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Dave Adalian

OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample container finally unstuck

After months of effort, NASA has finally removed two stubborn fasteners that prevented access to the asteroid sample from Bennu.

X-37B spaceplane launched atop SpaceX Falcon Heavy

The Space Force X-37B spaceplane launched Thursday, December 28, 2023. The reusable craft is carrying experiments and test equipment on its latest mission.

SpaceX wraps up Starlink launches for October

SpaceX's final Starlink launch for the month took flight from Florida at 23:20 UTC on October 30, 2023. Learn more here.

Confirmed! BlueWalker 3 satellite outshines 99% of stars

A new study - published in Nature on October 2, 2023 - confirmed that AST SpaceMobile's satellite BlueWalker 3 does outshine 99% of the stars.

A new Earthlike planet in the distant Kuiper Belt?

A recent computer model predicts a new Earthlike planet that lies hidden in the outermost solar system. Will we search for it? Will we find it?

Crew-7 to dock with ISS Sunday. Watch here

The Crew-7 launched the morning of August 26. It's now on the way to the ISS, arriving early Sunday, August 27, with 4 crew members aboard.

1st Russia moon mission in 47 years crashes into moon

The 1st Russia moon mission in nearly half a century reportedly spun out of control and has crashed into the lunar surface.

Can we predict earthquakes now? No, but there’s news

It hasn't been possible before now to predict earthquakes. But 2 French researchers now claim to have discovered a way to do it.

World’s biggest permafrost crater growing, as Earth warms

New drone footage has revealed details of the world's biggest permafrost crater - Batagaika Crater in Russia's far east - and its rapid growth.

Ivory-billed woodpecker isn’t extinct (again)

A recent paper presents evidence the ivory-billed woodpecker is not extinct. U.S. Fish & Wildlife will decide whether to remove the bird from the list of endangered species this year.