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Canadian Robotic Arm Releases Japan's Spacecraft for Departure

At 12 p.m. EST, JAXA’s (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s) HTV-X1 cargo spacecraft was released from the International Space Station’s Canadarm2 robotic arm, which earlier detached it from the Earth-facing port of the orbiting laboratory’s Harmony module.

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NASA Space Station

Canadian Robotic Arm Releases Japan's Spacecraft for Departure

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NASA wants to accelerate its Artemis missions to the moon. It will need to drop some big hardware to do it.

A big restructuring of NASA's plans to land astronauts on the moon is adding missions and speeding up the timeline, but some hardware might have to be cut loose in the process.

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NASA wants to accelerate its Artemis missions to the moon. It will need to drop some big hardware to do it.

NASA Space Station

Japan Spacecraft Departing Station Soon on NASA+

NASA’s live coverage of the departure of JAXA’s (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s) uncrewed HTV-X1 cargo spacecraft from the International Space Station is underway on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and the agency’s YouTube channel.

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NASA Space Station

Japan Spacecraft Departing Station Soon on NASA+

NASA

Track NASA’s Artemis II Mission in Real Time

As NASA invites the public to follow the Artemis II mission as a crew of four astronauts venture around the Moon inside the agency’s Orion spacecraft, people around the world can pinpoint Orion during its journey using the Artemis Real-time Orbit Website (AROW). During the approximately 10-day mission, ...

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Track NASA’s Artemis II Mission in Real Time

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The Marathon Collector’s Edition nails the assignment as Bungie's sci-fi shooter finally launches

As Bungie’s extraction shooter welcomes players to Tau Ceti IV, we’ve taken a good look at its hefty collector’s edition.

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The Marathon Collector’s Edition nails the assignment as Bungie's sci-fi shooter finally launches

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Cosmic Hawk spreads its wings| Space photo of the day for March 6, 2026

The Milky Way nebula RCW 36 resembles a stunning cosmic bird of prey in an incredible Very Large Telescope image.

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Cosmic Hawk spreads its wings| Space photo of the day for March 6, 2026

NASA

Weekends on the Space Station

NASA astronaut Jessica Meir trims the hair of fellow NASA astronaut Jack Hathaway in this March 1, 2026, image. Meir uses an electric razor attached to a vacuum that collects loose clippings to keep the station’s atmosphere clean in microgravity. Crew on the International Space Station also use weekends ...

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Weekends on the Space Station

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NASA to Cover Northrop Grumman Cargo Spacecraft Departure

After delivering more than 11,000 pounds of supplies, science investigations, hardware, and other cargo to the International Space Station for NASA and its international partners, the Cygnus XL spacecraft supporting Northrop Grumman’s 23rd Commercial Resupply Services mission is scheduled to depart ...

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NASA to Cover Northrop Grumman Cargo Spacecraft Departure

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Celestron StarSense Explorer LT 70AZ beginner telescope review

This Celestron StarSense Explorer LT 70AZ is best for observing planets and the moon.

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Celestron StarSense Explorer LT 70AZ beginner telescope review

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Did Earth life actually begin on Mars? Asteroid impacts could let microbes planet-hop, study suggests

"Life might actually survive being ejected from one planet and moving to another."

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Did Earth life actually begin on Mars? Asteroid impacts could let microbes planet-hop, study suggests

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Nightfox Whisker night vision binoculars review

Are the Nightfox Whisker the best Nightfox night vision binoculars yet?

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Nightfox Whisker night vision binoculars review

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Ailing “Megaberg” Sparks Surge of Microscopic Life

As Iceberg A-23A disintegrated, it shed meltwater that helped fuel an extensive phytoplankton bloom in the South Atlantic Ocean.

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Ailing “Megaberg” Sparks Surge of Microscopic Life

NASA Space Station

Canadarm2 Grips Cargo Spacecraft, Spacewalk Prep and Biology Continue

A JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) cargo spacecraft is in the grasp of the Canadarm2 robotic arm following its detachment from the International Space Station’s Harmony module on Thursday. The Expedition 74 crew continued its spacewalk preparations, transferred more cargo, and conducted biology ...

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NASA Space Station

Canadarm2 Grips Cargo Spacecraft, Spacewalk Prep and Biology Continue

NASA

NASA Wallops Supports First Rocket Lab HASTE Launch of 2026

NASA's Wallops Flight Facility supported a Rocket Lab HASTE suborbital launch from the company's Launch Complex 2 in Virginia on Feb. 27, 2026. The mission, called Cassowary Vex, supported a flight of a hypersonic test platform for the Department of War’s Defense Innovation Unit. The NASA Wallops ...

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NASA Wallops Supports First Rocket Lab HASTE Launch of 2026

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Total Lunar Eclipse

The Moon appears red during a total lunar eclipse over New Orleans, home of NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility, on March 3, 2026. This "blood moon" occurs during a total lunar eclipse, as Earth lines up between the Moon and the Sun. When this happens, the only light that reaches the Moon's surface is ...

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Total Lunar Eclipse

NASA Space Station

Japan’s Cargo Spacecraft Nears Departure as Crew Works Spacewalk Preps, Science

Mission managers have given the go for a Japanese cargo spacecraft to depart the International Space Station at the end of the week. Meanwhile, the Expedition 74 crew is reviewing upcoming spacewalk procedures, packing a second cargo spacecraft for its departure, studying artificial intelligence tools, ...

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NASA Space Station

Japan’s Cargo Spacecraft Nears Departure as Crew Works Spacewalk Preps, Science