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An illustration provided by NASA depicts Voyager 1, the most distant spacecraft from Earth.

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A broken thruster jeopardized Voyager 1, but engineers executed a remote fix

NASA mission controllers raced against time to find a solution before a crucial ground-based radio used for communicating with Voyagers 1 and 2, went offline for upgrades.

May 20, 2025
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  • Scott Neuman
The planets Venus (bottom) and Jupiter are seen in the sky above Matthews, N.C., in 2015. A Soviet probe launched more than 50 years ago — and never reached Venus, its intended destination — likely crash landed in the Indian Ocean on Saturday.

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A Soviet-era space probe crashed back to Earth after more than 50 years in orbit

Kosmos 482 rocketed into space in 1972 on a quest to reach Venus, but its journey was scuttled by an apparent engine malfunction.

May 12, 2025
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  • Joe Hernandez
View of the earth photographed from the Apollo 11 spacecraft as it approached the earth on its return from the moon on July 24, 1969.<br>

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50-year-old Soviet spacecraft expected to crash on Earth this weekend

The Soviet spacecraft Kosmos-482 was launched in 1972 on a mission to Venus. But due to a rocket malfunction, it's been hurtling back towards Earth in an elliptical orbit for the past 53 years.

May 10, 2025
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  • Hosts and
  • Lindsay Totty
The International Space Station serves as an orbiting scientific laboratory where astronauts conduct experiments. The Trump administration has proposed cutting its budget by roughly $500 million and reducing research at the outpost.

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Economists warn Trump's research cuts could have dire consequences for GDP

President Trump has proposed slashing federal scientific funding. Economists say the long-term consequences could be dire.

May 08, 2025
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  • Geoff Brumfiel
The crescent moon and Venus are pictured in Bangkok in 2023. A failed Soviet lander bound for Venus in 1972 and stranded in orbit is finally set to return to Earth.

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A Soviet probe orbiting Earth since 1972 will soon reenter the planet's atmosphere

Kosmos 482 has been orbiting the Earth for decades. It's still unknown if the craft will fall to Earth intact or burn up upon atmospheric reentry.

May 05, 2025
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  • Joe Hernandez
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with a payload of 27 of Amazon's Project Kuiper internet satellites lifts off from Launch Complex 41 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Monday.

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Amazon launches its first internet satellites to compete against SpaceX's Starlinks

Stargazers oppose the fast-growing constellations of low-orbiting satellites, arguing they spoil observations. Others fear more satellite collisions.

April 29, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Scientists are debating whether data from the James Webb Space Telescope is really pointing to biosignature gases in the atmosphere of planet K2-18b.

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New analysis casts doubt on 'biosignatures' found on planet K2-18b

Researchers using data from the James Webb Space Telescope recently announced they had detected biosignature gases on planet K2-18b. A new analysis of the same data casts doubt on the earlier findings

April 25, 2025
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  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
Mercury, Venus and Saturn will be visible in the predawn Friday morning sky.

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Mercury, Venus and Saturn to delight stargazers in a parade across the sky

The pre-dawn sky will feature a glowing crescent moon, joined by planets Mercury, Venus and Saturn.

April 24, 2025
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  • Alana Wise
The U.S. military tests its land-based Aegis missile defense system in 2018. Such systems can track and intercept short and medium-ranged missiles but struggle against larger, more powerful intercontinental ballistic missiles of the sort used by Russia and China.

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Trump wants a Golden Dome over America. Here's what it would take

Experts are divided whether a new missile defense system for the U.S., inspired by Israel's Iron Dome, would be worth the cost.

April 23, 2025
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  • Geoff Brumfiel
This artist's impression depicts what a water world with a hydrogen atmosphere, such as planet K2-18b, might look like.

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Are there signs of life on alien planet K2-18b, or is it just a lot of hot air?

The James Webb Space Telescope may have detected life-associated gas in the atmosphere of a far-off planet. The news is being greeted with both enthusiasm and skepticism.

April 17, 2025
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  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
(EDITORS NOTE: Multiple exposures were combined to produce this image.) Startrails are seen during the Lyrid meteor shower over Michaelskapelle on April 21, 2020 in Niederhollabrunn, Austria.

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The Lyrid meteor shower is expected to dazzle the night sky beginning this week

The Lyrid meteor shower will reach a peak later this month, but stargazers can catch a first glimpse beginning Wednesday night.

April 16, 2025
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  • Alana Wise
Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket carried an all-female crew into space on Monday morning, its 11th human flight since 2021.

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  • Space

Katy Perry, Gayle King and others reflect on their brief but historic trip to space

Monday's 11-minute flight featured the first all-female crew since 1963. Here's what else to know about it.

April 14, 2025
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  • Rachel Treisman
Katy Perry performs during the 2015 Super Bowl XLIX halftime show at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz.

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  • Music

20 musicians who should get to go to space before Katy Perry

On April 14, Blue Origin plans to launch a space flight with a crew that includes the singer behind the 2010 hit "Firework." But we can think of many other artists who deserve to be among the stars.

April 10, 2025
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  • Neda Ulaby
Fram2 mission astronauts who will be first to circle the Earth from pole to pole: From left to right: pilot Rabea Rogge, Mission specialist and medical officer Eric Phillips, mission commander Chun Wang and vehicle commander Jannicke Mikkelsen.

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SpaceX launches historic privately funded mission around Earth's poles

SpaceX launched four people into space Monday evening on a first-ever human mission to orbit Earth's polar regions. If successful, the mission also will be the first to cultivate mushrooms as a crop.

March 31, 2025
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  • Scott Neuman
A partial solar eclipse is seen as the sun rises behind the U.S. Capitol building on June 10, 2021.

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Parts of America will experience a partial solar eclipse this weekend

The partial solar eclipse will be visible in various locations in the U.S. Northeast.

March 26, 2025
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