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In an update this week, NASA announced that it had lost signal of its MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN) spacecraft.

A NASA Spacecraft Orbiting Mars Just Mysteriously Went Offline

By Victor Tangermann

Chinese astronauts clambered outside the company's space station to inspect damage to one of its spacecraft.

Chinese Astronauts Clamber Outside Space Station to Inspect Damaged Spacecraft

By Victor Tangermann

An unusual new rock collection discovered by NASA's Perseverance Mars rover suggests the Red Planet's ancient past was wet and tropical.

Scientists Find Evidence of Ancient Tropical Oasis on Mars

By Victor Tangermann

The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array detected significant amounts of methanol and hydrogen cyanide in interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS.

3I/ATLAS Is Carrying Ingredients for Life, NASA Finds

By Victor Tangermann

Blue Origin showed off a device that it claims can store energy from hot Moon dust inside a battery. We have questions.

There’s Something Very Weird About Blue Origin’s Device That Generates Electricity From Moon Dust

By Victor Tangermann

Last month, the European Space Agency used five of the science instruments attached to its JUICE spacecraft to examine 3I/ATLAS.

New Image Shows Signs of Activity on 3I/ATLAS

By Victor Tangermann

Astronomers have found that the surface of 3I/ATLAS' nucleus could be dotted with erupting "ice volcanoes."

3I/ATLAS Appears to Be Erupting in Ice Volcanos

By Victor Tangermann

NASA has acknowledged Russia's Baikonur Cosmodrome sustaining severe damage following a botched Soyuz launch last week.

NASA Responds to Russia Accidentally Blowing Up Its Only Astronaut Launch Facility

By Victor Tangermann

Astronomers found signs that mysterious interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is radiating a "heartbeat" pulse of light that repeats every 16.16 hours.

The Mysterious Interstellar Object Appears to Be Pulsing in a “Heartbeat Pattern”

By Victor Tangermann

A Soyuz rocket launch has dealt significant damage to Russia's Baikonur Cosmodrome, leaving Russia without the ability to launch astronauts.

Severe Accident Destroys Russia’s Ability to Launch Astronauts Into Space

By Victor Tangermann

China has successfully launched an ersatz Shenzhou-22 vehicle to bring the next batch of astronauts, who arrived at the station on October 31

China Launches Emergency Mission to Its Space Station, Putting NASA to Shame

By Victor Tangermann

Boeing won't be allowed ferrying astronauts to and from the ISS with its plagued Starliner spacecraft for its next mission.

NASA Says Boeing’s Busted Starliner Spacecraft Won’t Be Allowed to Carry Astronauts on Next Mission

By Victor Tangermann

Mysterious interstellar object 3I/ATLAS could be passing by Jupiter to "seed" the planet with "technological devices."

Professor Says Mysterious Interstellar Object May Be Releasing Sentinels Around Jupiter

By Victor Tangermann

NASA has an audacious plan to save a space telescope by using a rocket launched midair from a former passenger airliner.

Bonkers NASA Mission Next Year Will Drop Rocket Out of Plane, Blast Off From There

By Sharon Adarlo

Moss can survive several months exposed to the harsh environment of outer space, according to a new paper.

Scientists Intrigued by Moss Surviving on Exterior of Space Station

By Sharon Adarlo

according to Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb, there's something off about the latest image of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS.

Scientist Identifies Something Strange About New Image of Mysterious Interstellar Visitor

By Victor Tangermann