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Astronauts stranded in space given more bad news

The astronauts were meant to be on the International Space Station for a week. It’s already been more than two months.

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NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have been stuck in space for two months.

NASA watches several massive asteroids whizzing past Earth

An asteroid 61m in size is passing the Earth on Tuesday, but is that big enough to warrant concern?

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Several asteroids are passing by close to the Earth this week, as NASA reveals data from the last 25 years spent observing near-earth objects.

From Sydney to space: Australia’s first astronaut hopes not to be the last

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Katherine Bennell-Pegg visited NASA as a teenager (left) before becoming the first astronaut to graduate under the Australian flag.

Race to bring two astronauts home after spacecraft thrusters stop working

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Two astronauts are stuck on the International Space Station after technical issues plagued the first half of their mission.

Dormant supermassive black hole roars back to life, gorging on nearby material

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Sagittarius A* is located about 26,000 light-years from Earth. Could it, too, suddenly roar to life? (AP PHOTO)

Astronauts’ accidental broadcast sparks space station emergency fears

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Emergency drill audio was mistakenly broadcast on the International Space Station's YouTube channel.