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

A peer-reviewed analysis of coordinated telescope and radar data confirms a bright, rapid rotator, prompting a reassessment of any touchdown attempt.

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

FAA Clears SpaceX for Starship Flight 10 This Sunday

Psyche Spacecraft Snaps Distant Earth–Moon Portrait During Instrument Checkout

FAA Clears SpaceX for Starship Flight 10 on Aug. 24 as Falcon 9 Hits 100th Launch of 2025

Mission Studies Spotlight Juno Flyby of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS

Boeing’s Starliner Return to Space Slips to Early 2026

White House Budget Plan Could Cut Short New Horizons’ Kuiper Belt Exploration

Soviet Venus Probe Kosmos 482 Set for Uncontrolled Reentry After 53 Years

NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Captures High-Resolution Images of Asteroid Donaldjohanson

NASA's Lucy Spacecraft Prepares for Close Flyby of Asteroid Donaldjohanson

Soyuz MS-27 Crew Safely Docks at ISS for Eight-Month Mission

NASA and Boeing Advance Starliner Testing as Major Propulsion Issues Persist

NASA Plans Uncrewed Starliner Test to Address Propulsion Issues

ESA’s Hera Probe Captures Rare Images of Mars’ Moon Deimos

NASA Powers Down Voyager Instruments to Extend Historic Mission

US Space Force Shares First Image of X-37B Space Plane in Orbit

SpaceX Rocket Debris Crashes in Poland After Uncontrolled Reentry