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After spending a year and a half one million miles away from Earth, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is finally getting some company.

Say Hello to Webb's Little Friend

This toaster-sized "sidekick" sounds like the perfect companion.

NASA Sending Adorable Little Buddy to Hang Out Next to the James Webb

NASA's lunar mission has lost one its cube-shaped satellite entourage, which over the weekend shot out of the Moon's orbit.

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There's something weird going on with these Orion cubesats. 

Dead Artemis Spacecraft Careens Out of Lunar Orbit

NASA's tiny, Moon-bound CAPSTONE probe is once again in trouble after its launch earlier this summer — and is quite literally spinning out of control. 

Tumbling The Bag

Why does this stuff keep happening? 

NASA's Moon Spacecraft Is Tumbling Out of Control

SpaceX is reportedly partnering with Canadian tech startup Geometric Energy Corporation to launch a billboard into orbit around Earth.

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You'll be able to purchase advertising space using Dogecoin. 

SpaceX Launching Satellite to Display Billboard Ads in Space

The world's first satellite primarily made out of wood is set to launch later this year, and it's bringing a selfie stick to mark the occasion.

Plywood Box Sat

It's made out of plywood.

Scientists Are Officially Launching a Wooden Satellite

Physicists just built a new plasma-powered thruster that could vastly improve the capabilities of a small satellite conducting research in space.

Give Me A Boost

The new thruster could push fleets of CubeSats farther into orbit.

Princeton Unveils Plasma-Powered Satellite

A tiny 11 pound solar sail spacecraft is finally launching into space on top of a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket this summer.

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The tiny spacecraft could become the first to orbit the Earth using sunlight.

SpaceX is About to Launch a Solar Sail Inspired by Carl Sagan

NASA's Mega-Rocket Will Launch Craft to Mars and Carry 13 Tiny CubeSats

The team will win $5.5 million if they conquer the NASA-sponsored challenge.

Scientists Are Sending A Tiny Satellite Propelled By Water To Orbit The Moon

Scientists are testing quantum technology in space, and a super-internet of lightning-fast, non-binary computation is on the horizon.

Successful Satellite Tests for a Global Quantum Network

NASA starts testing broadband in space with small satellites

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