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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Having kids is a decision with a lot of gravity, literally. Scientists have found that sperm in space can’t find their direction ...

NASA’s long-term space ambitions keep pulling old ideas back into the spotlight, and few sound bigger than a space elevator. In theory, it could transform access to orbit and slash reliance on ...

During Apollo 13, a near-exact replica helped engineers solve a life-threatening issue. Today, NASA still uses spacecraft duplicates to troubleshoot problems. Iran responds to Trump's threat of ...

Speaking from space, the four-member Artemis II crew described their elation after a critical trans-lunar burn sent them beyond Earth’s orbit toward the Moon, the first such journey since 1972. Photo: ...

The Universal Waste Management System aboard the Orion capsule is an innovation in deep space toiletry (it seems to be fixed now). By Katrina Miller While in orbit around Earth, the Artemis II crew ...

The space ambitions of nation states and billionaires alike demand better sources of power, and a new startup founded by two Stanford PhDs may have the answer. Arinna, founded by CEO Koosha Nazif and ...

A Soyuz-2.1a rocket booster with a Progress MS-33 cargo spacecraft blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) from the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan March 22, 2026.

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The rocket will be removed from the launchpad in order for technicians to investigate and fix a malfunctioning helium system. By Kenneth Chang A day after NASA officials optimistically said they were ...