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China launches New Optical Satellite into Orbit

Dec 26, 2021

China has successfully launched a new optical satellite into orbit for remote sensing of Earth's surface, the CNSA said on Sunday.

Japanese space tourists safely return to Earth

Dec 21, 2021

A Japanese billionaire, his producer, and a Russian cosmonaut safely returned to Earth on Monday after spending 12 days on the International Space Station.

JWST: Hubble telescope’s bigger, more powerful successor to soar

Dec 21, 2021

The Hubble Space Telescope’s successor is a time-traveling wonder capable of peering back to within a hair’s breadth of the dawn of the universe.

NASA to launch Webb Space Telescope next Friday

Dec 18, 2021

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson confirmed Friday that the James Webb Space Telescope will attempt to blast off on Dec. 24. A European Ariane rocket will provide the lift from South America’s French Guiana.

NASA craft ‘touches’ sun's atmosphere for 1st time

Dec 15, 2021

The Parker Solar Probe actually flew through the corona in April during the spacecraft’s eighth close approach to the sun. Scientists said it took a few months to get the data back and then several more months to confirm.

NASA to explore universe's most dramatic objects

Dec 10, 2021

NASA space telescope launch delayed after incident

Nov 24, 2021

Brazil’s Amazon deforestation surges to worst in 15 years

Nov 19, 2021

NASA launches Landsat 9 satellite

Sep 28, 2021

The US space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has successfully launched Landsat 9, a powerful satellite built to monitor the Earth's land surface.