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Astronauts are many things. They’re often scientists, engineers, or pilots. And in the case of NASA astronaut Don Pettit, he’s also an astrophotographer. Pettit is currently on his third stay

Astronomers using NASA’s Chandra X-ray space telescope have witnessed a massive black hole jet slam into an unknown object in space. Astronomers have seen black hole jets blasting cosmic objects

Scientists have discovered seven more “dark comets,” and analysis of this haul suggests that the puzzling planetoids are divided into two distinct families, further deepening the mystery of why these

India continues to perfect hardware and recovery procedures for its Gaganyaan human spaceflight program. Last week, the nation recovered a mock Gaganyaan crew module onto a ship’s well deck, which

Fifty nations have now joined NASA’s effort to establish peaceful and cooperative international space exploration. On Wednesday (Dec. 11), Panama and Austria signed NASA’s Artemis Accords, becoming the 49th and