe has sent its first photo of Mars, marking a historic moment for the country's space program.
Virgin Galactic plans next rocket-powered test flight for February 13th
Virgin Galactic is taking its next shot at a rocket-powered flight test on February 13th, with hopes it fixed the motor failure from December.
SpaceX Starship launch reportedly violated an FAA license
SpaceX reportedly violated its FAA license with the Starship SN8 launch, prompting an investigation.
NASA's Orion spacecraft is ready to fly to the Moon
NASA's Orion spacecraft is complete and ready for its Artemis I test mission to the Moon later in 2021.
Blue Origin's upgraded New Shepard vehicle completes its first flight
It’s New Shepard’s 14th mission overall, but it’s the first for both the redesigned crew capsule and its booster.
Solar Orbiter probe makes its first Venus flyby
The ESA-NASA Solar Orbiter probe has made its first flight past Venus, collecting valuable data in the process.
Virgin Galactic's latest SpaceShipTwo test ends with a rocket motor failure (updated)
Virgin Galactic's first attempt at a rocket-powered flight from Spaceport America has ended in failure after the motor didn't ignite.
OSIRIS-REx will attempt its first asteroid sample collection next month
NASA's OSIRIS-REx will touch down on asteroid Bennu to collect space rocks on October 20th.
Virgin Galactic's last round of SpaceShipTwo tests begins October 22nd
Virgin Galactic has filed to start the first in a 'final' round of SpaceShipTwo tests on October 22nd, after which it will fly Richard Branson to space.

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