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Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, left, NASA astronauts Mike Fincke, Zena Cardman, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui are seen inside the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship SHANNON shortly after having landed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Long Beach, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (NASA via AP)

Astronauts say space station’s ultrasound machine was critical during medical crisis

Read full article: Astronauts say space station’s ultrasound machine was critical during medical crisis

The astronauts evacuated last week from the International Space Station say a portable ultrasound machine came in “super handy" during the medical crisis.

NASA'S ARTEMIS PROGRAM

Artemis II

‘Just around the corner:’ NASA prepares Artemis II for rollout to launch pad at Kennedy Space Center

Read full article: ‘Just around the corner:’ NASA prepares Artemis II for rollout to launch pad at Kennedy Space Center

NASA announced it is preparing to roll out the Artemis II rocket and Orion spacecraft from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center no earlier than Jan. 17, marking a major milestone toward the first crewed mission of the Artemis program.

ASTRONOMY AND STAR GAZING

This illustration provided by NASA in December 2025 depicts the aftermath of a collision between two massive space rocks orbiting the star Fomalhaut. (NASA, ESA, STScI, Ralf Crawford, Space Telescope Science Institute via AP)

Hubble Space Telescope spies dusty debris from two cosmic collisions

Read full article: Hubble Space Telescope spies dusty debris from two cosmic collisions

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has gotten a rare peek at the aftermath of two cosmic collisions — and helped scientists solve a decades-old mystery.

This combination of ultraviolet spectrum images provided by NASA shows atmospheric features of the planet Mars in July 2022, left, during the southern hemispheres summer season, and the planets northern hemisphere in January 2023 after Mars had passed the farthest point in its orbit from the Sun, captured by the MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN) spacecraft. (NASA/LASP/CU Boulder via AP)

NASA loses contact with its Maven spacecraft orbiting Mars for the past decade

Read full article: NASA loses contact with its Maven spacecraft orbiting Mars for the past decade

NASA has lost contact with a spacecraft that's been orbiting Mars for more than a decade.

This image provided by NASA shows leopard spots on a reddish rock nicknamed Cheyava Falls in Mars Jezero Crater discovered by NASAs Perseverance rover in July 2024. (NASA via AP)

New findings by NASA Mars rover provide strongest hints yet of potential signs of ancient life

Read full article: New findings by NASA Mars rover provide strongest hints yet of potential signs of ancient life

NASA's Mars rover Perseverance has uncovered rocks in a dry river channel that may hold potential signs of ancient microscopic life.

In this photo taken from video shows a bright object traveling in the sky in McDonough, Ga., Thursday, June 26, 2025. (Bryan Jennings Updyke via AP)

What’s that in the sky? We’re not sure, but the fireball was very bright

Read full article: What’s that in the sky? We’re not sure, but the fireball was very bright

An object bright enough to be seen streaking across the midday sky has fallen across parts of the Southeast U.S. The National Weather Service in Peachtree City, Georgia, says the object was likely either a meteor or space junk.

SPACE EXPLORATION AND TECHNOLOGY

FILE - This illustration made available by NASA depicts the Ingenuity helicopter on Mars which was attached to the bottom of the Perseverance rover, background left. It will be the first aircraft to attempt controlled flight on another planet. (NASA/JPL-Caltech via AP)

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter concludes historic mission on red planet

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NASA’s groundbreaking Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has concluded its mission on the Red Planet, surpassing expectations and exceeding its planned number of flights, NASA announced Thursday.

This is an illustration provided by SpaceX shows the SpaceX Starship human lander design that will carry the first NASA astronauts to the surface of the Moon under the Artemis program. Jeff Bezos has lost his appeal of NASA's contract with Elon Musk's SpaceX to build its new moon lander. The Government Accountability Office Friday, July 30, 2021 ruled that NASA's award of the $2.9 billion contract to just SpaceX was legal and proper.(SpaceX/NASA via AP)

Starship delays means Artemis moon landing may be pushed back, report says

Read full article: Starship delays means Artemis moon landing may be pushed back, report says

Concerns about SpaceX’s progress in developing its Starship mega rocket will likely mean that the Artemis III moon landing won’t happen in 2025 as targeted, according to a new report by the Government Accounting Office.

TECH STORIES

FILE - An Apple logo adorns the facade of the downtown Brooklyn Apple store on March 14, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)
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Apple's iPhone sales surge to new quarterly high despite early missteps in artificial intelligence

Read full article: Apple's iPhone sales surge to new quarterly high despite early missteps in artificial intelligence

Apple’s iPhone sales soared to a new quarterly record during the holiday season, despite artificial intelligence blunders that prompted the technology trendsetter to get a helping hand from Google.

MORE SPACE NEWS

Jane Smith-Wolcott, center, widow of Challenger pilot Michael Smith puts a flower on a memorial during NASA's Day of Remembrance for the 40th Anniversary of the Challenger tragedy at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

NASA and families of fallen astronauts mark 40th anniversary of space shuttle Challenger accident

Read full article: NASA and families of fallen astronauts mark 40th anniversary of space shuttle Challenger accident

Families of the astronauts lost in the space shuttle Challenger accident are marking that tragic day 40 years ago.

Artemis II

‘Just around the corner:’ NASA prepares Artemis II for rollout to launch pad at Kennedy Space Center

Read full article: ‘Just around the corner:’ NASA prepares Artemis II for rollout to launch pad at Kennedy Space Center

NASA announced it is preparing to roll out the Artemis II rocket and Orion spacecraft from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center no earlier than Jan. 17, marking a major milestone toward the first crewed mission of the Artemis program.