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NASA has called off Thursday’s spacewalk at the ISS while officials continue to investigate the cause of a coolant leak involving Russia’s Nauka module.

NASA is planning to launch its Psyche spacecraft this week for a rendezvous with an asteroid, but at the current time it looks like the lift-off may be delayed.

Astronauts and mission control are investigating what appears to be the third coolant leak at the International Space Station in less than a year.

NASA will launch its latest mission, Psyche, this week. The spacecraft will visit a strange asteroid which is thought to be made almost entirely of metal.

Two astronauts will perform a spacewalk from the International Space Station, collecting samples from the station's exterior to use in scientific research.

A software fix has been uploaded to the Euclid space telescope, and its navigation system is now working as intended.

Caves were some of humanity's first shelters.

Frank Rubio has landed safely back on Earth after becoming the first NASA astronaut to spend a full year in space – six months longer than the original plan.

Chinese researchers are investigating the feasibility of having astronauts shelter in space inside lava tubes on the lunar surface, an exciting prospect that could one day allow astronauts to establish a more permanent presence once there. Scientists have long suspected that the lunar surface is riddled with intricate systems of hollow, tube-shaped tunnels, left behind […]

According to Universe Today, China may utilize lunar caves as potential habitats for astronauts on the Moon, offering defense against hazards like radiation, meteorites, and temperature variations. From the report: Different teams of scientists from different countries and agencies have studied the...