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April 23, 2019

There are toxic fungi in space and no one knows if they're dangerous

Potentially dangerous fungi are living on space stations and spacecraft right now — but we have no idea if they're harmful for astronauts and scientists need to do much more research to figure that out.

April 18, 2019

America’s first woman astronaut candidate dead at 88

America’s first female astronaut candidate, pilot Jerrie Cobb, who pushed for equality in space but never reached its heights, has died.

April 17, 2019

The hunt is on for the Lunar Library that crashed on the Moon aboard doomed Beresheet probe

When Israel’s Beresheet spacecraft crashed on the Moon last week it was carrying the Lunar Library – a 30-million page archive of humanity’s achievements. The team that compiled the library is confident that it survived the crash and wants to locate it on the lunar surface.

April 12, 2019

Weird science: NASA's twins study reveals the strange effects of spaceflight on the body

Astronaut Scott Kelly made history in 2016 when he became the first American to spend 12 consecutive months in space after an epic 340-day stint on the International Space Station.

April 12, 2019

Doomed Beresheet spacecraft snapped this picture moments before crashing into Moon

Israel’s Beresheet spacecraft snapped a stunning picture of the Moon moments before it crashed into the lunar surface Thursday.

April 12, 2019

SpaceX successfully launches Falcon Heavy, world’s most powerful rocket, for paying customer

SpaceX successfully launched its new and improved Falcon Heavy rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Thursday, more than a year after sending up a "red Roadster" in its initial test flight. 

April 11, 2019

Israel's Beresheet spacecraft fails in Moon landing attempt

Israel’s Beresheet spacecraft has failed in its audacious attempt to make a Moon landing.

April 11, 2019

Israel's Beresheet spacecraft prepares for historic Moon landing

Israel’s Beresheet spacecraft is set to make its historic Moon landing Thursday.

April 9, 2019

The ISS is chock-full of bacteria and fungi: study

It turns out astronauts aren’t alone on the International Space Station.

April 8, 2019

Self-driving spacecraft may save Earth from doomsday

Judging by the valuations of companies such as Waymo, Lyft and Uber, humanity is placing a big bet on self-driving cars as the future of transportation. But the future of humanity may rest on the laurels of self-driving spacecraft.