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Dmitry Rogozin, head of the space program in Russia, has been tweeting about NASA, Roscosmos and the International Space Station again.

Russia’s Latest Statement on the Space Station Is So Strange That Experts Are Divided

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Space Station Tourists Will Only Enter Russian Segment If Invited, CEO Says

Space Station Tourists Will Only Enter Russian Segment If Invited, CEO Says

By Victor Tangermann

While scouring images taken by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft of Pluto's surface, a team of astronomers made a tantalizing discovery: ice volcanoes.

Tantalizing Discovery Hints at Possibility of Life on Pluto

By Victor Tangermann

In a new photo of the International Space Station, you can actually make out two astronauts clambering on its exterior during a space walk.

Guy Snaps Photo of Space Station So Detailed You Can See Spacewalking Astronauts on Exterior

By Jon Christian

Saturn's beautiful rings are vanishing, scientists say — but it's happening slowly, at least, in a geological or cosmic timescale.

Saturn’s Rings Are Disappearing, Scientists Say

By Noor Al-Sibai

An extraordinary image from the ESA shows the Sun from much closer than Earth — and spoiler alert, it's pretty incredible.

Scientists Release Stunning Picture Taken Really Close to the Sun

By Jon Christian

Comet Leonard flew a little too close to the Sun and likely broke into a million pieces during its closest approach.

Unfortunate Comet Flies Too Close to the Sun, Disintegrates and Becomes a Ghost

By Victor Tangermann

Beijing hopes to allow tourists to visit its Tiangong space station in the next decade — but it all depends on how many people actually want to do it.

China Says It’ll Let Tourists Pay to Vacation on Its Space Station

By Tony Ho Tran

Russia is reportedly considering withdrawing from diplomacy with the United States — a move that threatens the International Space Station's existence.

The ISS: Possibly the ‘Last Formal Diplomatic Link’ of U.S. and Russia

By Noor Al-Sibai

Roscosmos chief Dmitry Rogozin said on Twitter that thre cosmonauts from Russia aboard the ISS were not wearing blue and yellow to support Ukraine.

Russia Says It’s Just a Coincidence That Its ISS Cosmonauts Are Wearing the Colors of Ukraine’s Flag

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Dmitry Rogozin, the outspoken head of Russia's space agency Roscosmos, expressed his excitement of delivering the next crew of cosmonauts to the International Space Station.

Head of Russian Space Program Says ISS Cosmonauts “in a Fighting Mood”

By Victor Tangermann

Three Russian cosmonauts boarded the International Space Station wearing blue and yellow space suits that looked like the colors of the Ukraine flag.

Russian Cosmonauts Board Space Station Wearing Colors of Ukraine Flag

By Lonnie Lee Hood

French astronaut Thomas Pesquet isn't worried about Russia's invasion of Ukraine effecting operations on board the International Space Station.

French ISS Astronaut Says Everything Is Totally Fine Up There

By Victor Tangermann

While falling over themselves to support Ukraine, a space industry conference has removed the name of celebrated Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin from its agenda.

Space Conference Censors Name of First Human in Space Because He Was Russian

By Noor Al-Sibai

"Saturday Night Live" star Pete Davidson is going to "space" on board Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket — depending on what your definition of space is.

Pete Davidson Is Only Going to “Space” If You Define “Space” as “Fairly High off the Ground But Nowhere Near Orbit”

By Victor Tangermann

The head of Russia’s space program Dmitry Rogozin responded with a cryptic message to Elon Musk's challenge to fight Putin.

Russian Space Chief Responds to Elon Musk’s Challenge to Fight Putin

By Tony Ho Tran

China's plans for its forthcoming space station are sounding more and more familiar.

Copycats! China Says It’s ALSO Opening Its Space Station to Commercial Activity

By Noor Al-Sibai

Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon and private space exploration company Blue Origin, didn't like the way his crotch looked in the Blue Origin spacesuit.

Jeff Bezos Was Reportedly Upset That His Spacesuit Didn’t Make His Crotch Look Good

By Lonnie Lee Hood

It's the circle of life: tech bros get millions to fund their harebrained startups, and people on Twitter, in turn, mock their goofy, expensive ideas.

Experts Mock Startup That Aims to Deliver Human Organs — and Pizza — from Orbit

By Noor Al-Sibai

A Gen Z-founded startup wants to transport goods in capsules that travel faster than the speed of sound to space — and those goods include artificial organs.

Weird Startup Proposes Dropping Artificial Human Organs From Space

By Noor Al-Sibai

A bizarre new video from Russian controlled media RIA Novosti showed the International Space Station breaking apart after cosmonauts departed.

Russia Releases Bizarre Video of Space Station Breaking Apart

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Dmitry Rogozin, the head of Russia's space agency Roscosmos, has had enough of sanctions. He's cutting the US off from Russian-made rocket engines.

Russia Mocked for Cutting US Off From Its Outdated Rocket Engines

By Victor Tangermann

Russia's space agency Roscosmos has cut itself off from the international space community, with its head Dmitry Rogozin making a series of increasingly bizarre public communications — and the consequences may now be starting to show.

Bumbling Russian Space Boss Forced to Slash Huge Raise He Gave Himself

By Victor Tangermann

One of the world's first private sector space tourists has vowed not to irritate the actual astronauts aboard the International Space Station.

Space Tourists Promise Not to Annoy Astronauts While on Space Station

By Noor Al-Sibai

The topic of people boning in space has remained a bit of a taboo ever since we, as a species, ventured into the great unknown for the first time.

Scientists Say We Really Have to Talk About Boning in Space

By Victor Tangermann

Dmitry Rogozin, Russia's outspoken head of its space agency, denied recent reports that hackers had seized control of the nation's spy satellites.

Hackers Claim They’ve Seized Control of Russian Spy Satellites

By Victor Tangermann

New sanctions have Russian leadership scrambling — with Roscosmos head Dmitry Rogozin turning to China for help. But China may not come to the rescue.

Russia Says It’ll Buy Space Parts From China, But China Says Uhhh Not So Fast

By Victor Tangermann

Man Getting Paid to Fly Rich Guys to Space Says Don’t Worry, They’re Not Just Idle Tourists

Man Getting Paid to Fly Rich Guys to Space Says Don’t Worry, They’re Not Just Idle Tourists

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk walks into a sombrero festival...and the memes write themselves.

The Internet Is Losing Its Mind Over a Photo of Elon Musk Eating a Huge Potato Spiral

By Noor Al-Sibai

Rogozin went on a bizarre Twitter rant last Thursday where he claimed the ISS "does not fly over Russia" when in fact it does.

The Head of the Russian Space Program Made an Absolutely Idiotic Mistake

By Tony Ho Tran

An asteroid called 2022 AE1 showed potential impact with Earth in July of 2023, but the threat has now been reduced to nearly zero and will not impact.

Good News: Killer Asteroid Not Going to Hit Earth, Scientists Say

By Lonnie Lee Hood

"If you block cooperation with us, who will save the ISS from uncontrolled deorbiting and falling into the United States," he wrote.

Head of Russian Space Program Appears to Threaten to Smash US With Space Debris

By Victor Tangermann

As tensions mount with Russia, some are beginning to fear that geopolitical conflict might pose an existential threat to the International Space Station.

Expert: No, Russia Isn’t Going to Pull Its Modules to Sabotage the ISS

By Tony Ho Tran

Virgin Galactic announced that is has lost an astonishing $1 billion in 2020 and 2021, a colossal figure, given it made only $3.5 million in those years.

Virgin Galactic Lost an Absolutely Staggering Amount of Money Last Year

By Victor Tangermann

A doghouse with a seven inch hole in its roof created by a meteorite is being auctioned on world renowned auction house Christie's.

Meteor Smashes Through Doghouse, Almost Kills German Shephard

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has once again expressed one of his favorite talking points: the demise of civilization.

Elon Musk: “Civilization Is Feeling a Little Bit Fragile Right Now”

By Victor Tangermann

Planetary scientists believe they've unlocked two mysteries about Saturn while studying its atmospheric currents.

Scientists Unlock Decades-Old Mystery Behind Glow on Saturn

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA astronaut Victor Glover sat down for a chat with Hollywood actor Tom Cruise to prepare him for what it's really like to spend time on board the ISS.

Astronaut Warns Tom Cruise About Appalling Smell on Space Station

By Victor Tangermann

Startup Radian Aerospace announced that it secured $27.5 million in funding to develop the first "horizontal takeoff and landing" space plane.

New Spacecraft Would Take Off on a Runway and Fly Directly to Space

By Tony Ho Tran

North Korea has reportedly test-fired several big missiles, sending back photos from space taken by a camera installed on one of the missile's warheads.

North Korea Launches Missile Into Space, Releases Photo of Earth

By Victor Tangermann

A meme has been circulating since 2021 trying to disprove the existence of gas planets like Jupiter — but NASA and others disproved the conspiracy.

Nitwits Claim Wrongly to Have Disproved the Existence of Jupiter

By Lonnie Lee Hood

NASA astronaut Thomas Marshburn posted an incredible photo of the ISS taken through a window from the new Russian module on Sunday.

New Window on ISS Offers Incredible View of Space Station Exterior

By Tony Ho Tran

Archaeologists launched the solar system's first archeology "dig" studying human culture aboard the International Space Station this week.

Will Archeologists Learn Anything Useful In New Space Station “Dig”?

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Getting a closer look at interstellar rock 'Oumuamua could forever change the way we understand the universe around us, scientists argue.

Scientists Propose Mission to Catch Up With Mysterious Interstellar Object

By Victor Tangermann

It's 2022, so really, there's no reason you shouldn't be able to buy a black diamond from space in crypto, right?

A Huge Black Diamond From Space Is Officially Going on Sale

By Noor Al-Sibai

The first gorilla suit Mark Kelly sent his twin in space exploded in 2015 when a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was lost in a massive fireball.

Astronaut Says First Gorilla Suit He Tried to Smuggle Into Space Blew Up in Fiery Explosion

By Victor Tangermann

We're about to have a close call with a huge asteroid — but don't worry, it's not gonna turn out like "Don't Look Up."

A Giant Asteroid Is Careening So Close That You’ll Be Able to See It From Earth

By Noor Al-Sibai

China has developed a laser that could be mounted on a satellite to enable high-speed communication, tracking, and identifying targets, South China Morning Post reports.

Chinese Researcher Says New Space Laser Is Definitely Not a Weapon

By Victor Tangermann

Two professors say the first interstellar travel may transport tiny microscopic organisms known as tardigrades, or water bears, through space.

Scientists Propose Sending Small Creatures to Neighboring Star Systems

By Lonnie Lee Hood

A Russian rocket booster is making its uncontrolled re-entry through the atmosphere right now — and officials aren't entirely sure where it will hit.

Russian Rocket Part Careening Back Down to Earth After Failed Launch

By Victor Tangermann

Experts now say that future space colonists are likely going to face food troubles — and that might just turn them into cannibals.

Space Colonists Will Likely Resort to Cannibalism, Scientist Says

By Tony Ho Tran

A Russian rocket is now stranded in orbit after it suffered an engine failure — and it might come crashing back down to Earth.

A Russian Spacecraft Is Stranded in Low Earth Orbit

By Tony Ho Tran

China recently informed the United Nations that its space station performed two evasive maneuvers this past year to avoid colliding with Starlink satellites

China Furious With Elon Musk for Endangering Its Space Station

By Tony Ho Tran

Without the assistance of gravity, giving somebody a haircut is a lot tougher than you might think. And the results may end up being a disappointment.

Astronaut Barber Means Well, Gives Terrible Haircut in Space

By Victor Tangermann

Courtesy of YouTube channel "BPS Space," we get to watch a rocket-powered Christmas tree soar to an altitude of almost 300 feet.

Watch These Madmen Attach a Rocket Engine to a Christmas Tree and Launch It Like a Festive Missile

By Victor Tangermann

A new scientific study says the universe may actually change its own laws of physics to achieve stability and evolution, called "The Autodidactic Universe."

Scientists Say the Laws of Physics May Be Changing

By Lonnie Lee Hood

A new article in Russian news details missed deadlines, unsafe space equipment and malfunctions as well as corruption and embezzlement at Roscosmos.

Russian Newspaper Publishes Brutal Takedown of Russian Space Program

By Lonnie Lee Hood

The ousted CEO of a SpaceX copycat — and the man who gave Elon Musk his first rocketry books — is being sued for embezzlement.

Elon Musk’s Mentor Accused of “Brazen” Embezzlement

By Noor Al-Sibai

Billionaire Yusaku Maezawa is having a blast on board the International Space Station. In a recent video, he can be seen "playing around in zero gravity."

Billionaire Playboy Shares Video of Himself Frolicking in Outer Space

By Victor Tangermann

One space flight emits more carbon dioxide than most of the world's population will create in a lifetime. Billionaire space tourism could ruin the climate.

One Space Trip Emits a Lifetime’s Worth of Carbon Footprint

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa arrived at the International Space Station, where he'll give away money to the public and share videos on YouTube.

Billionaire Playboy on Space Vacation Says He’s Giving Away Money to Mere Earthlings, From Orbit

By Lonnie Lee Hood

A team of scientists have created a sleeping bag that sucks on the legs and feet of astronauts to keep them healthy long term.

Scientists Invent Tube That Sucks on Astronauts Like Giant Popsicles

By Victor Tangermann

Pluto may be reinstated to its position as a planet — and other celestial bodies may join it.

Scientists Call for Making Pluto a Planet Again

By Noor Al-Sibai

Famed astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy has truly outdone himself with his latest picture of the Sun, stitching together around 150,000 individual images.

This Photo of the Sun Is so Absurdly Detailed That It Looks like a Living Organism

By Victor Tangermann