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China launches craft to bring 3 stranded astronauts back from space station

China launched the Shenzhou 22 spacecraft Tuesday to bring three stranded astronauts back from China's space station sometime next year.

Study: Moss survived 9 months in space, could reproduce back on Earth

Moss spores survived in outer space for a majority of 2022, and could even reproduce when they were eventually returned to Earth, according to a new study.

NASA releases close-up pictures of interstellar comet making a rare flyby

The rare interstellar comet, also known as 3I/ATLAS, was first discovered in July and has been photographed several times.

Woman admits to falsely claiming astronaut ex committed crime in space

Summer Worden pleaded guilty to lying to law enforcement after alleging her ex-wife, astronaut Anne McClain, illegally accessed her bank account.

SpaceX launches second satellite to monitor sea level changes

The Sentinel-6B is the second of two satellites in a $1 billion program to monitor sea levels over a full decade.

Blue Origin's New Glenn launches twin Mars probes

Blue Origin, owned by Jeff Bezos, plans to challenge SpaceX with the powerful, partially reusable New Glenn rocket.

Remote telescope farm helps far away stargazers beat light pollution

Customers send their telescopes to Starfront Observatories, where amateur stargazers can view the night sky unencumbered by artificial light.

Severe geomagnetic storm could bring northern lights to much of U.S.

A severe geomagnetic storm could cause widespread disruption to infrastructure technology and make northern lights visible for much of the northern half of the U.S.

Building the next space station

Astronauts opened the hatch to the International Space Station for the first time 25 years ago. The station will be retired at the end of the decade and there's a new type of space race on to replace it. CBS News' Mark Strassmann reports.

Trump re-nominates billionaire Jared Isaacman to run NASA

President Donald Trump is nominating Jared Isaacman to serve as his NASA administrator after all.

Scientists discover black hole flare with the light of 10 trillion suns

Researcher Matthew Graham said scientists didn't initially "believe the numbers about the energy" emitting from the cosmic display.

25 years of International Space Station

Over the past 25 years, the International Space Station has hosted 280 people from 23 countries. Jericka Duncan speaks with former astronauts about their time living 250 miles above Earth.

China sends 3 taikonauts, first live mammals ever, to its space station

China has sent a new crew to its Tiangong space station, including its youngest ever taikonaut, along with the first live mammals ever sent to the station.

Astronomers discover most powerful "odd radio circle" twins ever detected

"Odd radio circles" are enormous and unexplained phenomena that can only be detected using radio telescopes​.