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NASA astroaut Don Pettit, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko and Andre Kuipers, of the European Space Agency, pictured left to right, return safely to Earth early Sunday. Photo Credit/NASA Photo
U.S., Russian and European astronauts landed safely inKazakhstan early Sunday, ending a 6 1/2 mission to the International Space Station.
The Soyuz transport with Don Pettit,...

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Friday’s CSExtra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities under way around the world. China’s three member Shenzhou 9 crew descends safely to Earth following a 13-day mission that...

The image shows the orbits of the Martian moons Phobos and Deimos and the spread of potential particle trajectories from an asteroid impact on Mars. (Purdue University image/courtesy of Loic Chappaz)
Phobos – one of two moons of Mars – could well be the site for life detection beyond Earth.
That’s the belief of Purdue University researchers, arguing that Phobos may be an extraterrestrial repository...

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Thursday’s CSExtra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from around the world. China prepares to end its fourth manned space mission. Astronomers report the first direct...

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Wednesday’s CSExtra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from around the world. China’s Shenzhou 9 crew receives praise from the country’s president. Virgin Galactic looks beyond...

The European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft captured this close up image of a crater landslide on the asteroid Lutetia in July 2010. Image Credit/ESA
Asteroids are gaining big time on the respect scale.
Two years ago, President Obama directed NASA to alter plans for a human lunar return and focus instead on mission...

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Tuesday’s CSExtra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. NASA nurtures biomedical research on the International Space Station. SpaceX makes strides with a...

Erratic Tropical Storm Debby, imaged by NASA's Aqua spacecraft on June 24 off Florida's Gulf Coast. Image Credit/NASA Goddard
As surely as they bring high temperatures, summers in the United States bring Hurricane Season, a five-month stretch that raises the costly spectre of high winds, heavy rains and floods to the millions of people who live in...

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Monday’s CSExtra offers the latest reporting and commentary on major space activities under way around the world, plus a roundup of weekend activities. Chinese astronauts achieve the country’s first manual space...

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Friday’s CSExtra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related events from around the world. China’s Shenzhou 9 mission to the Tiangong-1 space lab represents a steady advance in exploration, but not...



























