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Artemis II astronauts safely back on Earth after historic trip around Moon

An elated NASA late on Friday was celebrating its successful voyage around the Moon, after four astronauts safely returned to Earth having completed the first lunar flyby in more...

Artemis crew reaches the moon, approaches record-breaking distance from Earth

The four astronauts of Nasa's Artemis ​II mission entered ⁠the moon's gravitational sphere of influence early on Monday as they cruised along ‌a path that will soon take ‌them...

Artemis astronauts more than halfway to Moon, putting Earth in rearview

The Artemis 2 astronauts have passed the halfway point between Earth and the Moon on Saturday as they sped toward a planned lunar flyby, with Nasa releasing initial images...

Astronauts begin Nasa lunar mission after climactic blast-off

Four astronauts blasted off aboard a massive NASA rocket on Wednesday on a long-anticipated journey around the Moon, the first crewed lunar flyby in more than 50 years. With...

NASA spacecraft Dart hits asteroid Dimporphos

One of the anticipated dangers from outer space is that a meteor could crash into earth, and cause mass extinction. It had happened once 65 million years ago when...

Nasa says targeting its first-ever ISS medical evacuation for Jan.14

Nasa crewmembers aboard the International Space Station (ISS) could return to Earth as soon as Thursday, the US space agency said, after a medical emergency prompted the crew to...

Europe is losing the space race, more rules won't help

As space rapidly becomes an essential battlefield, Europe risks being left behind. Its current approach to the new space race — regulate first, compete later — is unlikely to...

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