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Russian cargo spacecraft suffers glitch after launching toward International Space Station

Russia's Progress 94 cargo spacecraft did not deploy one of its docking antennas as planned after launching toward the ISS on ...
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New Chinese spacecraft tests robotic octopus tentacle for refueling in orbit

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A NASA spacecraft could crash into the Earth today. The chances of it hitting someone are tiny, but not zero

The Van Allen Probe A, which launched in 2012, is coming home. Here's the latest update on what will hopefully be an ...

A NASA spacecraft is set to make an uncontrolled plunge back to Earth. Here are the risks

A spacecraft could plunge into Earth’s atmosphere as soon as Tuesday. While most of the probe will likely burn up during reentry, a few components are expected to survive.
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Space missions spanned the solar system in 2024

From monitoring Mercury to launching a new adventure to an icy moon of Jupiter, spacecraft and astronauts made great strides in 2024. Here are some of the highlights of this year in space. The ...
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Astronomer explains why we’ve probably all missed 1,300 lb space probe’s return to Earth, including NASA

An astronomer has explained why a 1,300 pound NASA space probe has probably already fallen to Earth, and we've likely missed it. Earlier this week, the US space agency announced one of its Van Allen ...