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The seven astronauts currently living and working on the International Space Station were forced to shelter in their transport vehicles when the station passed uncomfortably closed to orbital debris.

With more than 100 global leaders at COP26 having pledged to halt and reverse deforestation and land degradation by the end of the decade to help address the climate crisis, the health of the world’s forests is high on the political agenda. ESA’s Biomass mission will soon play a key role in delivering novel information about the of the state of our forests, how they are changing over time, and advance our knowledge of the carbon cycle. With launch scheduled for 2023, the mission is now in its last phases of development, having recently passed several key milestones.

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NASA has revealed the landing site for Intuitive Machines’ ambitious drilling mission, set to launch for the Moon in 2022.

The Sony A7 III is an impressive entry-level full-frame camera that offers photographers and videographers amazingly high performance for the price point

Strap in and prepare to launch yourself into the best VR space games in the galaxy.

Here are the stages of the Beaver Moon lunar eclipse of Nov. 19, which will be the longest lunar eclipse this century.

A photographer in Zurich, Switzerland, spotted the glowing object while four SpaceX astronauts returned to Earth thousands of miles away.

Someday, tucked away gathering dust in a nondescript warehouse, there will perhaps be a spacecraft waiting to be called to the launch pad, even as its builders pray it never flies.

The fifth Epsilon rocket blasts off from the ?Uchinoura Space Center on Nov. 9 (Japanese time). Credit: JAXA

A Japanese Epsilon rocket launched nine small satellites into orbit Nov. 8, deploying technology to prove out ways to eliminate space debris, a miniature lab for biological experiments, and a potpourri of pathfinder probes to test new sensor and spacecraft components.

See a preview of Charles Soule and Steven Cummings' new Marvel miniseries starring Qi'ra: "Star Wars: Crimson Reign."

Starship SN20 will be SpaceX's first to reach orbit.

China is building a specially designed ship for launching rockets into space from the seas.

Half a century ago, Mariner 9 – our first orbiter at another planet — showed us the real Mars.

Researchers have discovered a new mineral from deep within Earth's mantle; it was trapped inside a diamond and brought to the surface.

The rate of atmospheric expansion has increased since the first measurements in the 1980s.

Typically, the astronauts inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame do not add to their records between the time they are announced and when they are enshrined. This year, though, was not typical.