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Sea Launch anomaly investigation continues
Posted: Wed, Jul 7 7:31 PM ET (2331 GMT)
Engineers are continuing to investigate a problem with the upper stage of a Sea Launch Zenit 3SL booster that placed its payload into a lower-...

Veteran cosmonaut dies
Posted: Tue, Jul 6 10:30 AM ET (1430 GMT)
Andriyan Nikolayev, the third Russian in space and veteran of two space flights, passed away Saturday at the age of 74. Nikolayev suffered a heart...

Wildfire threatens Arizona observatory
Posted: Mon, Jul 5 5:50 PM ET (2150 GMT)
A wildfire on a mountain in eastern Arizona is approaching an astronomical observatory, but firefighters said Monday the blaze doesn't pose an immediate risk...

Titan images surprise scientists
Posted: Sun, Jul 4 11:02 AM ET (1502 GMT)
The first detailed images of Saturn's moon Titan returned by NASA's Cassini spacecraft have changed scientists’ opinions about the features found on the...

Cassini ring images delight scientists
Posted: Fri, Jul 2 10:21 AM ET (1421 GMT)
Images of Saturn's rings taken by the Cassini spacecraft as it entered orbit around the planet this week are pleasing and surprising scientists with...

NASA Marshall restructures
Posted: Fri, Jul 2 10:08 AM ET (1408 GMT)
Following on the heels of a restructuring of NASA Headquarters, NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) announced this week its own reorganization. The realignment...

Cassini arrives at Saturn
Posted: Thu, Jul 1 10:56 AM ET (1456 GMT)
The Cassini spacecraft entered orbit around Saturn late Wednesday night, ending a nearly seven-year journey from Earth. Spacecraft controllers received data from the spacecraft...

ISS spacewalk a success
Posted: Thu, Jul 1 10:47 AM ET (1447 GMT)
The two crewmembers on the International Space Station successfully completed a spacewalk outside the station Wednesday evening, repairing a faulty gyro. Gennady Padalka and Michael...

Dnepr launches satellites
Posted: Tue, Jun 29 8:51 AM ET (1251 GMT)
A Russian Dnepr booster successfully launched a cluster of small satellites for several countries early Tuesday. The Dnepr, a converted SS-18 ICBM, lifted off...

Zenit upper stage failure places satellite in lower orbit
Posted: Tue, Jun 29 8:39 AM ET (1239 GMT)
A Zenit 3SL booster launched a commercial communications satellite for the international Sea Launch venture Monday night, but an upper stage problem placed the satellite...



news in brief
NASA selects Rocket Lab to launch two science missions
Posted: Sat, Jun 27 11:16 AM ET (1516 GMT)


Perseverance Mars rover finds more potential biosignatures
Posted: Sat, Jun 27 11:12 AM ET (1512 GMT)

news links
Saturday, June 27
Cosmic Storms Shaped the First Stars in the Universe
Academia Sinica — 8:32 pm ET (0032 GMT)
RAS Fellow awarded 2026 Carl Sagan Medal
Royal Astronomical Society — 8:29 pm ET (0029 GMT)
Bow-and-arrow-shaped radio galaxy discovered by citizen scientist
Royal Astronomical Society — 8:29 pm ET (0029 GMT)


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