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Horsehead Nebula rears its head in gorgeous new James Webb Space Telescope images (video)
By Robert Lea published
The James Webb Telescope has zoomed in on the Horsehead Nebula, capturing slices of this stunning star-forming region close to Earth in an entirely new light.
On This Day in Space: April 29, 1985: European 'Spacelab' launches on space shuttle Challenger
By Hanneke Weitering last updated
On April 28, 2001, the world's first space tourist hitched a ride to the International Space Station on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft.
SpaceX's 30th Dragon cargo mission departs the ISS, heads home to Earth
By Mike Wall last updated
SpaceX's 30th robotic Dragon cargo ship undocked from the International Space Station today (April 28) and headed back home to Earth.
Laser on NASA's Psyche asteroid probe beams data from 140 million miles away
By Monisha Ravisetti published
NASA's DSOC experiment passed yet another milestone, interfacing with the Psyche spacecraft and beaming data back to Earth from 140 million miles away.
NASA begins delivering 1st Artemis Moon Trees to be planted across United States
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
The first woman slated to launch to the moon has delivered one of the first trees grown from seeds recently flown there. NASA astronaut Christina Koch presented an "Artemis 1 Moon Tree."
Russian cosmonauts make quick work of space station spacewalk
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub are back inside the International Space Station after just 4.5 hours outside.
International Space Station: Live updates
By Elizabeth Howell last updated
Find out what's going on at the International Space Station.
Watch 2 cosmonauts conduct spacewalk outside the ISS today
By Mike Wall published
Two Russian cosmonauts are scheduled to spend about seven hours working outside the International Space Station today (April 25), and you can watch the action live.
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