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Space junk: How broken satellites are creating a garbage crisis in the sky
Thousands of pieces of space debris, also known as space junk, are orbiting Earth, with tons more added each year. This orbital debris poses a significant threat to satellites, spacecraft, astronauts — and increasingly humans on Earth.
Florida family files claim with NASA after ISS space junk crashes into home
A falling piece of space junk from the ISS crashed through two floors of a Florida family's house in March. The family has now asked NASA to pay for the damages.
China rover returns historic samples from far side of the moon — and they may contain secrets to Earth's deep past
China's Chang'e-6 lunar module has returned from the moon's far side with samples in a historic mission. Its success is a key step toward understanding our planet's early history, and a milestone in the race with the U.S. to reach the moon's south pole.
Astronauts stranded in space due to multiple issues with Boeing's Starliner — and the window for a return flight is closing
NASA and Boeing engineers are troubleshooting various faults in the Starliner spacecraft. But with only 45 days of docking time available, the window for return is closing.
NASA engineers finally fix Voyager 1 spacecraft — from 15 billion miles away
The Voyager I spacecraft went haywire last year, but NASA engineers say they have finally fixed its data transmission systems and are receiving usable signals from all four science instruments.
Vera C. Rubin Observatory: The groundbreaking mission to make a 10-year, time-lapse movie of the universe
Armed with the world's largest digital camera, the forthcoming Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile will take night-sky images that revolutionize astronomy.
2 new helium leaks discovered on Boeing's Starliner — forcing NASA astronauts to skip sleep to fix them
Two helium leaks appeared on the spacecraft en route to the International Space Station, in addition to a leak engineers knew about prior to launch. The crew are not thought to be in any danger.
LIFTOFF! Boeing Starliner carries 2 astronauts to space in 'final test' for NASA (watch live)
Boeing's Starliner spacecraft successfully carried two NASA astronauts to space today (June 5) in the final test of the spacecraft's capabilities. Starliner is bound for the International Space Station.
