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NASA rolls out 11 million-pound moon rocket in preparation for astronauts' launch
The rollout sets the stage for tests and dress rehearsals ahead of NASA's first crewed flight to the moon since 1972.
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Congress passes bill to fund U.S. science agencies, rebuffing Trump's requested cuts
The Senate voted to provide billions more to NASA, NOAA and the National Science Foundation than the president had asked for.
Astronauts splash down after cutting space station mission short due to a medical issue
This was the first time that a crew returned home early from the ISS because of a medical concern.
NASA astronauts depart space station due to a medical issue, beginning their early trip home
The nearly 11-hour mission will end with a deorbit burn to slow the spacecraft before it lands off the coast of California early Thursday.
Astronauts' brains change shape and position after time in space, study finds
The research has implications for NASA's goals to build a base on the moon and eventually conduct crewed missions to Mars.
NASA announces timing for astronauts' early departure from ISS due to medical issue
It will be the first time in the space station's 25-year history that a mission will be cut short because of a medical incident in space.
NASA to bring astronauts home from space station early due to a medical issue
It will be the first such evacuation in the space station's 25-year history. NASA officials said the astronaut is stable.
NASA considers rare early ISS crew return due to astronaut's medical issue
A NASA spokeswoman said the astronaut with the medical concern, whom she did not identify, was in a stable condition on the orbiting laboratory.
A NASA spacecraft orbiting Mars may be dead
The space agency lost communication with its MAVEN probe nearly a month ago, and efforts to re-establish a connection have been futile.
The year's first meteor shower and supermoon clash in January skies
Supermoons happen a few times a year and come in groups, taking advantage of the sweet spot in the moon’s elliptical orbit. 
Milan Cortina 2026
Welcome, 2026! Here are the landmark events that will happen in the new year.
From the slopes to outer space, several major events will draw audiences from around the country and the world.
