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On Sept. 30, 2016, the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft purposely crashed into a comet. Here's why it mattered.
If the increase in rocket launch frequency continues as it has for the last several years, the risk of falling space debris killing someone on the ground will rise as well, experts say.
SpaceX's Starship megarocket just notched a huge milestone, reaching orbit for the first time ever. But it still has a few other important boxes to check.
On Sept. 29, 1977, the Soviet Union launched its Salyut 6 space station into orbit. Here's why the new home in space mattered.
A newfound amoeba just set a heat-tolerance record for multicellular organisms, widening the range of environments in which astrobiologists might find alien life.
NASA's SpaceX Crew-13 rocket and spacecraft sit on the launch pad.
Research reveals that human cells exposed to simulated microgravity for 24 hours show surprisingly few changes and suggests gravity could become a form of therapy on Earth.
NASA is sticking with Boeing's beleaguered Starliner astronaut taxi but says the vehicle won't be ready to fly crewed missions to the International Space Station until 2028.
