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NASA suspends Swift gamma-ray space telescope operations
NASA has shut down its Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, but don't panic; this is only a temporary pause for the space telescope that has served the space agency since 2004.
On This Day in Space: March 22, 1997: Comet Hale-Bopp flies by Earth
On March 22, 1997, a super bright comet by the name of Hale-Bopp made its closest approach to Earth.
Hubble Space Telescope discovers 'failed stars' are bad at relationships too
Using the Hubble astronomers found that "failed star" brown dwarfs struggle to maintain relationships as passing stars disrupt them like the cosmic equivalent of the distracted boyfriend meme.
SpaceX launches its 30th Dragon cargo mission to the ISS (video)
SpaceX launched its 30th cargo mission to the ISS for NASA this afternoon (March 21), carrying 3 tons of supplies and scientific hardware to the orbiting lab.
International Space Station: Live updates
Find out what's going on at the International Space Station.
Dying SpaceX rocket creates glowing, galaxy-like spiral in the middle of the Northern Lights
A large swirl of white light that temporarily outshone vibrant auroras in the Arctic last week was triggered by the death throes of a SpaceX rocket that deployed more than 50 satellites into space.
Stunning light shows on Uranus and Saturn may soon draw James Webb Space Telescope's eye
The James Webb Space Telescope will soon investigate stunning light shows from Uranus and Saturn as two projects look at the auroras of these planets to discover the processes that make them tick.
NASA's DART mission hammered its target asteroid into a new shape. Here's how
When NASA's DART spacecraft crashed into the small asteroid Dimorphos in September of 2022, the impact's energy changed the asteroid’s trajectory and substantially altered its shape.
