The two satellites came to within less than 30 feet of each other back in February, a distance far closer than initial estimates suggested.
Batteries falling from space, an eclipse photobombed by comets, a newborn star, and more, mark another exhilarating week in space.
Sierra Space's Ghost delivery platform is now in beta testing.
The Solar Sail mission will launch on April 23 on board Rocket Lab's Electron vehicle.
Astroscale's satellite parked itself next to an old rocket, aiming to capture the wayward junk and fling it towards a fiery death.
The military branch is testing its ability to respond to a threat by launching two spacecraft to chase after each other.
Corrupted memory hardware is causing the mission to transmit gibberish, but there may be a way to fix it.
A Florida man, whose home was hit by apparent space junk, faced a struggle to be heard, raising questions about the correct procedures and accountability.
The Euclid telescope had been gradually losing its vision as layers of water molecules accumulated on its mirrors.
The crew will have to command the vehicle through a series of moves about three hours into the mission.
Boeing also fixed a nagging parachute issue and is now aiming for a May launch with astronauts aboard.
The 2025 budget proposal might be the beginning of the end for the Chandra X-ray telescope, with Hubble also taking a hit.
Plus: Everything to know about SpaceX's big test of its Starship megarocket.
SpaceX’s Starship was pushed to its limits during a 49-minute mission on Thursday.
Scientists rallied to save the mission when the space agency indefinitely delayed its 2027 launch.
The 46-year-old spacecraft has been transmitting gibberish for months, but the team may be close to identifying the source of the glitch.
Plus: A startup trying to de-extinct the woolly mammoth made a stem cell breakthrough.
Catch up on our best science stories from this week.
The probe has been glitching for months, and the prospects look very grim, but NASA is not yet ready to give up.
The complex project was beset by technical difficulties, cost overruns, and a lackluster performance from the main contractor, Maxar.
