NASA spacecraft travels closer to the sun than ever before
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On Christmas Eve, a NASA spacecraft will pass closer to the center of our solar system than any human-made object ever has.

Rare comet lights up the sky, won't return for 80,000 years

A rare comet that won’t be seen for another 80,000 years is visible in the night sky through part of October.

A rare comet brightens the night skies in October

The space rock is slinging toward Earth from the outer reaches of the solar system and will make its closest pass on Saturday.

SpaceX launches a billionaire to conduct the first private spacewalk
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The SpaceX Polar Dawn crew lifted off Tuesday on a mission to conduct the first ever commercial spacewalk. Jonathan Serrie is in Cape Canaveral with more.

Polaris Dawn live updates: SpaceX launches 4 private astronauts for historic spacewalk mission Tuesday morning

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 5:23 a.m. ET carrying four Polaris Dawn mission private astronauts to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday morning.

Boeing's troubled Starliner capsule will return to Earth as early as next week, without crew: NASA

NASA and Boeing said an uncrewed Starliner capsule will undock from the International Space Station and return to Earth no earlier than Friday, Sept. 6, “pending weather and operational readiness."

2 astronauts stuck in space
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The astronauts are not expected to come home until next year.

Fight over Biden's decision to keep US Space Command location
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Republican lawmakers are accusing President Joe Biden of acting out of political spite by keeping the U.S. Space Command Headquarters in Colorado instead of moving it to Alabama.

Here are the astronomical events to watch out for in April

From a hybrid eclipse to meteors zipping past Earth, there are several celestial shows to look out for in April.

Eyes to the sky: Recently discovered green comet to zip by Earth
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If you want to see something historic, keep your eyes to the sky! A recently discovered green comet will be zipping by Earth in the next couple of days. It's the first time we've seen it in 50,000 years.