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Russia Says It Will Quit the International Space Station After 2024
The withdrawal would end two decades of post-Cold War cooperation in space between the United States and Russia, which jointly built and operate the station.
European Space Agency Cuts Ties With Russia on Its Mars Mission
Washington and Moscow are continuing to work together on the International Space Station.
Military Memo Adds to Possible Interstellar Meteor Mystery
The U.S. Space Command seemed to confirm a claim that a meteor from outside the solar system had entered Earth’s atmosphere, but other scientists and NASA are still not convinced.
Is Russia Quitting the International Space Station? Not Quite.
NASA has sidestepped suggestions that Russia might pull out of the space station partnership.
A Divided World United to Launch the James Webb Space Telescope
“I’ve always seen space as an area where we cooperate, through all the trying times,” said a professor who oversaw mission control for the global effort to launch a $10 billion telescope into space.
As U.S. Hunts for Chinese Spies, University Scientists Warn of Backlash
A chilling effect has taken hold on American campuses, contributing to an outflow of academic talent that may hurt the United States while benefiting Beijing.
Russia Acknowledges Antisatellite Missile Test That Created a Mess in Space
The test forced astronauts on the International Space Station to briefly take shelter in re-entry capsules.
NASA’s Latest Breakthrough: ‘Best Space Tacos Yet’
For the first time, astronauts on the International Space Station cultivated chiles, adding some zing to their tacos.
A New 10-Year Plan for the Cosmos
On astronomers’ wish list for the next decade: two giant telescopes and a space telescope to search for life and habitable worlds beyond Earth.