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Study Finds Lunar Polar Ice Built Up Over Billions of Years

In-situ sampling now looks essential to learn whether usable ice exists.

Artemis II Crew Breaks Human Distance Record as Orion Begins Far‑Side Moon Flyby

ISRO Pins NVS-02 Failure on Disengaged Connector Contacts

China’s Shenlong Spaceplane Begins Fourth Secretive Orbital Mission

Crew-12 Docks With ISS, Restoring Station to Seven Astronauts

SpaceX Launches 24 Starlink Satellites From Vandenberg as Booster Lands at Sea

NASA Pushes Artemis II Wet Dress Rehearsal as Earliest Launch Moves to Feb. 8

Repaired Shenzhou-20 Lands Empty in Inner Mongolia

NASA Resumes Search for Silent MAVEN Orbiter as Odds of Recovery Diminish

NASA Loses Contact With MAVEN Mars Orbiter

Roscosmos Targets February Restart for Baikonur’s Soyuz/Progress Pad

Voyager 1 Nears One Light-Day From Earth, With Milestone Expected in 2026

NASA Cuts Starliner Missions and Sets Next Flight as Cargo-Only in 2026

China Launches Uncrewed Shenzhou 22 to Restore Tiangong Crew’s Ride Home

3I/ATLAS Passes Perihelion as Spacecraft Step In to Observe the Interstellar Comet

Japan’s HTV‑X Reaches Orbit on H3’s Most Powerful Variant, Advancing ISS Resupply

Hayabusa2 Target 1998 KY26 Is Just 11 Meters Across With 5-Minute Days, Complicating 2031 Visit

ESA’s Themis Reusable Stage Stands Fully Assembled on Swedish Pad

Tiny Target for Hayabusa2: 1998 KY26 Measures 11 Meters and Spins in Five Minutes

New Comet SWAN25B Emerges Bright Near the Sun as Orbit Remains Uncertain