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US and China should collaborate on new trips to the moon, says British astronaut Tim Peake
December 15, 2025
British astronaut Tim Peake has urged the US and China to de-escalate talk of a space race and instead return to the moon with a "spirit of collaboration".In an...
Apollo 13 astronaut Jim Lovell dies
August 8, 2025
Retired astronaut and the commander of the famous Apollo 13 mission, Jim Lovell, has died aged 97.In a post on X, NASA said: "We are saddened by the passing...
‘Take care of our station. It’s our everything.’ Russian cosmonaut hands control of ISS over to Japanese astronaut (video)
April 18, 2025
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Europe en route for Moon with new simulator, says astronaut Pesquet
September 27, 2024
Europe has embarked on the mission to put humans back on the Moon with a new lunar simulator launched in Germany, French astronaut Thomas Pesquet told AFP.Pesquet was at...
Astronaut? Governor? Cabinet member? Assessing Harris’ VP options
July 25, 2024
As Vice President Kamala Harris consolidates support among Democrats to become the party’s 2024 presidential nominee, a key question dominates the political conversation: Who would be her running mate?There...
Bill Anders, Apollo 8 astronaut who took iconic ‘Earthrise’ photo, dies in plane crash
June 8, 2024
Bill Anders, the Apollo 8 astronaut who was one of the first humans to orbit the moon and who took the iconic first photo of Earth rising over the...