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Death of alien-hunting Arecibo Telescope traced to cable issues 3 years earlier, 'alarming' report finds
A scathing new report points to unclear protocols and multiple failures to raise alarms at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico before the collapse of the site's radio telescope in 2020.
North Korea launches intercontinental ballistic missile to space, reaches record altitude
A North Korean ICBM flew 4,350 miles high on Oct. 30, media reports stated. It comes amid growing concern by the U.S. and NATO about North Korean military activities.
Voyager 1 loses contact with NASA, turns on retro transmitter not used since 1981
NASA lost contact with the interstellar Voyager 1 spacecraft for nearly a week after a technical glitch shut off the probe's main transmitter. Using Voyager's weaker backup transmitter, engineers are assessing the problem from 15 billion miles away.
ISS leaks among 50 'areas of concern' for astronaut safety: report
Troubleshooting the leaking ISS is ongoing, with NASA and Russia now identifying 50 "areas of concern" and four cracks, according to a media report.
Boeing-made satellite shatters in orbit, and nobody knows why
Intelsat 39 being launched from French Guiana aboard an Ariane 5 rocket in 2019.
'Lost in insignificance': Here's what it's like to rappel into the solar system's largest canyon
"You wanted this moment to belong just to yourself and the landscape: sunset on the rim of Valles Marineris, the largest canyon in the solar system."
Europa Clipper: What's next for NASA's biggest-ever interplanetary spacecraft?
NASA just launched a spacecraft the size of a basketball court towards Jupiter's moon Europa. Here's what will happen over the next 10 years.
China’s secretive new 'Thousands Sails' satellites are an astronomer's nightmare, 1st observations reveal
The launch of the Qianfan satellites on Aug. 6 from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center.
