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Russia launches Progress MS-24 cargo spaceship into orbit

Aug 23, 2023

A Soyuz-2.1a rocket carrying the Progress MS-24 cargo spacecraft blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

N Korea to 'correctly' place spy satellite

Jun 1, 2023

A day after the failed attempt to launch a spy satellite, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's sister pledged that Pyongyang will "correctly" place a military reconnaissance satellite into orbit soon, Yonhap News Agency reported.

Asteroid that could wipe out city is near

Mar 24, 2023

An asteroid big enough to wipe out a city will zip harmlessly between Earth and the moon’s orbit this weekend.

Successful deployment of 40 satellites launched

Mar 10, 2023

Low-earth orbit satellite communications company OneWeb has confirmed the successful deployment and contact of 40 satellites launched by SpaceX.

Changes in Earth's orbit affects global warming

Dec 19, 2022

Changes in Earth's orbit that favored hotter conditions may have helped trigger a rapid global warming event 56 million years ago.

NASA’s Orion capsule enters far-flung orbit around moon

Nov 26, 2022

NASA’s Orion capsule entered an orbit stretching tens of thousands of miles around the moon Friday, as it neared the halfway mark of its test flight.

Unmanned US space plane back after 908 days

Nov 13, 2022

An unmanned U.S. military space plane landed early Saturday after spending a record 908 days in orbit for its sixth mission and conducting science experiments.