The International Space Station adjusts its orbit to avoid space debris
There are at least 19,000 pieces of space debris in Earth's orbit, not including active satellites, that the U.S is monitoring.
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Stargazers can see the final supermoon of the year this weekend
The next supermoon — which appears larger and brighter than a regular full moon due to its proximity to Earth — will not be visible for nearly a year.
NASA's Crew-8 mission members return to Earth on SpaceX capsule
Three NASA astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut splashed down off the Florida coast early Friday, capping a nearly eight-month science and research mission to the International Space Station.
Meet the astronauts preparing to travel farther from Earth than any human before
This time next year, NASA plans to send its first crewed mission to the moon in more than 50 years. NPR visited the facility to find out how astronauts are preparing for this high stakes exploration.
With no crew aboard, spacecraft Starliner lands without a hitch
The spacecraft landed in New Mexico early Saturday morning leaving two astronauts behind on the International Space Station. The crew members will return to earth in February aboard a SpaceX craft.
An empty Boeing Starliner is set to return next week, while its crew stays in space
An empty Boeing Starliner is scheduled to return from the International Space Station in early September. It will fly home autonomously while its crew remains in space until February.
NASA delays next crew launch to buy time at the space station for troubled Starliner
Starliner's test pilots, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, should have returned by mid-June. NASA is weighing its options for returning the two, including a ride home in a rival SpaceX capsule.
NASA still doesn't know when two astronauts will be able to come home
NASA still is not sure when two astronauts might come home in Boeing's new Starliner spacecraft.
Astronomers are scrambling to save the world's most powerful X-ray space telescope
NASA is facing a tight budget and wants to wrap up the Chandra X-ray Observatory, but astronomers don't want to see the 25-year-old X-ray space telescope mission go.
NASA astronauts to extend space station stay as engineers troubleshoot Boeing capsule
Problems with the capsule's propulsion system, used to maneuver the spacecraft, prompted NASA and Boeing to delay the flight home several times while they analyzed the trouble.