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Lai Ka-ying, a Hong Kong police superintendent and researcher, will become the first person from Hong Kong to travel to space when she launches to China's Tiangong space station Sunday. Her selection marks a milestone in Hong Kong's growing role in China's aerospace achievements.
The $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope nearly died a dozen times over 25 years of budget battles and engineering nightmares. Now it's delivering groundbreaking discoveries across every field of astronomy.
NASA's school bus-sized telescope has spent 36 years capturing wonder from orbit, and just shared a stunning new look at a glowing cosmic nursery. The Hubble has made 1.7 million observations and sparked over 22,000 scientific papers since launching in 1990.
Nearly 50 years after launching from Earth, NASA's Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft continue sending data from 15 billion miles away, far outlasting their original five-year mission. Engineers are working to keep these pioneering probes alive into the 2030s as they explore deeper into interstellar space than any human-made object has ever traveled.
NASA just completed its next great space telescope eight months ahead of schedule and under budget, ready to scan the universe 1,000 times faster than Hubble. The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launches September 2026 to capture cosmic views we've never seen before.
A 63-year-old French mathematician got so emotional talking about his work that his voice faltered. Frank Merle just won the Breakthrough Prize, bringing home $3 million for his groundbreaking contributions to mathematics.
Four astronauts just splashed down off San Diego after circling the Moon, marking humanity's first lunar mission in over 50 years. The crew traveled farther from Earth than any humans in history and captured stunning images of the Moon's unexplored south pole.
NASA's Artemis II mission just brought humanity back to the moon, and over 100 million people followed along online. While it didn't match Apollo 11's legendary reach, the mission proved space exploration still captivates us in a fragmented media age.
Four astronauts just completed humanity's first trip around the Moon in over 50 years, and NASA is already gearing up for the next giant leap. The crew witnessed a lunar eclipse, broke distance records, and paved the way for boots on the Moon by 2028.
Four astronauts splashed down safely off California's coast after circling the moon, marking America's successful return to deep space exploration. The flawless mission brings humanity one step closer to landing on the moon again and eventually reaching Mars.
Four astronauts splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean tonight, completing humanity's first crewed journey to the moon in over 50 years. Their successful 10-day mission marks a giant leap forward in NASA's plan to return humans to the lunar surface.
Four astronauts are set to splash down Saturday after humanity's first lunar flyby in over 50 years, breaking distance records and testing technology for future moon bases.
NASA's Artemis II crew photographed Earth disappearing behind the Moon in a rare "Earthset" moment that mirrors the famous 1968 Earthrise photo. The stunning image shows our planet slipping from view as the spacecraft journeyed over the Moon's far side, offering a perspective only a handful of humans have ever witnessed. #
For the first time in over 50 years, NASA has sent astronauts beyond Earth's orbit, launching four crew members on a historic journey around the moon. As the Artemis 2 rocket lifted off from Florida's Space Coast, it marked humanity's return to deep space exploration with plans to establish a permanent lunar presence.