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Scientists have discovered the longest intergalactic filament in the cosmos.
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'Star Trek: Discovery' concludes Georgiou's journey in 'Terra Firma, Part 2'
A guest star role with an alien entity from "The Original Series" is confirmed in the Star Trek: Discovery season 3 episode Terra Firma, Part 2.
More... (https://www.space.com/star-trek-discovery-season-3-episode-10-recap)
India launches new communications satellite CMS-01 into orbit
India successfully launched a communications satellite into orbit Thursday (Dec. 17) to provide service across the country's mainland and some island regions.
More... (https://www.space.com/india-launches-communications-satellite-cms-01)
Satellite tracks intense winter snowstorm across US East Coast
Satellites in orbit have captured stunning views of the powerful Nor'easter that dropped snow on a wide swath of the U.S. Northeast on Wednesday and Thursday (Dec. 16-17).
More... (https://www.space.com/winter-noreaster-storm-satellite-views-december-2020)
'Greenland' offers grim take on how humanity will respond to a comet impact
If a threatening comet was bearing down on Earth with no hope of deflection, what would happen next?
More... (https://www.space.com/greenland-comet-impact-film-review)
SpaceX aborts US spy satellite launch due to rocket booster pressure issue
SpaceX called off the planned launch of a Falcon 9 rocket carrying a classified spy satellite for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office due to high pressure in the second-stage booster.
More... (https://www.space.com/spacex-nrol-108-spy-satellite-launch-abort)
Boeing reveals mission patch for second Starliner orbital flight test
As final touches are being put on Boeing's next Starliner spacecraft to launch, the company has revealed a new Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) mission patch.
More... (https://www.space.com/boeing-starliner-oft-2-mission-patch)
Pictures from space! Our image of the day
After a bout of heavy snowfall, the snow-covered Alps can be seen from space in this image snapped by the Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission.
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On This Day in Space! Dec. 17, 2012: NASA's 2 GRAIL orbiters slam into the moon
On Dec. 17, 2012, NASA's GRAIL mission crashed into the moon. See how it happened in our "On This Day In Space" series!
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Trump signs Space Policy Directive-6 on space nuclear power and propulsion
Nuclear power will be a big part of the United States' space exploration efforts going forward, a new policy document affirms.
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Scientists think they've detected radio emissions from an alien world
Scientists may have detected radio emissions from a planet orbiting a star beyond our sun for the first time.
More... (https://www.space.com/exoplanet-radio-emissions-tentative-detection)
What it's like to watch a presidential election from 'Mars'
I watched the contentious 2020 presidential election unfold from 71 million miles (114 million kilometers) away on the surface of Mars and it was … different.
More... (https://www.space.com/2020-presidential-election-hi-seas-mars)
SpaceX will launch a spy satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office Thursday. Watch it live!
SpaceX is set to launch a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office on Thursday (Dec. 17), during a three-hour launch window that opens at 9:45 a.m. EST (1400 GMT).
More... (https://www.space.com/spacex-nrol-108-spy-satellite-launch-webcast)
Canadian astronauts will start flying to the moon in 2023 with NASA's Artemis missions
Canada plans to send two astronauts on moon-bound missions.
More... (https://www.space.com/canadian-astronauts-artemis-moon-missions)
Here comes the juice! Gear up for 'The Expanse' Season 5 with our guide to the interstellar action
Amazon Prime Video's "The Expanse" returns with a supercharged new season five and a chilling villain that will leave you breathless.
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'The Expanse': Here's a recap of Season 4 ahead of Season 5 on Amazon Prime Video
Need a quick recap of the events of Season 4 of "The Expanse"? We've got you covered.
More... (https://www.space.com/the-expanse-season-four-recap-amazon-prime-video)
China's Chang'e 5 capsule lands on Earth with the 1st new moon samples in 44 years
China's Chang'e 5 moon sample-return capsule landed in Inner Mongolia on Wednesday (Dec. 16), returning lunar rocks for the first time since 1976.
More... (https://www.space.com/china-chang-e-5-moon-samples-capsule-landing)
Russia has launched an anti-satellite missile test, US Space Command says
Russia has launched a new anti-satellite missile test, its latest push to weaponize space, U.S. Space Command officials said Wednesday (Dec. 16).
More... (https://www.space.com/russia-launches-anti-satellite-missile-test-2020)
Like a teetering top, Mars refuses to rotate on a straight axis.
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How to watch the rare 'triple conjunction' of Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn tonight
Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn will form a tight triangle in the sky this Sunday during a rare 'triple conjunction' event.
More... (https://www.space.com/triple-conjunction-mercury-jupiter-saturn-jan-10-2021)
Wandering polar vortex may cause a wild, snowy winter
A polar vortex disruption may cause snowy, cold weather in about two weeks.
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On This Day in Space! Jan. 10, 1946: Radio astronomy is born!
On Jan. 10, 1946, the U.S. army bounced radar signals off of Earth's moon for the first time ever. See how it happened in our "On This Day In Space" series!
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An alien machine already visited us, Harvard astrophysicist still contends
Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb has reignited a debate about whether alien life can explain an object that visited the solar system in 2017 in a scathing new book.
More... (https://www.space.com/avi-loeb-alien-technology-has-visited)
'The Expanse' sets up an epic story arc in episode 2 of season 5
The Amos Burton backstory is enthralling and leaves you wanting more.
More... (https://www.space.com/the-expanse-season-5-episode-2-recap)
Space photos: The most amazing images this week!
See the best photos on Space.com this week.
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The top space stories of the week!
These are the top space stories this week from Space.com.
More... (https://www.space.com/36316-the-most-amazing-space-stories-of-the-week.html)
Baby Yoda lands in Minecraft Star Wars DLC
A range of "Star Wars" stories from a galaxy far, far away landed recently in the epic building game, Minecraft— including some with Baby Yoda.
More... (https://www.space.com/minecraft-star-wars-video-game-dlc)
Netflix reveals 1st teaser for 'Space Sweepers,' a South Korean sci-fi film about space junk salvage
"Space Sweepers," a South Korean science fiction film about space junk salvage crews, launches on Netflix on Feb. 5.
More... (https://www.space.com/space-sweepers-film-netflix-trailer)
Don't miss Jupiter, Saturn and Mercury shine in a triple-conjunction this weekend
A spectacular gathering of bright planets will be the chief celestial attraction in the evening sky this weekend as Jupiter, Saturn and Mercury appear to crowd into tight quarters.
More... (https://www.space.com/jupiter-saturn-mercury-triple-conjunction-approach-january-2021)
Sunquakes likely triggered deep beneath solar surface
Scientists have uncovered new details about the mysterious origin of seismic activity on the sun during solar flares.
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Space Chat with Space.com: Tune in Fridays for science, space and more!
This Friday (Jan. 8), "Space Chat" will explore SpaceX's Starship craft, what it is, what tests it has endured and how it could one day carry humans off-Earth.
More... (https://www.space.com/space-chat-live-with-spacedotcom.html)
Pictures from space! Our image of the day
The galaxy NGC 6946, nicknamed "the Fireworks Galaxy," can be seen in this stunning image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.
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Future astronauts could use methane to make rocket fuel on Mars
How will future astronauts get back home to Earth from Mars? According to a new study, they could make rocket fuel from the methane that's already on the Red Planet.
More... (https://www.space.com/future-astronauts-methane-rocket-fuel-mars)
The Stingray nebula is fading fast, Hubble telescope photos reveal
Photos from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope show the Stingray nebula fading at an unprecedented rate.
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How satellites are stopping deforestation in Africa
Satellites are helping to reduce deforestation across Africa.
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Astronomers reevaluate the age of the universe
Scientists have taken a fresh look at the observable (expanding) universe and have estimated that it is 13.77 billion years old (plus or minus 40 million years).
More... (https://www.space.com/universe-age-14-billion-years-old)
SpaceX launches Turksat 5A communications satellite for Turkey, lands rocket
SpaceX kicked off what is expected to be another launch-packed year by delivering a Turkish communications satellite to orbit tonight (Jan. 7).
More... (https://www.space.com/spacex-falcon-9-rocket-turksat-5a-launch-success)
NASA will attempt to fire the engines on its Space Launch System (SLS) megarocket for the first time today and you can watch the fiery action live online.
More... (https://www.space.com/nasa-sls-megarocket-artemis-1-engine-test-webcast)
On This Day in Space! Jan. 16, 1969: 1st docking of 2 crewed spacecraft
On January 16, 1969, two crewed spacecraft docked in orbit for the first time. See how it happened in our "On This Day In Space" series!
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Rocket Lab calls off microsatellite launch due to sensor issue
The small-satellite launch company Rocket Lab called off its first launch of 2021 from New Zealand Saturday (Jan. 16) due to some strange sensor readings ahead of liftoff.
More... (https://www.space.com/rocket-lab-another-one-leaves-the-crust-launch-delay)
How to spot the Pleiades, Hyades and other star clusters in the winter night sky
For much of the U.S. we're now into the coldest part of the winter season, and for those who may have recently received a telescope for a holiday gift, the biggest complaint usually is: "I'd love to spend time looking at the wintertime stars, but it's so cold!"
More... (https://www.space.com/star-clusters-winter-skywatching)
'Bumblebee gravity' could explain why the universe is expanding so quickly
Bumblebee gravity could explain dark energy — if it's proven true.
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Space photos: The most amazing images this week!
See the best photos on Space.com this week.
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The top space stories of the week!
These are the top space stories this week from Space.com.
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Here's a frightening 1st look at the newly-resurrected 'Alien' series from Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics relaunches the "Alien" comic book franchise in 2021 with this terrifying tale of a Weyland-Yutani mercenary battling a new breed of xenomorph creature.
More... (https://www.space.com/alien-marvel-comics-series-1st-look)
Vespera, a smart telescope to make astrophotography easier, nabs CES 2021 Innovation Award
Vaonis, a French startup that raised eyebrows in 2018 with its sci-fi robot-looking Stellina smart telescope, has revealed its latest newbie-friendly astrophotography invention.
More... (https://www.space.com/vaonis-vespera-smart-telescope)
Cold War heats up on the moon in 'For All Mankind' season 2 trailer for Apple TV+
Space shuttles fly to the moon and astronauts take up arms in the new trailer for the second season of "For All Mankind." The series returns to streaming on Apple TV+ on Feb. 19.
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SpaceX swapping out two engines on Starship SN9 prototype ahead of test flight
SpaceX's latest Starship prototype needs some maintenance work before it can take to the skies.
More... (https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-sn9-engine-swap)
Astronaut William Thornton, who invented space shuttle treadmill, dies at 91
Former NASA astronaut William "Bill" Thornton, who used his own inventions to measure and combat the ill-effects of microgravity while on board two space shuttle missions, has died at the age of 91.
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Rian Hughes delivers a modernist sci-fi saga of epic proportions in his debut novel, 'XX'
The acclaimed graphic designer and comics creator explores extreme typographic territory in this wild first contact tale.
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2020 ties record for the hottest year ever, NASA analysis shows
The year 2020 has tied the record for the hottest year on record, a new NASA study shows.
More... (https://www.space.com/nasa-confirms-2020-hottest-year-on-record)
Pictures from space! Our image of the day
The Hubble Space Telescope spotted a growing, gaseous supernova remnant, known as 1E 0102.2-7219, from a supernova explosion that occurred 1,700 years ago during the fall of the Roman Empire.
More... (https://www.space.com/34-image-day.html)
Space Chat with Space.com: Tune in Fridays for science, space and more!
This Friday (Jan. 15), "Space Chat" will explore climate change.
More... (https://www.space.com/space-chat-live-with-spacedotcom.html)
Curiosity rover celebrates 3,000 Martian days on the Red Planet
NASA's Curiosity rover marked 3,000 Martian days, or "sols," on the Red Planet Tuesday (Jan. 12), a mere five weeks before NASA's Perseverance rover is scheduled to touch down.
More... (https://www.space.com/mars-rover-curiosity-3000-sols-photo)
After 'Apollo 11': New short film goes into 'Quarantine' after first moon landing
Long before millions of people isolated themselves to protect against a pandemic, three astronauts spent 21 days secluded from the rest of the world after being exposed to the moon, as shown in the new short film "Apollo 11: Quarantine."
More... (https://www.space.com/apollo-11-quarantine-documentary-imax)
NASA extends planetary science missions at Mars and Jupiter
NASA is ready to give missions at Mars and Jupiter a little more time to continue their investigations, although there's no guarantee they will finish out their extended missions.
More... (https://www.space.com/nasa-extends-mars-insight-and-jupiter-juno)
NASA and Northrop Grumman are teaming up to launch a cargo capsule to the International Space Station (ISS) today (Feb. 20) and you can watch the action live online.
More... (https://www.space.com/northrop-grummman-launches-cygnus-ng15-cargo-ship)
NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission: Live updates
Perseverance is set to land inside Mars' Jezero Crater on Feb. 18, 2021.
More... (https://www.space.com/news/live/mars-perseverance-rover-updates)
Northrop Grumman will launch a Cygnus cargo craft to the space station today. Watch it live!
NASA and Northrop Grumman are teaming up to launch a cargo capsule to the International Space Station (ISS) today (Feb. 20) and you can watch the action live online.
More... (https://www.space.com/northrop-grumman-antares-cygnus-ng-15-cargo-ship-launch-webcast)
On This Day in Space! Feb. 20, 1962: John Glenn becomes 1st American to orbit Earth
On Feb. 20, 1962, NASA launched an astronaut into orbit around the Earth for the first time. See how it happened in our "On This Day In Space" series!
More... (https://www.space.com/39251-on-this-day-in-space.html)
FAA closes investigation of SpaceX's Starship SN9's test-flight crash
The path is now much clearer for the test flight of SN9's successor, SN10.
More... (https://www.space.com/faa-closes-investigation-spacex-starship-sn9-crash)
Space photos: The most amazing images this week!
See the best photos on Space.com this week.
More... (https://www.space.com/32252-amazing-images.html)
The top space stories of the week!
These are the top space stories this week from Space.com.
More... (https://www.space.com/36316-the-most-amazing-space-stories-of-the-week.html)
Disastrous Houston blackouts captured from space
More than one million people lost power in the Houston area.
More... (https://www.space.com/texas-blackouts-space-photos)
Google 'Perseverance rover' today for a fun Mars landing surprise
If you've been following the dramatic success of yesterday's Mars touchdown, you may have Googled "Perseverance rover" today (Feb. 19) and seen your page lighting up with fireworks.
More... (https://www.space.com/google-perseverance-rover-mars-landing-fireworks)
Wow! See the Perseverance rover dangling above Mars in this amazing landing photo
NASA just released an image showing its Perseverance Mars rover dangling about 6.5 feet (2 meters) above the red dirt during its picture-perfect touchdown inside Jezero Crater yesterday (Feb. 18).
More... (https://www.space.com/perseverance-rover-over-mars-skycrane-landing-photos)
Pictures from space! Our image of the day
Valentine Island in northern Western Australia is a swirling mix of blues and reddish browns, as seen from space by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission.
More... (https://www.space.com/34-image-day.html)
NASA and Boeing will attempt 2nd hot fire test of SLS megarocket Feb. 25
NASA and Boeing are ready to light up the core stage of the massive Space Launch System (SLS) rocket in a second hot fire test, currently scheduled for Thursday (Feb. 25).
More... (https://www.space.com/nasa-sls-megarocket-ready-for-2nd-hot-fire-test)
Space Chat with Space.com: Tune in Fridays for science, space and more!
This Friday (Feb. 19), "Space Chat" will cover yesterday's historic landing as NASA's Perseverance rover touched down successfully on Mars.
More... (https://www.space.com/space-chat-live-with-spacedotcom.html)
What's next for NASA's Perseverance Mars rover after its landing success?
Great photos are just around the corner, but it'll likely be a few months before Perseverance really starts sinking its teeth into its science work.
More... (https://www.space.com/perseverance-mars-rover-landing-next-steps)
We did it: Celebrating a Mars rover landing in the time of COVID-19
After a year of seemingly endless obstacles and challenges imposed by the coronavirus pandemic, something good finally happened: NASA landed the Perseverance rover on Mars.
More... (https://www.space.com/nasa-perseverance-mars-landing-coronavirus-pandemic)
Widespread Texas power outages delay Boeing's second Starliner spacecraft test flight to April
NASA's commercial crew program hit another delay in getting a second spacecraft ready to ferry astronauts to space.
More... (https://www.space.com/boeing-starliner-oft-2-test-flight-texas-power-outages-delay)
Scientists revisit the 1st black hole they ever discovered and realize it's bigger than they thought
New evidence suggests the first known black hole is bigger than previously thought, which may force scientists to reconsider their understanding of how giant stars give rise to black holes.
More... (https://www.space.com/first-discovered-black-hole-larger-than-thought)
'For All Mankind' Season 2 blasts off with nods to NASA's space shuttle past
On May 21, 1983, it had been more than a decade since astronauts had walked on the moon. In the alternate history of "For All Mankind," though, humans were still on the lunar surface.
More... (https://www.space.com/for-all-mankind-appletv-season-2)
NASA and Northrop Grumman are teaming up to launch a cargo capsule to the International Space Station (ISS) today (Feb. 20) and you can watch the action live online.
More... (https://www.space.com/northrop-grummman-launches-cygnus-ng15-cargo-ship)
NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission: Live updates
Perseverance is set to land inside Mars' Jezero Crater on Feb. 18, 2021.
More... (https://www.space.com/news/live/mars-perseverance-rover-updates)
Northrop Grumman will launch a Cygnus cargo craft to the space station today. Watch it live!
NASA and Northrop Grumman are teaming up to launch a cargo capsule to the International Space Station (ISS) today (Feb. 20) and you can watch the action live online.
More... (https://www.space.com/northrop-grumman-antares-cygnus-ng-15-cargo-ship-launch-webcast)
On This Day in Space! Feb. 20, 1962: John Glenn becomes 1st American to orbit Earth
On Feb. 20, 1962, NASA launched an astronaut into orbit around the Earth for the first time. See how it happened in our "On This Day In Space" series!
More... (https://www.space.com/39251-on-this-day-in-space.html)
FAA closes investigation of SpaceX's Starship SN9's test-flight crash
The path is now much clearer for the test flight of SN9's successor, SN10.
More... (https://www.space.com/faa-closes-investigation-spacex-starship-sn9-crash)
Space photos: The most amazing images this week!
See the best photos on Space.com this week.
More... (https://www.space.com/32252-amazing-images.html)
The top space stories of the week!
These are the top space stories this week from Space.com.
More... (https://www.space.com/36316-the-most-amazing-space-stories-of-the-week.html)
Disastrous Houston blackouts captured from space
More than one million people lost power in the Houston area.
More... (https://www.space.com/texas-blackouts-space-photos)
Google 'Perseverance rover' today for a fun Mars landing surprise
If you've been following the dramatic success of yesterday's Mars touchdown, you may have Googled "Perseverance rover" today (Feb. 19) and seen your page lighting up with fireworks.
More... (https://www.space.com/google-perseverance-rover-mars-landing-fireworks)
Wow! See the Perseverance rover dangling above Mars in this amazing landing photo
NASA just released an image showing its Perseverance Mars rover dangling about 6.5 feet (2 meters) above the red dirt during its picture-perfect touchdown inside Jezero Crater yesterday (Feb. 18).
More... (https://www.space.com/perseverance-rover-over-mars-skycrane-landing-photos)
Pictures from space! Our image of the day
Valentine Island in northern Western Australia is a swirling mix of blues and reddish browns, as seen from space by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission.
More... (https://www.space.com/34-image-day.html)
NASA and Boeing will attempt 2nd hot fire test of SLS megarocket Feb. 25
NASA and Boeing are ready to light up the core stage of the massive Space Launch System (SLS) rocket in a second hot fire test, currently scheduled for Thursday (Feb. 25).
More... (https://www.space.com/nasa-sls-megarocket-ready-for-2nd-hot-fire-test)
Space Chat with Space.com: Tune in Fridays for science, space and more!
This Friday (Feb. 19), "Space Chat" will cover yesterday's historic landing as NASA's Perseverance rover touched down successfully on Mars.
More... (https://www.space.com/space-chat-live-with-spacedotcom.html)
What's next for NASA's Perseverance Mars rover after its landing success?
Great photos are just around the corner, but it'll likely be a few months before Perseverance really starts sinking its teeth into its science work.
More... (https://www.space.com/perseverance-mars-rover-landing-next-steps)
We did it: Celebrating a Mars rover landing in the time of COVID-19
After a year of seemingly endless obstacles and challenges imposed by the coronavirus pandemic, something good finally happened: NASA landed the Perseverance rover on Mars.
More... (https://www.space.com/nasa-perseverance-mars-landing-coronavirus-pandemic)
Widespread Texas power outages delay Boeing's second Starliner spacecraft test flight to April
NASA's commercial crew program hit another delay in getting a second spacecraft ready to ferry astronauts to space.
More... (https://www.space.com/boeing-starliner-oft-2-test-flight-texas-power-outages-delay)
Scientists revisit the 1st black hole they ever discovered and realize it's bigger than they thought
New evidence suggests the first known black hole is bigger than previously thought, which may force scientists to reconsider their understanding of how giant stars give rise to black holes.
More... (https://www.space.com/first-discovered-black-hole-larger-than-thought)
'For All Mankind' Season 2 blasts off with nods to NASA's space shuttle past
On May 21, 1983, it had been more than a decade since astronauts had walked on the moon. In the alternate history of "For All Mankind," though, humans were still on the lunar surface.
More... (https://www.space.com/for-all-mankind-appletv-season-2)
If you are perplexed by reports of unidentified aerial phenomena and possible visitations of alien spacecraft, you can take action with do-it-yourself sky-monitoring gear.
More... (https://www.space.com/spotting-ufos-sky-hub-surveillance)
Cleanup of Arecibo Observatory's collapsed radio telescope seen from space
The sad work of dismantling the remains of the Arecibo Observatory is underway.
More... (https://www.space.com/arecibo-observatory-cleanup-satellite-images)
NASA's Perseverance rover deploys wind sensor on Mars
NASA's Mars rover Perseverance continues getting up to speed on the Red Planet.
More... (https://www.space.com/perseverance-rover-mars-wind-sensor-video)
In photos: NASA's Mars Perseverance rover mission to the Red Planet
NASA's Perseverance rover is slated to touch down in Mars' Jezero Crater on Feb. 18, 2021. See images of the Perseverance mission in this Space.com gallery.
More... (https://www.space.com/nasa-mars-perseverance-rover-mission-photos.html)
Japanese billionaire seeks 8 crewmembers for moon-bound mission on SpaceX's Starship
Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa is looking for eight crewmembers for a mission to the moon.
More... (https://www.space.com/yusaku-maezawa-dearmoon-contest-seeking-crewmembers)
Perseverance rover: NASA's Mars car to seek signs of ancient life
NASA's Perseverance rover isn't just exploring the Red Planet. The life-hunting robot will also help a little bit of Mars make it to Earth a decade or so from now, if all goes according to plan.
More... (https://www.space.com/perseverance-rover-mars-2020-mission)
Watch this giant iceberg break off from Antarctica
The iceberg broke off after a crack formed in November 2020.
More... (https://www.space.com/giant-iceberg-breaks-off-antarctica-a-74-images)
Mars Society launches crowdfunding push for a VR Mars astronaut mission simulation
Using virtual reality, you could explore the surface of Mars from the safety of planet Earth.
More... (https://www.space.com/mars-society-virtual-reality-crowdfunding-campaign)
A SpaceX rocket will launch a Starlink satellite fleet tonight and you can watch it live. Here's how.
SpaceX will launch its next batch of Starlink satellites on Tuesday (March 2) and you can watch it live online.
More... (https://www.space.com/spacex-starlink-17-internet-satellites-launch-webcast)
Pictures from space! Our image of the day
The Hubble Space Telescope snapped this image of the spiral galaxy NGC 4826, which can be found 17 million light-years away from Earth.
More... (https://www.space.com/34-image-day.html)
Rocket Lab: Private Spaceflight for Tiny Satellites
Providing space for the small.
More... (https://www.space.com/rocket-lab.html)
A new rocket, Venus missions and more: Rocket Lab's Peter Beck is aiming big in space
Space.com caught up with Rocket Lab founder and CEO Peter Beck to talk about the company's newly announced Neutron rocket, other plans going forward — and how his hat tasted.
More... (https://www.space.com/rocket-lab-neutron-peter-beck-interview)
Newfound Comet Leonard will blaze into view this year
A new comet is on its way in toward the sun, with prospects that it may become bright enough to see with the unaided eye by year's end.
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Full-size mock International Space Station closes with end of Fry's Electronics
The International Space Station has gone out of business — in a Houston suburb.
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On This Day in Space! March 2, 2004: Rosetta spacecraft launches to Comet 67P
On March 2, 2004, the European Space Agency launched the Rosetta mission to study Comet 67P. See how it happened in our "On This Day In Space" series!
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SpaceX is ready to launch more astronauts with Crew-2 next month
SpaceX's second fully-crewed astronaut flight, Crew-2, is prepared for launch, mission team members said Monday (March 1) during a news briefing.
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Rare red sprite and blue jet create otherworldly light show above Hawaii
A camera at an observatory in Hawaii captured a red sprite and a blue jet in the same frame.
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Brilliant yellow-green fireball lights up sky above England (video, photos)
A fireball blazed across the skies of southern England Sunday night (Feb. 28), and it likely dropped singed hunks of cosmic rock on the countryside below.
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Future interstellar comet? Gas-spewing object spotted in asteroid group near Jupiter
Researchers spotted an object strangely outgassing far from the sun — like a comet — during a long road trip through our solar system that could conclude in interstellar space, NASA says.
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A Russian Soyuz rocket will launch NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei and two cosmonauts toward the space station early Friday (April 9) on a last-minute mission. Here's how you can watch it live.
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Celestron Astro Fi 130 telescope: Full review
Celestron's Astro Fi 130 combines good optics with the latest in telescope technology — but is it the right telescope for you?
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A tiny, wobbling muon just shook particle physics to its core
But this may not be the end of the story.
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The Great North American Solar Eclipse of 2024 is just three years away
Three years from today, on Monday, April 8, 2024, more than half a billion people across North America have the chance to see another Great American Solar Eclipse.
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Pictures from space! Our image of the day
While it might look like a painting or a still from a science fiction film, this is actually an image of dunes on the surface of Mars.
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Mars helicopter Ingenuity unlocks its rotor blades to prepare for 1st flight on Red Planet
The Mars helicopter Ingenuity has unlocked its two rotor blades as preparations continue for the vehicle's first flight, due to occur no earlier than Sunday (April 11).
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Teach your kids about NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity with a free webcast today
NASA engineers will teach kids about the Mars helicopter Ingenuity in a live webcast today. Here's how to watch.
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On This Day in Space! April 8, 1964: 1st test flight of Gemini spacecraft
On April 8, 1964, NASA launched the first uncrewed test flight of the new Gemini spacecraft. See how it happened in our "On This Day In Space" series!
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Tiny Astroscale satellite will test space junk cleanup tech with magnets
Astroscale just launched the first commercial space junk cleanup mission designed to locate and retrieve used satellites and other debris orbiting Earth.
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Space-based solar power getting key test aboard US military's mysterious X-37B space plane
The X-37B space plane is being used to flight-validate the best ways to gather the sun's energy for power beaming from Earth orbit.
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Yuri's Night 2021: Celebrate human spaceflight's 60th anniversary with Bill Nye, astronauts, OK Go and more
Celebrate human spaceflight with Bill Nye (the Science Guy), former NASA astronaut Leland Melvin, the band OK Go, Inspiration4 astronaut Sian Proctor and other special guests this Saturday (April 10).
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'World of Tanks' honors the 60th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's historic spaceflight with 'To the Stars!' event
Tank battles and space history will collide this month as the makers of "World of Tanks" honor the legacy of famed cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.
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Philip Chapman, first Australian-born NASA astronaut, dies at 86
An Apollo-era NASA astronaut who was the first person born in Australia to train for a spaceflight, Philip Chapman died at age 86, having never made it into orbit.
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These selfies of NASA's Mars helicopter with the Perseverance rover are just amazing
Two gorgeous new photo mosaics show NASA's Perseverance Mars rover and Ingenuity helicopter as you've never seen them before.
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Air Force's new hypersonic missile fails to launch during key test flight
Some more work will be required to get the U.S. Air Force's new ARRW hypersonic missile up to speed.
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Spooky 'spiders on Mars' finally explained after two decades
Enormous "spiders" cover the Martian south pole, and scientists finally have experimental evidence to show how they're created.
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Alien raindrops are similar to those on Earth
The droplets falling through alien skies are broadly similar to the ones that splash down here on Earth, even if they're made of different stuff.
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SpaceX launches another 60 Starlink satellites into orbit and sticks rocket landing
SpaceX launched another 60 Starlink internet satellites into orbit and nailed the landing of a veteran Falcon 9 rocket on Wednesday (April 7).
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NASA, SpaceX target Oct. 23 for Crew-3 astronaut launch
NASA and SpaceX have announced that the pair's autumn mission to send four astronauts to the International Space Station will launch no earlier than Oct. 23.
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NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity just made aviation history, and its robotic buddy caught the whole thing on video.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger tells NASA to 'Get to the choppa!' for 1st Mars helicopter flight
Arnold Schwarzenegger had some important words for NASA ahead of the historic first flight of the agency's Mars Helicopter Ingenuity.
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Pictures from space! Our image of the day
This image was captured by NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity, showing its own shadow as it flies over the Martian surface.
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On This Day in Space! April 19, 1971: World's 1st space station launches into orbit
On April 19, 1971, the Soviet Union launched the world's first space station, Salyut 1. See how it happened in our "On This Day In Space" series!
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Behold! NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity snaps stunning photo from its 1st flight.
NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity has made its historic first Red Planet flight — and the photos are unbelievable.
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NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity takes off on historic 1st powered flight on another world
NASA's Ingenuity helicopter lifted off on the Red Planet early this morning (April 19), performing the first-ever powered flight on a world beyond Earth.
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Scientists baked meteorites in an oven to investigate the atmospheres of alien planets
Scientists baked meteorites in an oven and studied the gases they released to investigate the atmospheres of rocky planets.
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Watch monster black holes dance in this mesmerizing NASA animation
A stunning new animation from NASA shows the entrancing dance of two monster black holes in orbit around each other.
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Can we reflect sunlight to fight climate change? Scientists eye aerosol shield for Earth.
Could we slow down global warming by creating an aerosol reflector to deflect the sun's rays away from Earth? And should we?
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NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity is ready to make its first flight attempt Monday
The big day is nearly here for the team behind NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity, who've spent six years developing the first aircraft to fly on the Red Planet.
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These 4 Crew-2 astronauts are ready to ride a SpaceX rocket into orbit
NASA's next crew of astronauts are ready to strap into a SpaceX Dragon capsule and blast off into space.
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Russia joins China's mission to sample an asteroid and study a comet
China has selected a Russian science payload to fly on an upcoming mission to sample a near-Earth asteroid and later visit a main-belt comet.
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Lyrid meteors face off against a bright moon this week
The Lyrid meteor shower peaks on Thursday morning (April 22), the first good meteor shower in nearly four months, although a bright moon could interfere.
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NASA may attempt 1st Mars helicopter flight on Monday
The first helicopter on Mars is once again ready to attempt an historic flight on another world.
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How to watch the Mars helicopter Ingenuity's first flight online
The first helicopter is expected to attempt the first-ever flight on Mars on Monday (April 19), with NASA unveiling the results a day later, and you can follow it all online.
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SpaceX test-fires rocket ahead of Crew-2 astronaut launch for NASA
SpaceX has fired up the rocket that will ferry its next crew of astronauts to the International Space Station next week.
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NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity aces troublesome spin test
NASA's experimental Mars helicopter Ingenuity nailed a crucial spin test after the first try ended abruptly, delaying the chopper's groundbreaking flight attempt.
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Space photos: The most amazing images this week!
See the best photos on Space.com this week.
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The top space stories of the week!
These are the top space stories this week from Space.com.
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Ingenuity made its fifth Martian flight today (May 7), cruising to a new patch of ground on its first one-way trip on the Red Planet.
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You can see the International Space Station (and China's Tianhe, too) in the night sky this weekend
You can see two space stations in the night sky this weekend, China's Tianhe and the International Space Station.
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A huge Chinese rocket booster is falling from space, but don't worry. It likely won't hit you.
China's Long March 5B rocket core stage plummets to Earth this weekend. You have almost nothing to worry about.
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Inspiration4: The first all-civilian spaceflight on SpaceX Dragon
Inspiration4 will be the world's first spaceflight unsupervised by professional astronauts, using commercial equipment to launch civilian space enthusiasts into orbit.
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'Debris' on NBC is a sci-fi show with enormous potential
NBC's original sci-fi show "Debris" is nearing its Season 1 finale with just three episodes left and if you're not already watching it, you ought to be.
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US Space Command is tracking China's falling rocket booster, but won't shoot it down
U.S. Space Command is closely tracking a large Chinese rocket body falling uncontrollably back to Earth that is predicted to hit the atmosphere sometime on Saturday (May 8).
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A huge Chinese rocket will fall to Earth this weekend. Here's how to track it online.
Several websites give regular updates on the Chinese Long March 5B rocket core that's uncontrollably falling to Earth, with an expected re-entry on Saturday night (May 8).
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Perseverance rover captures sounds of Mars helicopter Ingenuity's flight in awesome first (video)
NASA's Perseverance rover captured the whirring of Ingenuity's fast-spinning rotors during the little chopper's fourth Red Planet flight, which took place on April 30.
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This week on the forums: Going to Mars, SpaceX giveaway and an alternate Earth!
It’s been another week of enthusiastic space chatter and we've got some highlights for you. Be sure to sign up for the Space.com forums and join the discussions today!
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Visit 'Mars' with me in Space.com's new 'Space Traveler' mini-documentary out now
Follow along with me, Space.com senior writer Chelsea Gohd, as I become an analog astronaut in a brand new documentary.
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On This Day in Space! May 7, 1992: Space shuttle Endeavour launches on maiden voyage
On May 7, 1992, the space shuttle Endeavour launched on its first flight. See how it happened in our "On This Day In Space" series!
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'Spaghettified' star wrapped around a black hole spotted for the first time
Scientists have observed a star wrapped around a supermassive black hole for the first time, providing evidence that an effect dubbed spaghettification occurs when stars venture too close to galaxy centers.
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NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity will head to new airfield today on 5th flight
Ingenuity is scheduled to make its fifth Martian flight today (May 7), a jaunt that will be unlike anything the 4-lb. (1.8 kilograms) chopper has attempted so far.
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Mystery of strange new 'dune' auroras solved, scientists say
A Finnish-led team has new insights into auroral "dunes" first reported in scientific literature a year ago.
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How long is a day on Venus? It's always changing, new study reveals
Astronomers have long struggled to pin down how long a day lasts on Venus, but new research suggests the difficulty stems not from flawed measurements but from real variations in the planet's spin.
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SpaceX's Elon Musk hosting 'Saturday Night Live' this weekend
SpaceX boss Elon Musk is hosting "Saturday Night Live" this weekend, on a show that features Miley Cyrus as the musical guest.
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Falling Chinese rocket debris spotted in space as White House weighs in (photo)
An astronomer spotted a huge Chinese rocket core falling uncontrolled from orbit, as the White House weighed in on the tricky international situation.
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Boeing, NASA target July 30 for 2nd test flight of Starliner capsule
Boeing's Starliner astronaut taxi will launch on its second test flight this summer, if all goes according to plan.
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Exclusive: 'The Martian' author Andy Weir aims for the stars with new sci-fi thriller 'Project Hail Mary'
New York Times bestselling author Andy Weir taps into extreme science once again for his new sci-fi saga from Ballantine Books, 'Project Hail Mary.'
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More than 13,700 people have signed a petition to NASA to name the space agency’s planned Lunar Gateway after Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins, who died last month at the age of 90.
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On This Day in Space! May 19, 2000: STS-101 launches with 1st 'Glass Cockpit'
On May 19, 2000, the space shuttle Atlantis launched with the very first "glass cockpit." See how it happened in our "On This Day In Space" series!
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Author Alexander Freed's 'Alphabet Squadron' trilogy concludes with 'Star Wars: Victory's Price'
Yrica Quell and her rebel starfighter pilots are back for one more clash with the Empire's Shadow Wing.
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Distant star drowns its partner in gas, forming gorgeous 'Necklace Nebula'
NASA shared an image of the stunning Necklace Nebula, created by two stars locked in a dance of mutually assured destruction.
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Clouds of self-levitating soot might help halt global warming
A new geoengineering method using soot mixed with sunlight-reflecting particles that would rise into the stratosphere on their own creates new possibilities for geoengineering.
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UFO answers coming soon? US government to report on mysterious sightings
We could soon start getting answers to some vexing UFO questions.
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Pictures from space! Our image of the day
The sun sets above Jezero Crater on Mars in an image captured by the NASA Perseverance rover on May 17.
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NASA rocket launch sparks stunning green and violet clouds in night sky (photos)
A suborbital launch created violet and green lights in the sky this weekend in a larger effort to understand spaceborne energy transport.
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Atlas V rocket launches SBIRS Geo-5 missile warning satellite for US Space Force
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launched a missile-warning satellite for the U.S. Space Force into orbit today (May 18), marking the first launch of the year for the company.
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Discovery Channel's 'Who Wants To Be An Astronaut' will launch a contest winner into orbit with Axiom Space
The Discovery Channel has teamed up with Axiom Space to launch a contest winner into orbit in a competition series "Who Wants To Be An Astronaut."
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Rocket Lab investigates launch failure, begins inspecting recovered booster
Rocket Lab is diving into two big jobs, one of which is much more pleasant than the other.
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Watch an Atlas V rocket launch US Space Force missile-warning satellite today
The United Launch Alliance (ULA) will launch an Atlas V rocket into space today (May 18), and you can watch the action live online.
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Super Flower Blood Moon 2021: Where, when and how to see the supermoon lunar eclipse
On May 25-27, much of the world will see a lunar eclipse that coincides with the moon's closest approach to Earth — making it a "supermoon" eclipse that will turn the moon reddish.
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Scientists ponder how to get samples from Saturn's weird moon Titan
A concept of a sample-return mission to Saturn's moon Titan envisions using local lakes of hydrocarbons as a source of fuel to power the trip home.
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Solar Orbiter captures its 1st video of eruption on the sun
A sun-studying spacecraft nabbed its first footage of a solar outburst before its science mission has officially begun.
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Exclusive: Watch a deleted scene from 'Star Trek: Lower Decks' Season 1 Blu-ray release
Boimler decides to break Starfleet rules in this funny deleted animatic sequence.
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What is the Big Bang Theory?
The Big Bang Theory explains how the universe began.
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China's newly landed Mars rover Zhurong likely to roll into action this weekend
China's first-ever Mars rover will roll into action on the Red Planet this weekend, if all goes according to plan.
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Atlas V rocket launch carrying Space Force missile-warning satellite delayed to Tuesday
United Launch Alliance scrubbed the launch of an Atlas V rocket today (May 17) due to an issue with the rocket's liquid oxygen system.
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The U.S. government needs some more time to get to the bottom of the UFO mystery.
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Spacewalking astronauts deploy second new solar array for space station
For the third time in less than two weeks, two astronauts ventured outside of the International Space Station to augment the orbiting outpost's power system with new solar arrays.
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Virgin Galactic can fly passengers to suborbital space, FAA says
The FAA has updated Virgin Galactic's spaceflight operator license, allowing it to fly paying customers in addition to crewmembers, company representatives announced today (June 25).
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Never-before-seen colossal comet on a trek toward the sun
A new visitor is swinging by the solar system: a never-before-observed comet that hails from the Oort Cloud.
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Chinese astronauts enjoying 120 dishes during space station stay
China's Shenzhou 12 astronauts will select their meals from more than 120 dishes during their three-month stay in orbit.
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These tiny indestructible tardigrades will reveal how to survive in extremes of space
Indestructible tardigrades will be subject to a series of experiments at the International Space Station to reveal how they survive in extreme environments.
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Watch Day 2 of National Space Society's ISDC 2021 conference live today
The National Space Society (NSS) will hold its flagship annual event virtually this year, starting on Thursday (June 24) — and you can watch most of it live, for free.
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New map created by AI reveals hidden links between Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies
A new cosmic map showed previously unseen structures connecting galaxies, which could help scientists better model a future collision between the Milky Way and Andromeda.
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Weird Neptune-like exoplanet may have water clouds
A Neptune-like planet that's relatively close to Earth may boast clouds containing water vapor.
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Look up! Now is a great time to see Centaurus and his neighbors in the night sky
This month, lying just above the southern horizon as darkness falls is a bright complex of stars stretching along the southern Milky Way. They include the constellations of Centaurus, Lupus and Crux.
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'First newspaper delivered to the moon' inspires first USA Today NFT
Fifty years after it became one of the first newspapers flown to the moon, a special edition of TODAY is again crossing frontiers — this time as a new type of digital asset. The USA TODAY Network's first NFT was inspired by a very-long-distance delivery.
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On This Day in Space! July 25, 1984: Cosmonaut Svetlana Savitskaya makes the 1st spacewalk by a woman
On July 25, 1984, the Russian cosmonaut Svetlana Savitskaya became the first woman to embark on a spacewalk. See how it happened in our "On This Day In Space" series!
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Small-rocket startup bluShift announces 1st signed purchase order
bluShift Aerospace just hit a major milestone with its first signed purchase order, which means the small company is starting to bring in customer revenues.
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Did a comet strike 13,000 years ago change human civilization as we know it?
Could a devastating comet impact in Earth's distant past have forever changed human civilization?
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Watch spacewalking astronauts add a new solar array to International Space Station today
The International Space Station is scheduled to get another power boost today (June 25), and you can watch the solar array deployment live here.
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Watch NASA launch a small rocket with dozens of student experiments today!
NASA will launch dozens of student experiments to space on a sounding rocket today (June 25), and you can watch it live here.
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Pictures from space! Our image of the day
The Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage (ICPS) of the NASA Space Launch System moon rocket ahead of its integration atop the stack.
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SpaceX delays launch of Transporter-2 rideshare mission on Falcon 9 rocket
SpaceX has postponed the launch of its next rideshare mission Transporter-2 to allow more time for rocket checks.
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Starliner: Boeing's next-generation spaceship
The aviation giant Boeing aims to take astronauts to space in their commercial capsule.
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Giant ghostly 'hand' stretches through space in new X-ray views
An enormous, ghostly hand stretches through the depths of space, its wispy fingers pressing against a glowing cloud. It sounds like something out of sci-fi, but it's quite real.
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Could gas escaping the gravitational grasp of supermassive black holes be forming "tsunamis" in space?
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Chris Pratt tells of his love for sci-fi as 'The Tomorrow War' arrives on Amazon Prime Video
As Amazon Prime's newest sci-fi action blockbuster "The Tomorrow War" arrives on our screens, we spoke to stars Chris Pratt and Edwin Hodge about their love for science fiction.
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Smallest, densest white dwarf ever discovered packs the sun's mass into a moon-size stellar corpse
Astronomers may have discovered the smallest and heaviest white dwarf star ever seen, a smoldering ember about the size of our moon but 450,000 times more massive than Earth, a new study finds.
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NASA preparing to switch glitchy Hubble Space Telescope to backup hardware if needed
As NASA continues to diagnose a computer glitch on the Hubble Space Telescope, engineers are preparing to turn on backup hardware.
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The Cygnus spacecraft: Northrop Grumman's cargo ship
Information about Northrop Grumman's uncrewed Cygnus cargo vehicle.
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Blue Origin will fly female aviator Wally Funk, one of the Mercury 13, on 1st crewed launch
Aviator Wally Funk wanted to be an astronaut in the earliest days of spaceflight. Sixty years later, she'll finally go to space with Blue Origin on July 20.
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UAE's Hope Mars orbiter spots elusive aurora on Red Planet
The United Arab Emirates' (UAE) Hope Mars mission made its first major finding just a couple months after arriving at the Red Planet when it snagged unprecedented observations of a tricky aurora.
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Arianespace Soyuz rocket lofts 36 new OneWeb internet satellites
Arianespace lofted another 36 OneWeb broadband satellites today (July 1) in a milestone that will allow the company to begin providing internet access.
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On This Day in Space! July 1, 1962: NASA's Kennedy Space Center established in Florida
On July 1, 1962, NASA established the Launch Operations Center — which was later renamed the Kennedy Space Center. See how it happened in our "On This Day In Space" series!
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Many nearby Earth-size exoplanets could be hiding in plain sight
The universe is populated with stars that live in pairs, and these systems could mean double trouble for scientists wanting to find Earth-like planets.
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On its first try, China's Zhurong rover hit a Mars milestone that took NASA decades
China's Zhurong rover landed safely on Mars on May 15, making China only the third country to successfully land a rover on the red planet.
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Mars methane mystery may be starting to clear up
Scientists now seem to understand why the gas has been detected at ground level on Mars but not higher up in the air.
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Night sky, July 2021: What you can see this month [maps]
Find out what's up in your night sky during July 2021 and how to see it in this Space.com stargazing guide.
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Best night sky events of July 2021 (stargazing maps)
See what's up in the night sky for July 2021, including stargazing events and the moon's phases, in this Space.com gallery courtesy of Starry Night Software.
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Pictures from space! Our image of the day
Three active regions on the face of the sun photographed by ESA's Proba 2 spacecraft could produce powerful solar flares that might cause brief radio blackouts on Earth.
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Space Chat with Space.com: Hubble fights on, Virgin Orbit launches and UFO report comes out
This Friday (July 2), Space Chat will explore what's new in space, including Hubble repairs, a Virgin Orbit launch and the Pentagon's UFO report.
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New 'Dune' film delayed again: report
Warner Bros. has tweaked its fall release schedule and the eager-awaited "Dune" has been pushed back again to Oct. 22, 2021.
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SpaceX launches 88 satellites into orbit and nails rocket landing
A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched 88 satellites into orbit and aced a landing in Florida on Wednesday (June 30).
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Astra goes public, becomes 1st launch company to trade on Nasdaq
Astra today (June 30) completed its previously announced merger with Holicity, a special purpose acquisition company backed by Bill Gates and billionaire telecom pioneer Craig McCaw, among others.
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How rockets work: A complete guide
Rockets of all kinds are still our only way of reaching space — but how exactly do they work?
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Earth is the only planet known to support life. Learn about what Earth is made of and where it came from.
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Jeff Bezos and crew flew aviation artifacts, Skittles on Blue Origin spaceflight
Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin took Amelia Earhart's goggles, Skittles and aviation artifacts to space on New Shepard's first crewed flight.
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Russia will launch a new science lab to the International Space Station Wednesday. Here's how to watch.
Russia is launching its Nauka science module, which includes a new European robotic arm, to the International Space Station on Wednesday (July 21).
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Blue Origin's Jeff Bezos launch on New Shepard: Live updates
Read live updates of Blue Origin's First Human Flight that will launch Jeff Bezos and three others on July 20, 2021.
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'Woohoo!' Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin's first passengers revel in their launch to space
Blue Origin's first spaceflyers launched to space and back today (July 20) and loved it so much that some are already planning their return trips.
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Blue Origin will launch 2 more passenger spaceflights this year after 1st astronaut launch success
Blue Origin plans to fly two more flights with paying customers in 2021 after founder Jeff Bezos and three other crew members made a debut trip on New Shepard Tuesday (July 20).
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Pictures from space! Our image of the day
The Hubble Space Telescope has returned to work after recovering from a computer anomaly with new snaps of odd galaxies hundreds of millions lightyears away.
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New Urwerk wristwatch inspired by NASA space shuttle Enterprise controls
The analog dials used to fly a 40-year-old NASA space shuttle have inspired the look of a new, avant-garde timepiece.
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Jeff Bezos launches into space on Blue Origin's 1st astronaut flight
Blue Origin sent its billionaire founder Jeff Bezos and three crewmates to suborbital space today (July 20) on the first crewed mission of its New Shepard vehicle.
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Blue Origin to launch its 1st astronaut flight with Jeff Bezos and crew of 3 today
Blue Origin will launch its founder Jeff Bezos, his brother and both the oldest and youngest people to fly in space in a historic spaceflight today (July 20).
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Amateur astronomer discovers a tiny moon around Jupiter
An amateur astronomer has discovered a previously unknown moon around Jupiter after poring over old telescope images, a major first.
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How to watch Blue Origin launch Jeff Bezos into space today
New Shepard is set to go to space July 20 carrying a crew including Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos, and you can watch the whole thing live.
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Disabled space enthusiasts can now apply for Zero Gravity space training
For people who are disabled and have always dreamed of training to fly to space, the SciAccess Initiative has opened up applications to disabled crew participants for a Zero-G parabolic flight.
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On This Day in Space! July 20, 1969: Apollo 11 Astronauts take the first moonwalk
On July 20, 1969, human beings walked on the moon for the very first time! See how it happened in our "On This Day In Space" series!
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How much will Jeff Bezos' New Shepard rocket warm the planet?
An attempt to figure out how much emission Jeff Bezos' jaunt into space will produce and whether we should be concerned about it
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What is suborbital flight? (And why do we care?)
The world's richest man, Jeff Bezos, will blast into space in his first-ever suborbital flight. But what does that mean, and does it even matter?
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SpaceX test fires massive Super Heavy booster for Starship for 1st time (video)
SpaceX fired up the massive booster rocket for its new Starship spacecraft for the first time Monday night (July 19).
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See the first photos from the Hubble Space Telescope after a major computer malfunction
After more than a month offline in orbit, the famed Hubble Space Telescope is back in action and snapping photos of the cosmos.
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Here's how Blue Origin trained Jeff Bezos and his crew for an 11-minute launch into space
Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos and three crewmates received 14 hours of training over the last two days for their launch into space on July 20.
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Perseid meteor shower 2021: When, where & how to see it
The Perseid meteor shower burst into light this July and will escalate into August as Earth passes through the long trail left by Comet Swift-Tuttle. This month, though, the moon may interfere with the show. Here's how and when to see the Perseids.
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Boeing needs more time to figure out a possible issue with the valves in Starliner's propulsion system.
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New sci-fi shooter 'The Ascent' comes to Xbox Series X and PC
"The Ascent," a new sci-fi action-shooter role-playing game (RPG) from game developer Neon Giant and publishers Curve digital, is now available.
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2021 Full Moon Calendar
The full moon happens about once a month. Find out when.
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SpaceX rolls 29-engine Super Heavy rocket to launch site (video)
The giant, 29-engine Super Heavy vehicle known as Booster 4 rolled out to its South Texas launch site today (Aug. 3) to begin testing ahead of a planned orbital trial.
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Watch cosmonauts explore Russia's new Nauka space station module in this video tour
Cosmonauts Oleg Novitsky and Pyotr Dubrov gave a video tour of the new Russian "Nauka" module that docked at the International Space Station last week.
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GOES-17 satellite bounces back from glitch while monitoring California wildfires
A weather satellite has recovered from a brief anomaly and is back to studying Earth and its ongoing wildfires.
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Chinese startup iSpace fails to reach orbit again with Hyperbola-1 rocket
The latest failure of a Chinese commercial rocket may point to growing pains as the country opens its space sector to more private participation, according to a news report.
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Supermassive black holes can be surprisingly delicate eaters, astronomers find
Astronomers have imaged an extraordinary black hole picnic of cosmic proportions.
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Pictures from space! Our image of the day
NASA leaders visited the VAB at the agency's Kennedy Space Center to prepare for the first launch of the Artemis Program.
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Lego releases massive 'Star Wars' UCS Republic Gunship with 3,292 pieces
At 27 inches in length and 500 Galactic Credits ($350) in price, this would make the ultimate "Star Wars" shrine.
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Boeing's Starliner launch delayed yet again
Boeing's Starliner astronaut taxi will have to wait to launch ... again.
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Boeing Starliner Orbital Flight Test 2: Live updates
Read live updates of Boeing's second uncrewed test flight of its Starliner spacecraft, scheduled to launch to the International Space Station on July 30.
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What would happen if Earth suddenly stopped spinning?
If Earth abruptly stopped spinning, what would happen to everything on it?
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How to watch Boeing launch its 2nd Starliner test flight for NASA
Boeing is set to launch its Starliner spacecraft on a crucial uncrewed flight to the International Space Station on Aug. 3. Here's how you can watch the weeklong mission live.
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NASA astronauts 'very excited' about Boeing's upcoming Starliner OFT-2 launch
Astronauts are eager to see Boeing's Starliner spacecraft launch to space today (Aug. 3), despite issues with the capsule's previous uncrewed spaceflight.
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'Massive melting event' strikes Greenland after record heat wave
One estimate suggests that 13 billion tons (12 metric tons) of ice made its way into the ocean on a single day.
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Take a deep dive into the new 'Star Trek: Lower Decks' Season 2 teaser trailer
Madness, mayhem, heroics and hijinks — fans of "Lower Decks" have plenty to look forward to.
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Skyglow forces dung beetles in the city to abandon the Milky Way as their compass
Globally, nights are becoming ever brighter.
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The best sci-fi movies and TV shows to stream on Amazon Prime in August
Time to catch up on some long overdue sci-fi, so here's our handy guide to what's on.
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On This Day in Space! Aug. 3, 2004: MESSENGER spacecraft launches to Mercury
On Aug. 3, 2004, NASA launched the MESSENGER spacecraft on a historic first mission to orbit the planet Mercury. See how it happened in our "On This Day In Space" series!
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NASA's sun-grazing spacecraft is making its ninth daring dive past our neighborhood star in a continuing quest to puzzle out secrets of how the sun works.
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Watch early Perseid meteors light up the night in video from NASA's All-sky Fireball Network
Fireballs blaze through the dark night sky in this NASA footage of the annual Perseid meteor shower.
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Boeing's Starliner still hoping for August launch despite technical troubles
Boeing is still hoping to achieve an August launch date for its Starliner capsule amid continuing technical problems with the spacecraft.
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Blobs in space and other cool science launching to the space station Tuesday
Northrop Grumman's next Cygnus cargo ship will launch on a journey to the International Space Station tomorrow carrying with it a bevy of research investigations and crew supplies.
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Planet Mercury: Facts about the planet closest to the sun
Mercury is the smallest planet in our solar system and is known for its short years, long days, extreme temperatures and weird sunsets.
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Pictures from space! Our image of the day
Europe’s Sentinel-2 satellite captured a massive wildfire ravaging the Greek island of Evia on Sunday, August 8, which broke out amid the worst heatwave in 30 years.
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Human influence on global warming is 'unequivocal,' UN report says
Hundreds of scientists with a UN panel reviewed more than 14,000 studies documenting climate change evidence, to create a new report for policymakers worldwide.
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Sending art to space: An interview with artist Micah Johnson
Artist Micah Johnson's animated character Aku flew to the International Space Station and back last month. Space.com caught up with Johnson to discuss the milestone and what it means.
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On This Day in Space! Aug. 9 1976: Soviet Luna 24 sample return probe launches to the moon
On Aug. 9, 1976, the Soviet space program launched its last moon mission. See how it happened in our "On This Day In Space" series!
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Stellar pulses are transformed into a celestial symphony
A new NASA video showcases the whirring symphony of stars in our cosmic neighborhood.
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Jupiter 'energy crisis' caused by auroras, scientists find in new study
Jupiter's mysterious "energy crisis" that has puzzled astronomers for 50 years could be caused by auroras, new observations suggest.
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Gulf Stream could be veering toward irreversible collapse, a new analysis warns
Although scientists don’t fully understand the varying strengths of the factors contributing to the slowdown, all of them are linked to human-caused climate change.
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NASA has glimpsed our galaxy's fate in three-way galactic brawl
Despite the apocalyptic appearances, galactic mergers are a frequent and essential part of a galaxy’s life cycle.
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All eyes on Venus: 2 spacecraft gear up for close Venus flybys this week
BepiColombo and Solar Orbiter will fly by Venus on Monday (Aug. 9) and Tuesday (Aug. 10), respectively.
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The top space stories of the week!
These are the top space stories this week from Space.com.
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Space photos: The most amazing images this week!
See the best photos on Space.com this week.
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Exclusive Q&A: 'Apollo 13' author Jeffrey Kluger crafts a harrowing new space thriller in 'Holdout'
Astronaut Walli Beckwith leads a principled revolt from the International Space Station in Kluger's latest space-based novel.
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This Lego Ideas concept would let you build NASA's James Webb Space Telescope
The telescope is so large, it has to be folded into the rocket that will launch it.
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Elon Musk is thrilled as SpaceX's Starship becomes world's tallest rocket — and he's not alone
SpaceX's Starship is officially the world's tallest rocket, and Elon Musk is over the moon.
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The creamy swirl of Typhoon Mindulle can be seen in this image taken by Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide from the International Space Station.
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Mercury flyby tonight: Europe's BepiColombo spacecraft to attempt its 1st swing past the planet
The Mercury-bound probe BepiColombo will take its first look at its target planet tonight from an incredibly close distance of only 124 miles (200 kilometers).
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Star Wars movies ranked, worst to best
From A New Hope to The Rise of Skywalker, here’s all the Star Wars movies ranked, worst to best. Now enjoy the greatest moments from a galaxy far, far away.
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Luminar AI review
Luminar AI speeds up workflow and improves photographs simultaneously with a flick of a button but also appeals to purist editors with traditional toolsets
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Superbright aurora lights up Earth's night side in incredible image from space
An astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS) captured a stunning new photo of the luminous green and red lights of an aurora hugging clouds swirling around Earth's night side.
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Rokinon/Samyang 14mm f/2.8 lens review
The Rokinon/Samyang 14mm f/2.8 lens is an ultrawide lens that’s not very expensive and is a great choice for astrophotography.
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Adobe Photoshop review
Adobe Photoshop CC 2021 is the world’s most powerful image editor, working across desktop, iPad, and a free mobile app for a complete experience.
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Best stargazing apps 2021
We've tried, tested and ranked the best stargazing apps for both Android and iOS.
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Climate change is making Earth dimmer
Earth is reflecting less light as its climate continues to change, new research suggests.
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Stinky 'mushball' hailstones on Uranus may explain an atmospheric anomaly there (and on Neptune, too)
A recent discovery of giant ammonia-rich hailstones, dubbed mushballs, on Jupiter might explain why Uranus and Neptune seem to have no ammonia in their atmospheres.
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World Space Week 2021 honors women in space: How to join the celebration online and in person
This year's World Space Week kicks off Monday (Oct. 4), bringing people together from around the world to celebrate women in space with a variety of events and interactive learning activities.
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Night sky, October 2021: What you can see this month [maps]
Find out what's up in your night sky during October 2021 and how to see it in this Space.com stargazing guide.
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The brightest planets in October's night sky: How to see them (and when)
Here's how to see planets visible in October's night sky.
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The best sci-fi movies and TV shows to stream on Netflix in October
A veritable treasure trove of sci-fi is available at your fingertips.
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The best sci-fi movies and TV shows to stream on Amazon Prime in October
Time to catch up on some long overdue sci-fi, so here's our handy guide to what's on.
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Astrophotography time-lapse tips
Create your own astrophotography time-lapse videos by following these simple tips.
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Canon EOS 6D Review: Is it still one of the best cameras for astrophotography?
The Canon EOS 6D is a veteran in the DSLR range and perennially popular thanks to its build quality, affordability, and low light capabilities. It’s a decent choice if you’re looking for a budget full frame system.
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Despite complaints, NASA won't rename James Webb Space Telescope: report
NASA won't rename its highly anticipated James Webb Space Telescope, despite complaints that the moniker honors a man complicit in anti-gay discrimination.
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Skittles is giving away a zero gravity flight to test out limited 'Zero-G' candies
Three months after certifying that their candies are "guaranteed to actually float while in space," Skittles is offering one fan the chance to test it out for themselves.
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The agency's Juno spacecraft has a starring role.
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NASA's DART spacecraft, humanity's first asteroid defense mission, less than one month from launch
NASA is less than one month away from launching humanity's first-ever asteroid-deflecting mission, known as DART, short for "Double Asteroid Redirection Test."
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China launches 40th orbital rocket mission of 2011, a new record: report
China's set a new national record for rocket launches today (Oct. 27) with a satellite launch from the Gobi Desert.
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Crew-3 astronauts excited to ride SpaceX's Dragon on Halloween
The next riders of SpaceX's Dragon are excited to strap into the capsule and blast into space.
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You can watch Russia launch a new space station cargo ship tonight. Here's how.
Three tons of supplies, food and equipment will fly to the International Space Station tonight.
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Best lenses for astrophotography
Our selection of the best lenses for astrophotography will help you get the most out of your camera when shooting the night sky.
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Every mission to the moon
A list of every moon mission with a few mission highlights.
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This 12-in-1 solar powered robot STEM kit is 35% off at Amazon now
This 190-piece set allows people to build 12 different robots, all of which can be solar powered.
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Disney's 1st trailer for 'Lightyear,' a Buzz Lightyear origin story, looks amazing
Disney and Pixar just launched the first teaser trailer for a new origin story of Buzz Lightyear and it's packed with stunning space action.
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SpaceX's Crew-3 astronaut mission for NASA: Live updates
SpaceX's next crewed launch for NASA will launch four astronauts to the International Space Station on the Crew-3 mission on Oct. 31 Liftoff is set for 2:21 a.m. EDT (0621 GMT). Known as Crew-3, the mission will mark SpaceX's fourth crewed spaceflight and will ferry NASA astronauts Raja Chari, Tom Marshburn, Kayla Barron and European Space Agency Matthias Maurer on a six-month mission to the space station.
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China launches military satellite that will take aim at space junk
The launch was a 'complete success', although we don't know much about its mission yet.
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Wildfires burned Antarctica 75 million years ago, charcoal remnants reveal
Antarctica was warmer during the late Cretaceous period, a time when wildfire blazed through the region.
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L+600 and counting: ESA astronaut to be 600th person in space on SpaceX Crew-3 launch
A German astronaut is set to become the 600th person to enter space and he will do so flying with a U.S. astronaut who once came close to being number 500.
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ACDSee Photo Studio 2022 review
ACDSee Photo Studio 2022 is a digital asset manager, non-destructive batch editor and layers-based photo editor which offers three versions to suit a multitude of users
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Earth tipped on its side (and back again) in 'cosmic yo-yo' 84 million years ago
A new study has confirmed a longstanding theory that Earth's crust tilted to the side, and eventually back again, around 84 million years ago.
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Microbes could help future Mars explorers make rocket fuel and oxygen on the Red Planet
Future Mars astronauts could make rocket fuel on the Red Planet using air, water and sunlight, a new study finds. The technology could fuel the astronauts' flights back to Earth.
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Affinity Photo review
Affinity Photo is a powerful image editing solution for those wanting to opt-out of subscription life and actually own their licenses perpetually for a minimal upfront fee
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Crew-3 astronauts arrive in Florida ahead of SpaceX's planned Halloween launch
Four astronauts were all smiles as they arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday afternoon (Oct. 26) ahead of SpaceX's third operational astronaut launch for NASA.
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Apple’s MacBook Pro M1 is a performance powerhouse. Read our review to find out why.
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SpaceX's Crew-2 astronaut splashdown for NASA: Live updates
Read that latest news about SpaceX's Crew-3 mission to the International Space Station for NASA.
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New space mission will measure how much heat Earth is trapping from climate change
A new space mission will measure how much heat gets trapped in Earth's atmosphere to help gauge whether humankind makes any progress in tackling the fast progressing climate change.
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Climate change will impact food crops by end of the decade, NASA says
Corn is one of the world's most important crops but it may soon take a hit from the progressing climate change, throwing global food security into turmoil, a new study by NASA found.
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NASA needs a new telescope, ASAP, to find Earth's twin
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine say that finding Earth-like worlds should be a priority.
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If the universe is a giant computer simulation, here's how many bits would be required to run it
A trippy new estimate calculates the total number of bits in the visible universe
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New era of 'Great Observatories' may be coming for NASA
A top priority identified in the newly released astronomy decadal survey is the establishment of a new program that would help NASA get big, powerful space telescopes off the ground more quickly and efficiently.
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How to watch SpaceX's Crew-2 astronauts return to Earth today
The astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-2 mission are scheduled to leave the International Space Station on Monday afternoon (Nov. 8), and you can watch the action live online.
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Black Friday deals for Space fans: Star Wars, NASA, Lego gifts and more
'Star Wars' dominates fan favorites, along with space-themed toys, games and astronomy gear
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HTC Vive Pro 2 review
A wonderful screen and superfast refresh rate make the HTC Vive Pro 2 worth your time.
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China's Shenzhou 13 crew takes its first spacewalk, the country's 1st by a female astronaut
The Shenzhou 13 astronauts aboard the Chinese space station took the first spacewalk of their mission Sunday (Nov. 7), marking the country's first spacewalk by a female astronaut.
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Politician suggests bombing erupting La Palma volcano to stop lava flow
Aside from lava flows, the volcano has been belching out high-speed molten boulders and causing tremors.
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World leaders pledge to end deforestation by 2030
The enormous pledge encompasses over 85% of the world's forests and more than 100 nations.
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SpaceX, NASA delay return to Earth of Crew-2 astronauts on Dragon spaceship
SpaceX and NASA have delayed the return to Earth of the Crew-2 astronauts to late Monday (Nov. 8).
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Some celestial yardsticks are visible in the night sky
In our sky this week, there are three stars that have been used to demonstrate how to measure stellar distances: Vega, 61 Cygni and Delta Cephei.
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Let's explore the personalities of some of the brightest stars in our sky
If like me, you have been watching the night sky for a long time, you will begin to recognize certain stars and constellations as old friends.
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NASA considering software fixes for sidelined Hubble Space Telescope
NASA is considering software adjustments to the Hubble Space Telescope to bring the sidelined telescope back into service.
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'Cannibal CME' sun storm marks rise of new solar cycle in space weather
The sun is waking up — and making sure we all know it.
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The first teaser trailer for "Don't Look Up" has Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio as astronomers hoping to warn Earth of a comet impact.
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NASA's DART mission to smack an asteroid launches this week. Here's how to watch online.
There are live briefings, virtual launch opportunities and even a planetary defense campaign.
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NASA's DART mission will move an asteroid and change our relationship with the solar system
For billions of years, chaos and the laws of physics have governed our solar system; next year, humans will take the reins and purposefully, in a calculated strike, adjust the orbit of an asteroid.
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Space photos: The most amazing images this week!
See the best photos on Space.com this week.
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Full moon calendar 2021: When to see the next full moon
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The top space stories of the week!
These are the top space stories this week from Space.com.
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Astronomers discover enormous 'barrier' separating the center of the Milky Way from the cosmic ray sea
Scientists studying cosmic rays near the galaxy's center discovered a strange 'barrier' keeping the fast-moving rays from entering the Milky Way's middle.
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Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo ship departs space station to conduct experiment in orbit
A Northrop Grumman Cygnus NG-16 cargo ship left the International Space Station today (Nov. 20) to carry out a new mission in orbit.
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Watch the 1st teaser for the live-action 'Halo' TV series from Paramount Plus
The first teaser trailer for the live-action 'Halo' series on Paramount Plus offers a tantalizing glimpse of Master Chief John-117.
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Zap! NASA readies a new laser test to speed up space communications
The mission was delayed two years but is launching during a new era of laser services.
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Watch the entire Beaver Moon lunar eclipse in 1 minute time-lapse
It was the longest partial eclipse in 580 years.
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Rocket Lab fishes Electron booster out of the sea (photos)
Rocket Lab recovered a first-stage booster during its successful launch on Wednesday (Nov. 17), taking another step toward rocket reuse.
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Astra rocket reaches orbit for 1st time on test flight for US military
Astra's 43-foot-tall (13 meters) Launch Vehicle 0007 made it to Earth orbit early Saturday (Nov. 20), notching a huge milestone for the California company.
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NASA wants to smash a spacecraft into an asteroid, but don't worry. Earth isn't at risk.
Later this month, NASA will launch a mission to smack an asteroid into a new orbit to prepare for the possibility that an asteroid in the future might threaten Earth. But don't worry.
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LightSail 2 solar sail is still soaring above Earth more than two years after launch
An experimental spacecraft testing solar sail space propulsion is still riding the sunbeams in Earth's orbit more than two and a half years after its launch.
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NASA's DART mission has a sequel. How Europe's HERA will explore an asteroid impact aftermath.
The Hera mission will follow NASA's DART asteroid-deflecting spacecraft to the binary space rock Didymos and detail the aftermath of DART's collision with the smaller of the two asteroids.
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Watch Ingenuity Mars helicopter soar in amazing new videos from Perseverance rover
Stunning new videos show NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity soaring through the Red Planet skies like never before.
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Save a whopping 40% the Fortnite Rocket Launcher in this early Black Friday deal from Best Buy
Blast away the competition with an epic early Black Friday Nerf deal on the Nerf Fortnite rocket launcher from best buy, now 40% off.
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Comet Leonard is visible in binoculars and telescopes. Here are our recommendations on telescopes and binoculars to see the comet.
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Hubble telescope traces a spiral galaxy to chart our universe's expansion
Mapping celestial objects like this lets us figure out how fast they are moving relative to each other.
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NASA unveils 10 new astronaut candidates for future space station, moon missions
NASA revealed the members of its 2021 astronaut class, the 23rd group since 1959, who may someday help establish a sustainable presence on the moon.
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Astra to launch mission for NASA from Florida next month
Astra will launch a NASA mission from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in January, the California rocket builder announced on Monday (Dec. 6).
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Fuel leak delays Atlas V rocket launch to early Tuesday morning: Watch it live
A U.S. military mission will get off the ground Tuesday morning (Dec. 7) after a two-day delay, and you can watch the liftoff live.
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Watch the entire total solar eclipse of 2021 in just 1 minute! (time-lapse video)
A new video (available on YouTube in 4K) offers a stunning view of the 2021 solar eclipse that occurred on Saturday (Dec. 4).
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Watch the moon shine near Venus tonight on its way toward Saturn and Jupiter
Venus and the moon make a dazzling duo in the night sky tonight (Dec. 6), starting the moon's multi-day journey past a slew of planets.
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Watch NASA announce its next astronaut class in this webcast replay
NASA is ready to announce its next batch of astronaut candidates, and you can watch the event live on Monday, Dec. 6.
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Astronauts see only total solar eclipse of 2021 from space station (photos)
Astronauts at the International Space Station got a glimpse of the only total solar eclipse of 2021, which was otherwise only visible to a few lucky observers in Antarctica.
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NASA says SpaceX is only provider so far able to provide astronaut taxi rides
The company received three more mission orders for Crew Dragon as Boeing Starliner works to get off the ground.
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Astronaut's daughter packs father's space mementos for Blue Origin launch
Laura Shepard Churchley is bringing more than memories of her father on her Blue Origin launch into space. She has packed a few special items that not only made the trip before, but went to the moon.
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Bring the universe to your screens with this ultimate list of the best sci-fi movies of all time.
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Military interest in the moon is ramping up
There is growing interest in protecting strategic assets in cislunar space, the realm between Earth and the moon.
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'Potentially hazardous' asteroid worth nearly $5 billion will pass by Earth this week, NASA says
The mineral-rich asteroid has an estimated worth of $4.71 billion.
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Newborn star (unsuccessfully) plays 'hide-and-seek' in gas cloud
A big gas jet helped Hubble spot the youngster.
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Massive simulation of the universe probes mystery of ghostly neutrinos
How do you test theories of the universe? By building gigantic supercomputers and simulating the evolution of the cosmos.
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Fortnite's Chapter 3 Battle Pass includes a moon-themed Ronin skin
Teasers suggest you will defend the multiverse in Season 3, Chapter 1 of the battle royale game.
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Two new studies reveal surprising features of the asteroid Ryugu.
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'The Expanse' is back on Amazon Prime for sixth and final season
The sixth and final season of "The Expanse" is currently showing on Amazon Prime Video and it's a show not to miss.
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NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission slips to spring 2022 after engine issue
Rocket woes have again delayed NASA's return to the moon.
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You can watch SpaceX launch NASA supplies to space station early Tuesday
SpaceX will launch a Dragon spacecraft packed with NASA cargo to the International Space Station early Tuesday (Dec. 21) and you can watch it live.
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Best beginner cameras
We’ve tested a range of the best beginner cameras on the market, so you can take your photography to the next level.
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International Space Station: Live updates
Find out what's going on at the International Space Station.
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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope launch: Live updates
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is scheduled to launch no earlier than Dec. 24, 2021.
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Best lenses for astrophotography
We’ve rounded up and reviewed the best lenses for astrophotography.
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These are the best zoom lenses you can get right now for Canon, Nikon, Sony and other cameras.
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We've rounded up the very best cameras for photography and video, making it easy for you to pick a model that suits your shooting style.
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Kepler’s Third Law: The movement of solar system planets
Kepler's Third Law not only calculated the planetary movements in the solar system, but also helped to determine the average distance of the planet from its stars.
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What will the James Webb Space Telescope reveal to us about dark matter?
The James Webb Space Telescope could help to solve the pressing mysteries of dark matter.
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How the James Webb Space Telescope works in pictures
The James Webb Space Telescope, also known as Webb or JWST, is a high-capability space observatory designed to revolutionize astronomy.
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41,000 years ago, auroras blazed near the equator
A geomagnetic event around 41,000 years ago sent the aurora wandering for centuries, as far south as the equator.
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Japanese billionaire and crewmates land from short stay on space station
A Japanese billionaire and his assistant safely returned to Earth after spending nearly 12 days in space. Yusaku Maezawa and Yozo Hirano touched down with Alexander Misurkin on Soyuz MS-20.
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Weird quantum objects known as Q balls could explain why we exist
Bizarre quantum objects called Q balls could explain why the universe if filled with matter and ultimately why we exist.
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Watch the first full trailer for the new 'Halo' TV series coming to Paramount Plus
The first proper footage from the eagerly-awaited "Halo" TV series has arrived, the live-action adaptation of the famous first-person shooter Xbox games.
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New space tourist videos show Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa's life in orbit
The space tourist has beamed home videos showing his many orbital adventures.
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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is scheduled to launch no earlier than Dec. 25, 2021.
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'29 days on the edge:' What's next for NASA's newly launched James Webb Space Telescope
The James Webb Space Telescope is finally aloft, but it'll be a while before it starts its highly anticipated science mission.
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5 space missions to look forward to now that Webb has launched
The James Webb Space Telescope was a decade late and $10 billion over budget, but it has finally launched. 
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'Wind' from Earth's middle layer blows through a secret passage beneath Panama
The mysterious presence of mantle materials more than 1,000 miles (1,609 km) from where they originated may be explained by a 'window' 62 miles (100 kilometers) below the Earth's surface.
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Rare wispy ice formations streak across the sea near Antarctica in beautiful satellite images
Recent satellite images captured by Landsat 8 show a rare windswept sea ice formation over water in Antarctica.
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James Webb Space Telescope notches crucial maneuver to set its path
The James Webb Space Telescope is truly on its way.
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'It's truly Christmas': James Webb Space Telescope's yuletide launch has NASA overjoyed
The James Webb Space Telescope received a faultless send-off by Europe's Ariane 5 rocket in what has been described as the best Christmas gift to the world's astronomers.
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Space photos: The most amazing images this week!
See the best photos on Space.com this week.
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The top space stories of the week!
A solar storm erupts ahead of Christmas, Comet Leonard has an outburst and Santa's trip gets tracked in a global simulation. These are some of the top stories this week from Space.com.
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In photos: The Christmas launch of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope
On Dec. 25, 2021, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope launched into space to peer farther back into the universe's history than ever before.
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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope launches on epic mission to study early universe
It was a moment so highly anticipated and so long-delayed that it seemed surreal: NASA's James Webb Space Telescope finally got off the ground.
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Christmas launch of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has sparked some epic holiday memes
NASA's Christmas launch of its huge James Webb Space Telescope has sparked some Twitter memes ahead of its Dec. 25 liftoff.
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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope: The ultimate guide
Everything you need to know about the James Webb Space Telescope, NASA's Big Bang-probing space observatory.
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Astronauts on International Space Station send Christmas video message to Earth
Astronauts on the International Space Station shared a festive message for people on Earth as they prepare to spend the holidays in orbit.
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How to watch NASA's James Webb Space Telescope launch online in several languages on Christmas Day
NASA is counting down toward a Christmas Day launch for its biggest space telescope ever and you can watch it all live online.
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James Webb Space Telescope's rocket begins fueling up for launch
The rocket that will finally launch NASA's James Webb Space Telescope today (Dec. 25) has begun fueling for liftoff.
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Here's the space weather forecast for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope launch
Space weather could derail the James Webb Space Telescope launch tomorrow. But so far, all seems in favour for tomorrow's big day.
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The Christmas night sky: A 2021 Yuletide stargazing guide
December is the month of the winter solstice, which a large part of the world associates with such celebrations as Nativity festivals.
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Starlink is a satellite network created by private spaceflight company SpaceX.
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When will the sun die?
Are you worried about the sun suddenly blinking out? Never fear — our star still has billions of years left to shine.
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Look up to spot the tricky planet Mercury at its 'greatest elongation' from the sun tonight
The planet Mercury, typically hard to spot for skywatchers, will be at its greatest distance from the sun in our sky Friday (Jan. 7).
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Virgin Orbit lands in Times Square NYC to ring NASDAQ bell
Another kind of countdown hit New York City's Times Square Friday (Jan. 7) as a commercial spaceflight company celebrated joining the NASDAQ stock exchange.
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James Webb Space Telescope has unfolded 1st wing of massive golden mirror
Unfolding the two side wings of the James Webb Space Telescope's golden primary mirror marks the last major task in assembling the observatory.
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Watch the James Webb Space Telescope soar through space in this livestream Saturday
The Virtual Telescope Project's webcast begins at 4:30 p.m. EST (2130 GMT).
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Astronomers discover 'Maggie,' a giant atomic cloud stretching across the Milky Way
Stretching thousands of light-years across the Milky Way, a newly discovered filament of hydrogen named Maggie is one of the biggest structures ever discovered in our galaxy.
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Northern lights (aurora borealis): What they are & how to see them
Learn all about the northern lights, including the science behind their colors, the display's ancient history and how to see the phenomenon.
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1 billion seconds in space! NASA's Hubble Space Telescope surpasses major milestone
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has reached a major milestone: one billion seconds in the final frontier.
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Matter and antimatter respond to gravity in the same way, study finds
Matter and antimatter behave the same under the influence of gravity, a new study found, leaving scientists no wiser as to what makes the two different.
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Death star: In cosmic first, scientists observe red supergiant just before it explodes
It's much easier for scientists to see the messy aftermath of stellar explosions than to watch the prelude to the drama.
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SpaceX lofts 49 Starlink internet satellites to orbit in 1st launch of 2022
SpaceX successfully launched its first Falcon 9 rocket of the year Thursday (Jan. 6), sending a new stack of Starlink satellites into orbit from Florida, before nailing a landing at sea.
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The solar system belongs to us all, not just Jeff Bezos
Like colonialism of old, Bezos’s space colonization plans heavily depend on resource extraction and unfair and abusive labor practices.
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NASA's TESS exoplanet mission reveals mystery of strange signals from dusty object
The universe is full of mysteries.
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North Korea tests another new hypersonic weapon: reports
North Korea claims that it conducted a successful test of a new hypersonic vehicle on Wednesday (Jan. 5).
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Sounding rocket launch might be visible on US east coast Saturday night
Livestream coverage begins at 10:40 p.m. EST (0340 GMT).
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New trailer for 'Moonfall' promises a disaster movie on a scale like no other, but how accurate is the physics?
The Earth faces an extinction-level event and naturally, no one listens to the scientists until its too late.
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SpaceX will lose 40 Starlink satellites to a geomagnetic storm as solar activity ramps up. But does this spell disaster for the future of satellites in space?
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Emperor Zurg makes his evil appearance in new trailer for 'Lightyear,' the Buzz Lightyear origin story
Disney/Pixar releases new full trailer and poster for their Buzz Lightyear backstory, “Lightyear”
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Fiery death of SpaceX Starlink satellites captured on video after geomagnetic storm
A dramatic video serves as a memorial to a star-crossed Starlink satellite that lived fast and died very young.
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Mt. Everest's highest glacier lost 2,000 years worth of ice since the 1990s
The highest glacier on Mount Everest is losing ice at an alarming rate, new research finds.
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Last-minute Star Wars Valentine's day gifts and deals
Show the "Star Wars" lovers in your life how much you adore them with these Valentine’s Day gifts for everyone on your list.
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'Zombie' star caught snacking on dead planet's remains
Distant X-rays may be the most direct evidence yet of the remains of a disintegrated planet colliding with the corpse of a star, a new study finds.
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What happened at the Arecibo Observatory? New inquiry launched into iconic telescope's collapse.
It's been more than a year since scientists lost one of the most iconic telescopes ever built — and yet the collapse remains something of a mystery.
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What is the temperature of Uranus?
The temperature of Uranus averages minus 320 degrees Fahrenheit. Uranus holds the record for the coldest temperature ever measured in the solar system.
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NASA asteroid detector 'looks up' to scan entire sky every 24 hours
The addition of two southern hemisphere telescopes will enable ATLAS to do full sky scans.
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SpaceX is stacking its giant Starship ahead of Elon Musk's big update this week
SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk will have a nice visual aid to point to during his highly anticipated presentation on Thursday (Feb. 10).
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Jupiter's auroras arise from a magnetic 'tug-of-war' with volcanic eruptions on its moon Io
Jupiter's auroras are caused by a cosmic game of "tug-of-war," fueled by volcanoes on the planet's innermost moon, Io.
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UAE's Hope spacecraft marks 1 year in orbit around Mars
It's been a full year since the United Arab Emirates made history when its first-ever interplanetary mission slipped into orbit around Mars.
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Comet Hale-Bopp: Facts about the bright and tragic comet
Hale-Bopp was an unusually bright comet that flew close to Earth in 1977. Tragically, Hale-Bopp also influenced the Heaven's Gate cult's mass suicide.
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SpaceX says a geomagnetic storm just doomed 40 Starlink internet satellites
SpaceX is losing 40 new Starlink internet satellites due to a geomagnetic storm.
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What happens at the center of a black hole?
At the center of a black hole, matter is compressed down to an infinitely tiny point, and all conceptions of time and space completely break down.
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When is the midpoint of winter?
Winter's midpoint in 2022, contrary to the tradition of Candlemas or the annual extended forecast derived by Punxsutawney Phil, was on Feb. 3.
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A rocket set to hit the moon March 4 might not be from SpaceX after all, astronomers now say. It may be a Chinese rocket stage.
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What would a Super Bowl on Mars look like? Spacesuits and lower gravity for sure (video)
In a new video from NBCLX, United Launch Alliance CEO Tory Bruno and NBC sports producer Brad Fosler explain what Super Bowl LVI would look like on Mars.
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Moon-crashing SpaceX rocket will create new crater – here's what we should worry about
It’s not often that the sudden appearance of a new impact crater on the Moon can be predicted, but it’s going to happen on March 4, when a derelict SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will crash into it.
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A new Chinese rocket company has raised more than $100 million
One of China's newest launch startups has been raising serious amounts of money for its range of increasingly complex "Gravity" launch vehicles.
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India will launch its first space mission of 2022 tonight. Here's how to watch live.
India's first launch of 2022 will send a new Earth observation satellite to space after a sibling satellite was lost last year.
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'Futurama' scores a fresh Hulu reboot with original vocal cast on board
Hulu will air a new "Futurama" animated series from creators Matt Groening and David X. Cohen.
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Largest comet ever observed bumps Hale-Bopp from pedestal
The Bernardinelli-Bernstein comet is officially the largest ever observed, according to new measurements.
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The top space stories of the week!
A helicopter on Mars flies again after a weather delay and samples from a near-Earth asteroid are studied under a microscope.
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Space photos: The most amazing images this week!
See the best photos on Space.com this week.
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Watch NASA's huge SLS rocket for the Artemis 1 moon mission come together in this epic time-lapse video
A newly released time-lapse video shows the stacking of the huge Space Launch System rocket that will launch NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission in the coming months.
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February full moon 2022: The 'Snow Moon' is accompanied by predawn planets
The full moon of February, called the Snow Moon, will arrive Wednesday (Feb. 16) at 11:57 a.m. EST (0457 GMT).
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'Holy cow!' How the James Webb Space Telescope took a selfie in space
A special lens shows the telescope getting ready for work in the coming months.
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What happened before the Big Bang?
The Big Bounce theory was once thought impossible. But recent research is keeping it alive.
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SpaceX's new Starship video animation is Tron meets Blade Runner in space
A stunning SpaceX animation released Thursday (Feb. 10) shows the Starship system on a future voyage to Mars.
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Want a free trip to suborbital space? Apply by Feb. 15 to become a 'citizen astronaut'
The nonprofit Space for Humanity is accepting applications through Feb. 15 for its Citizen Astronaut Program, which trains folks for spaceflight and will foot the bill for their trip to the final frontier.
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The James Webb Space Telescope's first images have scientists excited (and a bit relieved)
Excitement runs high as NASA scientists capture the first images and spot their first starlight with the agency's James Webb Space Telescope.
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Best free VR experiences: Free VR games for Oculus Quest 2 and more
Save money with these free VR experiences for the Oculus Quest and other VR headsets.
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Lucasfilm has just announced a new February 2023 arrival for "The Mandalorian" Season 3 on Disney Plus.
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'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' episode 4 embraces classic, submarine-style space battles
There are notable nods to "The Wrath of Khan" in episode 4 of "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds."
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China rolls out rocket for crewed Shenzhou 14 mission ahead of Saturday launch (video, photos)
China is gearing up to send the third crew to its new Tiangong space station, with launch set for late Saturday (June 4) U.S. Eastern time.
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Blue Origin targets June 4 for next space tourist mission after delay
NS-21, the next mission of Blue Origin's New Shepard suborbital vehicle, is now targeted for Saturday (June 4) — about two weeks later than originally planned.
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Mysterious pulsar spins too slowly with 7 different pulse patterns
A single flash from the sky pointed the way to a bizarre star that rotates very slowly, making it difficult to figure out if it's a pulsar or some other stellar object.
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New tau Herculid meteor shower drops bright fireballs, but no 'meteor storm,' for stargazers (photos)
"Shooting stars" from a new meteor shower lit up the night sky in a dazzling display, even if it wasn't a "meteor storm" some stargazers hoped for.
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FAA delays environmental review of SpaceX's Starship 2 more weeks, to June 13
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has delayed the completion of its environmental review of SpaceX's Starship program by another two weeks, to June 13.
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Chinese scientists call for plan to destroy Elon Musk's Starlink satellites
Microwave jammers, mini-satellites and space lasers could all be used to scuttle Starlink .
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The best sci-fi movies and TV shows to stream on Disney Plus in June
Here are the best space and science fiction movies and TV shows to watch on Disney Plus in June.
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CAPSTONE: A pathfinding moon cubesat for the Artemis program
The CAPSTONE mission will test the feasibility of an energy-efficient orbit and navigation around the moon in preparation for the Artemis mission.
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SpaceX can continue developing and testing its huge Starship vehicle in South Texas, provided the company takes pains to mitigate its impact on the area, a long-awaited environmental review has found.
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Strawberry supermoon of June rises on Tuesday. Here's what to expect.
Check out our guide to everything you need to know about today's Strawberry supermoon
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A long solar flare just erupted from the sun and the video is stunning
The sun flexed its considerable magnetic muscles today (June 13), and two solar spacecraft captured the show on video.
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'Dark' black hole wandering the Milky Way may be the smallest yet detected
A rogue black hole wandering the space lanes of our Milky Way galaxy alone could be the smallest black hole yet found.
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Best monocular 2022: Quality kit you can use for stargazing
Monoculars aren't just for observing wildlife; they can enhance your stargazing experience too.
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Lego Star Wars The Mandalorian Helmet review
Mando’s helmet is an absolute must for any Star Wars fan. This Lego set is the way.
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Lego space deals: discounts on spaceships, space stations and NASA kits
Blast off with these amazing Lego space deals for space fans young and old.
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Best cameras for astrophotography {year}
Shoot amazing photos of the solar system and beyond with one of the best cameras for astrophotography.
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'Obi-Wan Kenobi' episode three Easter eggs: Darth Vader, Quinlan Vos and Zach Braff?
Obi-Wan’s third outing is stuffed full of Star Wars Easter eggs, trivia, and tidbits that will get force sensitives tingling.
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On This Day In Space: June 13, 2013: China's spacecraft docks with space lab
On June 13, 2013, China's crewed Shenzhou 10 spacecraft made its successful docking with the Tiangong-1 space lab. See how it happened in our On This Day In Space video series.
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The James Webb Space Telescope is ready to start probing the cosmos. An astronomer on the team explains what it takes to get to this stage.
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Solar wind: What is it and how does it affect Earth?
Solar wind is composed of charged particles and the sun's magnetic field and is continually released from our star. Explore the phenomenon in more detail here.
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Five actors who nearly played Doctor Who
After much speculation, Ncuti Gatwa has been announced as the new Doctor Who. But what about the actors who, over the years, just missed out on taking the Tardis for a spin?
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Best Lego deals: Space, Star Wars, Marvel and DC Lego deals
Whether you’re looking for Marvel, Star Wars, DC or space kits, here are all the best Lego deals from across the web.
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On This Day In Space: June 21, 2004: SpaceShipOne makes 1st privately funded human spaceflight
On June 21, 2004, the first privately funded human spaceflight, launched on SpaceShipOne. See how it happened in our On This Day In Space video series.
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Summer solstice 2022 marks the longest day in the Northern Hemisphere
Summer in the Northern Hemisphere began today (June 21) as the summer solstice 2022 occurred at 5:14 a.m. EDT (0914 GMT), marking the longest day of the year.
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Hubble Space Telescope 'sea of sequins' image shows off a star cluster
Showing a sky full of stars, the globular cluster Terzan 9 glitters in a new image from the Hubble Space Telescope.
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In the new Disney Pixar movie Lightyear, time gets bendy. Is time travel real, or just science fiction?
Time becomes Buzz Lightyear's biggest enemy in the new Disney Pixar movie, Lightyear. Here we explore whether time travel is real or just the stuff of science fiction.
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Space calendar 2022: Rocket launches, sky events, missions & more!
Here's a guide to all the rocket launches and astronomical events in 2022, as well as milestones for space missions, anniversaries and conferences.
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NASA's Artemis 1 moon rocket passes crucial fueling test despite leak
NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission completed a crucial preflight milestone today (June 20), wrapping up a two-day set of tests known as a wet dress rehearsal.
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SpaceX launched one of its Falcon 9 rockets for a record-tying 13th time on Sunday morning (July 17).
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Fujifilm X-T30 II mirrorless camera review
While the Fujifilm X-T30 II mirrorless camera looks like a subtle upgrade from its predecessor it actually performs like a rocket.
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On This Day In Space: July 17, 1962: X-15 breaks altitude record
On July 17, 1962, the American test pilot Bob White broke the world record for the highest altitude flight. See how it happened in On This Day In Space!
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Chinese project will bounce signals off asteroids to see how dangerous they are to Earth
A Chinese university has begun constructing an array of more than 20 large radar antennas to track potentially hazardous asteroids.
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Claims of new 'tropical ozone hole' raise controversy
Scientists debate claims of an ozone hole over the tropics.
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Could we eavesdrop on aliens by detecting signals relayed around the sun?
Researchers suggest we may be able to use gravitational lensing to amplify radio waves, allowing us to listen in on communication signals passing through our solar system.
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Space photos: The most amazing images this week!
See the best photos on Space.com this week.
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The top space stories of the week!
Webb readies for 20 years of work, new photos of Jupiter crown Webb's busy week and New Horizons is just getting started seven years after Pluto flyby.
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Dragon capsule docks with space station on SpaceX's 25th cargo mission
A SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule met up with the International Space Station on Saturday (July 16), delivering more than 5,800 pounds (2,630 kilograms) of supplies to the orbiting lab.
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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 20 — James Webb Space Telescope Image Reveal
Rod Pyle and the Griffith Observatory's Tony Cook discuss Webb and the astronomy scene on This Week in Space.
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On July 25, 1984, the Russian cosmonaut Svetlana Savitskaya became the first woman to embark on a spacewalk.
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Oculus Quest 2 vs. PlayStation VR: Which VR headset should you buy?
The cheapest entry-level VR headsets right now are the Oculus Quest 2 (or Meta Quest) and PlayStation VR. We’ll help you decide which is the right one for you, and why.
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Five Marvel Comics storylines that should be in the MCU
As you’d expect, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has taken events, characters and storylines from Marvel’s comics. But there are some as-yet-untouched Marvel stories that absolutely should be brought to life .
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Spot Venus shine under the thin crescent moon on Tuesday
Before sunrise on Tuesday (July 26), Venus and the thin crescent moon will be close enough to share the same field of view through a pair of binoculars.
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A cosmic time machine: How the James Webb Space Telescope lets us see the first galaxies in the universe
It has been an exciting week with the release of breathtaking photos of our universe by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).
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Stunning new Mars photos explore the solar system's largest canyon
The European Space Agency's Mars Express spacecraft captured impressive new views of Valles Marineris, the largest canyon system in the solar system.
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Jupiter's volcanic moon Io may spew sulfur to icy neighbor Europa's surface
Researchers mapped sulfur dioxide on the backside of Jupiter's moon Europa, revealing the likely origin of this material.
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SpaceX launches 53 Starlink satellites, lands Falcon 9 on droneship
SpaceX launched 53 Starlink internet satellites and landed the rocket's first stage on a droneship at sea on Sunday (July 24).
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Wild 3D-printed space habitat prototype designed to fit inside SpaceX Starship lands in Switzerland
Swiss architects team up with students to design a space habitat that can fit inside SpaceX's Starship.
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What human-made structures can be seen from space?
Can anything crafted by humans be viewed with the naked eye from space, or would astronauts need to use binoculars?
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A SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule will leave the International Space Station Thursday morning (Aug. 18), and you can watch the departure live.
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Best star projectors: Indoor views of the night sky
The very best star projectors for staying cozy beneath the cosmos from the comfort of your own home.
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China prepares to launch yet another new solid rocket, the Smart Dragon 3
China is continuing to boost its options for launching small satellites with a new rocket called the Smart Dragon 3, which is expected to fly for the first time soon.
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Best compact binoculars: Get big views from smaller binos
While compact binoculars aren't as powerful as larger ones, they are great for portability and are generally less expensive.
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Spacesuit power problem cuts Russian spacewalk short outside space station
A spacewalk outside the International Space Station was cut short Wednesday (Aug. 17) after Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev experienced an electrical problem with his Orlan spacesuit.
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Best binoculars for kids: A close-up view of the cosmos for smaller hands and eyes
Use the best binoculars for kids to enjoy stargazing, wildlife and more with these compact and lightweight models.
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Colliding black holes could clock universe's expansion rate
New research suggests that the expansion of the universe could be measured using colliding black holes as 'spectral sirens.'
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Best monocular 2022: Quality kit you can use for stargazing
Monoculars aren't just for observing wildlife; they can enhance your stargazing experience too.
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Save 20% on the Sky-Watcher Heritage-76 Mini Dobsonian Telescope
This Sky-Watcher Telescope is an excellent starter scope and you can now save 20% when you get it from Wex Photo Video.
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International Space Station: Live updates
Find out what's going on at the International Space Station.
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Friday (Sept. 2) is still in play for the Artemis 1 launch, NASA officials say, though it's too early to make any definitive statements.
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War in Ukraine highlights the growing strategic importance of private satellite companies — especially in times of conflict
Satellites owned by private companies have played an unexpectedly important role in the war in Ukraine.
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Join Artemis 1's Commander Moonikin Campos on his lunar voyage in NASA's free comic book
NASA delivers a free online Artemis 1 comic book titled, "The Adventures of Commander Moonikin Campos and Friends."
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Trio of solar flares produce radio blackouts and dazzling auroras
Space weather watchers observed a series of powerful flares between Aug. 27 and Aug. 29, the most powerful of which registered as a moderate M8-class flare.
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NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission: Live updates
See the latest news about NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission here.
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VP Harris and NASA chief unconcerned by Artemis 1 launch delay
Vice President Kamala Harris highlighted the decades of work it took Artemis 1 to get this far, while NASA's Bill Nelson said the agency will address the issue that led to the scrub Monday (Aug. 29).
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Watch the young moon rise above Mercury tonight
See the young moon over Mercury in the evening sky just after sunset tonight (Aug. 29).
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NASA calls off Artemis 1 moon rocket launch over engine cooling issue
An engine cooling issue on NASA's giant new rocket for deep-space exploration forced the agency to call off the booster's much-anticipated launch debut early Monday (Aug. 29).
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Watch live: NASA scrubs Artemis 1 moon rocket launch attempt
NASA's huge Artemis 1 rocket is counting down to an Aug. 29 launch to the moon and you can watch online for free.
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Dark energy remains a mystery as Einstein's theory of gravity passes another test
Another test of general relativity shows that Einstein's theory holds up, and a phenomenon it predicted could be used to investigate the mysterious force known as dark energy, which drives the accelerating expansion of the universe.
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Satellites owned by private companies have played an unexpectedly important role in the war in Ukraine.
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Join Artemis 1's Commander Moonikin Campos on his lunar voyage in NASA's free comic book
NASA delivers a free online Artemis 1 comic book titled, "The Adventures of Commander Moonikin Campos and Friends."
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Trio of solar flares produce radio blackouts and dazzling auroras
Space weather watchers observed a series of powerful flares between Aug. 27 and Aug. 29, the most powerful of which registered as a moderate M8-class flare.
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NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission: Live updates
See the latest news about NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission here.
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VP Harris and NASA chief unconcerned by Artemis 1 launch delay
Vice President Kamala Harris highlighted the decades of work it took Artemis 1 to get this far, while NASA's Bill Nelson said the agency will address the issue that led to the scrub Monday (Aug. 29).
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Watch the young moon rise above Mercury tonight
See the young moon over Mercury in the evening sky just after sunset tonight (Aug. 29).
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NASA calls off Artemis 1 moon rocket launch over engine cooling issue
An engine cooling issue on NASA's giant new rocket for deep-space exploration forced the agency to call off the booster's much-anticipated launch debut early Monday (Aug. 29).
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Watch live: NASA scrubs Artemis 1 moon rocket launch attempt
NASA's huge Artemis 1 rocket is counting down to an Aug. 29 launch to the moon and you can watch online for free.
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Dark energy remains a mystery as Einstein's theory of gravity passes another test
Another test of general relativity shows that Einstein's theory holds up, and a phenomenon it predicted could be used to investigate the mysterious force known as dark energy, which drives the accelerating expansion of the universe.
More... (https://www.space.com/einstein-gravity-variations-dark-energy/)
The full moon of Saturday (Sept. 10) also carries the title of the Harvest Moon for those living in the Northern Hemisphere.
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VP Harris congratulates astronauts, promotes teamwork between Earth and space
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris spoke today (Sept. 9) to with Expedition 67 astronauts aboard the International Space Station. Harris will also chair a key space meeting today.
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Encalife SVBONY 501P 70 telescope review
This basic portable refractor telescope is suitable for lunar observations and comes complete with a backpack for easy transportation.
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NASA's Mars Opportunity Rover stars in heartfelt new documentary
New documentary 'Good Night Oppy' explores the intrepid Opportunity Mars rover's 15-year odyssey on the Red Planet.
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Space station experiment suggests Mars rovers will need to dig deep to find life
The search for signs of life, past or present, on Mars may have hit a stumbling blocks as new results show how the rovers will be unable to detect biomarkers on the surface.
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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope mission: Live updates
Read the latest news about NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.
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Watch VP Kamala Harris lead the National Space Council meeting today (Sept. 9)
Vice President Kamala Harris will preside over her second National Space Council meeting Friday (Sept. 9) at 2:20 p.m. EDT (1840 GMT).
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NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission: Live updates
See the latest news about NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission here.
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Babylon 5 to return with a secret project featuring original cast
The 1990s science-fiction series, which pioneered multi-season arc storytelling, is about to get a revival.
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SpaceX fired seven engines on its Starship Super Heavy prototype "Booster 7" on Monday (Sept. 19), marking the highest number of Raptor engines ever tested simultaneously.
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Jupiter is at its closest to Earth in 59 years, NASA says
The solar system's most massive planet, Jupiter, will make its closest approach to Earth for 59 years on Sept. 26 even as the gas giant will be directly opposite the sun as viewed from Earth.
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NASA's Artemis 1 moon rocket launch hinges on critical fueling test on Sept. 21
A fueling test of NASA's new megarocket on Sept. 21 could make or break the agency's hopes of launching the Artemis 1 moon mission on Sept. 27.
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Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II draws crowds of mourners so large they're visible from space
Earth-imaging satellites have spied the massive crowds that gathered in London for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.
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James Webb Space Telescope's 1st images of Mars reveal atmosphere secrets
The James Webb Space Telescope excels at capturing images of distant cosmic objects, but the telescope's new Mars images demonstrate it can have an impact much closer to home.
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Valery Polyakov, cosmonaut who logged longest space mission, dies at 80
Cosmonaut Valery Polyakov, who logged the single longest stay in space, has died at the age of 80. Polyakov launched on two missions to the space station Mir. In total, he was off Earth for 678 days.
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Global space agency leaders see asteroid deflection, moon missions as top priorities
Heads of the world's major space agencies presented their big plans for the coming years at a major congress in Paris, while underlining the serious challenges that could affect space and humanity.
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NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission: Live updates
See the latest news about NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission here.
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Satellites watch Hurricane Fiona wallop Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic
Satellites are watching as Hurricane Fiona, currently a Category 1 storm, pummels Caribbean islands.
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Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer mini star tracker review
Astrophotographers can use this lightweight star tracker with cameras up to 100mm lenses to keep stars still for up to four minutes.
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SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket on its record-tying 14th mission Saturday (Oct.8), sending two commercial communications satellites to orbit.
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Full moon calendar 2022: When to see the next full moon
The full moon happens about once a month. Find out when.
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See Mercury shine bright while far from the sun on Saturday (Oct. 8)
Skywatchers can see Mercury half-lit and bright in the sky on Saturday, Oct. 8 as the planet is far enough from the sun to be spotted.
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Best multiverse movies and TV shows: from Dr Strange to Dr Who
We've haven't checked every timeline, but these are definitely the best multiverse movies in our reality.
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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 32 — Space Art Master James Vaughan
On today's This Week in Space, talented aerospace artist James Vaughan joins us to discuss art and exploring the stars.
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Will Tom Cruise perform a spacewalk while shooting film on space station?
Tom Cruise considers rocketing into space for his next big budget Hollywood movie
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The top space stories of the week!
The Crew-5 astronauts reach the space station, disability ambassadors plan for a parabolic flight and a NASA rover collects a new rock sample from Mars. These are some of this week's top stories.
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Space photos: The most amazing images this week!
NASA's DART mission has given asteroid Dimorphos a new tail, an intergalactic shockwave is revealed and Europa's icy scars come into focus. These are some of this week's top photos.
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James Webb Space Telescope reveals the 'bones' of a distant galaxy in stunning new image
The new image will be compared to an older one captured by Hubble to help scientists learn more about the structure and composition of spiral galaxies
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Stratolaunch flew a prototype of its planned air-launched Talon hypersonic vehicle for the first time on Friday (Oct. 28).
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NASA won't cancel Psyche asteroid mission, targets October 2023 launch
NASA will continue to develop its troubled Psyche asteroid mission, with the aim of launching it in October 2023 — a year later than planned.
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Watch NASA demolish one of its buildings in Alabama on Saturday
NASA will destroy one of its buildings at Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama on Saturday morning (Oct. 29), and you can watch it live.
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Listen to the terrifying rumble of Earth's magnetic field being assaulted by a solar storm
If you're seeking something unsettling from space this October, this audio track provides a disturbing sonic representation of the Earth's magnetic field under attack.
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Next-generation inflatable Mars landing gear to get a test during launch next week
Technology that could help humanity land heavy hardware on Mars will get an in-space test early next week.
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James Webb Space Telescope snaps new, super-spooky image of Pillars of Creation
The James Webb Space Telescope pulled a creepy trick in a new image of the Pillars of Creation: making the stars "disappear" by focusing on a different wavelength of light.
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Venus-bound NASA instrument preparing to brave the harsh atmosphere
NASA scientists are preparing to paint the most detailed picture to date of the atmosphere of Venus when the aptly named DAVINCI mission drops a probe to the planet's surface.
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Watch Europe's Solar Orbiter get up close and personal with the sun's corona (video)
The European Solar Orbiter spacecraft took the highest-resolution video ever of the upper layer of the sun's atmosphere, the corona.
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International Space Station: Live updates
Find out what's going on at the International Space Station.
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SpaceX astronaut missions for NASA: Crew-4 landing updates
Read the latest news about SpaceX's Crew-4 and Crew-5 missions to the International Space Station for NASA.
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The U.S. government has officially started to explain some of the most infamous UFO encounters of the last decade, with China and weather balloons as top offenders.
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Problems with NASA asteroid mission Psyche delay Venus probe's launch to 2031
A NASA Venus mission will have to wait at least three more years to launch due to issues with the agency's Psyche asteroid probe.
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'Andor' episode 8 continues its amazing world-building and paints a terrifying view in 'Narkina 5'
If the title of 'Star Wars: Episode IV' is 'A New Hope' then the title of 'Andor' episode VII should be 'Abandon All Hope.'
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Boeing's 1st Starliner astronaut flight delayed to April 2023
The first crewed flight of Boeing's Starliner astronaut taxi has been pushed back by two additional months, to April 2023.
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Rocket Lab launches Swedish satellite but fails to catch booster with helicopter
Rocket Lab launched a Swedish research satellite to orbit today (Nov. 4) but didn't manage to snag the returning booster with a helicopter.
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SpaceX's next Falcon Heavy rocket launch may fly before Christmas
The next SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch date is up in the air, but the most optimistic projections have Viasat-3 flying in December. A Space Force payload is just behind, in 2023.
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Best camera phone 2022: Smartphones with stargazing capabilities
Check out our recommended best camera phones for taking pictures and recording videos on a smartphone.
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China's latest giant rocket debris crash blasted by US and European space chiefs
The heads of NASA and the European Space Agency have issued statements condemning the latest example of a Chinese Long March 5B rocket booster falling to Earth in an uncontrolled reentry.
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Best Lego Star Wars sets 2022
The best Lego Star Wars sets from a galaxy far, far away (also available in your nearest Lego store)
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Estes launches SpaceX Falcon 9 as new fly and display model rocket
A new Estes' SpaceX Falcon 9 with Crew Dragon model rocket is ready to launch and land just like the real vehicle on which it is based.
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Space tourism company Virgin Galactic may be sued by shareholders, a media report suggests, while Virgin Orbit is bleeding cash ahead of its first launch from the United Kingdom.
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China just test-fired the engine for its huge new moon and Mars rocket
China has completed a first hot fire test of a fully-assembled powerful new engine that could power new launch vehicles and boost the country's space capabilities.
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Astronomers spot the exposed inner core of an 'oddball' star by accident
By sheer chance, astronomers have spotted the stripped core of a star that was once 12 times the mass of the sun during a stage of stellar evolution that lasts the blink of a cosmic eye.
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Eclipsed Blood Moon looms over NASA's Artemis 1 rocket (photos)
NASA's huge Artemis 1 moon rocket stares up at its blood-red target in amazing lunar eclipse photos posted by the space agency today (Nov. 8).
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NASA's last space shuttle cabin trainer lands at Lone Star Flight Museum
The last of NASA's space shuttle crew cabin mockups to leave the training room floor has arrived at its new home, the Lone Star Flight Museum in Houston.
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NASA astronaut votes from space bunk bed for Election Day 2022
NASA astronaut Josh Cassada voted in the U.S. midterms from a bunk bed aboard the International Space Station, joining an elite cadre of people who cast their ballots from orbit.
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James Webb Space Telescope could search for 'laughing gas' to find alien life
An alternative biosignature on alien planets could be the same chemical that makes laughing gas.
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James Webb Space Telescope's supercold camera bounces back from glitch
The James Webb Space Telescope's supercold camera MIRI is back in full science mode after a technical problem on its grating wheel forced scientists to halt some observations.
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Scientists launched seeds into space to create climate-resistant super varieties
Scientists have sent a batch of seeds to the International Space Station to create new strains of agricultural plants resistant to climate change.
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Sweet launch system: Celebrity chef Duff Goldman makes NASA SLS rocket-shaped cake
NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) was not the only mega-moon rocket to recently roll out at the agency's Florida spaceport — albeit the other was considerably smaller and much more tasty.
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The space plane touched down at NASA's Kennedy Space Center today (Nov. 12) after 908 days in orbit — more than four months longer than any previous X-37B flight.
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SpaceX rocket launches 2 big telecom satellites on record-tying 14th mission
SpaceX launched two heavy telecom satellites for Intelsat on Saturday (Nov. 12), using a Falcon 9 rocket flying on its record-tying 14th mission.
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NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission: Live updates
See the latest news about NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission here.
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Watch NASA's Artemis 1 moon rocket launch on Nov. 16 online for free
Watch NASA's Artemis 1 mission launch for free online. Our livestream guide tells you how you can watch the launch of the iconic Artemis 1 mission.
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Space photos: The most amazing images this week!
The Hubble Space Telescope observes puffs from newborn stars, NASA tests a Mars landing shield and pink auroras appear to a lucky group of tourists. These are some of this week's top photos.
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The top space stories of the week!
NASA stays on course for an Artemis I launch next week, astronomers spot the exposed core of a massive star and a total lunar eclipse dazzles skywatchers across the world. These are some of this week's top stories.
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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 37 —Rise of the megarockets
On today's This Week in Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik launch into today's new era of megarockets for Artemis 1, Starship and more!
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First upcycled socks worn in space inspire astronaut's new limited edition footwear
Now you can dress like an astronaut, or at least your feet can, with limited edition socks of the Osom Brand style used by Doug Hurley on the International Space Station.
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Watch for fireballs as the Northern Taurid meteor shower peaks tonight (Nov. 12)
The Taurid meteor shower created as Earth passes through debris left behind by the comet Encke peaks on Saturday Nov. 12 with an increased opportunity to see a bright fireball erupt in the sky.
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China's Shenzhou 14 astronauts just conducted a spacewalk to carry out work on the newly arrived Mengtian space station module.
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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope mission: Live updates
Read the latest news about NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.
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Better space weather forecast could have saved SpaceX Starlink satellites from solar storm
SpaceX's loss of 40 Starlink satellites in February was preceded by the company using an inaccurate space weather forecasting model to decide to launch following a geomagnetic storm warning.
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Ukraine invasion's impacts on space exploration: Live updates
The Russia-Ukraine war has already stretched into space, with satellites providing internet and intel and longstanding international relations in outer space shifting rapidly.
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International Space Station: Live updates
Find out what's going on at the International Space Station.
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Andor goes full 'Papillon' in episode 10 'One Way Out'
Kino Loy becomes a bodhisattva-of-sorts to the inmates of Narkina 5 in 'One Way Out'
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Save up to $70 on Meta Quest 2 and get free two games with this Black Friday VR deal
Get two great games with your shiny new VR headset and still save money thanks to this Black Friday Meta Quest 2 deal.
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World's first computer, the Antikythera Mechanism, 'started up' in 178 B.C., scientists claim
The mysterious Antikythera mechanism, thought by some to be the world's first computer, was first "started up" on Dec. 22, 178 B.C., archaeologists have now found.
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NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission: Live updates
See the latest news about NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission here.
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Pictures from space! Our image of the day
This beautiful black and white portrait of our planet was taken by the Orion capsule's optical navigation camera, which is used to determine the spacecraft's position in space.
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Save 53% in this Black Friday deal and snag a fantastic pair of night vision binoculars.
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James Webb Space Telescope practices studying alien atmospheres for signs of life
The James Webb Space Telescope has revealed an exoplanet's atmosphere in unprecedented detail, allowing scientists to understand the planet's past and test methods for detecting alien life.
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Save $70 on Celestron's powerful AstroMaster 114 EQ telescope
Celestron's Newtonian reflector telescope is 22% off on Amazon and comes with an accurate equatorial mount included.
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Rocket startup ABL Space Systems aborts 3rd launch attempt in a week
ABL Space Systems, a small satellite launching startup aiming to make its rocket debut, aborted its third launch attempt in less than a week on Monday (Nov. 21).
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Save up to $100 on these beginner-friendly Vantop drones this Black Friday
Best Buy is currently offering Black Friday savings on Vantop Snaptain drones, with prices as low as $69.99.
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NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission: Live updates
See the latest news about NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission here.
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China rolls out rocket to launch new crew to newly-completed space station
China is gearing up to send a new crew up to the newly-completed space station on the Shenzhou 15 mission.
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Save $40 on the Encalife 10x50 ED binocular on Black Friday
The Encalife ENBI202 10x50 ED binoculars are now 12% off in this Black Friday deal giving a decent discount of $40.
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Save 21% on the Celestron AstroMaster 70AZ with this Black Friday deal
This early Black Friday telescope deal means you can save $40 on the Celestron AstroMaster refractor telescope, a great beginner telescope.
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Save nearly $900 on the Nikon D850 camera with this Black Friday deal
Bag a discount of almost $900 on the Nikon D850, which we've named as one of the best cameras for astrophotography, with this Black Friday deal.
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See the latest news about NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission here.
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Save up to 50% on Amazon Fire TV Sticks this Black Friday
If you like streaming movies and TV shows then 50% off Amazon Fire Sticks could be the Black Friday deal you're looking for.
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NASA's Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft flies past record distance set by Apollo 13
Houston, we have a new record holder. NASA's Artemis I Orion has now traveled farther beyond Earth than any spacecraft designed to carry astronauts. The Orion flew past the distance set by Apollo 13.
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Black Friday Deals live now: Telescopes, VR headsets, Lego and more
Our Black Friday space deals coverage is underway with the freshest deals on telescopes, star projectors, drones, Lego and more.
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Light up your home with starry nebulas with 42% off this star projector
This star projector is $25 off in this Black Friday weekend deal which doubles as the perfect holiday gift for space fans or to help kids fall asleep.
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Artemis 1's BioSentinel cubesat aces lunar flyby, readies for biology mission
The shoebox-sized BioSentinel spacecraft, which launched on NASA's Artemis 1 mission, is all set to begin its deep-space biology experiment after making a flyby of the moon.
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Vaonis Vespera smart telescope: Black Friday savings of $500
The smart telescope from Vaonis Vespera is now $500 cheaper in this Black Friday telescope deal and comes with its own tripod.
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Save over $60 on the exceptional SuperTank Pro Power Bank
Give the gift of power — save 28% on this future-proof power bank from Zendure in this Black Friday deal.
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Weird young super-Jupiter challenges theories of planet formation
A weird planet with the diameter of Jupiter but eight times its mass has left astronomers questioning current theories about planet formation.
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Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft captures selfie as Earth sets behind moon (video)
A new video shows NASA's Orion spacecraft capturing a selfie with the background Earth setting behind the moon, along with a suite of other timelapses during its lunar voyage.
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NASA's uncrewed Artemis 1 moon mission is full of passengers, we take a look at some of the strangest items hitching a ride here.
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Super-distant black hole is eating half a sun a year and blasting its leftovers at Earth
Astronomers have made the most distant observation of a black hole ripping apart a star and feasting upon it, thanks to a jet of stellar "leftovers" blasted directly toward Earth.
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SpaceX delays launch of Japanese moon lander for last-minute rocket checks
SpaceX delayed the launch of Japan's Hakuto-R moon lander carrying a United Arab Emirates' rover until Thursday (Dec. 1) at 3:37 a.m. EST (0837 GMT) to allow for additional pre-flight checks.
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Lab-grown black hole may prove Stephen Hawking's most challenging theory right
By using a chain of atoms to simulate a black hole's event horizon, researchers have shown that Hawking radiation may exist just as the late physicist described.
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Rising sea levels could swamp the US coastline by 2050, NASA predicts
Sea levels are expected to rise around the contiguous U.S. faster than previously thought, a new NASA study finds.
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See Mars at its best in the night sky on Wednesday (Nov. 30)
Wednesday (Nov. 30) offers an excellent opportunity for skywatchers to observe Mars when the Red Planet will be at its closest to Earth, appearing bigger and brighter in the sky.
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The hunt is on in neighboring galaxy for 2nd closest monster black hole to Earth
Astronomers may finally have a way to hunt for a monstrous supermassive black hole they suspect lurks in the dwarf galaxy next door.
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Search for possible sign of life in Venus' clouds comes up empty
The aircraft-borne SOFIA telescope could not find signs of a compound possibly linked to biological activity during observations of Venus' atmosphere.
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See the half-lit first quarter moon on Wednesday (Nov. 30)
On the final day before December, the moon will be exactly halfway between the new moon and the full moon with its face half-illuminated.
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SpaceX fires 11 engines of Starship Super Heavy booster ahead of test flight (video)
SpaceX ignited multiple Raptor engines on a Starship prototype called Booster 7 during a test in South Texas on Tuesday (Nov. 29).
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Luckily, the launch abort system wasn't needed during the Artemis 1 launch to the moon. But the view its departure left behind looks just like a moment from 'Interstellar' or 'Star Wars'.
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Veteran astronaut Tom Marshburn retires from NASA
NASA's Tom Marshburn visited the International Space Station three times with three different spacecraft, accruing nearly a year in space over his career.
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Neutrons: Facts about the influential subatomic particles
Neutral particles lurking in atomic nuclei, neutrons are responsible for nuclear reactions and for creating precious elements.
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China's Shenzhou 14 astronauts return to Earth after helping build Tiangong space station
China's Shenzhou 14 astronauts have handed over control of the Tiangong space station and returned to Earth.
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'Avatar: The Way of Water': Dive into its immersive final trailer (video)
20th Century Studios releases the final trailer for "Avatar: The Way of Water"
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National Geographic's new 'Stargazer's Atlas' is a breathtaking guide to the cosmos (exclusive)
Andrew Fazekas, a.k.a. The Night Sky Guy, shared the story of the stunning new "Stargazer's Atlas" from Nat Geo.
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Orion Nebula image tells a dramatic tale of stellar death and rebirth
A new image of the closest star-forming nebula to Earth shows the effect massive stars have in transforming the region.
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Fortnite's Chapter 3 finale event 'Fracture' just launched players to space to reforge the island
Epic Games' Fortnite Chapter 3 finale event destroyed the battle royale game's island battleground on Saturday (Dec. 3), then launched players into space to build a new one.
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US Air Force unveils new B-21 Raider stealth bomber, most advanced military aircraft ever
The U.S. Air Force unveiled the new Northrop Grumman-built B-21 Raider stealth bomber Friday (Dec. 2) to be the new backbone of the Air Force's fleet.
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Virgin Orbit will wait on making its first-ever launch from the United Kingdom due to delays in obtaining licensing for its mission at Cornwall, according to several media reports.
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James Webb Space Telescope's iconic image reveals a stellar surprise
The James Webb Space Telescope's image of the Southern Ring Nebula has revealed a few surprises in this snapshot of a stellar death.
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Space-grown plants brought home by China's Shenzhou 14 mission undergo analysis (video)
Chinese scientists are analyzing rice, Thale cress and other plants after the country's Shenzhou 14 astronaut crew cultivated samples in space and brought them back to Earth.
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Best FPV drones: ready to fly kits for beginners and experienced pilots
Enter the exciting world of FPV with our guide to the best ready to fly FPV drone kits for beginners and experienced pilots.
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NASA astronaut Stan Love on the digital-age Artemis cockpit inside the Orion spacecraft
Space.com talked with NASA astronaut Stanley Love at Kennedy Space Center during the launch of Artemis 1 to discuss how he and others are working to design a spacecraft cockpit for the digital age.
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China will launch 2-in-1 asteroid deflection mission in 2025
China is now looking to launch its first planetary defense test mission a year earlier than planned and on a larger rocket.
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The Orville started as a spoof, but it has evolved into so much more
The Orville might have started off borrowing from Star Trek, but season 3 raids it's own history, with stunning results.
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Save up to $900 on these festive Unistellar telescope deals
You can save $900 on Unistellar's eVscope 2 telescope and there's $600 of their eQuinox model this holiday season too.
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Watch SpaceX launch 40 OneWeb internet satellites Thursday
SpaceX will launch 40 internet satellites for the communications company OneWeb on Thursday (Dec. 8) at 5:27 p.m. EST (2227 GMT), and you can watch the action live.
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At a powerful radio telescope, the hunt for signals from intelligent extraterrestrial life is on
As part of the Breakthrough Listen project, the MeerKAT radio telescope will search a million nearby stars for signals from technology that could indicate intelligent extraterrestrial life.
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If you're looking to bag a bargain this holiday season, then saving over $60 on this Celestron 70AZ telescope kit could be right for you.
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NASA's TV coverage of Artemis I recovery included 'hat tip' to Apollo
There was something familiar about the hat Derrol Nail wore as he described NASA's Orion spacecraft splashing down from the moon. Not by accident, his ballcap evoked images of Apollo astronauts.
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Pictures from space! Our image of the day
NASA's Orion spaceship was retrieved from the Pacific Ocean on Sunday (Dec. 11) shortly after it splashed down off the coast of California after its triumphant debut lunar round trip.
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The Large Hadron Collider reveals how far antimatter can travel through the Milky Way
The antimatter counterparts of light atomic nuclei can travel vast distances through the Milky Way before being absorbed, new findings have revealed.
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Looking back from beyond the moon: How views from space have changed the way we see Earth
How does a stunning photo from Artemis 1 compare to other iconic views of Earth from the outside?
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NASA green-lights asteroid-hunting space telescope for 2028 launch
NASA is moving ahead with the development of a spacecraft to hunt for potentially hazardous asteroids and aims to launch by June 2028.
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NASA may unlock future James Webb Space Telescope data
Someday, you may be able to see fresh data from the James Webb Space Telescope as soon as the scientists who proposed gathering it do.
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After Artemis 1, it will take NASA 2 years to send astronauts to the moon. Why so long?
With Artemis 1 now in the books, the focus is quickly shifting to the Artemis program's next phase: crewed flight. But that can't happen until several pieces fall into place.
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'Vanishing stars' citizen-science project opens the skies to the public
Stars aren't supposed to simply disappear, yet countless bright objects that once appeared in the sky in the 1950s no longer do.
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A Russian Soyuz spacecraft docked to the International Space Station is most likely unusable after a coolant leak, which means the orbital outpost has a serious safety problem, an expert said.
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Nuclear fusion reactor 'breakthrough' is significant, but light-years away from being useful
Useful, cost-effective nuclear fusion remains a distant dream, despite a small step in the right direction from the government's NIF reactor.
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NASA's DART asteroid smash flung 2 million pounds of rock into space
The massive tail created by the collision of a spacecraft and an asteroid earlier this year is unlocking key information about space rocks and how to respond if an asteroid ever threatens Earth.
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Super rare pink and orange auroras surprise Norwegian skywatchers again
For the second time in less than two months, Norwegian skywatchers were stunned by extremely rare pink auroras which at moments turned into even rarer shades of orange.
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Watch a SpaceX rocket launch 2 telecom satellites into orbit today (Dec. 16)
SpaceX will launch two satellites for the telecom company SES on Friday (Dec. 16), and you can watch the liftoff live.
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Update: Watch SpaceX launch NASA's SWOT water-monitoring satellite
SpaceX will launch a powerful NASA water-watching satellite early Friday morning (Dec. 16), and you can watch the action live.
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SpaceX launches NASA satellite to study world's water, sticks rocket landing
A SpaceX rocket launched NASA's SWOT, the first satellite specifically designed to conduct a global survey of Earth's surface water.
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James Webb Space Telescope's best images of all time (gallery)
We've rounded up the best James Webb Space Telescope images of all time in this awe-inspiring, jaw-dropping gallery. Which one is your favorite?
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See the final last quarter moon of 2022 rise tonight (Dec. 16)
The moon will be exactly half illuminated during 2022's final last quarter moon on Friday (Dec. 16)
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Mars helicopter Ingenuity aces 36th Red Planet flight
NASA's Mars Ingenuity helicopter made its 36th off-Earth flight on Saturday (Dec. 10), staying aloft for just over a minute.
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NASA restoration wizard Andy Saunders on Apollo 17's restored photos in his new book, "Apollo Remastered"
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Watch Europe's Vega C rocket launch its 2nd mission Tuesday night
Europe's Vega C rocket is scheduled to launch on its second-ever mission on Tuesday night (Dec. 20), and you can watch the action live.
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China picks 4 international payloads for historic sample-return mission to moon's far side
China has revealed that four international experiments will fly on its historic Chang'e 6 sample-return mission to the far side of the moon in 2025.
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Ursid meteor shower shines with ideal dark sky conditions this year
The moon will be at new moon phase on Dec. 23 when the Ursid meteor shower reaches its peak, meaning it won't provide any hindrance at all for meteor watching.
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Europa's icy crust may let more material into hidden ocean than thought
New research shows that even smaller impacts can warm and soften enough ice on Jupiter's moon Europa to send material sinking into the underlying ocean.
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Superdense neutron star likely has solid crust, NASA telescope finds
NASA's IXPE space telescope observed a neutron star with a powerful magnetic field in X-rays for the first time, finding polarization and a likely solid crust.
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Pictures from space! Our image of the day
NASA's InSight Marsquake detecting lander InSight may have sent its last ever photo from the red planet's surface.
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This may be the last Mars photo from NASA's InSight lander before it dies on the Red Planet
This photo from NASA's InSight lander on Mars just may be its last as the power-starved lander approaches the end of its life on the Red Planet.
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Why haven't aliens contacted Earth? New Fermi Paradox analysis suggests we're not that interesting yet
We have absolutely no evidence for any extraterrestrial civilization, let alone life. This is Fermi's great paradox: If life can happen, it should be common, and if it's common, we should already know about it. But we don't.
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Hole spotted in leaky Russian Soyuz spacecraft
An inspection of the leaky Russian Soyuz spacecraft docked to the International Space Station has revealed a small hole, though it's unclear if it was caused by a micrometeoroid strike.
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Oni Press releases a new horror-saturated miniseries, "Rick and Morty vs Cthulhu #1."
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Mars is a 'winter wonderland' in this frosty (and stunning) image from space
A newly released image of Mars shows an icy scene, with ribbons of red and white dancing across a frosty landscape near the planet's south pole.
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See Mercury shine brightly in the sky this Christmas
Mercury, the closest planet to the sun, will shine brightly in the sky on Christmas Eve as it reaches its highest altitude in the evening sky.
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The 12 biggest rocket failures of 2022 show why spaceflight is still hard
This year saw it's share of spaceflight success stories, but there were also missions that didn't go as planned. Countdown the top rocket failures of 2022 with us.
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The best spaceflight stories of 2022 brought us across the solar system
NASA's Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft made an epic flight to the moon, Russia invaded Ukraine and SpaceX set a few records.
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Perseverance rover drops 2nd sample tube on Mars, its biggest early Christmas present yet for 2033
NASA's Perseverance rover successfully dropped its second rock sample tube on the Martian surface, its longest sample yet.
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Boom! Studios' 'All-New Firefly' series wraps up a stellar run with 'Big Damn Finale #1'
Boom! Studios releases a two-fisted final issue to end the "All-New Firefly" comics series.
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Solar storm could make auroras visible from northern Maine or Michigan tonight
A slight bump in activity on the sun might make auroras shine as far south as Maine or Michigan, but that's only if observers can get around a massive winter storm in the region.
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Rescue Soyuz spacecraft can't reach International Space Station until February
Russia and NASA are still evaluating whether a leaky Soyuz spacecraft is safe to return three International Space Station crew members home.
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Can space-based solar power really work? Here are the pros and cons.
The world is struggling to wean itself off fossil fuels. Should space-based solar power be part of the solution?
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Satellite imagery from NASA shows snow, ice and clouds blanketing the northeastern U.S. during the peak of the holiday travel season.
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The James Webb Space Telescope can use its full name in British journal again after controversy
The Royal Astronomical Society briefly mandated that all journal articles refer to the observatory as 'JWST', before NASA cleared former chief James Webb of persecuting queer staffers.
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NASA's new X-59 supersonic plane gets powerful engine for quiet sonic booms
NASA's supersonic X-59 plane is now one step closer to its flight demonstration over U.S. communities now that it has its 13-foot engine for quiet sonic booms.
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Former Russian space agency chief injured in Ukraine shelling, completes surgery: report
Former Roscosmos director-general Dmitry Rogozin is 'on the mend' after being flown from Ukraine to Russia for the 'complex operation, state media reported Monday (Dec. 26).
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Every planet in the solar system will be visible on Wednesday (Dec. 28). Here's how to see them
Take a grand tour of the solar system tonight (Dec. 28) as each of the planets in the solar system will be visible at the same time.
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China unveils plans for the largest optical telescope in Asia
Peking University wants to build the largest optical telescope in Asia and close the gap in astronomy capabilities with the rest of the world.
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15 times black holes surprised us in 2022
Over the past year, astronomers have gleaned new insights into black holes across the universe. Here is a list of 15 times black holes surprised us in 2022.
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SpaceX launches 54 upgraded Starlink internet satellites and nails rocket landing at sea in 60th flight of the year
SpaceX launched the first of a new generation of Starlink satellites early Wednesday (Dec. 28) and nailed a rocket landing at sea to mark a record 60th flight of the year.
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Amateur astronomers 'swipe right' to hunt dark energy and ID nearly a quarter million galaxies
A galaxy-mapping project drafted in thousands of amateur scientists to swipe right on a cosmic Tinder and identify almost 250,000 galaxies.
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Stars young and old glitter with 'nebulosity' in Hubble telescope photos
Each of these Hubble Space Telescope images is a unique spectacle, and feature different colors that highlight various pieces of invisible information.
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The Expedition 68 crew rang in 2023 with holiday cheer, including Santa hats, stockings and ornaments in the United States and Russian segments.
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Newfound kind of supernova can tear apart a planet's atmosphere
A special type of supernova might be able to destroy a planet's ozone layer years after the initial explosion.
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This gorgeous spiral galaxy spotted by Hubble telescope is a yardstick for galactic expansion
The barred spiral galaxy NGC 6956 isn't just pretty to look at in this new Hubble photo, it's an essential tool for understanding the universe.
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NASA sensors could help detect landfill methane from space to help limit climate change
Data from the NASA mission EMIT will help the new initiative Carbon Mapper track the greenhouse gas methane from waste sites.
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Juno spacecraft recovering its memory after mind-blowing Jupiter flyby, NASA says
NASA's Juno spacecraft is recovering its memory after a download disruption following its December flyby of Jupiter.
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Hubble Space Telescope delivers holiday sparkle in new image
A new Hubble Space Telescope image displays the quintessential colors of the holiday season: bright blue-white stars shine against dusty swaths shaded red.
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How to watch the Quadrantids – one of the best meteor showers all year – on Jan. 2 and 3
The Quadrantid meteor shower is considered one of the best to view all year. Here's how to maximize your chances of seeing shooting stars.
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Earth looks stunning in this 1st full view from the NOAA-21 satellite (photos)
The Earth looks amazing in this first global view from NOAA's new NOAA-21 imaging satellite, which launched in November 2022.
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See the rare 'planet parade' of 5 naked-eye planets in these photos by an astronomer
Clear skies beckoned Wednesday (Dec. 28) in Rome, allowing the Virtual Telescope Project's Gianluca Masi to get busy with a year-end broadcast.
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Is there life on Mars? A NASA scientist explains in new video
NASA astrobiologist Heather Graham answers pressing questions about life on Mars.
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Planetary scientists attending the first major conference since NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) permanently moved a space rock offered early findings about the asteroid and the impact.
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Pictures from space! Our image of the day
The GOES 18 satellite of the U.S. National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration (NOAA) has taken over from its predecessor GOES 17 while observing a massive storm swirling above the Pacific Ocean.
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Hubble Space Telescope spots ghostly light from ancient wayward stars
Spread throughout the universe are rogue stars that remain gravitationally untethered to others, wandering endlessly in the vastness of space and creating a faint glow.
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NASA chief says 2023 will be a 'game-changing' year for space and aeronautics (video)
NASA released a "NASA in 2023: A Look Ahead" video that serves as a teaser for some of what to expect from the space agency in the coming year.
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Solar-sailing probes may soon get their moment in the sun
Solar sailing can be a relatively slow-motion affair, but progress in the nascent field is quickly gaining steam.
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'We're in a space race.' NASA chief says US 'better watch out' for China's moon goals
NASA administrator Bill Nelson believes China could attempt to stake a claim over portions of the moon.
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See a 5-planet parade in the night sky this month. Venus and Saturn stand out.
The five planets of the solar system visible with the naked eye can all be seen this January, making the start of 2023 a special time for astronomers.
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Save over $100 on the Celestron 114AZ-SR telescope this new year
What better way to bring the new year in than saving over $100 on a reliable and affordable reflector telescope.
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'Space Legend' watch set celebrates 1975 visit by Apollo-Soyuz crew to Disney
New limited edition watches mark the time that U.S. astronauts and Russian cosmonauts traveled together to Space ... Mountain. UNDONE's timepieces celebrate the Apollo-Soyuz crew's visit to Disney.
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Moon scientists hail Artemis opportunities while still learning from Apollo
NASA's Artemis program will look for resources on the moon, and details of its complex geology.
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A vintage NASA satellite launched in the 1980s and long-since turned to space junk met a fiery fate late Sunday as it fell back to Earth, NASA says.
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Half-Life games ranked, worst to best
Rise and shine, dear readers. Rise and shine with our up-to-date list of all the Half-Life games ranked, including the HL1 expansion packs and its remake.
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China's 1st Mars rover and Tianwen 1 orbiter may have gone silent: report
China's space agency appears to have lost contact with the Tianwen 1 orbiter and Zhurong rover from the nation's 1st Mars mission.
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2 tiny space weather satellites deployed from space station
Two small satellites released from the space station will study how solar radiation affects communication signals and technology on Earth.
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Best space games on Xbox Game Pass
Here’s our list with the top 10 space games you can play right now on Xbox Game Pass.
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Astronauts Memorial Foundation notes NASA's return to the moon with new collectible
The Astronauts Memorial Foundation has taken note of NASA's recent return to the moon with a new collectible note highlighting the Artemis 1 mission.
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All systems go for Virgin Orbit's first UK launch, a historic 1st for Europe. Watch it live today.
A giant leap for the U.K. space sector is set to take place tonight as Virgin Orbit readies for its first-ever launch from Britain, and from Europe.
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'One of the greatest damn mysteries of physics': We studied distant suns in the most precise astronomical test of electromagnetism yet
There's an awkward, irksome problem with our understanding of nature's laws that physicists have been trying to explain for decades.
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See a possible naked-eye comet at its closest to the sun on Thursday (Jan. 12)
Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF), which could be visible with the naked eye, will pass the sun on Thursday (Jan. 12) before approaching the Earth for the first time since the last ice age.
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Watch SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule leave space station on Jan. 9
A robotic SpaceX cargo craft is scheduled to depart the International Space Station Monday afternoon (Jan. 9), and you can watch the action live.
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A distant black hole has a real sweet tooth, stretching a star that ventured too close to it into a stellar taffy and a doughnut the size of the solar system before devouring it.
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These are the most detailed images of the moon ever taken on Earth
The final project, which will be 1,000 times more powerful, will be used to help spot potentially hazardous objects flying toward Earth.
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As sun's most active regions turn toward Earth, potential for violent solar activity builds
As solar activity ramps up, two giant active regions of the sun are moving to face Earth, bringing with them an increased possibility of violent space weather.
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The Matrix Resurrections would make an amazing video game
We're starting to believe that The Matrix Resurrections could be turned into an outstanding video game, and here's why.
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China launches new commercial communications satellite to orbit
A Long March 2C rocket lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center on Thursday (Jan. 12), carrying the APStar 6E satellite to orbit.
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Mars rover Perseverance spots Ingenuity helicopter resting on sand dune (photo)
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover snapped a photo recently of its robotic cousin Ingenuity as the tiny helicopter rested on a Red Planet sand dune.
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Lego Star Wars UCS Republic Gunship review
The first prequel-era Ultimate Collector Series set in over a decade is a fine addition to Lego Star Wars’ premium range of adult-targeted models.
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Sending atomic clocks close to the sun could unlock the secrets of dark matter
Space probes that fly close to the sun may help reveal the nature of dark matter, which makes up about five-sixths of all matter in the universe but remains a mystery.
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Mars meteorite with organic molecules holds clues to chances of ancient life
Scientists have discovered a wealth of organic compounds within a Martian meteorite, which could help researchers discover if Mars could have hosted life.
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A dazzling green comet not seen since the Stone Age has stargazers thrilled in these amazing photos
The brilliant green comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) has captivated astrophotographers and may even become visible to the unaided eye soon.
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The Creality Ender 5 S1 is a significant upgrade thanks to its new Sprite direct extruder.
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NASA satellite view shows California's soaked start to 2023
NASA has released satellite view showing California's brutally wet start to the new year.
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Could humans use black holes to time travel?
Black holes form natural time machines that allow travel to both the past and the future. But don't expect to be visiting dinosaurs any time soon.
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Save over $70 on this Celestron 70AZ LT telescope kit
If you're looking to get into stargazing for a bargain, then saving over $70 on this Celestron AstroMaster 70AZ LT telescope kit could be right for you.
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Two Point Campus brings gamers to space with Space Academy DLC
Space Academy, the new DLC for Two Point Campus, is available now for $9.99 on multiple platforms.
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New Tarantula Nebula mosaic captures spectacular star formation
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory teamed up to provide a stunning new view of the robust star-forming region known as the Tarantula Nebula.
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Best free Star Wars 3D prints
Save your credits with this cool collection of free Star Wars 3D prints.
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Milky Way's 'poor old heart' could reveal how our galaxy formed
Through what they call "galactic archaeology," astronomers trained an AI to detect the oldest stars hiding in the Milky Way's core.
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Pictures from space! Our image of the day
The Spanish region of Almería, captured in this image by satellites of U.S. company Planet, is cooling down amid climate change thanks to high concentration of greenhouses covering the land.
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Surprise asteroid photobombs Hubble telescope image. Can you spot it?
The Hubble Space Telescope caught an unexpected asteroid streaking across a field of distant galaxies.
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A growing spaceport in Nova Scotia has one less barrier to launching orbital missions, after the Canadian government announced it would consider licensing approvals.
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Venus will steal the show in the night sky throughout 2023
The planet Venus is the undisputed star of the night skies throughout 2023
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5 things we want to see in The Mandalorian Season 3
The return of Lucasfilm's hit Star Wars series is around the corner. But what do we want, beyond the obvious, from the Mandalorian and Grogu's next adventure?
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The new moon is the closest in nearly 1,000 years tonight
The new moon on Saturday (Jan. 21) is the closest new moon in 992 years at just 221,561 miles (356,568 km) away, but you won't be able to see anything from Earth.
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Scientists find 17-pound meteorite in icy Antarctica
Scientists have returned from Antarctica with an impressive haul of meteorites, including a near-17-pound monster.
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'Tron 3' finally moving forward, with Jared Leto set to star: report
Despite the initial, jubilant reaction, there is some justifiable cause for concern with how this beloved franchise is handled.
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NASA astronaut and 2 cosmonauts may stay on space station for a full year after Soyuz leak
Frank Rubio and two cosmonaut colleagues may not come home from the International Space Station until late September — six months later than initially planned.
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SpaceX astronaut missions for NASA: Crew-5 updates
Read the latest news about SpaceX's Crew-5 mission to the International Space Station for NASA.
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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope mission: Live updates
Read the latest news about NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.
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International Space Station: Live updates
Find out what's going on at the International Space Station.
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Judging by the astronauts who came to remember Walt Cunningham, the Apollo 7 pilot's reach extended far beyond his 1968 launch into space. The group took part in a panel before a funeral service.
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Perseverance Mars rover files 1st detailed weather report
The weather station on NASA's Perseverance rover has chronicled the meteorology above Jezero Crater.
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Watch SpaceX launch 56 Starlink satellites early Thursday
SpaceX will launch 56 more of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit early Thursday morning (Jan. 26), and you can watch the liftoff live.
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Pictures from space! Our image of the day
A newly discovered asteroid that will pass very close to Earth on Friday has been photographed by an Italian astronomer as it makes its approach.
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'Star Trek: Picard' Season 3 teaser builds excitement for upcoming final trailer
A new teaser for the third and final season of "Star Trek: Picard" has dropped, itself teasing a longer trailer that will air during the AFC championship on Sunday (Jan. 29).
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James Webb Space Telescope suffers 2nd instrument glitch
Every spacecraft glitches occasionally, and even the most powerful space telescope ever launched isn't immune.
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Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) shines bright while closest to the sun in gorgeous photo
The image shows a close-up view of comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) during perihelion, when it was at its closest to the sun on Jan. 12, 2023.
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Save $135 on the Celestron NexStar 4SE computerized telescope
It's the lowest price we've seen on the Celestron NexStar 4SE telescope for a while and you can now get a huge $135 discount.
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See the moon meet up with Jupiter tonight (Jan. 25)
On Wednesday (Jan. 25) the moon will meet up with Jupiter in the night sky as the two bodies share the same right ascension and make a close approach to each other.
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Hunga Tonga undersea volcano eruption likely to make ozone hole larger in coming years
The Hunga Tonga volcanic eruption that stunned the world last January injected so much water into the stratosphere that it will likely make the ozone hole larger in the coming years, scientists believe.
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A broken hill, an ancient crater and the human tendency to find faces everywhere may explain the teddy bear on Mars.
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Hubble Space Telescope captures stunning red view of the Soul Nebula
A spectacular new image shows the Soul Nebula infused with red light, highlighting a tadpole-like dense region of gas.
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Watch SpaceX launch 49 Starlink internet satellites to orbit Monday after delay
SpaceX plans to launch another set of its Starlink broadband satellites to orbit on Monday (Jan. 30), and you can watch the action live.
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What are gluons?
Discover how gluons bind quarks together to form protons and neutrons and explore the form weird form of matter in which they existed just after the Big Bang.
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I drove 10 hours to watch a 9-minute Rocket Lab launch from Virginia and it was glorious
It's not every day you watch a rocket streak into space over Virginia's Eastern Shore, acing its first-ever liftoff from American soil.
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Almost anyone can become an amateur astronomer. What will you find?
Want to become a published astronomer? All it takes is a spare telescope, or at least a decent internet connection, and plenty of patience.
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UAE lunar rover will test 1st artificial intelligence on the moon with Canada
Canadian company Mission Control Space Services has an interplanetary test forthcoming: Proving its artificial intelligence on a moon rover mission.
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NASA astronaut Sally Ride statue to be unveiled in Los Angeles on July 4
The first U.S. woman in space will be honored with a monument outside the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & Museum. The same team made another Ride statue in 2022.
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Watch the 1st half-lit first quarter moon of 2023 rise tonight
On Saturday, Jan. 28, skywatchers will be able to see the year's 1st first quarter moon, when the moon appears to be half-lit from the perspective of Earth.
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European Space Agency seeks more use of logo, mission patches on merchandise
The European Space Agency wants to see its logo on your t-shirt, cap or collectible. The intergovernmental organization has now made it easier to gain permission to use the ESA brand.
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NASA's Space Launch System megarocket aced its first-ever liftoff late last year and appears ready to take the next big step — launching astronauts.
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New satellite to police carbon dioxide emitters from space
The first-ever satellite designed to detect major emitters of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide is set to launch to space this year.
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Saturn's moon Mimas may be a 'stealth' ocean world
The icy Saturn moon Mimas may have a geologically young internal ocean surrounded by a thinning ice shell, new research suggests.
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Save $127 on the Celestron NexStar 5SE computerized telescope
You can now get a huge $127 off the sophisticated Celestron NexStar 5SE computerized telescope when you get it on Amazon.
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Holes in sun's atmosphere can help predict space weather on Earth
Magnetic properties of coronal holes in the sun's atmosphere can help forecast the severity of geomagnetic storms that hit Earth.
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Gigantic 'alien' comet spotted heading straight for the sun
Scientists think it may have come from another solar system.
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International Space Station: Live updates
Find out what's going on at the International Space Station.
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Xenomorphs hatch from the deep freeze in Marvel’s new 'Alien' comic series
Marvel Comics has released a first fearful look at a new "Alien" comic coming this spring.
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Pictures from space! Our image of the day
British start-up Gravitilab has performed a first microgravity experiment with its customized quadcopter and specially designed microgravity capsule.
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Europe won't send astronauts to China's Tiangong space station after all: report
At the moment, the European Space Agency doesn't have the money or the political "green light" for crewed missions to China's Tiangong space station.
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The U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame will induct two space shuttle pilots: Roy Bridges, who flew at the start of the program, and Mark Kelly, who helped bring it to a close, at a public ceremony in May.
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God killers target Sisko and Worf in IDW's 'Star Trek: Day of Blood' story arc
IDW Publishing kicks off their summer crossover event with "Star Trek: Prelude to Day of Blood" in May 2023.
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Only filmed interview with Georges Lemaître, 'father of the Big Bang,' rediscovered after 60 years
The only known filmed interview with physicist and Catholic priest Georges Lemaître, who originally proposed the Big Bang theory, has been found on a video that was lost nearly 60 years ago.
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Watch the 'Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania' world premiere red carpet event live online tonight!
Marvel Studios kicks off the world premiere of "Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania" with a free livestream party on Feb. 6, 2023.
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Potensic Atom SE review
The Potensic Atom SE is a fantastic drone for beginners, offering a foldable design and a sub 250g weight, but with limited camera controls for photos and videos.
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Do we live in a rotating universe? If we did, we could travel back in time
A rotating universe would be capable of rotating your future into your own past, allowing you to travel back in time.
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SpaceX eyeing March for 1st Starship orbital flight, Elon Musk says
SpaceX will try to launch its huge Starship rocket to Earth orbit for the first time next month, provided the vehicle passes its remaining tests, Elon Musk said.
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Astronomers poised to hunt new kind of gravitational wave
The gravitational waves would be weak, but potentially detectable by the next joint observing run of the world's gravitational-wave detectors.
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Bright blue stars crawl among Tarantula Nebula clouds in Hubble telescope photo
A stunning new view of the Tarantula Nebula captures turbulent clouds of gas and dust swirling between young stars.
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Doomsday clock advances to 90 seconds to midnight — the closest to apocalypse it's ever been
Humanity faces greater existential threats than it did during the Cold War, according to the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists
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Two enormous cracks in Earth's crust opened near the Turkish-Syrian border after two powerful earthquakes shook the region on Monday (Feb. 6), killing over 20,000 people.
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Hurricane-tracking satellites can also keep tabs on harmful microplastics in the ocean
A satellite system designed to track hurricanes can reveal where damaging microplastics accumulate in the ocean. A new study now reveals why.
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Mars atmosphere mystery could be solved by rocks in Minnesota
We know precious little about how Mars got its atmosphere or how it disappeared. Now, thanks to some rocks from Duluth, Minnesota, scientists have a new theory.
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Manfrotto MK055XPRO3-BHQ2 tripod review
The sturdy MK055XPRO3 BHQ2 can handle heavy astrophotography setups, but it might be overkill for beginners and mirrorless users.
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'PneumoPlanet' inflatable moon habitat could house 32 astronauts
The PneumoPlanet inflatable lunar habitat offers an opportunity for future lunar astronauts to comfortably live, eat and work on the moon, its designers say.
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NASA test fires upgraded rocket engines for future Artemis moon missions (video)
The agency wants to send huge payloads towards the moon starting with Artemis 5. Getting there requires more power from recycled RS-25 space shuttle engines.
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Lunar love affair: Enjoying the beauty of the moon
Throughout history, the has moon remained a favorite skywatching target for astronomers of all levels.
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NASA astronauts could hibernate on deep space missions thanks to arctic squirrels
Researchers are studying hibernating Arctic squirrels in order to harness the benefits of this natural state to protect astronauts on long-duration space missions.
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Nikon binoculars deal spotted: Save 25% on the Nikon Aculon A211
The Nikon Aculon A211 10x42 binoculars are light, have great optics and offer a wide field of view and are now 25% off.
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Pictures from space! Our image of the day
The devastating earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria on Monday (Feb. 6) has produced two more than 120-mile-long (200 kilometers) ruptures in Earth's crust that can be seen from space.
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The European Space Agency's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) spacecraft has arrived at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana for the final preparations for launch.
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Sun storm may supercharge auroras for Valentine's Day
Minor or G1-class aurora storms may happen overnight in high-latitude areas due to a swarm of particles associated with a big solar outburst on Saturday (Feb. 11).
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What is the U.S. Space Force and what does it do?
The U.S. Space Force was created as the sixth branch of the Armed Forces in order to protect U.S. space assets as Earth orbit becomes increasingly contested.
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The Polaris Program: One big step for civilian spaceflight
Everything you need to know about the Polaris Program, a series of upcoming commercial space missions carried out by civilian astronauts.
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Earth-size exoplanet spotted just 72 light-years away
The newfound exoplanet K2-415b is not within the habitable zone of its red dwarf host star, but it could have a neighbor that is.
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Super Bowl trailer offers another peek at 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3'
Marvel Studios delivers another sentimental trailer for May's "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3."
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Sony A6600 camera review
Does Sony's latest APS-C camera live up to the high standard set by its predecessor?
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Pictures from space! Our image of the day
New images from the U.S. Earth observation company Maxar reveal the scope of destruction in cities and towns across Turkey in the wake of devastating earthquakes that struck the region last week.
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Chance encounters: Mercury probe and sun spacecraft provide new info about Venus
Data from BepiColombo and Solar Orbiter during Venus gravity assists reveal how a magnetic field protects the Venusian atmosphere.
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Watch Venus snuggle up to Neptune for Valentine's Day tonight
On Tuesday (Feb. 14), Venus and Neptune will join together in the night sky, and the pair will share an arrangement known as a conjunction the next day.
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The four largest moons of Jupiter - Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto - have newly discovered auroras that can be seen in visible light.
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Russian Progress cargo ship undocks from space station despite coolant leak
A robotic Russian cargo ship stricken by a coolant leak undocked from the International Space Station late Friday (Feb.17) while cosmonauts snapped photos of it looking for signs of damage.
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Leonardo da Vinci's lost sketches show early experiments to understand gravity
Leonardo da Vinci's centuries-old sketches reveal he may have understood key aspects of gravity long before Galileo, Newton and Einstein.
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Instrument on NASA's Parker Solar Probe switches off unexpectedly
One of the instruments on NASA's Parker Solar Probe powered down unexpectedly last weekend, but the mission team expects it to come back online soon.
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Sun unleashes massive X2-class solar flare during geomagnetic storm watch (video)
A massive solar flare erupted from the sun on Friday (Feb. 17) as the Earth was under a geomagnetic storm watch from flares earlier in the week.
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Watch a comet make its 1st and final pass by the sun this weekend
The comet C/2022 A2 (Pan-STARRS) will pass close by the sun on Sunday (Feb. 19), making its first and likely final approach to our star.
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Happy anniversary, Perseverance! NASA rover marks 2 years on Mars
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has accomplished a great deal during its first two years on the Red Planet, and the mission team has big plans for the future as well.
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'Fantastic Voyage' and 'One Million Years B.C.' star Raquel Welch dies at 82
Actress Raquel Welch passed away at the age of 82 after a long and illustrious career that includes science fiction classics such as "Fantastic Voyage" and "One Million Years B.C."
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Rare red auroras explode over America's and Europe's north, and more are on their way
A stream of solar plasma arrived at Earth last night, triggering rare red aurora displays across Canada, northern U.S. and Europe. And more is on its way.
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Doomsday Glacier melting in Antarctica means terrible news for global sea level rise
The Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica is melting in unexpected ways that could lead to its rapid collapse, a new study has revealed.
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The two-day-old moon meets up with Jupiter tonight (Feb. 22), making a close approach and sharing the same right ascension in an arrangement known as a conjunction.
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Kerbal Space Program 2 gameplay trailer wants you to 'Fail harder' and 'Add more boosters'
Now you can launch and crash vehicles for Kerbonauts in new and spectacular ways in the sequel releasing to the popular Kerbal Space Program space game Friday (Feb. 24).
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Subsurface ocean tides on Saturn's moon Titan are influenced by its icy crust
Scientists examine how Titan's icy shell creates tides in the moon's subsurface ocean.
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The James Webb Space Telescope discovers enormous distant galaxies that should not exist
The James Webb Space Telescope found massive, mature galaxies inhabiting the universe so soon after the Big Bang that according to current theories they really shouldn't exist.
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Blue Origin makes solar cells out of simulated moon dirt with 'alchemist' project
Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos' private spaceflight company, claims it has made major progress in developing a way to make solar panels using materials from the lunar surface.
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How to watch SpaceX's Crew-6 astronaut launch live online
The first long-duration astronaut from the United Arab Emirates joins two NASA astronauts and one Roscosmos cosmonaut for a launch on Feb. 27. Here's how to watch.
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Hubble Space Telescope peers into a glittering sea of extragalactic stars (photo)
A new Hubble Space Telescope image highlights a region in the dwarf satellite galaxy the Large Magellanic Cloud that is rich in stars.
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International Space Station: Live updates
Find out what's going on at the International Space Station.
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SpaceX astronaut missions for NASA: Crew-6 updates
Read the latest news about SpaceX's Crew-6 mission to the International Space Station for NASA.
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Mars helicopter Ingenuity's historic 1st flights shed light on Martian dust dynamics
Scientists analyzing videos of Ingenuity's historic first flights on Mars are learning more about dust behavior on the Red Planet.
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A first look at samples returned by the Hayabusa2 craft from the asteroid Ryugu has revealed it is rich in organic molecules like amino acids that are the building blocks of life.
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How deep-sea silica ends up in Saturn moon Enceladus' famous geysers
Scientists have discovered how Saturn's moon Enceladus blasts tiny silica particles into space, where they eventually help form one of Saturn's famous rings.
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SpaceX on track to launch Crew-6 astronaut mission for NASA tomorrow (Feb. 27)
SpaceX's Crew-6 astronaut mission is still looking good to launch early Monday morning (Feb. 27), mission managers said during a prelaunch teleconference.
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Boeing's Starliner on track to launch its 1st astronaut flight this spring, NASA says
Mission managers for the first crewed Starliner flight are confident the spacecraft will launch in a 60-day window that opens in April.
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Everything we know about Loki season 2: release window, plot, cast & more
Phase 5 of the MCU is here, and that means some Disney Plus series are getting second seasons. Here’s what we know about Loki season 2 so far.
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SpaceX Crew-6 astronauts will answer 'burning questions' with space station science
NASA SpaceX Crew-6 mission continues at the end of this month when a team of astronauts head to International Space Station to conduct cutting-edge science.
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Use the moon to find Uranus in the night sky tonight
The moon will make a close approach to Uranus, the distant ice giant on Saturday (Feb. 25), serving as an excellent guide to spot the seventh planet from the sun.
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Russia's replacement Soyuz spacecraft arrives at space station
The successful docking on Saturday (Feb. 25) means that three ISS crewmembers have a secure ride home to Earth for the first time since an older Soyuz sprang a coolant leak in December.
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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 50 —Experiencing Apollo 11 with Tom Jennings
On this episode of This Week in Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik meet with Tom Jennings, the Peabody and Emmy Award-winning producer of 'Apollo: Missions to the Moon.'
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The helicopter flew a third of a mile on the surface on Feb. 25, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory announced yesterday (March 1).
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Pictures from space! Our image of the day
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket can be seen in this image shortly after its liftoff from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday, March 2. with Crew-6 astronauts aboard.
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'Star Trek: Picard' episode 3 marks the emotional return of Deanna Troi
"Star Trek: Picard" Season 3 episode 3 brings in Jonathan Frakes as a director and dives into the backstory of Deanna Troi.
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Artemis astronauts may be able to spray away sticky moon dust
Apollo astronauts struggled with moon dust during short excursions in the 1960s and 1970s, and NASA would like to solve the problem before sending people back.
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Canon EOS R7 Review
Canon's newest flagship APS-C mirrorless camera the Canon EOS R7 has in-body image stabilization and several other useful features but did it impress or disappoint?
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UAE astronaut mascot 'Suhail' flies again as SpaceX Crew-6 zero-g indicator
The first Emirati to launch on a long-duration space mission lifted off with two Americans, a Russian and a fellow "countryman" making its second spaceflight with an astronaut from the UAE.
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SpaceX’s sunset Starlink launch was amazing, and here are the pictures to prove it
A Falcon 9 rocket carrying new and improved Starlink satellites launched from Florida on Feb. 27 with onlookers on hand to capture its full glory.
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Apollo 'hook-up:' New keychain replicates carabiner used on the moon
Luna Replicas and Global Effects have produced a new keychain outfitted with a fully functional replica of the tether hook used by Apollo astronauts on the moon.
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International Space Station: Live updates
Find out what's going on at the International Space Station.
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SpaceX Crew-6 astronaut mission: Live updates
Read the latest news about SpaceX's Crew-6 mission to the International Space Station for NASA.
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Scientists have taken a big step towards figuring out where building blocks of life such as amino acids and amines form in space.
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Pictures from space! Our image of the day
NASA's veteran Mars explorer Curiosity captured this image of twilight sun rays penetrating through a veil of clouds shrouding the Red Planet last month.
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Bright new comet discovered zooming toward the sun could outshine the stars next year
The newly discovered comet C/2023 A3 is making a close approach around the sun for the first time in 80,000 years, and might be as bright as a star in fall 2024.
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Sony E 16-55mm f/2.8 G lens review
This APS-C wide-angle zoom lens is designed for crop-sensor Sony cameras. It's sharp, versatile and provides excellent results but is it worth the high price tag?
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Watch the Full Worm Moon rise in free telescope webcast on March 7
The Virtual Telescope Project will feature the Worm Full Moon shining over Rome on Tuesday (March 8), starting at 1:30 p.m. EST (1830 GMT).
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Save 20% on the Lego Star Wars Mandalorian's N-1 Starfighter
This is the way to a big saving on a 412-piece Lego set that's here in time for season three of "The Mandalorian."
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5 mysteries we want to see unraveled in Mass Effect 4
Mass Effect 4 is in development, and fans are eager for a fresh face to the decade-old trilogy. Here's what we would like to see explained in the sequel to this incredible space game series.
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Lego Star Wars deals 2023: savings on vehicles, ships, helmets and more
Here are the best Lego Star Wars deals, coming from a galaxy far, far away
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Ursa Major Constellation: Everything you need to know about the Great Bear
Ursa Major, also known as the Great Bear, is the third-largest constellation in the sky. We explore this well-known constellation in more detail here.
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In designing 'Hello Tomorrow!' on Apple TV+, Maya Sigel shoots for the moon (exclusive)
An exclusive interview with "Hello Tomorrow!" Production Designer Maya Sigel
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The sky is in transition throughout March as we watch the glorious wintertime stars and bright constellations give way to the somewhat dimmer stars of spring.
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Boom! Japanese astronomer catches meteorite smashing into the moon (video)
Japanese astronomer Daichi Fujii captured the telltale flash of a meteorite impacting the moon, causing a brief flash on our celestial neighbor's nightside.
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SpaceX Crew-5 and Crew-6 astronaut mission: Live updates
Read the latest news about SpaceX's Crew-5 and Crew-6 missions to the International Space Station for NASA.
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SpaceX, NASA targeting March 14 for next cargo launch to space station
SpaceX will launch its next cargo mission to the International Space Station next Tuesday (March 14), if all goes according to plan.
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Mandalore: Everything you need to know about the Mandalorian home planet
Now we're finally getting to see Mandalore in live-action in The Mandalorian season 3, here's everything you should know about the Mandalorian home planet.
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Pictures from space! Our image of the day
A Japanese weather satellite took this stunning image of the moon emerging above Canada on Wednesday, March. 9.
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Hubble Space Telescope images increasingly affected by Starlink satellite streaks
Starlink satellite streaks have been found spoiling Hubble Space Telescope images, and the situation is only bound to get worse, a new study has revealed.
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Earth spouts 'biosignatures' into space, hinting that other life-bearing worlds may do the same
Forms of oxygen created by living organisms can be found in space around our planet, a new study has revealed, hinting at a potential new method for tracing life on exoplanets.
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'Starfield' release date confirmed! Bethesda's epic space game launches Sept. 6
Bethesda Softworks announces the official release date for their long-delayed "Starfield" RPG. It launches on Sept. 6.
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A comet coming in 2024 could outshine the stars - if we're lucky
A comet recently discovered zooming through our solar system has the potential to be quite bright when it arrives late in 2024, but comets have let us down before.
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Apple TV+'s new series "Silo" explores post-apocalyptic life underground and is based on the best-selling novels of the same name by American author Hugh Howey.
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Scientists hail DART success 6 months after historic asteroid crash
Scientists shared the latest results from the DART mission this week, six months after its impact into the asteroid Dimorphos.
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Stunning plasma-winged 'butterfly' coronal mass ejection erupts from the sun's far side
Astronomers spotted a massive coronal mass ejection (CME) expanding its ethereal wings as it barrelled out of the sun and toward Mercury.
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One of the best binoculars for kids on sale now just $30 with this half-price saving
At almost half price, we've named the Occer 12x25 after we were happily impressed during our review so we'd recommend this deep discount while stocks last
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Liftoff on Mars! Perseverance rover captures amazing video of Ingenuity helicopter flight
Ingenuity's 47th flight on Mars on March 9 featured a plethora of footage from the drone, flying tens of feet above the surface, as well as its companion rover Perseverance.
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Futurama reboot on Hulu: Release window, cast, where to watch, & more
The Futurama reboot on Hulu isn't far away and here's everything we know about it from release date, cast, how to watch and more.
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International Space Station fires thrusters to dodge space junk
The International Space Station (ISS) had to perform a debris avoidance maneuver to dodge yet another piece of space junk on Tuesday (March 14).
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Chinese rocket stage crashes to Earth over Texas
The second stage of a Chinese Long March 2D rocket that launched last year reentered Earth's atmosphere on March 7 as it passed over Texas.
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China's Zhurong Mars rover reveals seasonal wind changes in Red Planet weather report
Data collected by China's Zhurong rover shows seasonal changes in the strength and direction of winds on Mars.
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International Space Station: Live updates
Find out what's going on at the International Space Station.
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The European Space Agency’s exoplanet-investigating spacecraft CHEOPS has had its mission extended until at least 2026.
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New children's book celebrates pioneering astronomer Maria Mitchell
Pioneering American astronomer Maria Mitchell is the star of a children's book using an ancient language she happened to know: Latin.
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Watch the moon meet up with Saturn in the pre-dawn sky tonight
The moon meets up with Saturn early on Sunday (March 19) with the two celestial objects in conjunction. The arrangement will be only visible in the early morning pre-dawn hours, so plan accordingly.
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Chinese scientists hold out hope for silent Zhurong Mars rover
China's Zhurong Mars rover may be stuck, but scientists using data from the mission are still hopeful that the vehicle can reactivate and explore once more.
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SpaceX launches 52 Starlink satellites, lands rocket at sea
SpaceX aced its 18th orbital mission of 2023 on Friday (March 17), launching 52 of its Starlink internet satellites and landing a rocket on a ship at sea.
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Exoplanets, dark matter and more: Big discoveries coming from James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers say
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has dazzled us plenty already, but the best is yet to come from the observatory, mission team members say.
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'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' Season 1 warps onto Blu-ray and we've got an exclusive clip
The smash Paramount+ spinoff series "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" heads to home video and we've got an exclusive clip to share.
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Newly discovered 'mini-Neptune' may have an ocean or an atmosphere - but not for long
A newly discovered distant mini-Neptune planet may possess its own atmosphere, ocean, or a combination of the two, even if they don't last for long.
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Creality Sonic Pad review: A turbo boost for your FDM printer
The Creality Sonic Pad offers plug-and-play firmware modding for compatible 3D printers, giving you faster prints without compromising quality.
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SpaceX now eyeing April for Starship's 1st orbital launch, Elon Musk says
SpaceX's huge Starship vehicle could launch on its first-ever orbital test flight next month, if regulatory approvals come through, Elon Musk said.
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Since its arrival in the solar system in 2017, interstellar object 'Oumuamua has puzzled scientists. Two American astronomers now think they have solved one of the space rock's biggest mysteries.
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5 planets will align on March 27 and you won't want to miss it. Here's where to look.
On Mar. 27, a cosmic parade of five planets, the moon and a star cluster will line up in the night sky. Here's how to see the special event.
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Pictures from space! Our image of the day
The 3D-printed Terran 1 rocket made by California-based company Relativity Space is waiting on a launchpad in Cape Canaveral ahead of its next debut launch attempt.
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A colossal 'hole' in the sun's atmosphere could supercharge Earth's auroras on March 24
A 'hole' in the sun's upper atmosphere may soon generate another geomagnetic storm here on Earth, creating auroras in places farther from the poles than usual.
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Virgin Orbit restarts operations with 'small' team as it works on finance deal: reports
Launch company Virgin Orbit is bringing back some of its furloughed employees after putting them on leave last week, according to media reports.
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Best Marvel games of all time
The Avengers, the X-Men, and many more Marvel superheroes have assembled over the years in video games. These are the best Marvel games so far.
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What is a UFO? The US shot down three mysterious objects as interest and concern increase over unidentified craft
The Air Force general overseeing North American airspace refused to rule out extraterrestrial forces at play after unidentified objects were shot down in February.
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James Webb Space Telescope spies hot, gritty clouds in skies of huge exoplanet with 2 suns
JWST just peered directly into the atmosphere of the giant exoplanet VHS 1256 b and found a roiling world with turbulent clouds made of silicates, similar to sand here on Earth.
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Fly over Perseverance rover's Mars stomping grounds in new video
Thanks to stunning footage captured by two Mars orbiters, space fans can take a flight through Jezero Crater, the ancient lakebed that's the home of NASA's Perseverance rover.
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See the moon and Jupiter meet in the sky tonight (March 22)
On Wednesday (March 22), the moon will be in conjunction with Jupiter, with the two celestial bodies making a close approach in the sky.
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Cyclone Freddy, which is finally dissipating after battering Southeast Africa, has crossed the entire Indian Ocean and made landfall three separate times.
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What equipment do you need to see and photograph the planets
How to achieve the very best views and images of the neighboring worlds in our solar system.
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The universe might be shaped like a doughnut, not like a pancake, new research suggests
The universe may be flat, but could still be shaped like a doughnut, weird patterns in leftover light from the Big Bang suggest.
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CNES astronaut Jean-Jacques Favier, 1st French scientist to fly in space, dies at 73
Jean-Jacques Favier, who in 1996 became the sixth astronaut and first scientist from France to launch into space, has died at the age of 73. Favier flew as an STS-78 payload specialist.
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How is Data in 'Star Trek: Picard' if he died in 'Star Trek: Nemesis?'
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NASA selects solar physicist Nicola Fox as its new science chief
NASA has announced that Heliophysics Division leader Nicola Fox will be the agency's new head of science, overseeing more than 100 missions.
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BlissLights Sky Lite Evolve Galaxy Star Projector review
The third generation of BlissLights Sky Lite star projectors now boasts voice control, a new spherical design and features patented color-blending technology.
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Artificial intelligence could help hunt for life on Mars and other alien worlds
A newly developed machine-learning tool could help scientists search for signs of life on Mars and other alien worlds.
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How to watch Ceres, a dwarf planet 14 times smaller than Pluto, photobomb a spiral galaxy this weekend
Watch live online as the dwarf planet Ceres swoops in front of the 'grand design' spiral galaxy Messier 100 this weekend.
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Amazon has revealed three terminals that customers might use to link up with Project Kuiper, the company's planned satellite internet program.
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Mars cave-exploring robots take inspiration from Hansel and Gretel's breadcrumb trick
The rovers could use communication "breadcrumbs" to keep in touch with the surface as they explore caves, oceans, and lakes on alien worlds.
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'Star Trek: Picard' season 3 episode 7 begins the build up to the series finale
'Star Trek: Picard' season 3 episode 7 contains a few surprises and very obvious moments that make for an enjoyable, very 'Next Generation'-styled installment.
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'Ant-Man' star Paul Rudd quizzes NASA expert on quantum science
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania star Paul Rudd can’t get enough of the quantum realm. Rudd took to YouTube to ask a NASA quantum physicist some big questions.
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NASA's Artemis 2 trailer builds excitement for moon astronaut reveal with movie flair
Four astronauts will circle the moon in 2024, but we don't know who they are yet. NASA released a new trailer March 29 teasing the big April 3 announcement.
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We've discovered the Celestron Nexstar 4SE is now $180 off
This is a fantastic deal on a telescope we rate as one of the very best on the market.
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Israel launches 'most advanced of its kind' radar spy satellite
Israel launched the newest addition to its Ofek series of spy satellites early Wednesday (March 29), an advanced radar craft called Ofek 13.
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NASA prepping for September arrival of OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample
As OSIRIS-REx flies its return trajectory through space, teams on Earth are preparing for the sample's Sept. 24 landing in the Utah desert.
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1st 'Asteroid City' trailer reveals Wes Anderson's take on a space-age alien encounter
The trailer for Wes Anderson's film "Asteroid City" shows junior astronomers and space cadets gathering to witness an incredible outer space encounter.
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Spain establishes its own space agency
The country's Council of Ministers voted to allow the Spanish Space Agency, or Agencia Espacial Española (AEE), to commence operations on March 7.
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NASA's DART mission, an attempt to discover if a spacecraft impact can shift an asteroid away from a collision course with Earth, has been described as a "smashing success."
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Meet the 4 astronauts flying on NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission
A brief introduction to Artemis 2 astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen.
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Meet Jeremy Hansen, the Canadian astronaut on board Artemis 2 moon mission
Learn all about Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, who will fly on the historic Artemis 2 moon mission with three NASA colleagues.
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NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission: Live updates
NASA's Artemis 2 mission is returning astronauts to the moon for the first time since 1972. See live mission updates here.
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Four for the moon! NASA names Artemis 2 astronaut crew for 1st lunar mission since Apollo
NASA has named its first moon crew in over 50 years. The agency announced Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch of NASA and Canada's Jeremy Hansen as the Artemis 2 crew.
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These Celestron SkyMaster binoculars are up to 47% off
The Celestron SkyMaster 20x80 binoculars are ideal for stargazing and are now 47% off, we've spotted the pro model on sale too.
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Launch of private moon rover this year will kick off lunar Bitcoin treasure hunt
LunarCrush plans to send a Bitcoin bounty to the moon aboard Lunar Outpost's MAPP rover in 2023.
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'Return of the Jedi' 40th anniversary sees Lando and Stormtroopers get their own 'Star Wars' comics
Marvel Comics is releasing "Star Wars: Lando #1" and "Star Wars: The Empire #1" for "Return of the Jedi's" 40th anniversary this year.
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Extremely flat cosmic explosion dubbed 'the Cow' defies explanation
A bizarre object called "the Cow" is the flattest explosion ever detected, and the first example of a rare phenomenon called a fast blue optical transient (FBOT).
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Why will NASA's Artemis 2 only fly around the moon, not orbit or land?
NASA landed 12 astronauts on the moon during the Apollo program more than half a century ago. So why is the upcoming Artemis 2 mission just doing a lunary fly-around?
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SpaceX has shared some amazing photos of its giant Starship vehicle stacked for launch at the company's Starbase facility in South Texas.
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Astronomers develop new AI software to sharpen photos from ground-based telescopes
Researchers have developed new AI-powered software that can sharpen astronomical images from ground-based telescopes that are blurred by Earth's atmosphere.
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Dwarf star is surrounded by massive 'double ring' that hints at a Saturn-size exoplanet
A red dwarf star almost 500 light-years from Earth is surrounded by two rings of dust that might have been separated by the orbit of a Saturn-sized planet.
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James Webb Space Telescope spots the Cosmic Seahorse through a gravitational lens (photo)
The Cosmic Seahorse galaxy is seen through a gravitational lens in a newly released image from the James Webb Space Telescope.
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Europe's JUICE mission will explore the Jupiter ocean moons Callisto, Europa and Ganymede. Here's why they're so weird
The icy Jupiter moons Callisto, Europa and Ganymede all likely host hidden global oceans, but that's not the only reason they stand out.
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NASA's asteroid-smashing DART mission revealed how battered space rock Dimorphos formed
Observations by NASA's DART spacecraft suggest that the asteroid Dimorphos formed from material flung into space by its spinning asteroid partner, Didymos.
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New 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3' teasers and poster drops as pre-order tickets go on sale
Dolby Cinema unveils new "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" poster with more Marvel teaser trailers as tickets go on sale.
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Northrop Grumman names cargo craft for fallen Columbia astronaut Laurel Clark
A NASA astronaut whose first spaceflight was the ill-fated final mission of the space shuttle Columbia is being remembered by Northrop Grumman with the naming of the "S.S. Laurel Clark" cargo craft.
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Pre-orders live for three new Lego Star Wars sets coming in May, including the UCS X-Wing
Lego announces three new Lego Star Wars sets which will be available to buy from early May: two dioramas and a UCS X-wing model.
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Eerie ring of red light flashes like a massive UFO above Italy. What was it?
An enormous halo of red light flashed in the night sky above Italy before disappearing within milliseconds. It was likely caused by an electromagnetic pulse from a nearby thunderstorm.
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Marvel Studios releases a first look trailer for November's cosmic superhero team-up film, "The Marvels"
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Chinese launch company tests vertical rocket landings with jet-powered prototype (video)
A Chinese launch company has stepped up its quest to develop reusable rockets with sea platform landing tests using a small demonstrator.
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Revisit a classic 'Guardians of the Galaxy' comic arc with 'Annihilation: Conquest' novel
Titan Books is releasing a new "Guardians of the Galaxy" book from author Brendan Deneen.
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SpaceX shows off shiny Falcon Heavy rocket ahead of April 18 launch (photos)
SpaceX's Falcon Heavy is targeting its second mission of 2023, and sixth mission overall, with the launch of a ViaSat satellite no earlier than April 18.
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Satellites watch Russian volcano erupt and blanket villages in ash
Satellites around the globe watched one of Russia's most active volcanoes erupt on Tuesday (April 11), covering villages in ash.
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Europe's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer is unlikely to find life. Here's why.
What will Europe's Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer (JUICE) tell us about the presence of life in the vicinity of the solar system's largest planet?
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Darth Vader Force FX Elite Lightsaber review
If you only knew the power of the dark side.
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60,000-mile-tall 'plasma waterfall' seen showering the sun with impossibly fast fire
A massive wall of falling plasma, known as a polar crown prominence, was recently captured in a stunningly-detailed new photo of the sun.
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Space pictures! See our image of the day
Jupiter and its largest moon Ganymede seen by an Earth-observing satellite.
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Watch SpaceX launch 50 small satellites, land rocket early Thursday after delay
SpaceX will launch 50 small satellites to orbit early Thursday (April 13) and land a rocket back on Earth, and you can watch the action live.
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Space Center Houston showcases more than six decades of spaceflight history, mapping out how humanity is on the cusp of returning to the moon.
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International Dark Sky Week 2023 begins today to combat the light pollution crisis
International Dark Sky Week 2023 runs from Saturday, April 15 and Saturday, April 22 to ensure that policymakers aren’t in the dark about the problem of light pollution and its effects.
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Grab the Celestron Travel Scope 70 for under $100
You can apply a $15 coupon on Amazon and grab the Celestron Travel Scope 70, ideal for beginners, for under $100.
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How to watch SpaceX's 1st Starship space launch live online for free on April 17
When SpaceX attempts to launch its Starship, the world's biggest rocket, for the first time on April 17, the world will be watching and you can, too.
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Watch the moon and Saturn have a close encounter in the sky tonight
The moon and Saturn will be separated by about three degrees during a conjunction and close approach that occurs overnight on April 15.
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The Lyrid meteor shower begins April 16 to light up the spring night sky
The Lyrids are an annual display of fairly fast meteors that may be seen any night from April 16 to 25.
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Star Trek's bad captains: Celebrating Starfleet's less-than-perfect commanding officers
Picard's Liam Shaw is the latest in a long line of commanding officers who didn't receive the memo about being the best of the best.
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What's next for Europe's JUICE mission? Here's what to expect on its long journey to Jupiter
Now that ESA's JUICE mission to Jupiter has successfully blasted off, what does the future hold for the next eight years as it cruises to the giant planet?
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SpaceX's 1st orbital Starship launch: How it will work
SpaceX is gearing up to launch the first orbital-velocity test flight of its combined Super Heavy booster and Starship upper stage on Monday (April 17). Here's what to expect.
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Europe preps dark matter-hunting Euclid spacecraft for trip to Florida launch site (photos)
Europe's newest space telescope is set to cross the ocean ahead of its planned launch atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket this summer.
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Imagery from satellites operated by Maxar Technologies has provided insight into the damage caused by fighting between rival military factions in Sudan.
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Rocket Lab to fly used engine for 1st time later this year
Rocket Lab plans to launch a mission with a pre-flown engine later this year, taking a big step toward its goal of rocket reusability.
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China's Shenzhou 15 astronauts complete record-breaking 4th spacewalk (video)
China's Shenzhou 15 astronauts have completed the fourth and final spacewalk of their six-month-long mission.
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Pentagon has 'no credible evidence' of aliens or UFOs that defy physics
In a hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on April 19, the director of the Pentagon's new UFO office shot down hopes that the U.S. government has evidence that aliens have visited Earth.
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Shuttle simulators and astronaut artifacts featured in new Lone Star 'Space Gallery'
A museum dedicated to the history of Texas aviation now has a "space" devoted to flight even higher than the state's skies. The Lone Star Flight Museum in Houston opened its Space Gallery.
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SpaceX working 'many issues' ahead of Thursday Starship launch, Elon Musk says
SpaceX is working "around the clock" on a variety of issues ahead of the first planned space launch of its huge Starship vehicle, Elon Musk said.
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CAPSTONE Cider celebrates success of trailblazing satellite in lunar orbit
A company behind a NASA mission is capping off its first six months with an experimental cider. Advanced Space and Stem Ciders are releasing CAPSTONE, a hoppy cider celebrating a spacecraft.
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Space pictures! See our image of the day
Russian cosmonauts Dmitri Petelin and Sergey Prokopyev completed a nearly eight-hour spacewalk on Tuesday, April 19, relocating a radiator between two modules of the Russian segment of the ISS.
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BetaFPV Cetus Lite FPV kit review
The BetaFPV Cetus Lite FPV Kit is incredibly easy to fly alongside offering a great introduction to using FPV goggles at a competitive price.
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North Korea readying launch of nation's 1st spy satellite: report
North Korean state media announced Wednesday (April 19) that the country has built its first spy satellite and is preparing it for launch.
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Writer Andy Diggle and artist Rubine discuss their new Boom! Studios series, "The Expanse: Dragon Tooth."
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'Star Wars Jedi: Survivor:' Cal Kestis battles a Rancor in final gameplay trailer from Star Wars Celebration
EA Star Wars has released the final gameplay trailer for "Star Wars Jedi: Survivor."
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China prepping next space station cargo mission for May launch
Components of the Long March 7 rocket that will launch the Tianzhou 6 cargo mission arrived at southern China's Wenchang Satellite Launch Center on April 13.
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Space station astronauts get Earth Day call from Post Malone (video)
Rapper Post Malone asked NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Woody Hoburg about they joys of seeing our beautiful but fragile planet from above.
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Mars on Earth: What months of simulated astronaut missions taught this scientist
Meet Anastasia Stepanova, a PhD student in space resources and a veteran of multiple missions here on Earth that simulate the conditions human crews would experience spaceflight.
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How does astronomy use the electromagnetic spectrum?
Frequencies of light invisible to the human eye reveal a vast amount of information about our universe. But it took decades for scientists to learn how to view this hidden cosmos.
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'Look what I found!' SpaceX urges finders to report debris from Starship test flight
Hours after the first test flight of SpaceX's Starship ended with the spacecraft being commanded to explode, possible debris from the colossal rocket began to wash up on the surrounding shores.
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Fly, and fly again: Private astronauts take to the skies on Zero-G training flights
Zero-G's new CEO says private astronaut companies are encouraging their fliers to level up their space skills first on a modified 727 aircraft. And demand is growing quickly.
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Earth Day: The best recipe for living in space borrows ideas from our planet
Astronauts come back from long missions so weak that they need rehabilitation. A new study suggests we can look to key resources on Earth to help us live better in space.
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Catch a falling star as the Lyrid meteor shower peaks tonight
The Lyrid meteor shower peaks overnight on Saturday (April 22), offering skywatchers the opportunity to spot some fast and bright meteors as they streak through the night sky.
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The chief designer of China's Mars exploration program has provided a long-awaited comment on the status of the country's Zhurong Mars rover.
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Hubble Telescope celebrates 33rd anniversary with gorgeous photo of nearby stellar nursery
A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope captures a nearby stellar nursery called NGC 1333. Bright stars shine through clouds of dust and gas, showcasing the chaotic nature of star formation.
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New MotoArt PlaneTags made from NASA aircraft used by Apollo tracking stations
A NASA aircraft used to test the agency's Gemini and Apollo tracking stations has "taken off" as a popular collectible. MotoArt's latest PlaneTag is made from NASA 420, a C-121G Super Constellation.
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Wow! Maxar satellite captures up-close look at NASA's Landsat 8 spacecraft in orbit
Maxar Technologies' Worldview-3 satellite has snapped images of NASA's Landsat 8 spacecraft in orbit, showing clear details of the powerful Earth-observation satellite.
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Look up and see the half-lit first quarter moon buzz the Beehive Cluster tonight
The moon will be half-illuminated on Thursday (April 27), during the first quarter phase halfway between the new moon and the full moon.
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NASA's TESS exoplanet-hunting satellite celebrates 5 years in space
NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, or TESS, is now in its fifth year scanning the sky for new worlds.
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Lego Star Wars Captain Rex Helmet review
In our book, the Lego Star Wars Captain Rex Helmet outranks everything.
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Silva Terra Scout XT headlamp Review
Looking for an award-winning headlamp that's made from hemp and recycled plastics? This eco-friendly head torch is one of the best headlamps you can buy right now.
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The strange mystery of asteroid Phaethon's comet-like tail may have just been solved
Astronomers observing the strange "rock comet" hybrid Phaethon as it passed the sun have found a surprise that could upend 14 years of thinking about the weird asteroid.
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Space pictures! See our image of the day
The thick band of the Milky Way galaxy arches above the Cerro Pachón mountain in Chile as if connecting the Rubin Auxiliary Telescope (on the left) with the Vera C. Rubin Observatory (on the right).
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China will definitely put boots on the moon within the next seven years, according to a leading Chinese lunar scientist.
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Environmental groups sue FAA over SpaceX Starship rocket
A coalition of environmental groups is suing the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, claiming the agency didn't fully analyze the environmental damage that SpaceX's Starship could cause.
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A lunar eclipse happens on May 5. Here's what you need to know
The moon will darken but not completely disappear as it slips into Earth's outer shadow on Friday (May 5), creating a penumbral lunar eclipse.
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I watched the moon 'take a bite of the sun' in a rare hybrid solar eclipse last week. Here's what I saw from Australia.
From my viewpoint in the Exmouth Gulf of Western Australia, the solar eclipse's totality brought a colossal corona and a dramatic drifting diamond ring.
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How do you create lunar gravity in a plane? A veteran zero-G pilot explains
Veteran parabolic flight pilot Eric Delesalle sits down with Space.com to talk about what it takes to create weightlessness and lunar gravity in a plane.
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Moonquakes could 'smooth out' the surfaces of Jupiter and Saturn's icy moons
Something is shaking on the moons of Jupiter and Saturn as moonquakes are linked to landslides that smooth out icy surfaces of bodies like Europa and Enceladus.
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Everything you need to know about Lego's May the 4th Star Wars event
It's almost Star Wars day, and that means Lego is planning an event filled with free gifts, new sets and discounts.
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See Mercury's giant, comet-like tail in stunning new image as it passes close to the sun
Shortly after Mercury reached its closest point to the sun, its massive, comet-like tail became unusually visible in the night sky and was captured in a stunning new photo.
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NASA satellite crash not source of mysterious flash of light above Ukraine capital, agency claims
A blinding flash of light set off air raid alerts across Ukraine’s capital city. Officials at first thought it was a falling NASA satellite, but the space agency has said it isn’t.
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Acebeam X75 flashlight power bank review
We tried it, and yes, the Acebeam X75 flashlight power bank lives up to its self-given title of the most powerful flashlight in the world.
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NASA's ShadowCam instrument has imaged the lunar south pole in great detail, helping shed light on the region where astronauts will land as part of the Artemis 3 mission.
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Tour 10 mind-bending supermassive black holes in this NASA video
A new NASA animation shows the tremendous scales of supermassive black holes, which have masses millions to billions of times that of the sun and dominate the centers of most galaxies.
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'Silo' star Tim Robbins on joining Apple TV+'s latest dystopian drama (exclusive)
"Silo" debuts on Apple TV+ today (May 5), and we spoke with Academy Award winning actor/director Tim Robbins about the making of this post-apocalyptic thriller.
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Uranus' 4 biggest moons may have buried oceans of salty water
The four biggest moons of Uranus — Titania, Oberon, Ariel and Umbriel — may harbor salty oceans beneath their frozen surfaces, a new study suggests.
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The end may be near for ice-hunting Artemis 1 moon cubesat
Mission team members may stop trying to fix a stuck valve on the LunaH-Map cubesat at the end of the month, according to reports.
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Eta Aquarid meteor shower 2023 peaking now! See pieces of Halley's Comet in the night sky
The annual Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks on Saturday (May 6) offering skywatchers the chance to see debris from Halley's Comet burn up in Earth's atmosphere.
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Fox names Lance Armstrong, Ariel Winter among 'celebronauts' on 'Stars On Mars'
A crew of celebrities are set to go where none have gone before. "Well, sort of," says William Shatner, the actor-turned-astronaut who serves in Mission Control for "Stars on Mars," June 5 on Fox.
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'Star Wars: Visions Vol. 2' director tells a ghost story in the galaxy far, far away (exclusive)
An interview with director Paul Young on his short film in "Star Wars: Visions Vol. 2"
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Gargantuan 'superflare' from distant star may have launched one of the strongest solar storms ever seen
Scientists studying a star system in Orion witnessed one of the most powerful stellar eruptions ever seen — and it could be devastating to nearby planets.
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 review: The emotional sendoff the team deserved
The third Guardians of the Galaxy movie is a raw, dark, and sentimental last adventure for James Gunn's endearing band of misfits.
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What time is it on the moon? One wristwatch tried to answer that question, yet was largely forgotten by history.
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Bizarre object 10 million times brighter than the sun defies physics, NASA says
A bizarre 'ultraluminous X-ray source' shines millions of times brighter than the sun, breaking a physical law called the Eddington limit, a new study finds.
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China to launch communications relay satellite to the moon in early 2024
Queqiao 2 ('Magpie Bridge 2') will launch early next year and will be used to support China's upcoming Chang'e 6, 7 and 8 robotic moon missions.
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Apparent meteorite strikes house in New Jersey (photos)
A meteorite crashed through the roof of a home in New Jersey on Monday (May 8). No one was injured by the space rock, which may be part of the ongoing Eta Aquarid meteor shower.
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Rare 'backward' sunspot could create supercharged auroras this week
A reverse polarity sunspot is continuing to bombard Earth with powerful solar flares and ejections of plasma that could create auroras as far south as the mid-latitudes of the globe on May 10 and 11.
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Enormous M87 galaxy looks like giant potato in 1st-ever 3D map (image)
Astronomers have created a 3D map of the massive elliptical galaxy Messier 87 and gotten a better estimate of the mass of its central supermassive black hole.
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The Eta Lyrid meteor shower peaks tonight. Stay up late and wish upon a falling star
The annual Eta Lyrid meteor shower lasts from May 3 to May 14 this year and will produce its most prominent displays on Tuesday.
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China builds simulated moon chamber to prep for crewed lunar landings (video)
Chinese scientists have built a chamber to simulate the conditions on the surface of the moon to help prepare the country for future crewed lunar exploration.
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Meet 'Scary Barbie,' a black hole slaughtering a star in the brightest way possible
Astronomers detected one of the brightest and most energetic cosmic objects ever observed in the form of a star being torn to shreds by a supermassive black hole.
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Mandalorian Darksaber Force FX Elite Lightsaber review
A replica worthy of the Armorer herself.
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Andrew Garfield and Daisy Edgar-Jones are set to star as Carl Sagan and his wife Ann Druyan in the upcoming film "Voyagers" about the legendary astronomer.
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James Webb Space Telescope catches ancient galaxy in the act of explosive star birth
The James Webb Space Telescope has observed an early dusty galaxy over 12 billion light-years away during an explosive period of star formation.
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Watch SpaceX launch 56 Starlink satellites early Sunday
SpaceX plans to launch another batch of its Starlink broadband satellites to orbit early Sunday morning (May 14), and you can watch the action live.
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Rock that punched hole in New Jersey house confirmed to be 4.6 billion-year-old meteorite
The rock that struck a residential home in New Jersey earlier this week is a rare 4.6 billion-year-old meteorite, scientists confirmed on Thursday (May 11).
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See the moon snuggle up to Saturn in the sky today
The conjunction and close approach of the moon and Saturn will be visible in the sky from the early morning until just after midday on Saturday, May 13.
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NASA gives up on tiny Lunar Flashlight probe's troubled moon ice mission
NASA has given up on the planned moon mission of its tiny Lunar Flashlight cubesat, which aimed to hunt for water ice in shadowy lunar craters.
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'Mars Horizon 2' lets players search for Red Planet life with real science
CalTech professor Konstantin Batygin, best known for his search for Planet 9, will pivot his expertise to Mars in support of a PC game coming in 2024.
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Russian cosmonauts move vital radiator for International Space Station in 5-hour spacewalk
Russian cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin completed a spacewalk to activate a radiator that they earlier helped relocate outside of the International Space Station.
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This snake robot could hunt alien life on icy moons like Saturn's Enceladus
Finding alien life just took a twist. A snake-shaped robot from NASA aims to climb the crumpled terrain of icy moons like Enceladus to search out microbes.
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Europe's JUICE Jupiter probe fixes antenna glitch in deep space (video)
The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, or JUICE, deployed its Radar for Icy Moons Exploration antenna today (May 12) after more than three weeks of troubleshooting efforts.
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College students shattered a category record in amateur rocketry last month, sending their Deneb vehicle far higher than the tallest mountain on Earth.
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Take a sneak peek at new 'Star Trek: The Motion Picture — Echoes' comic series out May 17 (exclusive)
Get a sneak peak at IDW's new comic series "Star Trek: The Motion Picture — Echoes" with this exclusive interview with screenwriter/producer Marc Guggenheim.
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Artemis 2 crew begins 1st moon mission training in 50 years
Newly divulged details about the Artemis 2 moon crew's include mission milestones and a simulated docking exercise planned in Earth orbit before flying to the moon.
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Zombie white dwarf fed on neighbor star until exploding in a thermonuclear blast
Astronomers have made the first detection of a supernova in radio waves, finding that an exploding white dwarf star was feeding from a companion star like a cosmic vampire before it blew.
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Volcanoes may carpet surface of newfound Earth-size exoplanet
A newfound exoplanet that lies 90 light-years from Earth may be studded with active volcanoes, whose emissions could sustain an atmosphere.
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Violent origins of gravitational waves probed by new telescope array
The new BlackGEM array will hunt for black hole mergers and neutron star collisions, cataclysmic events that generate ripples in space-time known as gravitational waves.
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'Crater' is an old-fashioned kids' sci-fi flick with out-of-this-world charm (review)
A review of Disney Plus's enjoyable new Young Adult sci-fi adventure movie, "Crater."
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Could the floating islands in 'The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom' exist?
The latest entry in the Zelda series features floating islands high above the lands of Hyrule. But can we find these features on Earth, or alien planets?
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Powerful solar flare erupts from hidden sunspot sparking widespread radio blackouts (video)
The explosive solar flare erupted from a hidden sunspot on May 16 at 12:43 pm EDT (1643 GMT) triggering widespread radio blackouts.
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Building telescopes on the moon could transform astronomy – and it's becoming an achievable goal
Lunar exploration is undergoing a renaissance. Dozens of missions, organized by multiple space agencies – and increasingly by commercial companies – are set to visit the moon by the end of this decade.
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The zero-g indicator flying on the second private mission to the International Space Station may be the first that needed assembly. Ax-2's 'GiGi' is the first Build-A-Bear to launch into orbit.
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What time is the SpaceX Ax-2 private astronaut launch for Axiom Space?
SpaceX is launching the second all-private mission to the International Space Station today (May 21) and if you're hoping to follow it online, you need to know when it actually lifts off.
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Yellowstone volcano super-eruptions appear to have multiple explosive events
The last caldera-forming eruption at Yellowstone "was much more complex than previously thought," according to the annual report about activity at the supervolcano.
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NASA spots El Niño precursor from space: 'If it’s a big one, the globe will see record warming'
The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite recorded Kelvin waves moving eastward across the Pacific — a phenomenon often considered a precursor to El Niño.
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Axiom crews to use custom Fisher space pens on private missions
When former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson launches on her first commercial mission, she will have a familiar tool along with her. Whitson will be among the first to use Axiom Space Fisher space pens.
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SpaceX rocket 'go' to launch four private astronauts on Ax-2, a mission filled with 1sts, today
Axiom Space is ready to launch its second-ever private mission to the International Space Station.
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Axiom Space Ax-2 private spaceflight with SpaceX: Live updates
Follow along with Axiom Space's Ax-2 mission to the International Space Station, the second-ever all-private mission to the orbital lab.
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Watch SpaceX's Ax-2 private astronaut launch for Axiom Space in this free livestream on May 21
SpaceX's next private spaceflight will launch four astronauts to the International Space Station on Sunday (May 21) and you can watch the mission live online in a series of free webcasts.
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Global warming will likely cross dangerous 1.5 C threshold within 5 years, UN report warns
The U.N. weather agency has warned that El Niño and human-caused climate change will likely push temperatures into "uncharted territory."
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AI runs amok in 1st trailer for director Gareth Edwards' 'The Creator' (video)
20th Century Studios releases the first look at director Gareth Edwards' 'The Creator.'
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Astronomers are snooping on the Milky Way's galactic neighbors to gain insights about the ancient galaxies being viewed by the James Webb Space Telescope.
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Today is Towel Day! Salute the legacy of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' author Douglas Adams
Towel Day is dedicated to "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" author Douglas Adams
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Space pictures! See our image of the day
Virgin Galactic has successfully completed a test flight that will pave the way for the company to commence commercial space tourism operations.
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Virgin Galactic aces final test spaceflight, eyes start of commercial service in June
Virgin Galactic aced its fifth test flight to suborbital space this morning (May 25), keeping the company on track to start commercial operations next month.
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New supernova thrills astronomers and skywatchers around the world (photos)
A star explosion in deep space is visible in amateur telescopes, although folks have had to battle low lighting conditions, haze and the occasional satellite trail to see it in action.
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'Return of the Jedi' at 40: How 'Star Wars' legend Phil Tippett crafted special effects magic (exclusive)
Space.com's exclusive interview with Oscar-winning visual effects wizard Phil Tippett for the 40th anniversary of "Star Wars: Return of the Jedi."
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Strange star system may hold first evidence of an ultra-rare 'dark matter star'
In a distant star system, a sunlike star orbits an invisible object that may be the first example of a 'boson star' made of dark matter, new research suggests.
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DJI Mavic 3 Pro review
The DJI Mavic 3 Pro is the world’s first consumer drone featuring three cameras and provides a highly versatile option that comfortably straddles the consumer and prosumer markets.
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Meteorites and volcanoes may have helped jump-start life on Earth
Iron particles from meteorites and volcanoes could have catalyzed chemical reactions to form some of the organic compounds essential for life.
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Why does Jupiter change its stripes? Scientists may finally have the answer
Using data from NASA's Juno spacecraft, an international team has correlated the variations in Jupiter's bands to changes in the planet's magnetic field.
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On Wednesday (May 31), NASA will hold a meeting of the "independent study group" the agency created to study data related to unidentified anomalous phenomena, or UAP. Here's how to watch it live.
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Watch China launch Shenzhou 16 astronauts to Tiangong space station tonight
China's next crew of three astronauts is all set to launch for the country's Tiangong space station tonight (May 29) on a Long March 2F rocket and you can watch it live.
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National Memorial Day Parade honored Apollo astronauts in US capital (video)
Apollo lunar module pilots Charlie Duke, Harrison Schmitt and Rusty Schweickart joined active NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik in the National Memorial Day Parade in Washington, DC.
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Best space settlement games: Manage bases & build cities on other worlds
We're still a ways off from living on other planets in the real world, but the best space settlement games let you tame the unknown today.
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Scientists discover giant crater from ice age explosion that has methane-spewing mud volcano inside it
The Borealis Mud Volcano is only the second found in Norwegian waters and releases a continuous stream of methane-rich, muddy liquid from deep below Earth's crust.
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Climate change could trigger gigantic deadly tsunamis from Antarctica, new study warns
Slippages in sediment beneath the Antarctic seabed could spawn gigantic tsunamis as oceans warm.
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James Webb telescope discovers gargantuan geyser on Saturn's moon, blasting water hundreds of miles into space
The James Webb Space Telescope caught Saturn's icy moon Enceladus spraying a 'huge plume' of watery vapor far into space — and that plume may contain chemical ingredients for life.
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The Euclid spacecraft will transform how we view the 'dark universe'
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Euclid satellite completed the first part of its long journey into space on May 1, 2023, when it arrived in Florida on a boat from Italy.
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10 everyday NASA inventions and spin-offs you can find in your home
Explore 10 everyday inventions and spin-offs by NASA, many of which you'll find in your home.
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Princess Leia's original 'Star Wars' ceremonial dress could fetch $2 million at auction (exclusive)
Princess Leia's ceremonial dress costume from 'Star Wars' goes up for auction in June and could draw some staggering bids.
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An upcoming NASA mission will provide an unprecedented look at ice clouds at high altitudes in Earth's atmosphere.
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This tiny probe the size of your cell phone could measure asteroid gravity in a space 1st
The European Space Agency (ESA) has designed a tiny mobile phone-sized probe that could become the world's first to measure the gravity on the surface of an asteroid.
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Marvel's new 'Micronauts' comic collection dives into inner space
Marvel Comics will release their massive new "Micronauts" comics omnibus edition this fall
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Live from Mars! European probe beams Red Planet views to Earth in 1st-ever video feat
The European Space Agency held the first-ever "livestream from Mars" today (June 2), beaming home photos from its Mars Express orbiter in near-real time.
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UFOs worth investigating despite lack of 'real evidence,' former astronaut Scott Kelly says
Four-time astronaut Scott Kelly spoke with Space.com about UFOs and why air and space are so 'prone to optical illusions' that lead to reports of unidentified anomalous phenomena.
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Mysterious cosmic threads are reaching out from the Milky Way's monster black hole
Hundreds of lines made from a multitude of gases have been discovered extending outward from the black hole at the center of our galaxy.
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Spain signs the Artemis Accords for peaceful moon exploration
Spain has signed the Artemis Accords, becoming the 25th nation to join the framework that aims to foster responsible and peaceful international exploration of the moon.
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Zendure Superbase Pro Power Station Review
An exceptional, nicely designed power station that is incredibly fast to recharge and easy to maneuver.
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Mickey Mouse celebrates the Space Age as astronaut on Disney100 Citizen watch
Mickey Mouse has landed on the "face" of the moon. Face, that is, of a wristwatch created to pay homage to The Walt Disney Company and when its 100-year history intersected with the Space Age.
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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope mission — Live updates
Read the latest news about NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.
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The Rocket Lab's pioneering private mission to Venus, which had been set to launch last month, has been delayed until at least 2025.
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Satellites watch floods ravage Ukraine following dam collapse (photos)
Satellites watched as floodwaters ravaged southern Ukraine following the mysterious collapse of a major dam on Tuesday (June 6).
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Space pictures! See our image of the day
Satellite images by U.S. Earth observation company Planet reveal the extent of damage caused by an explosion to the Nova Kakhovka water dam in Ukraine.
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Gravitational waves may come from 'cocoons' of debris around dying stars (video)
Astronomers have created the first model for how debris around exploding stars could emit gravitational waves powerful enough to be detected by instruments on Earth.
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James Cameron's 'Avatar' scores wacky new Wes Anderson-inspired AI tribute trailer (video)
A new AI-generated trailer previews the nonexistent Wes Anderson film "The Peculiar Pandora Expedition: An Avatar Story."
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Loud launches: Researchers study how rocket noise affects endangered wildlife
A new study will monitor the short- and long-term impacts of rocket launches on endangered wildlife near California's Vandenberg Space Force Base.
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Watch Space.com experience moon gravity at 30,000 feet in new mini-documentary out June 7
Space.com's reporter Tereza Pultarova takes part in a research flight simulating lunar gravity in this original documentary.
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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope mission — Live updates
Read the latest news about NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.
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Virtual Nightmare is the anti-Matrix movie you've never seen
Everyone remembers The Matrix but there’s another, lesser known movie that delved into the murky world of artificial reality. And it deserves better than to be forgotten.
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Jimi Hendrix rocks the cosmos as an interstellar time traveler in 'Purple Haze'
Jimi Hendrix turns into a galactic time traveler hunting for an ancient cosmic relic in upcoming graphic novel "Jimi Hendrix: Purple Haze."
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Astronomers using the Keck Observatory have spotted a rare type of star evolving into a supernova right before their eyes.
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Catch a glimpse of the half-lit moon in its third quarter phase today
The third quarter phase marks the halfway point between the full moon and the next new moon which will occur on June 18.
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How do Mars rocks and riverbeds get their names? NASA explains (video)
A new NASA video explains why and how the features studied by the Perseverance and Curiosity Mars rovers are named.
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China breaks its rideshare record with 26-satellite launch (video)
A Chinese Lijian-1 solid-fuel rocket launched on Wednesday (June 7), carrying 26 satellites to orbit — a rideshare record for the country.
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NASA begins 60th round of space artifact awards for schools, museums
Fifteen years after NASA opened its space artifact archive to schools and museums, the program still has a lot to give. The agency is accepting applications for its 60th screening of space hardware.
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China wants to launch a moon-orbiting telescope array as soon as 2026
China wants to put a small constellation of satellites in orbit around the moon to create a radio telescope that would open a "new window" into the universe.
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'Marvel Anatomy' takes you inside your favorite aliens and superheroes
A new collector's edition of 'Marvel Anatomy' is out with never-seen art prints revealing the innerworkings of your favorite aliens, metahumans and more.
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NASA astronauts deploy 5th roll-out solar array on spacewalk outside space station (video)
NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Woody Hoburg deployed a new solar array outside the International Space Station during a spacewalk today (June 9).
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SpaceX Starship problems likely to delay Artemis 3 moon mission to 2026, NASA says
NASA is worried that SpaceX's giant new Starship vehicle won't be ready to carry Artemis astronauts to the surface of the moon in late 2025, as currently planned.
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See new supernova shine bright in stunning Pinwheel Galaxy photo
The Gemini North telescope turned its gaze toward the Pinwheel Galaxy, offering a crystal-clear view of a new supernova discovered in May 2023.
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Two NASA astronauts will conduct a spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Thursday (June 15), and you can watch the excursion live.
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Ultra-hot exoplanet has an atmosphere of vaporized rock
Astronomers have taken a deeper look at the scorching hot giant exoplanet WASP-76b, where iron rains from the sky to determine the other chemical elements that comprise its blistering atmosphere.
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Saturn's moon Enceladus has all the ingredients for life in its icy oceans. But is life there?
For the first time, phosphorus — the rarest of six elements upon which life as we know it depends — has been found in a tiny ocean-bearing moon in our solar system.
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James Webb Space Telescope reveals how galaxies made the early universe transparent
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have determined that stars in early galaxies transformed the gas throughout the universe from opaque to transparent.
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Strange radio emissions from a feeding star puzzle astronomers
Astronomers studying the fastest and most dramatic nova ever recorded continue to find more puzzles than answers, most recently in the form of unexpected radio emissions.
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Pentagon gearing up to launch 1st experimental navigation satellite in 50 years (video)
Later this year, the Pentagon aims to launch Navigation Technology Satellite-3, which could help make the nation's vital GPS architecture more robust.
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'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' Season 2 warps onto Paramount Plus tomorrow
'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' returns with ten new episodes of exciting and nostalgic Trek following its impeccable debut season.
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Friendless 'hot Jupiter' exoplanets may not be so lonely after all
Jupiter-like exoplanets that are blisteringly close to their parent stars were long thought to be alone in their star systems. But a new study has now revealed that many of them might have companions.
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Space pictures! See our image of the day
United Arab Emirates astronaut Sultan AlNeyadi took this photograph of cyclone Biparjoy swirling above the Indian Ocean earlier this week.
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Annular solar eclipse October 2023: Plan your trip to see the amazing 'ring of fire' eclipse with these top tips
Here's how to get organized for the annular solar eclipse visible across North American in October 2023.
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The crescent moon joins Mars, Venus and some of the brightest stars to kick off the summer 2024 skywatching season.
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Disney's new Tron Lightcycle Run ride immerses fans in high-speed sci-fi action
Space.com experienced the Tron: Lightcycle Run ride at Walt Disney World. Here's what you can expect from this high-speed cyberpunk adventure.
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Humans are pumping out so much groundwater that it's changing Earth's tilt
The way humans pump groundwater from the planet's interior has changed Earth's tilt by 31.5 inches (80 centimeters) between 1993 and 2010.
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Pixar's 'Elio' trailer reveals Earth's pint-sized leader in new cosmic adventure
Pixar drops the first teaser trailer for 2024's family-friendly sci-fi fantasy, "Elio," in which a young boy
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US Space Force wants private companies to help it counter 'emerging threats' in space
The U.S. Space Force recently opened the COSMIC center, a new office aimed at taking advantage of a thriving commercial space industry.
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Watch a SpaceX rocket launch Indonesian satellite into orbit tonight (June 18)
SpaceX will launch an Indonesian communications satellite to orbit and land the returning rocket at sea this evening (June 18), and you can watch it live.
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Astronaut Sally Ride brought women and the LGBTQ+ community to the final frontier 40 years ago
Sally Ride's journey to space not only continues to inspire young students 4 decades later, but shows the value of diversity and respect, a woman engineering dean argues.
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China launches national-record 41 satellites on single rocket (video)
A Long March 2D rocket lifted off from China on June 15, carrying 41 satellites to orbit. China's previous single-launch record, set just a few days earlier, was 26 satellites.
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El Niño is officially here, scientists say
After months of warning, experts have confirmed that the ocean-warming event El Niño is here and will gradually strengthen into the winter, with a potential worldwide climate impact.
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Alien green flash: Lightning crackles in vortex near Jupiter's north pole (photo)
NASA's Juno spacecraft snapped a photo of a lightning strike high in the swirling clouds near Jupiter's north pole.
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Russian cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin worked outside of the International Space Station to remove and toss overboard a trio of outdated devices, including a spent science experiment.
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Debris from missing submersible found near Titanic, crew of 5 — including space tourist — presumed dead
Debris from the submersible that disappeared while on an expedition to the wreck of the Titanic on Sunday (June 18) has been found, and its five passengers are presumed dead.
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Watch SpaceX launch 56 Starlink satellites on June 23
SpaceX plans to send 56 Starlink satellites to orbit on June 23 to grow its broadband megaconstellation, and you can watch the whole launch live online for free.
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SpaceX's next Starship prototype spins up engines ahead of test fire (photo)
SpaceX recently chilled and spun the engine pumps on Ship 25, the upper-stage prototype that will make the next Starship test flight.
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High fashion! Mountain of discarded clothes in Chilean desert is visible from space (satellite photo)
A satellite photo captures a mountain of discarded clothes in Chile that's growing by about 39,000 tons a year.
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Space pictures! See our image of the day
The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season is beginning to pick up momentum early as a new tropical depression forms in the trail of tropical storm Bret, which nearly became this year's first hurricane.
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Green comet soars in stunning 3D image of the Milky Way (photo)
Astrophotographer Miguel Claro captured a panoramic view of the Milky Way, a comet and other night sky sights from a dark sky preserve in Portugal. Watch it in virtual reality.
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'Firefly: The Fall Guys' comic brings the Serenity crew back for one more job gone wrong (exclusive)
A new "Firefly: The Fall Guys" limited comic series is coming in September from Boom! Studios, returning the crew of the Serenity for more gun-slinging adventures in deep space.
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Watch Mercury roll by in a stunning sequence from BepiColombo probe (video)
The European-Japanese BepiColombo spacecraft took this stunning sequence of images of its target planet Mercury during a gravity assist flyby designed to alter its speed.
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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope mission — Live updates
Read the latest news about NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.
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An onboard anomaly sent space startup Launcher's Orbital SN3 vehicle into an uncontrollable spin following SpaceX's Transporter-8 launch June 12.
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New laser communications system arrives at NASA for Artemis 2 moon mission
The Orion capsule that will fly NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission recently received an essential piece of mission hardware — a novel laser-communication module.
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Wes Anderson's 'Asteroid City' is a love letter to UFO culture
Space.com's review of director Wes Anderson's latest feature film, "Asteroid City," a heavily stylized tale of a close encounter during a high school science competition.
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SpaceX making 'well over 1,000' changes to Starship ahead of next launch
SpaceX has made more than 1,000 changes to the design of its giant Starship vehicle ahead of its next test flight, company founder and CEO Elon Musk said over the weekend.
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Watch house-size asteroid 2023 MU2 fly by Earth at over 2,000 mph (video)
A house-size asteroid zoomed past Earth on June 25 at a staggering 2,000 mph and the Virtual Telescope Project was able to image the near-Earth object in real time.
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North Korea's 1st spy satellite has been pulled from the sea after launch failure: report
South Korean military authorities have salvaged North Korea's first spy satellite after its failed first launch last month, according to reports.
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Space tourism companies might learn a lesson from the Titan sub disaster. But are they ready to listen?
The tragedy of the Titan submersible might usher in a sea change in the tolerance of unclear hazard mitigation practices in space tourism companies.
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Virgin Galactic to launch its 1st commercial spaceflight on June 29
Virgin Galactic is aiming for no earlier than Thursday (June 29) for the company's first commercial spaceflight aboard its reusable VSS Unity space plane.
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Space pictures! See our image of the day
Smoke from wildfires in Canada has drifted across the Atlantic Ocean over the weekend and reached the coast of western Europe.
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James Webb Space Telescope could determine if nearby exoplanet is habitable
The exoplanet LP 890-9c resides near the inner edge of its star's habitable zone, and if conditions are favorable it could potentially support liquid water and life.
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NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity has phoned home after 63 days of silence, and all appears to be well with the little rotorcraft.
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One of the longest solar eclipses on Earth darkened the sky 50 years ago. Here's how it happened.
Fifty years ago, on Saturday, June 30, 1973, one of the longest total eclipses of the sun in modern times took place.
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Europe's 'dark universe' Euclid spacecraft ready for July 1 SpaceX launch
The Euclid spacecraft, which aims to shed light on dark matter and dark energy, is ready to lift off atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Saturday (July 1).
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Saturn's rings look gorgeous in 1st James Webb Space Telescope photo of the gas giant
Saturn's famous rings shine bright in an incredible new photo by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, its first officially released shot of the gas giant.
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James Webb Space Telescope spots intriguing carbon molecule in planet-forming disk
The James Webb Space Telescope spotted the carbon molecule methyl cation in a planet-forming disk around a red dwarf star.
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July's Full Buck Moon is the 1st of 4 supermoons this summer
Summer 2023 is supermoon season! On Monday, July 3, the Buck Full Moon rises, beginning a series of four supermoons lasting through September.
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Watch this new 'Dune: Part 2' trailer to see Christopher Walken as Emperor of the Known Universe (video)
A new "Dune: Part Two" trailer offers a sneak peek at the concluding installment of Denis Villeneuve's adaptation of the Frank Herbert's epic novel arriving November 3.
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Rare streaks of light above US are a sign that solar maximum is fast approaching
The ethereal aurora-like light show could become a more common sight over the next few years as the sun's activity continues to ramp up.
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Can you see the cosmic 'cat' grinning into one of the world's largest telescopes in this photo? (video)
Observations of a distant stellar nursery show it as a smiling cosmic cat with a head so massive it stretches for 150 light-years with a cluster of infants stars below its nose.
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Indiana Jones weaves his way into Apollo 11 history in 'Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny'
Indiana Jones changes the course of space history in his final big screen adventure. The archeologist crosses paths with four of NASA's most famous figures in "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny."
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The James Webb Space Telescope has spied a distant galaxy that represents the wreckage of a titanic collision between two galaxies 500 million years ago.
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The UK's ODIN Space just aced its 1st space junk tracking system test in orbit
ODIN Space's demonstration team confirmed their new debris sensor successfully recorded acoustic data during its recent on-orbit test, bringing micro-space debris tracking a step closer to reality.
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"Shooting stars" seen raining down on the sun for the first time (images)
New observations of the sun have revealed never-before-seen meteor-like fireballs raining down as shooting stars on the surface of the sun.
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Tour the mock Mars habitat where 4 NASA analog astronauts will spend the next year (video)
This video from NASA shows just how much space the four CHAPEA crew members will be sharing during their year-long mission.
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If humans went extinct, what would the Earth look like one year later?
After a year without people, the sky would be bluer, the air clearer. The wind and the rain would scrub clean the surface of the Earth; all the smog and dust that humans make would be gone.
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Full Buck Moon, the 1st supermoon of the year, thrills skywatchers all over the world (photos, video)
On July 3, the Buck Moon full supermoon rose over Earth, and enthusiastic skywatchers were on hand to capture stunning images of the event.
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Space Blocs: The future of international cooperation in space is splitting along lines of power on Earth
Even during times of conflict on the ground, space has historically been an arena of collaboration among nations. But trends in the past decade suggest the nature of cooperation in space is shifting.
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Hubble telescope checks on the Milky Way galaxy's lonely neighbor (photo)
The Hubble Space Telescope has spied on the Milky Way's galactic neighbor, irregular galaxy ESO 174-1, imaging it as a lonely hazy cloud.
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Space pictures! See our image of the day
The extent of winter sea ice in Antarctica hit a record low in June, remaining well below the previous minimum for this part of the year.
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Our infant solar system may have survived a nearby supernova explosion
A supernova that erupted when a massive star died could have destroyed our infant solar system — if it weren't protected by a cocoon of molecular gas.
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is poised to set a new reusability record early Sunday morning (July 9), and you can watch the action live.
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Yes, solar storms are increasing, but don't lose sleep over an 'internet apocalypse.'
Unfounded claims about a major solar storm in 2025 triggering widespread internet blackouts have been circulating online.
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Swirls of liquid iron may be trapped inside Earth's 'solid' core
Though Earth's innermost core is solid, new research suggests that it hosts a lot of variation.
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Catastrophic climate 'doom loops' could start in just 15 years, new study warns
Climate "tipping points," such as the loss of the Amazon rainforest or the collapse of the Greenland ice sheet, could come within a human lifetime, scientists have said.
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Stay up late and see the half-lit moon in its last quarter phase tonight
The moon reaches its third-quarter phase on July 9, appearing half-lit in the morning skies before setting shortly after midday.
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SpaceX, FAA seek to dismiss environmental groups' Starship lawsuit
SpaceX and the FAA aim to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a coalition of environmental groups, which seeks a more stringent assessment of SpaceX's huge Starship rocket.
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New 'Foundation' Season 2 trailer teases massive spaceships and explosive combat (video)
Apple TV+ has released a new extended trailer for the second season of its sci-fi epic "Foundation" that premieres globally on July 14, 2023.
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Orion spacecraft gets its heat shield for Artemis 2 moon mission (photo)
Technicians at NASA's Kennedy Space Center have attached the heat shield to the Artemis 2 Orion spacecraft, which will send astronauts around the moon for the first time in over fifty years.
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Space pictures! See our image of the day
Europe's Earth-observing satellite Sentinel-3 witnesses a powerful summer storm batter the Netherlands. .
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Life on Venus? Intriguing molecule phosphine spotted in planet's clouds again
More evidence of the potentially life-indicating molecule phosphine has been discovered in Venus' atmosphere, opening the next chapter in a heated debate.
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The European Space Agency's Mars Express spacecraft celebrated 20 years in space by taking a nostalgic glance back at Earth and the moon.
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China just launched a methane-fueled rocket into orbit, a world's 1st for spaceflight (video)
Zhuque-2, a rocket built by the Chinese company Landspace, reached Earth orbit on July 12, becoming the first methane-fueled launcher ever to do so.
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NASA's new Artemis 'astrovans' arrive for use by moon-bound crews
Attention Artemis astronauts: Your new rides to the launch pad have arrived. Canoo delivered three fully electric crew transportation vehicles to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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Time is running out on this Occer 12x25 binoculars deal for Prime Day!
Grab these great little compact binos before midnight — now just $30.39 on Amazon (and add a 5% coupon at checkout)
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This Prime Day you can fly high with up to 50% off these Holy Stone drones
At around $150 off, these camera-equipped Holy Stone HS720G and HS175D drones are not to be missed.
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North Korea launches ICBM on record-breaking 74-minute flight
North Korea test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile on Wednesday (July 12), shortly after complaining about purported spying activity by the United States.
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Space Force wants 'Foo Fighter' satellites to track hypersonic missiles
The FOO Fighter program adds to the U.S. military's continuing pursuit of space-based sensors designed to track emerging threats such as hypersonic missiles.
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India's moon-landing mission is 'go' for Friday morning launch (photos)
India's Chandrayaan 3 moon mission has passed its readiness review and is all set to launch toward Earth's nearest neighbor early Friday morning (July 14).
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Amazon's answer to Adorama's Canon EOS R6 deal — check out before 23:59 today
This is Amazon's lowest-ever deal price for the Canon EOS R6, pick it up now for less than $2k! Add the EF-EOS R adapter to your basket and it's $50 cheaper than Adorama.
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Astro-tourism – chasing eclipses, meteor showers and elusive dark skies from Earth
In 2024, much of the eastern United States will fall in the path of a total solar eclipse.
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Data from the closest cosmic supernova explosion to Earth for 10 years was collected by a record number of observers for SETI, showing what the collective power of citizen scientists can achieve.
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Hubble telescope captures stunning shot of spiral galaxy (photo)
A dazzling new photo from the Hubble Space Telescope shows a distant galaxy that hosted a supernova explosion not long ago.
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'Foundation' Season 2 clip reveals a brutal look at the new season (video)
Apple TV+ released a new clip from the Season 2 premiere of its stellar space saga based on the classic Isaac Asimov novel, "Foundation," which aired July 14.
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Truly to open 1st zero-gravity hard seltzer bar aboard astronaut training aircraft
A popular hard seltzer brand is giving new meaning to the term 'pop-up bar' with a zero-g twist that could have its fans popping up and down and in every which way this summer.
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The summer meteor showers of 2023 could be awesome. Here's how to see them
One of the best meteor displays of the year will be visible soon: The Perseid Shower. But there also are a number of minor meteor displays that will be peaking in the next couple of weeks.
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These 3 Orion spacecraft will carry Artemis astronauts to the moon (photo)
Three NASA Orion spacecraft for the agency's Artemis moon program are coming together at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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Where did the interstellar object 'Oumuamua come from? Its speed could tell us
The velocity of interstellar objects passing through our solar system, like 'Oumuamua, can be correlated to their chemistry and the type of star they came from.
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Do fabled 'dark stars' actually exist? James Webb Space Telescope spots 3 candidates
The James Webb Space Telescope spotted three objects that may be 'dark stars,' or stars that are powered by dark matter. But follow-up work is needed to learn their nature.
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NASA and Metallica team up for epic Artemis 1 moon rocket video
NASA is using an epic guitar score from Metallica to highlight its Artemis program, which aims to land humans on the moon a few years from now.
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See the wild Las Vegas Sphere transform into Earth, Mars and the moon (photos)
The Sphere in Las Vegas, the world's largest spherical structure, used its 580,000-square-foot LED 'exosphere' display to bring us Mars, the moon and Earth on July 4.
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SpaceX launched 15 Starlink satellites into orbit overnight, steadily adding to the company's broadband megaconstellation. A few hours after liftoff, they posted these gorgeous launch photos.
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Hubble telescope spies cloud of space rocks created by DART asteroid impact (photos)
NASA's ambitious asteroid collision mission may have created a swarm of boulders filled with key scientific information.
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China to launch moon astronauts' new spacecraft for 1st time in 2027 or 2028
China is planning to launch a next-generation crewed spacecraft around 2027 that will be capable of carrying astronauts to the moon and even beyond.
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San Diego Comic-Con 2023: The space fan's ultimate guide
The grandfather of pop culture conventions is a somewhat scaled-down affair this year, for a variety of reasons.
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Satellite will die by fire as 1st-of-its-kind operation sends it plummeting down to Earth
Scientists will attempt a first-of-its-kind guided safe reentry to Earth's atmosphere with the European Space Agency wind satellite Aeolus as it heads home at increasing speed.
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Artemis 2 moon astronaut explains risk of flying NASA's supersonic training jet
Fighter pilot Jeremy Hansen, a Canadian astronaut on the Artemis 2 mission, talks about how the T-38 supersonic fleet 'can kill you' and why that's important for space training.
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Most Americans expect routine space tourism by 2073, but few would actually try it: report
A Pew Research Center report reveals more than half of Americans expects to have access to space, but barely a third would be willing to make the trip themselves.
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Strange two-faced dying star 'Janus' baffles scientists in cosmic oddity
While routinely scanning the sky for the burnt-out remnants of dying stars, scientists stumbled upon a strange cosmic signal.
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How Apollo 11 inspired record-breaking NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson (exclusive)
Record-breaking former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson appeared on CBS News on July 20 to talk about how the Apollo 11 moon landing influenced her career choice.
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Return to the moon: The race we have to win (again)
The race is on. We are in a Sputnik moment — a sudden and important recognition that we are about to lose the heavens if we do not act with clarity and unity.
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SpaceX is targeting July 26 for the seventh launch of its powerful Falcon Heavy rocket, a mission that will loft the EchoStar Jupiter 3 communications satellite.
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A cosmic chameleon reveals its true colors in stunning infrared image (photo)
A cosmic chameleon shows off its bright colors in a new image from the European Southern Observatory (ESO).
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Review: 'Oppenheimer' ushers in atomic age in bleak but absorbing biopic
Director Christopher Nolan delivers an impactful 3-hour portrait of the brilliant physicist who altered humanity's fate.
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'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' Season 2, episode 6 revisits how alien life can get lost in translation
"Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" Season 2 episode 6 lays some interesting ground work, but fails to amaze, much like the rest of the second season.
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'Cosmic Time Machine:' Director discusses new James Webb Space Telescope documentary (exclusive)
An exclusive interview with Shai Gal, director of Netflix's "Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine" documentary about NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.
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The US government is holding a historic UFO hearing this week. Here's how to watch
The U.S. House of Representatives will hear from several witnesses who will offer accounts of unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) in order to assess government transparency surrounding the issue.
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A satellite will fall to Earth this week in a 1st-of-its-kind reentry. Here's what you need to know
The Aeolus satellite will make its fiery return to Earth on Friday (July 28). In a pioneering operation, Aeolus will be guided back to Earth safely. However, the spacecraft won't be returning in one piece.
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James Webb Space Telescope spies water near center of planet-forming disk in cosmic 1st
Rocky exoplanets could possess large amounts of water from the moment they form, observations by the James Webb Space Telescope suggest.
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400 Earth-size rogue planets could be wandering the Milky Way
When NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Telescope comes online, it could be capable of spotting as many as 400 Earth-size rogue planets, and that might merely be the tip of the iceberg.
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Sky Guide stargazing app review
This visually-appealing and informative stargazing app for Apple devices now comes in a free version with impressive in-app upgrades.
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Quite close to our solar system, an angry red dwarf star is terrorizing a misfortunate planet by ripping away the world's atmosphere.
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Japan gearing up to launch small moon lander next month
The SLIM moon lander will test precision landing and pave the way for small-scale exploration of Earth's nearest neighbor.
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James Webb Space Telescope spies giant cosmic question mark in deep space (photo)
The James Webb Space Telescope spied a cosmic question mark in deep space while observing two young stars located more than 1,000 light-years from Earth.
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'Futurama' relaunches on Hulu with a hilarious Season 11 premiere (review)
Good news everyone! Animated sci-fi comedy "Futurama" is back with its Season 11 premiere episode on Hulu, and it does not disappoint.
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Extremely distant galaxy reveals stories of stars from their cradles to their graves
Located 13.2 billion light years away, a galaxy that existed just 600 million years after the Big Bang is home to one of the most distant sites of star birth, and death, ever seen.
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SpaceX rocket double play! Falcon 9 soars over Falcon Heavy in gorgeous launch video, photo
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carves a fiery orange arc into the sky above its burly cousin the Falcon Heavy in gorgeous launch footage photo snapped early Friday (July 28).
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Removing carbon from Earth's atmosphere may not 'fix' climate change
Removing carbon from Earth's atmosphere may not reverse devastating changes to weather patterns in vulnerable areas, a new study suggests.
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3D-printed hearts on ISS could help astronauts travel to deep space
Scientists are using new technologies to create 3D-printed hearts that'll be sent to the ISS in about five years. This could be key for a future in which humans are deep-space explorers.
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NASA's Juno Jupiter probe to get closest view of volcanic moon Io on July 30
NASA's solar-powered spacecraft, Juno, will take another spin past Jupiter's moon Io on Sunday (July 30) with its 52nd pass being its closest approach to the volcanic moon yet.
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How will space tourism be impacted by the Titan submersible tragedy?
That ill-fated dive of the Titan submersible and loss of its deep ocean exploring occupants has sparked conversation and debate in the world of public space travel.
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Hoping to combat our planet's rising temperatures, a scientist from the University of Hawaii explains a very futuristic way of shielding the Earth from sunlight.
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Mystery of space debris found on Australian beach may be solved
The mystery of a huge piece of space debris that washed up on a beach in Western Australia may have been solved by the Australian Space Agency.
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Amazon's Project Kuiper opens satellite facility at Kennedy Space Center
Amazon's new satellite processing facility in Florida brings the company's Project Kuiper closer to competing with SpaceX's Starlink, but it still has a way to go.
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Space weather forecasts to get a boost from new probe on the International Space Station
A new space weather sensor is heading to the International Space Station to help scientists understand how the sun's outbursts alter Earth's upper atmosphere.
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Space pictures! See our image of the day
Greenland's snow cover has melted in front of the eyes of Earth-observing satellites this summer as unusually warm weather engulfed the Arctic island.
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Everything we know about Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon — Release date, plot, gameplay
FromSoftware are letting dark fantasy video games rest for a bit and have turned their sights to sci-fi and mechas again with the sixth main Armored Core.
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NASA's interstellar Voyager 2 probe suffers a communication breakdown, leaving it alone in deep space
NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft is alone drifting through interstellar space after a communications breakdown left it unable to receive commands or transmit data back to Earth.
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The forgotten story of the real first Barbie to fly into space (on a still-secret mission)
As it turns out, the two Barbie dolls that recently went on display at the Smithsonian are not the first to have flown into space. Another Barbie made the trip aboard a classified mission.
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'Star Wars' fan favorite Lando Calrissian gets his own TV series on Disney Plus
The smooth-talking, cape-wearing Lando Calrissian is getting his own series at Disney Plus, "Lando," written by Donald Glover and Stephen Glover.
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'The Expanse' still a hit with astronauts and scientists as new video game releases
As a new video game for 'The Expanse' expands upon the hit series, an astronaut about to launch to space on SpaceX shares the time he tried to save the show from cancelation.
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To find out what is beyond space, a good place to start would be to figure out where space – our universe – ends. The problem is we don't know where space ends, or even if it ends at all.
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SpaceX's private control of satellite internet concerns military leaders: report
Military leaders around the world have expressed concerns over the dominance of SpaceX founder Elon Musk when it comes to satellite-based internet services.
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Watch China test fire new engine for its planned crewed moon rocket (video)
China's moon rocket inches a step further in development, as the country test fires new rocket engine.
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The James Webb Space Telescope spotlights Einstein's genius. A fellow Holocaust survivor remembers him as a friend
Albert Einstein once mentored fellow Holocaust survivor, Werner Salinger. Decades later, Salinger reminisces as Einstein's galactic theories come to light.
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Watch William Shatner call the U.S. government's UFO hearings 'ridiculous' (video)
William Shatner speaks his mind about the government's recent UFO hearings on Capitol Hill in a recent interview, calling them "ridiculous."
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NASA and Axiom Space sign-on for 4th private astronaut mission to space station
NASA and Axiom Space are honing in on launch dates for the next two private astronaut missions to the International Space Station (ISS).
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Watch NASA's sci-fi-looking X-59 'quiet' supersonic jet roll out of the hangar (video)
Lockheed Martin released a new video of NASA's X-59 'quiet' supersonic jet rolling out of the hangar at its Skunk Works plant in Palmdale, California.
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NASA Artemis moon rocket mockup to stand alongside historic boosters at Alabama space museum
A mockup of the engine section of NASA's new monstrous moon rocket will soon stand among historic boosters from the early years of the space program at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Alabama.
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NASA selects astronauts for SpaceX Crew-8 mission to International Space Station
NASA has named the crew for the planned Crew-8 mission to the International Space Station that will launch aboard a SpaceX rocket no earlier than Feb. 2024.
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A Jupiter-size exoplanet formed around a tiny star. Astronomers aren't sure how
Astronomers are surprised by a metal-rich, massive planet orbiting a tiny star because gas giants aren't supposed to be able to form around such diminutive red dwarf stars.
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Russian cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev completed the first test flight at the end of the European robotic arm as part of a successful spacewalk at the International Space Station on Wednesday (Aug. 9).
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What time is Virgin Galactic's Galactic-02 space tourist launch on Aug. 10? Here's how to watch live.
Virgin Galactic's reusable spaceplane, VSS Unity, will launch its second commercial spaceflight mission on Thursday (Aug. 10). Here's how to follow the action.
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Scientists are using NASA satellite data to text Bangladeshi farmers water-saving strategies
A new technology uses satellite data to provide farming advice to Bangladeshi, Indian and Pakistani farmers.
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NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission is on track, but questions remain about Artemis 3
The heat shield for the Orion spacecraft is the only serious concern on NASA's Artemis 2 to-do list right now. But the Artemis 3 moon-landing mission has more open questions.
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The powerful winds of super magnetic stars could destroy the possibility for life on their exoplanets
Cool stars with powerful magnetic fields could have remarkably fast stellar winds that strip away their planets' atmospheres, making even "habitable zone" worlds less friendly to life.
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Earendel revealed: James Webb Space Telescope lifts veil on the most distant star known in the universe
Thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have begun getting the goods on Earendel, the most distant star ever detected.
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Queen Rock legend Brian May launches Space.com astrophotography competition for signed copy of his asteroid book (video)
Sir Brian May and NASA's OSIRIS-REx chief scientist Dante Lauretta challenge Space.com readers to photograph solar system objects to win a signed copy of their new book about asteroid Bennu.
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Mars is spinning faster and its days are getting shorter. Scientists aren't sure why
Radio data has also allowed planetary scientists to measure Mars' rotation rate and learn more about the world's over-sized, molten core.
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Galaxy from the 'teenage' universe reveals its water map for the 1st time
A galaxy that existed less than 2 billion years after the Big Bang has revealed the distribution of its water content for the first time.
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1st launch of Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket slips to 2024
The European Space Agency and the CEO of Arianespace confirmed on Tuesday (Aug. 8) that the inaugural launch of the new Ariane 6 heavy-lift rocket will slip into 2024.
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A new type of chemistry performed at very cold temperatures on very small particles enables quick, precise reactions.
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Meteorite that crashed to Earth 3,500 years ago carved into arrowhead by Bronze Age hunters
A Bronze Age arrowhead found in Switzerland was made using meteoric iron.
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Could white holes actually exist?
Black holes seem to get all the attention. But what about their mirror twins, white holes? Do they exist? And, if so, where are they?
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You'll travel nearly a trillion miles in your lifetime, even if you never leave home. Here's how.
Whether you're a frequent jet-setter or a couch potato, you travel much more than you think, thanks the motion of the Earth, sun, Milky Way galaxy and more.
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The largest known asteroid impact structure on Earth is buried in southeast Australia, new evidence suggests
In a new study, scientists reveal new evidence for the largest asteroid impact structure on Earth buried Australia in southern New South Wales.
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Bizarre 'demon' particle found inside superconductor could help unlock a 'holy grail' of physics
The transparent, chargeless quasiparticle could shed more light on the underlying mechanics of superconductivity
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Wobbling muon experiment could reveal a 5th force of nature — if the results hold up
The discovery promises to spark a revolution in physics, but more results are needed to know for sure.
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Watch the Perseid meteor shower tonight with this free telescope livestream
Skywatchers can enjoy the popular Perseid meteor shower from the comfort of their own homes when it peaks on Saturday (Aug.12) and Sunday (Aug. 13).
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Supermassive black holes may solve mystery of our universe's gravitational-wave 'hum'
NANOGrav made the first detection of low-frequency gravitational waves this year. Now, the hunt is on to find the source of these ripples in space — and supermassive black holes are lead suspects.
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Why Venus is now a slim crescent and will disappear from the evening sky this weekend
Venus is approaching 'inferior conjunction' as it swaps from being the 'Evening Star' to the 'Morning Star,' passing between Earth and the sun in the meantime.
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Thanks to the sun's 11-year-long cycle, Neptune might be systematically purged of its clouds.
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Maui satellite photo shows full scale of deadliest US fire in more than a century
The Landsat 8 satellite captured the deadly flames that burned through the town of Lahaina in Hawaii and killed at least 99 people.
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Take an interstellar cruise into the cosmos in new limited series 'The Space Between' (exclusive)
An exclusive first peek at Boom! Studios' new sci-fi limited series, 'The Space Between.'
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Satellites watch wildfires rage across Canadian northwest (photos)
Satellite images reveal the scope of devastating wildfires in the Canadian northwest where an entire capital city had to be evacuated due to approaching flames.
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Russia's Luna-25 moon lander snaps 1st photo of lunar surface
Luna-25, Russia's first moon mission since 1976, has snapped its first detailed photo of the lunar surface.
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James Webb Space Telescope confirms 'Maisie's galaxy' is one of the earliest ever seen
The universe's age when Maisie's galaxy was seen by the James Webb Space Telescope has been confirmed, proving that this realm is one of the earliest galaxies ever observed.
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Powerful helium star could finally reveal secrets about highly magnetic stellar corpses
A newly discovered, highly magnetic and massive helium star could explain how magnetars, stellar corpses with the universe's strongest magnetic fields, are born.
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Watch SpaceX launch 21 Starlink satellites early Friday
SpaceX plans to launch 21 of its Starlink satellites to orbit early Friday (Aug. 18), and you can watch the liftoff live.
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Astronaut-artist Karen Nyberg unveils quilt portraits of first women to fly in space
The 50th woman to fly into space, Karen Nyberg has paid tribute to the first woman and first American woman to do so with a pair of original works celebrating the first 60 years of women in space.
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India's Chandrayaan-3 moon lander successfully separates, prepares for Aug. 23 touchdown
India's Chandrayaan-3 lunar lander is a step closer to landing on the moon after separating Aug. 17 from the propulsion module that carried the mission to lunar orbit.
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SpaceX and NASA have cleared the company's Crew-7 astronaut mission to the ISS for launch. Liftoff is scheduled for 3:49 a.m. EDT (0749 GMT) on Friday (Aug. 25).
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Perseverance Mars rover spies big sunspot rotating toward Earth (photos)
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has captured photos of a big sunspot, which should rotate into view for those of us on Earth in the coming days.
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Watch Hurricane Hilary hit California hours after earthquake in this satellite video
Satellites watched weakening tropical storm Hilary bring a deluge to California hours after a series of earthquakes shook the Los Angeles region.
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India's Chandrayaan-3 images far side of the moon ahead of Aug. 23 landing try (photos)
India's Chandrayaan-3 probe has photographed the far side of the moon, testing out landing optics that will be put to use during an Aug. 23 touchdown try.
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James Webb Space Telescope offers a mesmerizing look at the Ring Nebula (photos)
The James Webb Space Telescope strikes again, this time with a beautiful new view of a famous planetary nebula. But don't be fooled — none of this has anything to do with planets.
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Gravitational wave detectors on the moon could be more sensitive than those on Earth
Scientists developing more sensitive next-generation gravitational wave detectors struggle with technical challenges that might be easily overcome by putting such detectors on the moon.
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International Space Station: Live updates
Find out what's going on at the International Space Station.
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SpaceX Crew-6 and Crew-7 astronaut mission: Live updates
Read the latest news about SpaceX's Crew-6 and Crew-7 missions to the International Space Station for NASA.
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SpaceX Crew-7 astronauts arrive in Florida ahead of Aug. 25 launch (photos, video)
Four astronauts from four different countries arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Aug. 20 ahead of their expected launch from Florida Aug. 25.
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SpaceX rolls rocket to pad ahead of Crew-7 astronaut launch (photos)
SpaceX has rolled its Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule to the launch pad ahead of the planned Friday (Aug. 25) liftoff of the Crew-7 astronaut mission for NASA.
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The U.S. Department of Justice is suing SpaceX, alleging that Elon Musk's company discriminated against job applicants who are refugees or asylum recipients.
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Private Ax-2 astronaut releasing free educational videos filmed in space on Aug. 28
Ride into space in a new video series Aug. 28 featuring Ax-2 private astronaut John Shoffner. He teaches students about space alongside commander Peggy Whitson, a record-breaking NASA astronaut.
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See Saturn at its biggest and brightest of 2023 this weekend
Saturn will be directly opposite of the sun on Aug. 26 and 27, making this weekend a great time to observe the ringed gas giant.
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NASA's New Horizons mission faces an uncertain future (op-ed)
With its budget being trimmed for 2024, NASA is making some weighty decisions... and one includes drastically trimming New Horizons funds by replacing the current science staff with a new team.
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Atlas V rocket rolled to pad for 'Silent Barker' spysat launch (photos)
United Launch Alliance rolled its Atlas V rocket to the launch pad today (Aug. 25), ahead of the planned Aug. 29 liftoff of the 'Silent Barker' reconnaissance mission.
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Japan will launch SLIM moon lander and space telescope on Aug. 27. Here's how to watch it live.
Japan plans to launch a mini moon lander called SLIM and an X-ray space observatory atop a single rocket on Sunday (Aug. 27), and you can watch live.
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Watch new NASA sensor measure US air pollution from space in real time (video)
The first images from NASA's new space-borne air pollution sensor reveal how levels of toxic pollutants change within a day across the United States.
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SpaceX fires up giant Starship booster for 2nd time ahead of test flight (video)
SpaceX fired up its huge new Starship Super Heavy booster for the second time today (Aug. 25), keeping the vehicle on track for a test flight in the near future.
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Lego Ideas Tales of the Space Age review
This beautiful, simple Lego set is a real artistic celebration of space.
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Japan's SLIM spacecraft, a 'moon sniper,' to join lunar landing rush with Aug. 26 launch
The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will send the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, or SLIM, to our natural satellite to demonstrate accurate lunar landing techniques.
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The U.S. National Science Foundation reported that a cybersecurity incident has temporarily shut down operations at its Gemini North Telescope in Hawaii and Gemini South Telescope in Chile.
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Private company wants to clean up space junk with 'capture bags' in Earth orbit
Space junk could one day be snatched in orbit with a strong bag, if a new contract to test the technology ends up flying in space.
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Bizarre super-puffy exoplanet hosts rare 'thermometer molecule'
A rare temperature-sensitive molecule usually found in stars has been discovered in the atmosphere of an exoplanet for the first time, a marshmallow-like hot Jupiter called WASP-31b.
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Satellites capture Burning Man festival's fire from space (photos)
Satellites watched as a temporary city sprang up in the Nevada desert, where the famed Burning Man "radical self-expression" festival kicked off on Monday (Aug. 28).
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James Webb Space Telescope gazes into the Whirlpool galaxy's hypnotic spiral arms (photos)
A James Webb Space Telescope image of M51 boasts amber hues and reddish streaks, capturing the galaxy's gravitational relationship with a neighboring realm.
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Satellites watch powerful Hurricanes Idalia and Franklin churn (video)
Weather satellites in orbit above Earth are watching Hurricane Idalia and Hurricane Franklin as they pick up strength in ocean waters off the southern coast of the United States.
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Get a sneak peek at new 'Star Wars' short story collection, 'From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi'
An exclusive excerpt from the short story collection "From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi."
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This daring skydiver could be the 1st woman to jump from Earth's stratosphere. Here's how she plans to do it (exclusive)
Hera Rising aims to bring the 1st woman skydiver into the stratosphere in 2025. Swati Varshney, 1 of the 3 finalists for the opportunity, spoke with Space.com about her journey.
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Hera Rising will attempt the 1st stratospheric skydive by a woman in 2025 (exclusive)
An experienced team aims to bring a woman into the stratosphere in 2025 for a record-breaking parachute jump. Diversity and education will also be in focus.
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New data reveal US space economy's output is shrinking – an economist explains in 3 charts
Using the broad definition and adjusting for inflation, the relative size of the space economy fell by about one-fifth from 2012 to 2021.
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SpaceX's Crew-6 astronaut mission will head home to Earth from the International Space Station on Sunday morning (Sept. 3), and you can watch the action live.
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NASA's Ingenuity helicopter flies on Mars for the 56th time
NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter flew for the 56th time last week, staying aloft for nearly 2.5 minutes on a sortie that covered 1,344 feet (410 meters) of ground.
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India tests parachutes for Gaganyaan crew capsule using a rocket sled (video)
Last month, India tested the parachute system for its Gaganyaan crew capsule using a rocket-powered sled. See footage of the action.
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India launches Aditya-L1 solar observatory, its 1st-ever sun probe
India launched its first dedicated solar probe early Saturday morning (Sept. 2), sending the Aditya-L1 spacecraft skyward to tackle some big sun mysteries.
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Crucial test of Europe's long-delayed Ariane 6 rocket delayed
Hotfire testing of the new Ariane 6 rocket has been delayed due to problems with ground equipment.
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Atomic clocks on Earth could reveal secrets about dark matter across the universe
Using atomic clocks could help bring cosmology and astrophysics "down to Earth" by allowing scientists to investigate the mystery of dark matter in the lab.
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'Invasion' Season 2 will feature alien hunter-killers and an homage to 'The Abyss' water tentacle (exclusive)
Award-winning visual effects master Erik Henry dives into the design and evolution of the Apple TV+ series' alien threats.
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Amazing satellite video shows China's space station come together in Earth orbit (video)
An Australian company has released images showing how China constructed its Tiangong space station.
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SpaceX, NASA delay Crew-6 Dragon astronauts' return to Earth due to bad weather
SpaceX and NASA say the Crew Dragon capsule carrying four Crew-6 astronauts will now depart the International Space Station no earlier than Sept. 3, a 24-hour delay.
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Best alien invasion games of all time
Do we stand a better chance against alien invaders in the realm of video games? These are the best alien invasion games of all time.
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Japan sent two ambitious missions soaring into the heavens today (Sept. 6) — a pioneering moon lander and a powerful X-ray space telescope.
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Tropical Storm Lee could become an 'extremely dangerous major hurricane' by this weekend
Forecasters are keeping an eye on Tropical Storm Lee, which they predict could soon become a full-blown hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean.
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NASA's Ingenuity helicopter soars past 100 minutes of total Mars flight time
NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter flew for the 57th time on Sept. 3, a sortie that pushed the robot's total Red Planet air time over 100 minutes.
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Bubble of galaxies spanning 1 billion light-years could be a fossil of the Big Bang
An immense bubble of galaxies, one billion light years wide and located 820 million light-years away, could be fossilized remains of the Big Bang.
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SpaceX launch of NASA's Psyche mission to bizarre metal asteroid just 1 month away
NASA's Psyche mission is scheduled to launch atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket on Oct. 5 and begin heading toward its metal-asteroid namesake.
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Hubble Space Telescope sees lonely galaxy looming in isolation (photo)
A distant galaxy sits isolated in a new photo from the powerful observatory.
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'Star Trek: Lower Decks' drops a wild new Season 4 trailer and official poster (video)
Paramount+ released a new "Star Trek: Lower Decks" Season 4 trailer and official poster ahead of the season premiere on Thursday (Sept. 7).
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See the sun's atmosphere like never before thanks to a simple Solar Orbiter camera hack (video)
The European Solar Orbiter spacecraft has peered into yet unexplored parts of the sun's atmosphere thanks to a simple hack to its main camera.
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Here's our last look at Europe's Aeolus satellite falling to its fiery death (photo)
ESA's wind-measuring Aeolus satellite was spotted before its flaming demise over Antarctica.
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Orbiting debris trackers could be a game changer in space junk monitoring
Tiny devices on satellites could soon track small pieces of space debris that are invisible to existing space junk monitoring systems but capable of destroying spacecraft if they collide with it.
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Felix & Paul Studios announces the release of the VR space trilogy, "Space Explorers: Blue Marble"
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Globular cluster glitters in stunning new Hubble telescope photo
A new photo from the Hubble Space Telescope captures a glittering globular cluster deep in our Milky Way galaxy.
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Astronaut wields new space camera to see lightning strikes on Earth
European astronaut Andreas Mogensen captured incredible footage of lightning strikes during just 10 days in space in 2015. He plans a deeper study during his new six-month stay on the International Space Station, with a new camera.
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India's Chandrayaan-3 robotic moon explorers don't have heaters. Can they survive the frigid lunar night?
India's Chandrayaan-3 moon lander and rover are facing their first lunar night. Their chances of waking up at dawn whittle down to luck.
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The US Space Force has a new mission statement to secure everything 'in, from and to space'
The United States Space Force has unveiled a concise new mission statement after the service's top officer criticized the previous statement as 'long and cumbersome.'
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NASA may have unknowingly found and killed alien life on Mars 50 years ago, scientist claims
One researcher hypothesizes that experiments carried out by NASA's Viking landers in 1976 could have inadvertently killed microbes living in Martian rocks. Other experts are skeptical.
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Nightfox 100V night vision binoculars review
The Nightfox 100V is a good budget pair of digital night vision binoculars but it takes a bunch of batteries to power it.
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India's lunar lander finds 1st evidence of a moonquake in decades
The possible moonquake was detected by India's Chandrayaan-3 mission on its third day on the lunar surface.
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Hurricane Lee looks absolutely terrifying in this footage from inside its eye (video)
Storm chasers with the Air Force Reserve's Hurricane Hunters caught terrifying footage from inside the eye of Hurricane Lee on Sept. 8, showing the storm brimming with lightning.
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Ultra-powerful space explosion, 1st of its kind, may have been triggered by black hole star-destroyer
A "Luminous Fast Cooler" explosion that emits as much energy in weeks as the sun will over 10 billion years could be the result of a black hole wrecking a star.
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SpaceX may get approval for its second-ever Starship launch sometime next month, according to an official with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration.
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Stunning James Webb Space Telescope image shows young star blasting supersonic jets
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captured stunning jets blasting out of a protostar, shedding light on the makeup of very young, sun-like stars.
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Our universe holds more 'spectacular' polar ring galaxies than once thought, scientists say
Two previously discovered galaxies have been hiding strange perpendicular rings of stars and gas. These so-called polar ring galaxies may prove to be less rare in the universe than once thought.
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Where to stand in Texas to see two solar eclipses in under six months
A small area of Texas will witness October's annular solar eclipse and April's total solar eclipse. Here's where you should stand to see them in all their glory.
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Space is 'more contested' than ever by world's militaries, US Space Force chief says
The Chief of Space Operations for the U.S. Space Force gave an ominous warning about how contested space is becoming as world superpowers continue to militarize Earth orbit.
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SpaceX poised to launch 22 Starlink satellites late on Sept. 15
SpaceX plans to launch 22 more of its Starlink internet satellites late on Friday night (Sept. 15).
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Hubble Space Telescope discovers 11-billion-year-old galaxy hidden in a quasar's glare
Astronomers have detected an 11-billion-year-old galaxy using the light it absorbs rather than the light it emits. This technique was necessary because the galaxy is being outshone by a nearby quasar.
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A 'Planet Nine' far from Earth could explain the odd behavior of icy bodies beyond Neptune
As the search for "Planet Nine" in the outer solar system continues, new research suggests there may be an Earth twin buried deep within the frozen waste of the Kuiper Belt beyond Neptune.
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Humanity's current space behavior 'unsustainable,' European Space Agency report warns
Greater efforts are needed to make valuable orbits sustainable, according to a new report from the European Space Agency.
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Virgin Galactic to launch next space tourist mission on Oct. 5
Virgin Galactic plans to launch 'Galactic 04,' its fifth spaceflight in the last five months, on Oct. 5 from Spaceport America in New Mexico.
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A study of the Squid Galaxy, Messier 77, has revealed how chemicals swirl around its central black hole, revealing supermassive black holes impact the chemical evolution of their galaxies.
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Very Large Telescope surprisingly finds exoplanet lurking in 3-body star system
The European Very Large Telescope in Chile has photographed a planet orbiting a star in a multi-star system that sits some 480 light-years from Earth.
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R2-D2 and Chopper return in 'Star Wars: Dark Droids: D-Squad #1'
Here's a first look at R2-D2 in Marvel Comics' spinoff series "Star Wars: Dark Droids: D-Squad #1" rolling into shops Sept. 20.
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Mars Society proposes institute to develop tech needed for Red Planet settlement
A new initiative from the Mars Society suggests a new institute be established that could help develop the technologies needed for humans to settle on the Red Planet.
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NASA seeks citizen scientists to capture April 2024 total solar eclipse
NASA wants citizen scientists to capture the total solar eclipse in April 2024 to help researchers learn more about the sun.
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New drug shows potential to aid astronauts during future missions to moon and Mars
A new drug appears to promote bone formation in mice exposed to microgravity onboard the ISS.
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Venezuela may put an astronaut on a Chinese moon mission
The first Venezuelan man or woman could land on the moon on a Chinese spacecraft, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said last week.
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'Star Wars' fan favorite Lando Calrissian is getting his own movie on Disney+
The creators behind the "Lando" project at Disney+ have revealed that the fan favorite character may be getting his own "Star Wars" movie.
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Watch Rocket Lab launch radar Earth-observation satellite early Sept. 19
Rocket Lab will launch a radar Earth-observation satellite for the California company Capella Space early Tuesday (Sept. 19), and you can watch the action live.
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NASA's new greenhouse gas detector will help track down 'super-emitters' from space
As global warming continues to be exacerbated by human activity, scientists are setting out to map the distribution of Earth's greenhouse gas emissions.
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Astronauts and satellites tracked Hurricane Nigel from space as the storm made its way across the Atlantic Ocean.
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Will NASA's OSIRIS-REx stick its asteroid sample landing? Scientists are 'very much confident' as zero hour nears
Scientists with NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission are confident that the planned Sept. 24 asteroid sample landing will go as planned.
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India tries waking up Chandrayaan-3 moon lander, without success (so far)
The Indian Space Research Organization began attempts to wake the Chandrayaan-3 moon lander and rover from hibernation after the two-week frosty lunar night.
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US Space Force launch may have accidentally punched a hole in the upper atmosphere
A rocket carrying a Space Force surveillance satellite may have created a hole in the ionosphere as it shot into space. The launch was carried out with just 27 hours' notice, which is a new record.
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Everything we know about Homeworld 3: Release date, platforms, gameplay, trailers
It won't be long before we can finally return to the legendary Homeworld universe. Here's everything we know about Homeworld 3 ahead of its 2024 launch.
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New poppy seed-sized fuel pellets could power nuclear reactors on the moon
Scientists have developed a nuclear fuel source no larger than a seed, which NASA will test for use in future moon missions.
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Green comet Nishimura survives its superheated slingshot around the sun. Will we get another chance to see it?
Comet Nishimura, which was only discovered in August, has survived its closest approach to the sun and will brighten over the next week. But is it still visible from Earth?
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Tom Hanks would clean toilets for a chance to go to space: report
Actor Tom Hanks, the star of Apollo 13, says he'd love to visit space for real. He said he'd be glad to clean toilets and serve food to help the rest of the crew.
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See Mercury reach its highest point in the morning sky early on Sept. 23
As temperatures fall, Mercury rises reaching its highest point in the morning of Saturday, Sept. 23. The tiny planet shines brightly this weekend but will still be a tricky observation for some.
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How long will the annular solar eclipse last on Oct. 14?
The duration of the annular solar eclipse depends on the viewing location. We look at where the longest 'ring of fire' will occur and how long the eclipse will last.
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NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center have released some troubling data about our planet's polar regions.
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New AI algorithm can detect signs of life with 90% accuracy. Scientists want to send it to Mars
A new AI method can distinguish between biotic and abiotic samples with 90% accuracy.
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Artemis 2 moon rocket now has all 4 powerful engines on board (photo)
The Artemis 2 moon rocket's core stage now has all four of its RS-25 engines mounted in place. It's a big milestone for the mission as it sails toward a launch in late 2024.
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New Lockheed Martin system will manage satellite constellations from the cloud using AI
Lockheed Martin's new satellite operations facility will let a single operator control entire constellations of satellites from the cloud.
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These Navajo Tribal Parks will be closed during the Oct. 14 annular solar eclipse
During the annular solar eclipse on Oct. 14, 2023, several iconic destinations including all Navajo Tribal Parks, will be closed due to cultural beliefs.
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Fungi creepily infiltrates space stations — but scientists aren't scared. They're excited
Fungi piggybacking on space missions is dangerous to astronaut health and spacecraft equipment, but studying its behavior is also useful for long-term space missions.
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Watch a NASA astronaut and 2 cosmonauts return to Earth after 1 year in space on Sept. 27
NASA astronaut Frank Rubio and his two Russian crewmates are scheduled to return to Earth Wednesday morning (Sept. 27) after a year in space, and you can watch it live.
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International Space Station: Live updates
Find out what's going on at the International Space Station.
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Accidental 1-year astronaut crew hands over command of ISS ahead of Sept. 27 landing
NASA's Frank Rubio and his one-year crew are ready to come home at last, after their return was delayed by six months. The Soyuz astronauts handed over their work on the ISS on Sept. 26.
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This TRAPPIST-1 exoplanet seems to have no atmosphere — the truth may hide in its star, James Webb Space Telescope reveals
The findings also corroborate earlier reports that TRAPPIST-1b lacks a thick, hydrogen atmosphere.
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The final supermoon of the year, the Harvest Moon of September, gave skywatchers the final lunar thrill of the season.
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Lasers cut through star trails in beautiful photo from the European Southern Observatory
A new long exposure image from the European Southern Observatory captures stars as they travel overhead, creating what is known as star trails with the help of bright laser guide star beams.
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Celebrate 'Star Wars Rebels' 10th anniversary with Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is releasing a set of special "Star Wars Rebels" 10th anniversary comic book covers that celebrate the characters that now appear in the live action series "Ahsoka."
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New York City is sinking — and it's not just because of the flooding
Between 2016 and 2023, researchers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) used interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR), a space-based sensing technique, to 3D map the vertical land motion of the ground beneath New York. They found that during this period, the city sinks an average of 0.06 inches (1.6 millimeters) per year.
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Watch the glow of the Milky Way and ghostly zodiacal light during the 2023 Perseid meteor shower (video)
The new moon glows in the sky above Turkey with the reflected light of Earth shining upon it in gorgeous photos by astrophotographer Miguel Claro.
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Watch a dust devil swirl across Mars in this video from NASA's Perseverance rover
NASA's Perseverance rover captured video of a dust devil moving along the western rim of Mars' Jezero Crater on Aug. 30, 2023.
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See green comet Nishimura's tail get whipped away by powerful solar storm as it slingshots around the sun (video)
After surviving its closest approach to the sun, Comet Nishimura was buffeted by a possible coronal mass ejection that briefly blew its tail away. The rare event was captured by a NASA spacecraft.
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The brightest planets in October's night sky: How to see them (and when)
The only planet that continues 'out of the loop' in October is Mars, which will remain out of sight, too near the vicinity of the sun to be seen right through the end of the year.
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Time-lapse video shows a supernova's aftermath ballooning into space
Two decades of Hubble Space Telescope data reveal the stunning threads of a dead star's leftovers.
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These photos of Stoke Space's 'Hopper' reusuable rocket test are just amazing
New photos from Stoke Space show the successful test flight, Hopper2, bringing the company one step closer toward developing fully reusable rockets.
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The 26th Annual International Mars Society Convention will start Oct. 5. Here's how you can watch online.
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NASA will launch rockets into the annular solar eclipse's shadow on Oct. 14
A NASA mission called APEP will launch three sounding rockets into the annular solar eclipse to measure changes in electric and magnetic fields, density, and temperature of the ionosphere.
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AI is already helping astronomers make incredible discoveries. Here's how
Scientists worldwide are already using artificial intelligence and machine learning to sort through huge amounts of data, suggesting that the future of astronomy belongs to AI.
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OSIRIS-REx watched its asteroid sample capsule head toward Earth (photos)
NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid probe captured photos during the release of its return capsule last month, preserving the historic moment for posterity.
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Astroscale gets up to $80 million for space junk inspection mission
Astroscale just scored up to $80 million from the Japanese government to develop a demonstration mission that will study a large, dead satellite in orbit.
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Russia pinpoints cause of Luna-25 moon lander's failure
Russia's Luna-25 lander crashed into the moon in August because an onboard control unit failed to shut the spacecraft's thrusters off at the right time, investigators found.
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SpaceX poised to launch its 70th mission of the year tonight
SpaceX plans to launch 22 of its Starlink internet satellites atop a Falcon 9 rocket tonight (Oct. 4), on the company's 70th orbital mission of the year.
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The James Webb Space Telescope shines in trailer for new IMAX film 'Deep Sky' (video)
A new trailer for the IMAX documentary "Deep Sky" promises jaw-dropping cosmic shots of the revolutionary James Webb Space Telescope and the groundbreaking images it has already produced.
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NASA wants a 'lunar freezer' for its Artemis moon missions
NASA has issued a request for "lunar freezer" designs that can safely store materials taken from the moon during planned Artemis program missions.
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Up close with Intuitive Machine's Nova-C lunar lander before it leaves for the moon
The first lunar lander to be built in Houston is ready to leave Space City for the moon. Intuitive Machines offered a close-up look at its Nova-C before it ships to Florida for its launch.
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SpaceX plans to loft 22 of its Starlink broadband satellites early Monday morning (Oct. 9) on the second half of a launch doubleheader.
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Celebrate Life Day with Marvel Comics' batch of special 'Star Wars' variant covers
Marvel Comics shares four new 'Star Wars' Life Day covers from Mike Del Mundo and Rod Reis.
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SpaceX to launch 22 Starlink satellites tonight in 1st of back-to-back missions
SpaceX is set to launch 22 more of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida tonight (Oct. 8) on the first leg of a spaceflight doubleheader for the company.
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How do astronomers know the age of the planets and stars?
Measuring the ages of planets and stars helps scientists understand when they formed and how they change – and, in the case of planets, if life has had time to have evolved on them.
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A comet explosion may have started agriculture in Syria 12,800 years ago
A fragmented comet that exploded in Earth's atmosphere initiated the first-ever farming village in Syria, according to new research.
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'Starfield' is an inspiring odyssey that could rekindle mainstream interest in space exploration
Bethesda's latest open-world video game 'Starfield' takes us for a fantastic ride among the stars and plants seeds of curiosity and belief in science.
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All solar eclipses will be 'rings of fire' in the distant future. Here's why
There will come a time 1.21 billion years from now when the phenomenon of a total eclipse of the sun will become an impossibility.
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Annular solar eclipse 2023: Live updates
Stay up-to-date with the latest news on the "ring of fire" annular solar eclipse on Oct. 14, 2023.
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Star-studded snake-like galaxy shines in gorgeous Hubble Telescope photo
A new Hubble Space Telescope image shines a spotlight on a faraway snake-like galaxy whose swirling arms feature new and old stars.
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Space telescope images star on new ESA-endorsed Swatch watches
Now you can select your favorite swath of the universe and display it on it your wrist, thanks to a new collaboration between Swatch and the European Space Agency.
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NASA announced that Boeing's commercial crew vehicle, Starliner, will not carry astronauts in a test flight until at least April 2024. Its first operational flight is also delayed into 2025.
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1st evidence of giant exoplanet collision afterglow explains unusual eclipse
Astronomers have observed two super-Earths colliding in a faraway system for the first time, suggesting such violent impacts are not limited to very young cosmic neighborhoods.
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SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket poised to launch Psyche metal asteroid mission (photos)
SpaceX's powerful Falcon Heavy rocket is standing tall on the launch pad ahead of the planned Friday (Oct. 13) liftoff of NASA's Psyche metal asteroid mission.
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South Korea set to finalize cancellation of launch contracts with Russia
International sanctions imposed against Russia following the country's invasion of Ukraine mean that a pair of satellites due to fly on Russian rockets in 2022 will need to find a new route to space.
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A leak on the ISS canceled his spacewalk. But an astronaut says that was the right call
European Space Agency astronaut Andreas Mogensen was supposed to step into space Oct. 12. Now facing a delayed spacewalk, he said that was the right call.
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Mysterious magnetism in Apollo moon rocks is natural in origin, new study finds
New research finds spaceflight does not adversely affect moon rock magnetism, disproving one of two major oppositions to the moon dynamo theory.
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India's Aditya-L1 solar observatory on course for its sunny parking spot 1 million miles from Earth
India's first solar observatory has made a trajectory correction maneuver to ensure it is on course for a special point in space where it will observe the sun.
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Annular solar eclipse 2023: Live updates
Stay up-to-date with the latest news on the "ring of fire" annular solar eclipse on Oct. 14, 2023.
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Rocket booster parts arrive in LA to stand up space shuttle Endeavour exhibit
They may not be as iconic as Endeavour or as large as the orbiter's external tank, but the sight of twin rockets moving through the streets of Los Angeles was enough to once again draw a crowd.
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Follow the annular solar eclipse this week with SkySafari
Popular astronomy app SkySafari has added a special set of features for tracking and viewing this week's annular solar eclipse, available for iOS users.
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Almost twice as big (but half as massive) as Jupiter, WASP-17b burns at a temperature of 1,500 degrees Celsius.
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AI just spotted its 1st supernova. Could it replace human explosion hunters?
AI has spotted and classified its first supernova explosion, a breakthrough that could allow astronomers to spend more time investigating the origins of these stellar explosions and how they proceed.
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Evidence for 'Planet 9' may actually show our theory of gravity is incomplete
Evidence pointing toward the possible existence of “Planet 9” lurking at the edge of the solar system may actually mean we need to revise our recipe for gravity.
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'For All Mankind' Season 4 hopes to get audiences excited about space
The crew from 'For All Mankind' met with Space.com at NYCC 2023 to discuss how the show merges real space history with imaginative sci-fi concepts.
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Axiom Space's 3rd private astronaut crew ready for ISS mission in 2024
The Ax-3 mission is on track with its training, and the four commercial astronauts are excited for launch in early 2024, they told reporters during a briefing Oct. 16.
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'Star Trek: Lower Decks' takes center stage at NYCC 2023
The 'Star Trek' Universe panel at NYCC 2023 spent most of its time on 'Lower Decks,' sparing a few minutes to let fans know that 'Prodigy,' 'Discovery,' and a few other shows are all on track.
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Future Mars astronauts may chomp on Earth's tiniest flowering plant to survive
Watermeal is Earth’s smallest flowering plant found floating in pinhead-sized clumps. It could have a big impact on space exploration, providing food and oxygen for future astronauts.
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What the 'ring of fire' eclipse looked like from the home of ancient solar astronomy
Eclipse-chasers and archaeo-astronomers flocked to Chaco Canyon in New Mexico to see annularity from the home of the famous 'Rock of the Sun' petroglyph.
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Scientists want to make moon roads by blasting lunar soil with sunlight
Lunar dust can be a hazard for off-world rovers — so scientists are suggesting we create a road system on the moon.
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Total solar eclipse April 2024: 8 top tips for planning your trip
A total solar eclipse will be visible across the Americas on April 8, 2024. Here are some top tips to get the most out of your eclipse viewing experience.
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to launch 21 Starlink internet satellites to orbit from California early Saturday morning (Oct. 21).
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'The Right Stuff' at 40: Director Philip Kaufman on chasing demons in the sky to make a true American classic (exclusive)
Space.com has an exclusive interview with director Philip Kaufman for the 40th anniversary of "The Right Stuff," a legendary film chronicling the birth of NASA's crewed space program.
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NASA's Lucy probe will fly by a 'dinky' asteroid on Nov. 1. Here's what to expect (video)
A new NASA video explains what will happen when the space agency's Lucy probe flies by the space rock Dinkinesh on Nov. 1, in a test ahead of its trek to the Trojan asteroids in Jupiter's orbit.
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Dark energy may allow black holes to live in 'perfect pair' binaries
Binary black holes are believed to inevitably spiral together, but dark energy and the expanding universe could help them maintain a safe distance and mimic a single black hole.
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Home of the world's most powerful telescopes joins the fight against light pollution
Improved lighting standards coming into force across the whole of Chile will protect astronomy observations, public health and wildlife.
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Watch NASA's VIPER moon rover conquer a lunar 'obstacle course' (video)
NASA engineers created a simulated lunar environment, including large rocks, steep slopes and deep craters, to test the mobility of a new moon rover prototype called VIPER.
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Astronomers have learned lots about the universe − but how do they study astronomical objects too distant to visit?
What astronomers can measure using telescopes is not what we really want to know – instead, we calculate the properties we're interested in studying by observing and interpreting apparent properties from afar.
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Join Chewbacca in the forests of Kashyyyk in 'Star Wars: The Secrets of the Wookiees'
A sneak peek at Insight Editions' "Star Wars: The Secrets of the Wookiees," a new all-ages book from Insight Editions available on Nov. 28.
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India launching test flight tonight for future Gaganyaan astronaut mission: Watch it live
India will conduct a historic test of its Gaganyaan crew module tonight (Oct. 20), and you can watch the liftoff live.
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Potensic Atom drone review
The Potensic Atom has set a new benchmark for what we can expect from low-cost beginner drone models thanks to impressive features and functionality.
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The first efforts toward simulating all components of the universe fail to resolve the S8 tension. Is the standard theory of cosmology in trouble?
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US Space Force's 1st official painting shows military space plane intercepting adversary satellite
United States Space Operations Command revealed its first official painting, which depicts a "futuristic intercept vehicle" engaging an adversary satellite in orbit above Earth.
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NASA's Ingenuity helicopter aces longest Mars flight in 18 months
NASA's Ingenuity helicopter traveled 1,901 feet (579 meters) during its 63rd Mars flight, which took place last Thursday (Oct. 19).
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SpaceX inks landmark deal to launch European navigation satellites: report
SpaceX has signed a deal to loft up to four of Europe's Galileo navigation satellites over two launches in 2024, according to The Wall Street Journal.
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Moon rocks blasted off the lunar surface could become near-Earth asteroids
The near-Earth asteroid Kamo'oalewa was indeed ejected from the moon, a new study confirms, suggesting more lunar fragments dwell among near-Earth asteroids.
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Hubble Space Telescope reveals an unexpected galaxy trio (photo)
A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope reveals a galaxy overshadowed by its larger, merging companions.
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Watch NASA test a 3D-printed rocket nozzle designed for deep space (video)
NASA recently conducted a hot-fire test of a new experimental rocket nozzle in order to test 3D printing techniques and new materials for hardware designed to reach deep space.
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What happens when neutron stars collide? Astronomers may finally know
When neutron stars collide, heavy elements like gold can be forged in the extremely violent aftermath. But what else can 3D simulations of the event show us?
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China recruits Pakistan and Belarus for its planned moon base
Pakistan and Belarus just became partners on the International Lunar Research Station, which China aims to build on the moon in the 2030s.
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Zack Snyder's 'Rebel Moon' space opera scores prequel series from Titan Comics, 'House of the Bloodaxe'
A first look at Titan Comics' 'Rebel Moon' prequel series, 'Rebel Moon: House of the Bloodaxe.'
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is poised to launched 22 Starlink internet satellites to orbit from California on Sunday (Oct. 29), the first of two planned missions for the day.
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Full Hunter's Moon lunar eclipse, last eclipse of 2023, an early Halloween treat for stargazers (photos)
A lunar eclipse visible to potentially millions of stargazers across the Eastern Hemisphere on Saturday offered an early skywatching treat before Halloween.
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Full Hunter's Moon puts on a spooky display today with partial lunar eclipse
The Full Hunter's Moon lunar eclipse will occur today at 2:01 p.m. EDT (1801 GMT) and will be visible to observers across Africa, Europe, Asia and parts of Western Australia.
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NASA rocket to study star-forming supernova remnant on Oct. 29
On Sunday (Oct. 29), a NASA sounding rocket will study the life cycle of stars in the stunning Cygnus Loop.
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Drinkware with a twist of space history: New 'Milestones in Space' glass tumblers
Space enthusiasts, get out your favorite powdered orange drink, because a new set of Chop Shop glass tumblers is bringing space history back to your kitchen cabinet (or basement bar).
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Supermassive black hole seen spinning ropes of plasma like a cosmic spider
A supermassive black hole is spinning a 570-light-year-long, twisted rope at near-light speed — and scientists caught the action.
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Infrared aurora on Uranus confirmed for the 1st time
After nearly 40 years of searching, astronomers have now spotted the infrared northern lights on Uranus.
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'Deep learning' could shed new light on supernova explosions — and our cosmic origins
Scientists have turned to deep learning to speed up the simulation of supernovas, which could shed light on galaxy formation and evolution.
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The next 4 to 5 years will be 'most favorable' for aurora sightings. Here's why
Want to see the northern lights (aurora borealis) or the southern lights (aurora australis)? Good news — The next four to five years will provide optimal conditions for some dazzling displays.
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If Venus had Earth-like plate tectonics in its distant past, did it have life too?
New research suggests the solar system's hottest planet, Venus, could have had Earth-like plate tectonics billions of years ago, opening up the possibility that this hellish once hosted life.
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NASA's Lucy mission is set to visit several asteroids over 12 years, and the probe just successfully flew by target number one.
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Virgin Galactic set to launch Galactic 05 mission with research duo on Nov. 2
A pair of well-known scientists are flying on Virgin Galactic's fifth commercial mission, Galactic 05. The company's VSS Unity spaceplane and VMS Eve carrier aircraft are set to take off Thursday morning (Nov. 2).
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International Space Station: Live updates
Find out what's going on at the International Space Station.
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NASA astronauts complete 4th-ever all-female spacewalk outside International Space Station
NASA astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O'Hara completed their first spacewalk together outside of the International Space Station, the fourth all-female EVA (extravehicular activity) in history.
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Future moon astronauts may 3D-print their supplies using lunar minerals
Microgravity 3D printing using a precious mineral abundant on the moon could help astronauts build on-demand supplies, shield themselves from UV radiation and even refine water, new study shows.
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Where will the April 2024 total solar eclipse be visible from?
On April 8, 2024, North America will experience a partial solar eclipse, but from parts of Mexico, the U.S. and Canada it will be possible to experience totality.
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SpaceX, NASA delay CRS-29 cargo launch to International Space Station
NASA and SpaceX have delayed the next Dragon cargo spacecraft launch to the International Space Station by two days, to Nov. 7 for extra preparations.
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Early Black Friday deal: Top Celestron telescope nearly $100 off
The Celestron Astro Fi 102 features in our best telescopes guide and it's currently the lowest price we've seen in years ahead of Black Friday.
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A chunk of the 'protoplanet' that made the moon may be stuck near Earth's core
The newborn Earth was struck by a Mars-size rock that helped create the moon, and the impact may have left behind continent-size remnants of the rock near Earth's core, a new study finds.
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Chicxulub asteroid impact created 2-year cloud of dust that may have killed the dinosaurs
Rocks formed during the Chicxulub asteroid impact reveal fine dust particles were main drivers of the global winter which led to extinction of 75% of Earth's species.
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A new video shows the Artemis 2 moon mission's boosters under assembly. The solid rocket boosters are being made at NASA's Kennedy Space Center ahead of the 2024 launch with four astronauts.
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NASA's SWOT satellite maps nearly of all Earth's water (video)
Data from the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite was used to map surface heights of the planet's oceans and freshwater lakes and rivers.
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Sci-fi inspired tractor beams are real, and could solve a major space junk problem
Researchers are developing a real-life tractor beam, with the goal of pulling defunct satellites out of geostationary orbit to alleviate the space junk problem.
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SpaceX Artist-in-Residence on painting spacecraft and Starlink satellites: 'The machine is my patron' (exclusive)
An exclusive interview with SpaceX Artist-in-Residence Agnieszka Pilat
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Netherlands, Iceland sign Artemis Accords for moon exploration
The Netherlands and Iceland have signed the Artemis Accords, bringing the number of nations in the moon-exploration pact to 31.
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The 'safe' threshold for global warming will be passed in just 6 years, scientists say
New research suggests we have just six years left to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, and two decades to keep temperatures below the 2 C threshold in the Paris Agreement.
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Track the ISS with NASA's new 'Spot the Station' mobile app
NASA just rolled out its new 'Spot the Station' free mobile app for iOS and Android.
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James Webb Space Telescope could soon solve mysteries of the Milky Way's heart
To understand how galaxies evolve, astronomers want to use JWST to peer into the Milky Way's core.
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Meet 'Tenacity:' Sierra Space unveils 1st Dream Chaser space plane (photos)
Sierra Space marked a historic achievement with the completion of its first Dream Chaser space plane, which could launch as soon as April 2024.
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Smithsonian debuts 1st display of asteroid Bennu sample brought back by OSIRIS-REx
A sizable crowd turned out to see a small rock as the Smithsonian debuted the first display of a piece of the asteroid Bennu from the sample recently brought back by NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission.
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NASA's first robotic moon rover is ready for final assembly and testing, and you can watch engineers bring the lunar explorer to life.
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Virgin Galactic to ground its VSS Unity space plane next year: report
Virgin Galactic plans to pause flights with its VSS Unity suborbital space plane next year to ramp up work on its next-generation 'Delta class' vehicles.
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Mars, Earth, or deep space? ESA narrows down finalists for a future space mission
After a rigorous selection process, ESA has arrived at three medium-sized space mission ideas for the future. Before the winner is selected, read on to decide your favorite.
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1st black hole ever imaged by humans has twisted magnetic fields and scientists are thrilled
Observations from the Event Horizon Telescope show that the supermassive black hole at the heart of the galaxy M87 has twisted magnetic fields that help matter and light escape from the immense gravity in its vicinity.
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Frank Borman, Apollo 8 astronaut who led first flight to the moon, dies at 95
Former NASA astronaut Frank Borman, who in 1968 led the first mission to fly humans to the moon, has died. Borman lifted off twice: on the Gemini 7 mission in 1965 and Apollo 8 into lunar orbit.
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Powerful new thrusters for NASA's moon-orbiting Gateway space station get a test (photo)
The propulsion system for NASA's planned moon-orbiting Gateway space station has been undergoing qualification testing at NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland.
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James Webb Space Telescope gets ready for the holidays with a cosmic Christmas Tree (image)
The James Webb Space Telescope used a galaxy as a cosmic magnifying glass to find transient objects in the "Christmas Tree" cluster, a Winter Wonderland of even more galaxies.
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Build your own AI-powered Perseverance Mars rover with this new DIY kit
A new robotics kit is coming for DIYers out there, but this one has an out of this world twist: It's a miniature robotic replica of the NASA Mars Perseverance rover.
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Astronauts might be able to grow plants on the moon, thanks to a few Earth microbes
Microbes could help unlock vital nutrients in lunar soil to one day help farms sustain astronaut crews on the moon, a new study reports.
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Between Venus' atmospheric currents, a layer of reactive oxygen
Scientists found atomic oxygen buried between two dominant currents in the hellish planet's atmosphere.
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Researchers are taking seriously the idea that our first evidence of life elsewhere in the cosmos may come in the form of alien technology.
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I've been a space reporter for 23 years and Starfield's Constellation Edition is an epic Apollo-era treat (video)
With its clear NASA-inspired touches and real-world versions of game devices, Starfield's Constellation Edition is a must-have for space gamers.
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Watch the epic new trailer for Netflix's upcoming sci-fi film 'Rebel Moon' (video)
Netflix releases a new trailer and poster for Zack Snyder's highly anticipated sci-fi film "Rebel Moon — Part One: A Child of Fire."
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The Predator franchise is due for a big comeback following the success of 'Prey'
The last Predator movie, Prey, was a hit last year on Hulu and Disney Plus. However, the legendary sci-fi IP isn't getting the same attention as Alien.
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AI chemist finds molecule to make oxygen on Mars after sifting through millions
Scientists want to split Martian water to make oxygen. They're employing AI to light the way.
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'The Expanse' authors to launch epic new space opera 'The Mercy of Gods' in August 2024
A first look and description of James S.A. Corey's upcoming sci-fi novel, "The Mercy of Gods," from the authors of 'The Expanse.'
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Chickasaw astronaut 'signs' patches for Native American girls' Space Camp fund
The first enrolled member of a Native American tribe to fly into space is helping inspire a new generation of Native American girls to possibly to do the same with a limited edition emblem.
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Is the vacuum of space truly empty?
Even though the density of interstellar space is billions of times lower than even our emptiest human-made vacuum chambers, it's not 100% percent empty.
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Astronomers pierce cosmic dust of 'Jewel Bug Nebula' to study anatomy of a dying star
The new spectrograph, named IGRINS-2, will probe regions of star-birth and star-death, as well as observe exoplanets and track the evolution of galaxies.
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'Lego Space: 1978-1992' takes off for a brick-filled blast from the past
A preview of Dark Horse Books' "Lego Space: 1978-1992," arriving on Nov. 14
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is set to launch 22 Starlink internet satellites from Florida tonight (Nov. 17), the first of two planned Starlink launches this weekend.
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The universe is expanding faster than theory predicts – physicists are searching for new ideas that might explain the mismatch
The universe is not just expanding – its rate of expansion is accelerating. And that expansion rate is even faster than the leading theory predicts it should be, leaving cosmologists puzzled.
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Quantum chemistry experiment on ISS creates exotic 5th state of matter
Researchers created a quantum gas containing two types of atoms on the ISS, in a first for space-based research.
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The 'Star Wars' universe celebrates Life Day today with red robes, glowing orbs and goodwill
Space.com's guide to "Star Wars" Life Day and its affirmative roots as a traditional Wookiee holiday.
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NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission: Live updates
NASA's Artemis 2 mission is returning astronauts to the moon for the first time since 1972. See live mission updates here.
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This solar eruption was so powerful it warped the sun's magnetic field (video)
Satellites observed a coronal mass ejection on Wednesday (Nov. 15), capturing a bright burst of super-hot plasma that warped the sun's magnetic field.
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Volcanic 'Devil Comet' erupts with its biggest blast yet as it races toward Earth
An icy volcanic comet that is three times as large as Mount Everest, nicknamed the "Devil Comet," erupted again Nov. 14. This is the fourth explosive event for 12P/Pons-Brooks since July 2023.
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'For All Mankind' season 4 episode 2 review: A brilliant exploration of the haves and have-nots on Mars
Season 4 finds its groove with a story about divisions on the Happy Valley base — and the importance of a fast internet connection.
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Satellites watch lava flows of Italy's Mount Etna volcano eruption (image)
Sicily's Mount Etna volcano erupted on Nov. 12, and ESA satellites caught the event in infrared.
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April 2024 total solar eclipse viewing events: Parties, festivals and more
Celebrate April's total solar eclipse with these 10 awesome viewing events, parties and festivals.
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Get the DJI Mini 3 Fly More Combo for $699 at Amazon in this amazing Black Friday deal — including RC controller, 3 batteries and a carry bag.
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SpaceX set to launch 23 Starlink satellites from Florida tonight
SpaceX plans to launch 23 Starlink internet satellites from Florida tonight (Nov. 21), just a few days after its epic Starship liftoff.
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NASA instrument on ISS identifies more than 750 greenhouse gas sources
NASA's EMIT instrument is turning into an important tool in combating climate change.
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'Stellar vampires' may feed on hidden stars in their systems
New research suggests massive "vampire" stars exist in triple star systems.
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NASA's Psyche spacecraft just fired a laser 10 million miles away in deep space
The Psyche spacecraft just fired a laser on its way to a metal asteroiod, in a test that could help speed up science transmissions across the solar system.
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Everything we know about 'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes'
Caesar is gone, but ape civilizations are emerging in 'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.' Here's everything we know about this new start for the movie series.
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Canadian Space Agency will announce new astronaut assignments Nov. 22. Here's how to watch it live.
The Canadian Space Agency will announce new astronaut assignments on Nov. 22, just 6 months after astronaut Jeremy Hansen received a moon mission for Artemis 2.
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See SpaceX's Starship ignite all 33 1st-stage engines in fiery test-flight photos
SpaceX shared incredible photos from the second test flight of its Starship megarocket over the weekend, including views of its 33 first-stage Raptor engines igniting for liftoff.
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Japan's ispace unveils micro rover for its 2nd moon mission
Tokyo-based spaceflight company ispace just unveiled a mini rover that will fly on its next moon landing mission next year.
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James Webb Space Telescope discovers 'Cosmic Vine' of 20 connected galaxies in the early universe
The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered a massive chain of 20 galaxies in the early universe, raising questions about the formation of the largest structures in the cosmos.
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Lego's Black Friday and Cyber Monday sale has given us a 30% saving on the Monkie Kid's Galactic Explorer playset.
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This Lego City Mars Spacecraft Exploration Missions Black Friday deal is out of this world
Get $15 off this interactive Lego City Mars Spacecraft Exploration Missions set this Black Friday weekend.
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Save 30% on this fun Lego Monkie Kid space playset this Black Friday weekend
Lego is offering 30% off the Monkie Kid Chang'e Moon Cake Factory playset in its Black Friday sale.
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Lego City's Lunar Research Base is 20% off for Black Friday
Black Friday Lego deals haven't finished just because we're into the weekend and you can still get 20% off the Lego City Lunar Research Base.
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Save 20% on this Mandalorian's N-1 Starfighter LEGO set for Black Friday weekend
Save on this repurposed version of a Star Wars classic ship as part of Amazon's Black Friday deals.
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Save $145 on the Sky-Watcher Classic 250P telescope this Black Friday weekend
This premium Sky-Watcher telescope has had its price slashed by more than 15% in the Black Friday weekend sales.
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Astronomical savings on the Sky-Watcher Flextube 200P this Black Friday weekend
The Sky-Watcher Flextube 200P collapsible telescope has been reduced by almost 15% at B&H Photo Video this Black Friday weekend.
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Top 10 Best camera deals we've spotted: Black Friday weekend 2023
Here's our roundup of the biggest savings and discounts on cameras as we move from Black Friday to Cyber Monday 2023.
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There's a huge 55% saving on this Celestron NexStar telescope this Black Friday weekend
Originally $1,998, the Celestron NexStar 6SE 150mm f/10 GoTo telescope is just $899 in the Black Friday weekend sale.
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Top 10 best binoculars deals we've spotted: Black Friday weekend 2023
Here's our roundup of the biggest savings and discounts on binoculars as we move from Black Friday to Cyber Monday 2023.
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NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli watched Russia's Progress MS-23 cargo ship burn up in Earth's atmosphere just hours after it undocked from the International Space Station.
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Watch Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket fire its engines in new timelapse video
A newly released video from the European Space Agency highlights a recent wet dress rehearsal for the space agency's new heavy-lift launch vehicle, and its 7-minute hot fire engine test.
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Artemis 2 moon astronauts autograph their own rocket 1 year before launch
Just one year before flying around the moon, the Artemis 2 astronauts autographed a part of the massive lunar rocket that will send them aloft in late 2024.
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China releases 1st images of complete Tiangong space station (photos)
The crew of China's Shenzhou 16 mission captured incredible images of the Tiangong Space Station as they departed on their way back to Earth.
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Satellites watch world's largest iceberg break away from Antarctica (photos)
The world's largest iceberg, known as A23a, has broken loose and is moving past the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula in new satellite images from the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission.
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Firefly Aerospace's new rocket engine spouts green flames in 1st 'hot fire' test (photo)
Firefly Aerospace shared a photo of the first hot fire test of its new Miranda engine, slated for use aboard the upcoming Antares 330 rocket being developed along with Northrop Grumman.
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Scientists just found a planet-forming disk beyond our Milky Way for the 1st time — yes, they're thrilled
Astronomers have spotted an accretion disk feeding matter to a young star and helping it grow in a galaxy outside the Milky Way for the first time.
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This rare exoplanet system has 6 'sub-Neptunes' with mathematically perfect orbits
A newfound, and impressively well-maintained, planetary system full of sub-Neptunes could reveal why our solar system lacks such a world.
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Total solar eclipse 2024: Live updates
Stay up-to-date with the latest news on the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024.
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Elon Musk, Israel agree on use of SpaceX Starlink satellite internet in Gaza
Elon Musk traveled to Israel on Monday (Nov. 27) and met with Israeli government officials, reaching an agreement about the use of Starlink internet satellites in Gaza.
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Russian cosmonauts on the International Space Station took manual control of an incoming Progress 86 cargo ship on Sunday, Dec. 3, due to an autopilot issue.
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A 'runaway star' could save Earth from extinction a billion years from now. Here's how.
Earth will become too hot to handle in a billion years. There's a (very) remote chance a passing star could save us by knocking our planet back into the habitable zone.
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China's Landspace gears up for 3rd launch of its methane-powered rocket
The Zhuque-2 was the first methane-fueled rocket to reach Earth orbit, and the Chinese private spaceflight company Landspace is set to launch it again later on Dec. 5.
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From Earth orbit to the moon: Europe's I-Hab continues Spacelab 40-year legacy
A legacy of European-built and operated space modules, which began in Earth orbit and is now heading for the moon, got its start with Spacelab 40 years ago.
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1st launch of Europe's Ariane 6 rocket finally has June 2024 launch target
After a 4-year delay, the new heavy-lift rocket for Europe is almost ready for space. Ariane 6 should launch for the European Space Agency no earlier than June 15.
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Axiom Space's 3rd private mission will conduct pioneering microgravity experiments on ISS
Set to launch to the ISS in Jan. 2024, the commercial mission Axiom-3 will continue to push the frontiers of science by conducting an array of experiments in microgravity.
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SpaceX launches 23 more Starlink satellites from Florida (video)
SpaceX launched another 23 Starlink internet satellites from Florida on Saturday night (Dec. 2).
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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 89 — Who’s in Charge in Space?
On Episode 89 of This Week In Space, Tariq and Rod discuss the challenges of regulating spaceflight.
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Unwrapping Uranus and its icy secrets: What NASA would learn from a mission to a wild world
Unvisited by spacecraft for more than 35 years, Uranus inhabits one of the least explored regions of our solar system.
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The Peregrine Lunar Lander is set to launch on Dec 24. Here's what it'll bring to the moon
There will be 20 total payloads being brought to the moon, five of which are NASA's.
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SpaceX is set to launch 22 more Starlink internet satellites to orbit from California early on Friday morning (Dec. 8).
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Crossed wires caused parachute problem during OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample delivery, NASA says
Crossed wires likely prevented OSIRIS-REx's return capsule from deploying its drogue parachute during its descent through Earth's atmosphere on Sept. 24, NASA officials say.
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Chinese startup Galactic Energy bounces back with successful satellite launch
Chinese startup Galactic Energy is flying high again after a successful satellite launch on Monday (Dec. 4).
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SpaceX, US Space Force set to launch secretive X-37B space plane on Dec. 10
Final preparations are underway for a Dec. 10 launch opportunity, which will mark the first time the X-37B has lifted off atop SpaceX's powerful Falcon Heavy rocket.
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International Space Station: Live updates
Find out what's going on at the International Space Station.
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Scientists study violent 'superflares' on stars thousands of times brighter than the sun
Scientists have used solar flares from the sun to determine the physics driving powerful and violent 'superflares' on massive stellar bodies that are up to 10,000 times brighter than our star.
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NASA says Hubble Telescope will resume science operations after gyroscope glitch
The Hubble Space Telescope is soon to exit safe mode, NASA says.
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Private cargo spacecraft named for shuttle-era astronaut who died of plane crash injuries
NASA astronaut Patricia Hilliard 'Patty' Robertson, who died from injuries sustained in a plane crash, is Northrop Grumman's chosen namesake for its first Cygnus to launch atop a SpaceX rocket.
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Ethereal halo of light around full moon spotted during recent SpaceX rocket launch
An eerily-perfect ring of light was spotted around the full moon in Florida during the recent launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, creating a stunning new photo.
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NOAA's older Earth-watching satellites get new 'extended life'
NOAA has plans to add extra years to the lifespan of their fleet of older polar orbiting satellites by controlling them through using an Internet cloud-based system.
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SpaceX scrubbed Monday's (Dec. 11) planned Falcon Heavy launch of the US military's X-37B space plane, citing a 'ground side issue.'
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Astronaut shows off vintage Nobel Prize in space — and talks 'quantum dots' ISS experiment (video)
A quantum experiment, based on a Nobel Prize work, is mounted outside the International Space Station. The new Nobel laureate called the ISS to talk about it all.
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'Star Trek: Insurrection' at 25: When Picard and the Enterprise crew found the Fountain of Youth
A retrospective of "Star Trek: Insurrection" on the occasion of its 25th anniversary
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SpaceX to launch 23 Starlink satellites from Florida Dec. 12
SpaceX plans to launch 23 more of its Starlink internet satellites on Tuesday night (Dec. 12), possibly just hours after the launch of the U.S. Space Force's X-37B space plane.
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Experts are certain 2023 will be 'the warmest year in recorded history'
After the warmest autumn ever, researchers are confident 2023 will be the hottest year on record before it has even finished.
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James Webb Space Telescope's 'Cosmic Christmas Bauble' earns spot in White House Advent Calendar (photo, video)
The James Webb Space Telescope has imaged a "Cosmic Christmas Bauble" that is actually the aftermath of a supernova. The stunning picture of Cassiopeia A was revealed by Jill Biden as part of the first-ever White House Advent Calendar.
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NASA's new 'Greenhouse Gas Center' tracks humanity's contribution to climate change
NASA is at the forefront of a new greenhouse gas hub that will provide more important information to aid in efforts to combat climate change.
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New 'Halo' Season 2 trailer doubles down on more explosive Covenant combat
Paramount+ reveals a first peek at 'Halo' Season 2 with a fresh trailer and official release date.
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NASA astronaut spins the dreidel for Hanukkah aboard International Space Station (video)
NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli celebrated the first night of Hanukkah aboard the International Space Station with a felt menorah and video of a spinning dreidel in microgravity.
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Cosmic nuclear fission seen for 1st time in 'incredibly profound' discovery
Heavy elements like gold and silver are believed to be created when neutron stars collide, but new research suggests these collisions may also spur nuclear fission reactions.
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SpaceX is now targeting Dec. 28 for the launch of the U.S. Space Force's X-37B space plane atop a Falcon Heavy rocket, after a delay of more than two weeks.
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How the songs of stars can help perfect Gaia's sweeping map of our galaxy
By listening to "music" played by shaking stars, astronomers could use asteroseismology as a new type of cosmic distance ruler, perfecting the 3D map of two billion stars being built by Gaia.
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World's best space-based thermometer dead 2 months after 1st image release
The world's most accurate space-based thermometer has suffered a mission-critical anomaly only two months after the release of its first images.
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Startup True Anomaly snags $100 million for space security work
True Anomaly just raised $100 million in funding, which the company will use to continue developing its space security technology.
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Artemis 2 astronauts meet President Biden to talk America's next trip to the moon
The Artemis 2 moon astronauts met Dec. 14 with U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris to discuss science and other goals of the round-the-moon mission in 2024.
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Saturn moon Enceladus harbors key ingredient for life
NASA's Cassini mission, which ended six years ago, spotted a key ingredient needed for life as we know it on Saturn's icy moon Enceladus, a new study reports.
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'For All Mankind' season 4 episode 6 review: Culmination of a storyline decades in the making
A new black market kingpin, an unlikely vocation shift for Ed Baldwin, and the long-awaited reunion of two estranged colleagues.
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NASA identifies 17 exoplanets with possible subsurface oceans
Internal heating may be able to keep water in liquid form within these exoplanets.
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This ISS mission could 'open some eyes' about climate science
A first-of-its-kind mineral map delivered by the NASA International Space Station mission, EMIT, will present big-picture climate science and "open some eyes."
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Perseverance Mars rover to climb crater rim next spring in bonus mission
NASA's Perseverance rover has been exploring Mars' Jezero Crater for nearly three years, but it will soon move on to investigate a vastly different environment.
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The fascinating patterns of 35 repeating fast radio bursts (FRBs) reveal new properties of these mysterious blasts of deep-space radiation that appear and disappear in milliseconds.
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Watch Chinese astronauts get haircuts aboard Tiangong space station (video)
Shenzhou 17 commander Tang Hongbo and rookie crewmates Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin recently helped each other get haircuts aboard China's Tiangong space station.
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How the runaway greenhouse gas effect can destroy a planet's habitability — including Earth's
Scientists watched as a simulated planet was driven from a habitable Earth-like heaven to an inhospitable Venus-like hell as the result of a runaway greenhouse effect, delivering a stark climate message.
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NASA laser-beams adorable cat video to Earth from 19 million miles away (video)
NASA's Deep Space Optical Communications experiment streamed a high-definition video of Taters the cat to Earth from 19 miles (31 million km) away in a groundbreaking demonstration.
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Pew! Pew! Pew! NASA's 1st successful two-way laser experiment is a giant leap for moon and Mars communications
NASA has completed its first laser link with an in-orbit laser relay system, marking a significant advancement in space communication technology.
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Hubble Telescope captures a galaxy's 'forbidden' light in stunning new image
The "forbidden" light of the spiral galaxy MCG-01-24-014 is captured in a new image from the Hubble Space Telescope, suggesting the galaxy contradicts common rules of quantum physics.
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Blue Origin launches New Shepard rocket, aces landing in 1st return to flight since 2022 failure (video)
Blue Origin launched its first mission since September 2022 on Dec. 19, safely bringing the payloads back to Earth. The next space tourism crew has not yet been announced.
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Everything we know about 'Alien: Romulus'
Xenomorphs are invading the big screen once again with a movie from 'Evil Dead' helmer Fede Álvarez. Here's what we know about 'Alien: Romulus' so far.
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James Webb Space Telescope may have found the oldest black hole in the universe
The James Webb Space Telescope's discovery of the universe's oldest black holes is giving astronomers some vital clues for how they came to be.
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This alien planetary system has a Jupiter world 99 times wider than Earth
Astronomers found two planetary systems centered around solar analogs containing mini-Neptune planets and a "super-Jupiter" world 99 times the size of Earth.
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If there is a multiverse where every possible outcome happens, then in one of those universes Marv Murchins from "Home Alone" is NASA's chief. Such a thing is playing out on 'For All Mankind.'
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Watch giant loop of plasma dance above the sun in stunning video
A huge loop of plasma dances above the surface of the sun in a stunning timelapse captured by astrophotographer Miguel Claro.
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Alexander Skarsgård to star in Apple TV+ sci-fi 'Murderbot' series
Everyone's favorite homicidal SecUnit will soon head to the small screen in a new "Murderbot" TV series picked up by Apple TV+ based on author Martha Wells's thrilling collection.
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10 times the night sky amazed us in 2023
The night sky of 2023 delivered many amazing views of the moon, comets, meteors and even space debris. Here are this year’s most memorable skywatching sights.
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12 James Webb Space Telescope findings that changed our understanding of the universe in 2023
These are the James Webb Space Telescope's most notable discoveries in 2023.
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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to launch 2 German military satellites early Dec. 24
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is set to launch two radar reconnaissance satellites for the German military early Sunday morning (Dec. 24).
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Life beyond Earth may form in the coldest depths of space, Ryugu asteroid samples reveal
PAHs may be able to form in cold regions of space, affecting what scientists think about the origins of planets and possibility of alien life.
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New Hubble Telescope image shows mysterious spokes on Saturn's rings
Scientists have no idea what the spokes are.
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Warped supernova spotted by James Webb Space Telescope could settle a longstanding debate
Gravitationally lensed images of two different supernovas in the same galaxy can be used to measure the expansion rate of the universe.
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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Starlink satellites on record-breaking 19th mission
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off for a record-setting 19th time on Saturday (Dec. 23), sending 23 Starlink internet satellites to orbit.
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Arriving in orbit on Christmas Day, Japan's lunar lander SLIM has beamed images of the lunar surface home ahead of its planned touchdown on the moon on Jan. 19.
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Private Peregrine moon lander is stacked on ULA Vulcan rocket ahead of Jan. 8 launch
Astrobotic's Peregrine lunar lander was stacked on the rocket that will launch it to space, with final checks and fueling now completed.
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After 2 years in space, the James Webb Space Telescope has broken cosmology. Can it be fixed?
For decades, measurements of the universe's expansion have suggested a disparity, which threatens to break cosmology as we know it. The James Webb Space Telescope is looking at it.
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History-making SpaceX Falcon 9 booster mostly destroyed in post-flight topple
The first commercial rocket to launch astronauts has met its end after being destroyed during its latest post-flight recovery. The SpaceX Falcon 9 first stage tipped over after a record 19th flight.
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See December's Full Cold Moon shine in the sky like a Christmas ornament (photos)
The final full moon of 2023, the Cold Moon, rose on Dec. 26. Skywatchers around the globe were primed and ready to capture some fantastic images of the fully illuminated lunar face.
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Iron oxide baked into Mesopotamian bricks confirms ancient magnetic field anomaly
About 3,000 years ago in ancient Mesopotamia, brickmakers imprinted the names of their kings into clay bricks. Now, an analysis of the metal grains in those bricks has confirmed a mysterious anomaly in Earth's magnetic field.
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NASA outlines plan to deploy burrowing 'cryobots' on icy moons of Saturn and Jupiter
The subsurface oceans of the icy moons of Saturn and Jupiter remain our best bet for finding life elsewhere in the solar system. NASA is developing a roadmap for cryobots that could investigate these ocean worlds.
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12 space medicine findings from 2023 that could help astronauts reach Mars one day
Space medicine is a continuously growing field — and for good reason, if humans want to settle Mars someday.
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2023: The year UFOs descended on Washington, DC (but not like you'd expect)
For those who follow news related to UFOs, 2023 will be remembered as the year that UFOs came to Washington, D.C.
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Dream Chaser enters final testing ahead of 2024 debut space flight
If all goes to plan, the spacecraft dubbed 'Tenacity' will launch on a Vulcan Centaur rocket in 2024.
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With the end of 2023 comes the end of an endeavor — or rather Endeavour — as the retired NASA space shuttle goes off public view at the California Science Center for the next few years.
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Sea of methane sealed beneath Arctic permafrost could trigger climate feedback loop if it escapes
A sea of migrating methane discovered below the permafrost in Svalbard may eventually escape its icy prison if the permafrost continues to thaw due to climate change.
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These eclipse-themed places will experience totality on April 8, 2024
Here we've rounded up some of the best eclipse-themed places that lie on the path of totality for the upcoming solar eclipse on April 8, 2024.
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SpaceX test fires giant Starship booster — and spaceship — for 3rd test flight (video)
SpaceX closed out 2023 with a fiery double test of its next Starship megarocket booster and spacecraft on Friday (Sept. 29).
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'For All Mankind' season 4 episode 8 review: Mars prepares for the heist of the millennium
Dev gets "Oceans Eleven"-shaped delusions of grandeur, while an old friend of Margo returns to deliver an ominous message.
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NASA's Curiosity rover films from dawn to dusk on Mars during downtime (video)
NASA 'sCuriosity Rover filmed footage from dawn to dusk, capturing half a day on Mars as it sat waiting for contact with ground control Nov. 8.
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Japan's ispace shows off a tiny moon lander for its 2nd moon mission in 2024
The Resilience lander for ispace's 2nd moon mission is under construction, as it aims to send a mini-rover to the lunar surface after a winter 2024 launch.
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Zoom through a 'spectacular' chain of ancient underwater volcanoes on Antarctic ocean floor
A research expedition in the Southern Ocean has mapped a string of seamounts that help to shape an ocean current that flows clockwise around Antarctica.
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NASA can't wait for its OSIRIS-APEX spacecraft to meet 'God of Chaos' asteroid Apophis in 2029
'God of Chaos' asteroid Apophis will make a flyby like no other in recorded history in 2029 as it becomes visible with the naked eye, and NASA's OSIRIS-APEX spacecraft will be on hand to supervise.
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NASA's Juno spacecraft will get its closest look yet at Jupiter's moon Io on Dec. 30
NASA's Juno spacecraft will come closer to Jupiter's moon Io on Dec. 30 than any spacecraft has in 20 years, getting a good look at the solar system's most volcanic body.
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Get a detailed look at Perseverance's current location on Mars — the ancient Jezero Crater.
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Uranus and Neptune are actually similar blues, 'true' color images reveal
A fresh analysis of Voyager 2's images of Uranus and Neptune reveal the two ice giants are similar shades of blue.
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Hubble Space Telescope sees wild weather raging on distant hot Jupiter world
The new weather forecasting method could one day be used on more Earth-like exoplanets.
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One of the closest galaxies to the Milky Way is hiding a second galaxy behind it, new research reveals
New observations of the Small Magellanic Cloud show that it might actually be two galaxies disguised as one.
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NASA responds to Navajo Nation's request to delay private mission placing human remains on the moon
NASA representatives responded to the Navajo Nation's request to delay a private mission carrying human remains to the moon alongside agency scientific payloads.
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Concerning satellite observations show major cities on US East Coast are sinking
Satellite images show major cities on the U.S. East Coast, including New York City, are sinking. This has caused concern among scientists.
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India launches X-ray satellite to study black holes, supernovas and more (video)
India sent its XPoSat X-ray observatory into orbit on New Year's Day to study black holes, supernovae and other cosmic phenomena.
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Navajo Nation objects to private moon mission placing human remains on the lunar surface
NASA has responded to the Navajo Nation's objections over a private mission placing human remains on the moon alongside agency science payloads.
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Japan delays MMX Mars moon sample-return mission to 2026
Japan has postponed the launch of a mission seeking to bring samples of a Martian moon to Earth until 2026, due to problems with the nation's new H3 rocket.
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Alien technosignatures more likely to be found on oxygen-rich exoplanets. Here's why
To stand the best chance of detecting technosignatures, SETI should survey exoplanets with atmospheres that are at least 18% oxygen.
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The photo shows a disturbance in some of Peregrine's insulation, which is consistent with a problem in the moon lander's propulsion system.
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Satellites reveal 75% of world's industrial fishing vessels are 'hidden'
New satellite imagery has helped detect previously unmapped global fishing vessels, revealing nearly 75% of the world's industrial activity at sea was "hidden" from public view.
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Private Peregrine moon lander suffers 'critical' fuel loss after launch, mission at risk
Astrobotic's Peregrine lander suffered a problem with its propulsion system today (Jan. 8) that will apparently prevent it from journeying to the moon.
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What does space smell like?
From carbon molecules and ozone on spacesuits to the nauseating odor of comets and the sweet tang of gas clouds, the universe is a natural laboratory for aromatic chemistry.
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Private Peregrine lander launches to the moon: What science could it do?
Astrobotic's Peregrine moon lander launched today (Jan. 8) with five NASA science payloads aboard. Here's what the experiments are designed to do.
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Private Peregrine moon lander suffers anomaly after historic Vulcan rocket launch, Astrobotic says
Astrobotic's private Peregrine moon lander has suffered an anomaly in space after separating from its Vulcan Centaur rocket early Monday, Jan. 8. The fate of the mission is unclear.
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Turbulent 1st moments of a black hole's life captured in new simulations
Scientists modeled how black holes and neutron stars form after dying stars collapse, and explained why some get a hard 'kick' into interstellar space.
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See the moon meet up with Mercury, Venus and Mars in the early morning sky on Jan. 9
In the pre-dawn hours of Tuesday, Jan. 9, Mercury, Venus and Mars will appear alongside a thin crescent moon in the morning sky.
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DHL delivering Everest rock, 'meme' coin to the moon on Astrobotic lander
A rock from Mount Everest, a time capsule from Belgium, a physical 'meme' coin and a letter from a private astronaut are now being delivered to the moon's surface by DHL.
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Floating 'magic islands' on Saturn's moon Titan may be honeycomb-shaped snow
On Saturn's largest moon, Titan, snows of organic compounds may form glacier-like honeycomb chunks in methane lakes, appearing as floating "magic islands."
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NASA and Lockheed Martin showed off the finished X-59 Quesst jet today, which promises to usher in a new era of quieter supersonic flight.
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Surprise gamma-ray discovery could shed light on cosmic mystery
An unexpected and unexplained gamma-ray signal from beyond the Milky Way found among 13 years of NASA Fermi Telescope data could be linked to another cosmic mystery.
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SpaceX Dragon capsule arrives at pad for Ax-3 astronaut launch (photos)
The SpaceX Dragon capsule that will fly the private Ax-3 astronaut mission to the International Space Station has arrived at its launch pad ahead of its planned Jan. 17 liftoff.
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New 'Star Trek' film will explore early years of Starfleet, Paramount reveals
Paramount announces new "Star Trek" movie examining the origins of Starfleet
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Fuel leak on ailing private Peregrine moon lander is slowing, Astrobotic says
The propellant leak that has crippled Astrobotic's Peregrine moon lander continues to slow, allowing the company to squeeze more science and engineering data out of the craft.
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'For All Mankind' season 4 episode 10 review: A season finale that saves the best for last
How far would you go to steal to an asteroid? This epic season closer has the answers.
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Wispy ice clouds may form above Venus' hellish surface
The surface of Venus is a hellscape with temperatures hot enough to melt lead, but some regions of its atmosphere high over the surface remain cool enough to harbor ice and birth ghostly clouds
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2023 was the hottest year on record, NASA and NOAA say
NASA and NOAA announced that 2023 was the hottest year Earth has experienced, causing severe human and economic impacts worldwide. Models predict that next year could be even hotter.
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At last! NASA finally frees lid of asteroid Bennu sample capsule after battling stuck fasteners
NASA technicians have finally removed the two stubborn fasteners that prevented them from accessing all of the asteroid samples returned to Earth by OSIRIS-REx in September.
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Road trip! See April's total solar eclipse from one of these awesome North American routes
Check out these six awesome road trips where you can experience the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024.
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SpaceX remains on target to launch the private Ax-3 astronaut mission to the International Space Station on Wednesday evening (Jan. 17).
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Elon Musk reveals cause of Starship explosion, discusses giant rocket's future (video)
SpaceX's giant Starship Mars rocket blew up about eight minutes into its second-ever test flight last fall because the launch team vented its liquid oxygen, Elon Musk said.
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What time is the SpaceX Ax-3 astronaut launch for Axiom Space? How to watch it live on Jan. 17.
SpaceX will launch the private Ax-3 mission for Axiom Space on Jan. 17 to send four astronauts to the International Space Station for two weeks. Here's when and how to watch.
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'Star Trek: The Mission and Other Stories' offers fans a stellar new anthology
Star Trek Explorer magazine presents "Star Trek: 'The Mission' and Other Stories" anthology, a collection of 14 stories featuring Will Riker, Benjamin Sisko, the Borg and more.
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'Star Trek' on Mars? Curiosity rover spots Starfleet symbol on Red Planet
NASA's Curiosity rover found a Mars rock shaped like a Star Trek badge this month. The mission continues to beam up images from the Red Planet after 12 years of work.
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Moon rock revelations could solve lingering lunar geology puzzle
High-temperature experiments conducted on Earth with lunar rock samples may have finally revealed how a unique type of rock was created and distributed on the moon.
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SpaceX rolls rocket to pad for Ax-3 astronaut launch (photos)
SpaceX just rolled its Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule out to the pad for the planned Wednesday (Jan. 17) launch of the private Ax-3 astronaut mission.
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Hubble Telescope reveals galaxy that hosted a supernova 2.5 billion times brighter than the sun (photo)
The Hubble Space Telescope zoomed into a galaxy 150 million light years away to study a supernova that released 2.5 billion times more energy than the sun, resulting in a stunning image.
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Doomed Peregrine moon lander will burn up in Earth's atmosphere — but we don't yet know where
The leak that stopped the Peregrine moon lander's attempt is nearly finished, but the Astrobotic mission is still on track to burn up above Earth instead of reaching its lunar destination.
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Last built-for-flight external tank lifted into place for space shuttle Endeavour exhibit
NASA's last-existing, built-for-flight space shuttle external tank took to the sky, briefly leaving the ground to become part of the California Science Center's space shuttle Endeavour exhibit.
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On Episode 94 of This Week In Space, Tariq and Rod preview the global plans for spaceflight this year.
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World-renowned spaceflight museum set for renovation at Cosmosphere
The home of a sunken Mercury capsule and the spacecraft that brought the Apollo 13 crew back to Earth is getting an upgrade. The Cosmosphere announced it is ready to renovate its Hall of Space.
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Fire! NASA kicks off Artemis moon program's 2024 with big engine test (video)
An RS-25 engine rated for future human moon missions fired up on Jan. 17 for about eight minutes in a key test for NASA's Artemis program.
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Goodbye sun: What it's like to experience the polar night along Norway's rugged coastline
Find out what it's like to experience the polar night while hunting the northern lights along the Norwegian coast with Hurtigruten's Astronomy Voyage.
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NASA loses contact with Ingenuity Mars helicopter
NASA lost contact with its Ingenuity Mars helicopter on Thursday (Jan. 18), toward the end of the little rotorcraft's 72nd Red Planet flight.
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'We have doubled the number of nationalities aboard' ISS as all-European SpaceX Ax-3 astronauts dock at space station
SpaceX's Crew Dragon Freedom arrived at the ISS early Saturday morning (Jan. 20) with the four astronauts of the private Ax-3 mission to begin a two-week mission aboard.
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Are gaps in the Andromeda galaxy filled with dark matter? This NASA telescope could find out
NASA's forthcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will zoom in on streams of stars in the Andromeda galaxy to hunt for dark matter.
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NASA satellite sees an aurora in infrared light (image)
Generally, photos of auroras capture bright, colorful bands dancing across the night sky, but a new satellite view captures the spectacular glow of an aurora in a new light.
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As crippled Peregrine moon lander burns up in Earth's atmosphere, Astrobotic 'excited for the next adventure'
Despite the conclusion of the Peregrine lunar lander mission, Astrobotic is proud of how its spacecraft performed and is looking forward to its next flight.
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US Space Force satellite data shines light on mystery of Arctic warming
Satellite data show melting Arctic sea ice has reduced the amount of sunlight the region reflects, triggering an unprecedented rise in local temperatures.
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NASA completed a new Artemis moon program test on Jan. 23, firing one of its Space Launch System RS-25 engines for about eight minutes.
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How NASA predicted the Jan. 21 asteroid crash over Germany
NASA's Scout impact-assessment system told astronomers where and when the tiny space rock would crash on Sunday morning (Jan. 21).
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Huge stars are born as twins, triplets and more, new images confirm
A newly imaged star cluster is birthing groups of three, four and five stars, confirming the prevailing wisdom that the universe forms its stars in multiples.
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Could space salad jeopardize a mission to Mars?
Salad may not be the healthiest meal for astronauts as scientists discover lettuce flesh can be easily plagued with disease-causing pathogenic bacteria and fungi on the ISS.
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NASA stresses Artemis 2 moon crew safety as agency remembers fallen astronauts
As NASA leadership paused to remember fallen astronauts, the agency urged its employees to "think smaller" and focus on all the items to keep future crews like Artemis 2 safe.
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A shallow lake in Canada could reveal how life on Earth began
A shallow soda lake in Canada could resemble Darwin's 'warm little ponds' found on the primordial Earth that had the right chemistry for life to get started.
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Watch Chinese startup Landspace launch and land reusable rocket prototype for 1st time (video)
The Chinese company Landspace notched a big milestone in its quest to develop a reusable rocket, launching and landing a prototype for the first time on Jan. 19.
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Near-simultaneous solar flares explode from opposite sides of the sun in extremely rare event
A pair of linked solar flares recently exploded near-simultaneously from sunspots on different hemispheres of our home star, triggering radio blackouts on Earth.
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Watch NASA honor fallen astronauts with 'Day of Remembrance' ceremony on Jan. 25
NASA will honor its fallen space explorers during a ceremony at 10 a.m. EST on Thursday (Jan. 25), and you can watch the somber proceedings live.
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This Hubble Telescope photo of a spiral galaxy will take your breath away
Just when we think we've seen it all with astronomy photos, the Hubble Space Telescope gives us something new and beautiful.
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SpaceX launched two more batches of its Starlink internet satellites on doubleheader liftoffs departing from both U.S. coasts.
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New 'Alien: Romulus' fan trailer reveals a monstrous multi-limbed xenomorph
Watch this rousing concept trailer for director Fede Álvarez's upcoming xenomorph-filled movie, "Alien: Romulus."
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Watch the sun spew out a giant eruption of plasma in incredible footage (video)
On Feb. 22, 2022, a gigantic solar prominence formed on the surface of the sun, blasting a large coronal mass ejection (CME) into space.
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Mystery of Siberia's giant exploding craters may finally be solved
Giant exploding craters only known to exist on Russia's permafrost-covered Yamal and Gydan peninsulas may result from a specific set of conditions not found elsewhere in the Arctic.
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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 95 — Clean Energy From Space
On Episode 95 of This Week In Space, Tariq and Rod discuss the future of space-based solar power with John Mankins.
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Watch Rocket Lab launch 4 private satellites, recover booster early Jan. 31
Rocket Lab plans to launch four private satellites and recover the returning booster early Wednesday morning (Jan. 31), and you can watch the action live.
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The moon could be perfect for cutting-edge telescopes — but not if we don't protect it
Moon-based telescopes would allow astronomers to conduct cutting-edge science. But given how busy the moon is getting, will the lunar surface be free enough from interference?
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'Trainwreck' galaxy reflects the aftermath of a violent galactic collision (image)
The "peculiar," twisted galactic disk of the "trainwreck" lenticular galaxy NGC 4753 offers evidence of its violent collision with a dwarf galaxy over 1 billion years ago.
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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket modified for Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo launch on Jan. 30
Northrop Grumman's Cygnus spacecraft will launch atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket for the first time on Jan. 30, sending food, supplies and science equipment to astronauts on the ISS.
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A robot surgeon is headed to the ISS to dissect simulated astronaut tissue
The 20th planned flight of the Cygnus resupply mission will bring a slew of incredible experiments to the International Space Station.
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Japan's historic SLIM moon lander has powered down ahead of a likely mission-ending cold lunar nighttime — but not before grabbing some final images and loads of science data.
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Space Force Guardian to reach orbit for 1st time on SpaceX's Crew-9 astronaut launch
NASA astronaut Nick Hague will make his 1st trip to space for Space Force, but he's been there twice before already.
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X-ray image of universe reveals almost 1 million high-energy objects: 'These are mind-blowing numbers'
The first eROSITA sky-survey data release involves an X-ray image of half the universe, showing exploding stars and over 700,000 supermassive black holes. It's the largest catalog of high-energy cosmic sources ever.
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Watch next-generation lightweight spacesuit tested on Zero-G flight (photos, video)
A new generation of spacesuit is getting ready for ISS missions. Collins Aerospace recently did testing on a spacesuit for spacewalks while flying parabolic.
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How do galaxies grow while ensnared in the universe's cosmic web?
Scientists want to know how galaxies get ensnared in the universe's 'cosmic web' and how this network of filamentary gas and dust drives galactic evolution.
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Marvel Comics celebrates Black History Month with 'Star Wars' comics covers
Marvel Comics is honoring Black History Month with a set of special variant covers across its flagship lineup of "Star Wars" titles.
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China puts models of its future crewed moon landing spacecraft on display (video)
China is displaying models of the rockets and spacecraft it is developing to send its astronauts to the moon six years or so from now.
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Dark energy is forcing the universe to expand. This new observatory may show us how
The Legacy Survey of Space and Time promises to be a game changer for dark energy explorers. Here's why.
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SpaceX, NASA targeting Feb. 22 for launch of Crew-8 astronaut mission
SpaceX and NASA are targeting Feb. 22 for the launch of Crew-8, the company's eighth operational astronaut mission to the International Space Station.
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NASA to 'wiggle' broken Ingenuity Mars helicopter's blades to analyze damage
NASA isn't quite finished with its broken Ingenuity Mars helicopter yet, mission managers revealed in a livestream honoring the drone's legacy on Jan. 31.
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High-energy particles from space constantly bombard Earth at near light speed, but what are their origins?
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New NASA Collection by Stomp Rocket takes off for kid-powered flight
The detailed foam spacecraft in the NASA Collection from Stomp Rocket come fully assembled emblazoned with NASA logos and are available exclusively at Target.
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879 days! Russian cosmonaut breaks record for total time spent in space
Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko has now racked up more than 879 days in space, breaking the record for most time spent off Earth.
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SpaceX rolls out Falcon 9 rocket to launch NASA's ocean-studying PACE satellite on Feb. 7 (photos)
NASA experts spoke ahead of the launch of the ocean and atmosphere studying spacecraft PACE from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station early on Feb. 7.
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Solar maximum is coming, but we won't know it happened until 7 months after it's over
Solar maximum could occur as early as mid-2024 but scientists will have to wait seven months after it has occurred to be able to declare it has taken place. Why?
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NASA Ingenuity Mars helicopter, broken and alone, spotted by Perseverance rover on Martian dune (photo, video)
NASA's Perseverance Rover took a photo of its broken companion, the Ingenuity helicopter, as it sat motionless on a dune on Feb. 4.
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Earth isn't the only planet with seasons, but they can look wildly different on other worlds
Why does Earth have regular seasons when other planets don't?
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'Halo' Season 2 charges back onto Paramount Plus this week with plenty to prove
Preview for the second season of the Paramount Plus sci-fi adventure series, 'Halo.'
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Scientists find black hole powering a molecular gas fountain in the ancient universe
The ALMA telescope spotted a molecular gas outflow coming from a black hole-powered, 13-billion-year-old quasar, explaining why some galaxies stop forming stars.
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Hubble Space Telescope spots a cosmic 'tug of war' between galaxies that could lead to a collision (image)
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has observed a cosmic 'tug of war' between two galaxies that have lasted for tens of millions of years and could end in a collision.
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The final resting place of NASA's Ingenuity helicopter has a new name from the writings of J.R.R. Tolkien, citing a set of islands associated with rest, refuge and eternity.
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How Earth's new Rubin Observatory will usher in the next era of asteroid space missions
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory won't ever leave Earth, but its big picture, highly detailed view of the solar system will inspire a new era of space missions destined to visit asteroids.
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See SpaceX's breathtaking launch of NASA's PACE satellite (photos)
SpaceX's nighttime launch of NASA's ocean-watching PACE satellite provided a perfect opportunity for some gorgeous launch photography.
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Hubble Space Telescope tells a starry 'tail' of 12 mingling galaxies
The observations offer a window into the past to better understand how globular clusters may have formed.
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Celestron AstroMaster LT 70AZ beginner telescope is now under $60
The Celestron AstroMaster LT 70AZ is over $70 off at Walmart, which is a worthwhile saving for anyone looking to try their hand at astronomy.
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Watch a massive X-class solar flare explode from the sun on Feb. 9 (video)
The sun has just released a monstrous X-class solar flare in its most powerful eruption this year. Watch it erupt into space in an explosive outburst.
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Nuclear fusion lab sets record for most energy created with single reaction
Scientists with the JET facility have broken a record for the most amount of raw energy created via nuclear fusion. There's still work to be done, though.
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US Space Force wants satellite 'jetpacks' to keep old spacecraft alive in orbit
The U.S. Space Force is looking for new ways to extend the lives of satellites that run out of fuel, including small "backpacks" that can attach to existing spacecraft in orbit.
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SpaceX's private Polaris Dawn orbital mission delayed to summer 2024
SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission, which aims to pull off the first-ever private spacewalk, will now launch no earlier than this summer.
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February's 'super' new moon leaves the night sky nice and dark tonight
February's new moon coincides with lunar perigee, during which time the moon will reach its closest point to Earth in its orbit.
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SpaceX postponed the launch of a private moon lander built by Intuitive Machines late Tuesday (Feb. 13) due to a fuel temperature issue on the spacecraft.
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Valentine's Day 2024 means 3 rocket launches, a SpaceX doubleheader and a moon probe for space lovers
With up to three rocket launches possible on Feb. 14, including at least two by SpaceX, Valentine's Day 2024 is shaping up to be a space lover's dream.
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Apes ponder their place in the universe in 'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes' trailer (video)
20th Century Studios just released a new trailer for 'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.' See it here.
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SpaceX stacks giant Starship rocket ahead of 3rd test flight (video, photos)
SpaceX recently stacked the two stages of its huge Starship rocket to prep for the vehicle's third-ever liftoff, which may be just a few weeks away.
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Our luscious blue Earth used to be a frozen snowball
More than 700 million years ago, our planet would have been unlivable due to an extreme ice age, and Australian geologists have a suggestion as to how this could have happened.
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A tiny asteroid just snuck between the Earth and moon
A newly discovered asteroid has passed safely between the Earth and moon during a very close encounter this week.
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SpaceX to launch Intuitive Machines lander Feb. 15 on 2nd try for NASA's commercial moon program
SpaceX will launch Intuitive Machines' Nova-C lunar lander on Feb. 15, sending a series of experiments to the moon on behalf of NASA and commercial customers.
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Astronauts may accidentally threaten Mars missions with their gut bacteria, scientists warn
New research has shown that disease-causing bacteria carried in the human gut can also survive in Martian soil, a discovery with implications for future crewed exploration of Mars.
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SpaceX could launch Starship again 'in about 3 weeks,' Elon Musk says
The third test flight of SpaceX's Starship megarocket will take place roughly three weeks from now, according to company founder and CEO Elon Musk.
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SpaceX delays Crew-8 astronaut launch for NASA to Feb. 28 to make way for private moon mission
NASA will launch the Crew-8 astronauts nearly a week later, on Feb. 28, to "deconflict" from the expected launch date of a robotic moon mission with agency science on board.
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Rocket Lab will launch an ambitious space-junk inspection mission for the Japanese company Astroscale this morning (Feb. 18), and you can watch the action live.
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Private Odysseus moon lander beams home 1st photos from space
Intuitive Machines' Odysseus moon lander has beamed home its first photos from the final frontier, gorgeous selfies that show its home planet in the background.
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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 98 — Inside NASA with Pam Melroy
On Episode 98 of This Week In Space, Tariq and Rod discuss what NASA's up to with the agency's Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy.
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Uruguay signs Artemis Accords for responsible space exploration
Uruguay has joined the Artemis Accords, the United States' effort to establish widespread principles to guide space exploration.
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Get a sneak peek inside the Artemis 2 spacecraft that will fly astronauts to the moon for the 1st time in 50 years (photos)
NASA just released photos of the Orion spacecraft that will send four astronauts around the moon on the Artemis 2 mission, which will lift off no earlier than September 2025.
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Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket simulator seen on launchpad from space (photos)
Satellites captured Blue Origin's massive New Glenn rocket standing upright at Launch Complex 36 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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NASA's Voyager 1 glitch has scientists sad yet hopeful: 'Voyager 2 is still going strong'
Voyager 1 hasn't spoken since December of last year. Scientists are trying to fix the historic probe, but they're also preparing to say goodbye.
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Solar eclipse jam: How to avoid getting stuck in traffic on April 8, 2024
Here's how to avoid getting stuck in traffic when heading to see the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024.
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Japan's new H3 rocket reaches orbit for 1st time (video)
Japan's new H3 rocket reached orbit for the first time today (Feb. 16), bouncing back from a failure on its debut test flight nearly a year ago.
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Last chance! Grab the Lego Marvel Black Panther bust for 40% off
Get this iconic 2,961-piece Lego Marvel model before it's retired forever.
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A newfound asteroid the size of a bus will zoom close by Earth on Thursday (Feb. 22), but it shouldn't pose a threat to our planet.
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What time will Intuitive Machines' private Odysseus probe land on the moon on Feb. 22? How to watch live
Intuitive Machines will land its private Odysseus IM-1 lander on the moon on Feb. 22. Here's when and how to watch.
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Delta Air Lines wants to fly you through the 2024 total solar eclipse from 30,000 feet in the sky
Delta Air Lines is offering special flight that allows passengers to experience the total solar eclipse from 30,000 feet up in the sky along the path of totality.
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Private Varda Space capsule returns to Earth with space-grown antiviral drug aboard
California startup Varda's first in-space manufacturing mission wrapped up on Wednesday afternoon (Feb. 21) with a touchdown of its capsule in northern Utah.
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Bus-sized European satellite crashes to Earth over Pacific Ocean
The European Space Agency's ERS-2 satellite fell to Earth on Wednesday (Feb. 21), bringing an end to its nearly 30-year life in space.
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Scientists create 5 new isotopes to learn how neutron star collisions forge gold
Scientists have brought the stars 'down to Earth' by creating 5 new isotopes that could reveal how heavy elements like gold are created when neutron stars smash together.
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Intuitive Machines' Odysseus lander is aiming for a crater near the moon's south pole. Here's why
Intuitive Machines' Odysseus mission is targeting a touchdown near the moon's south pole this week for a historic lunar landing. Why was this location chosen?
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NASA's new UVEX mission will explore the ultraviolet universe
NASA's UltraViolet EXplorer (UVEX) spacecraft will launch in 2030 to conduct an all-sky survey in ultraviolet light to bring new understanding of how stars and galaxies evolve.
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Intuitive Machines' private Odysseus lander snaps 1st moon photo, enters lunar orbit
Intuitive Machines' Odysseus moon lander slipped into lunar orbit today (Feb. 21), setting up a historic touchdown attempt that will take place tomorrow afternoon (Feb. 22).
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James Webb Space Telescope finds neutron star mergers forge gold in the cosmos: 'It was thrilling'
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have confirmed that neutron star mergers forge heavy elements like gold.
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SpaceX and NASA are officially go to launch their next astronaut mission to International Space Station on March 1.
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ISS astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli caught some stunning auroras on camera on Feb. 15. From orbit, she shared with Space.com what it's like to watch the Earth changing below, every day.
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Astronomers believe the first galaxies formed around giant halos of dark matter. But a newly discovered galaxy dating to roughly 13 billion years ago mysteriously appeared long before that process should have occurred.
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A recent solar flare unleashed a massive plasma plume from the sun's south pole, where these stellar eruptions rarely happen. The unusual phenomenon is a sign of the impending solar maximum.
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The Canadian Space Agency has five menu items planned for the Artemis 2 moon mission that will lift off no earlier than September 2025.
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SpaceX launched 24 of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida on Sunday (Feb. 25), on the company's 18th mission of 2024.
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NASA is seeking applicants for its year-long CHAPEA 2 mock Mars mission, which is expected to kick off in spring 2025. Applications are open to the public through April 2, 2024.
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India's next Mars mission may include a helicopter that follows in the footsteps of NASA's pioneering Ingenuity drone.
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On Episode 99 of This Week In Space, Tariq and Rod discuss the top headlines for 2024.
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The full moon will appear a bit smaller in the sky tonight as the smallest full moon of 2024 rises with February's Full Snow Moon.
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Intuitive Machines has shut down its robotic Odysseus lander, which last week became the first-ever private spacecraft to touch down softly on the moon.
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This newly released huge 640,000 mAh capacity power station is ideal for backup power at home and camping trips.
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China's human spaceflight agency has given names to spacecraft being developed to put astronauts on the moon: Mengzhou ("Dream Vessel") and Lanyue ("Embracing the Moon").
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Ahead of the Artemis 3 lunar landing mission, hardware from SpaceX's Starship was used to simulate dockings with NASA's Orion crew capsule. The two will rendezvous above the moon.
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Richard "Dick" Truly, who was one of the first astronauts to fly on the space shuttle and later led NASA as administrator, has died at the age of 86.
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Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered how massive stars sculpt planetary systems and stunt planet birth with bombardments of harsh radiation.
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Experience Arrakis like never before in the upcoming sci-fi game Dune: Awakening.
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SpaceX launched 23 Starlink satellites from Florida on Leap Day (Feb. 29) after postponing a Crew-8 astronaut launch for NASA.
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Famed illusionist David Copperfield discusses his involvement with Intuitive Machines' historic moon mission and his desire to help preserve humanity's knowledge on and away from Earth.
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Hypothetical particles called axions may have gathered to form "axion stars" that exploded in the early universe to create readable signals that could reveal the secrets of dark matter.
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Read the latest news about SpaceX's Crew-8 mission to the International Space Station for NASA.
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NASA's latest group of astronaut candidates will graduate Tuesday (March 5) alongside two candidates from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and you can watch it live.
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A remastered "Star Wars Battlefront Classic Collection" arrives on March 14, offering players the chance to take part in massive online battles in the galaxy far, far away.
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SpaceX achieved its third flight in under 24 hours on March 4. At 6:56 p.m. ET, the company launched 23 more Starlink internet satellites.
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SpaceX's next Starship to fly has successfully passed a critical fueling test ahead of the company's much anticipated Starship Flight 3 test launch this month.
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Director Denis Villeneuve has made a valiant attempt to penetrate the intricacies of the iconic 1965 novel's eco-politics in "Dune: Part Two."
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Atmospheric scientists are increasingly concerned that this sort of apparent fly-tipping by the space sector will cause further climate change down on Earth.
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SpaceX launched 53 satellites aboard the Transporter-10 rideshare mission on March 4 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California and landed its 205th consecutive rocket.
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Warby Parker will be handing out solar eclipse viewing glasses for free ahead of the total solar eclipse happening on April 8, 2024.
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SpaceX's Crew-8 astronaut mission arrived at the International Space Station early Tuesday morning (March 5).
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Marvel Comics is publishing special "Star Wars" variant covers for Women's History Month that showcase some of the women of the galaxy far, far away.
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The final trailer for Netflix's upcoming alien invasion series "3 Body Problem" has just landed.
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The next total solar eclipse is on April 8, and you can save 33% on a two-pack of Soluna's solar glasses that will arrive in time for the big event.
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Dark energy has humans stumped. The force is sometimes even labeled "the worst prediction in the history of physics." Can AI do any better?
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The Pentagon's UFO office says there is no evidence for claims that any sightings represent extraterrestrial technology or that the government possesses crashed alien spacecraft.
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'The Martian,' Kerbal Space Program, and NASA's Space Launch System rocket are among awesome space-themed Lego Ideas concepts up for submission right now.
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All you'll need to see comet 12P/Pons-Brooks this month, besides fair weather and a little luck, are good binoculars or a telescope and sky map to help guide you.
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NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson will launch toward the ISS no earlier than March 21. She talks to Space.com about what she and other astronauts will do on the mission, her third spaceflight.
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A review of director Ido Mizrahy's new documentary, "Space: The Longest Goodbye," which examines the toll that long-duration spaceflight can have on mental health.
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A time-changing jet in Jupiter's atmosphere may finally shed light onto the gas giant’s mysterious dynamo.
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NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft, which is dedicated to studying Jupiter's icy ocean moon, will carry with it a metal plaque etched with the ripples created by the many ways humans say "water."
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SpaceX has stacked Starship ahead of the megarocket's highly anticipated third test flight, which could take place as soon as Thursday (March 14).
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A nova named T Coronae Borealis is expected to decorate the night sky between February and September 2024 for the first time in 80 years. Here's how you can see the event.
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The proposed nuclear reactor, which could be transported and assembled without human assistance, would provide energy to a lunar base that Russia and China have agreed to build together.
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Scientists have discovered a surprising 2.4-million-year-cycle in deep-sea sediments that indicates Mars has an influence on Earth's oceans and climate.
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Public charter jet service JSX has opened up a sweepstakes for its total solar eclipse flight in Dallas, Texas. There will be 6 winners, and each winner can bring a guest.
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Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks is currently sailing past the Andromeda Galaxy in the night sky as it races toward Earth, and you can watch it live today.
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A first trailer for CNN Originals' new docuseries, "Space Shuttle Columbia: The Final Flight."
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Save 40% on ISO-certified solar glasses and get them in time for next month's total solar eclipse (April 8).
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Stay up-to-date with the latest news on the total solar eclipse that will be visible across North America on April 8, 2024.
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A gigantic plasma eruption from the sun's hidden far side recently launched a sizable coronal mass ejection that slammed into Mercury, potentially triggering invisible X-ray auroras around the planet's rocky surface.
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On Episode 102 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Dr. Pascal Lee about the intriguing features he and his associates found on Mars.
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An explanation of the Wow! signal as used in the new Netflix sci-fi series, "3 Body Problem."
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It's still too early to know what the weather will be like across the path of totality for the April 8 total solar eclipse, but one expert shares more on the early outlook and the best practices when it comes to weather forecasts closer to the event.
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NASA's newest generation of astronauts have moon missions and a growing space program in their future. The 2024 class tells Space.com they are excited for what's next.
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The Hubble Space Telescope's latest look at Jupiter finds writhing storms and a shrinking Great Red Spot.
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Artemis 2 moon astronauts Reid Wiseman and Christina Koch watched a dramatic engine fire in Mississippi on March 6. The test will prepare NASA for future lunar landings.
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The FAA will oversee a SpaceX-led investigation into what happened on the third test flight of the company's Starship megarocket, which occurred March 14.
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The growing number of satellites burning in Earth's atmosphere has concerned scientists for years. A new paper explores how the emerging shell of "conductive dust" may affect Earth's protective magnetic field.
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A new map spanning 500 light-years reveals the interaction between magnetic fields and dust in the Milky Way that will become the building blocks of stars.
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SpaceX hopes to launch the fourth test flight of its Starship megarocket just six weeks or so from now, according to the company's president and COO.
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China launched a relay satellite towards the moon atop a Long March 8 rocket this week after a previous launch this month failed to reach lunar orbit.
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A new study suggests that stars may chomp on planets way more often than you'd expect.
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SpaceX has given us an astronaut's-eye view of the company's new emergency-escape slide in action at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
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A new gameplay trailer for the upcoming indie real-time strategy game "Falling Frontier," which tasks players with managing a fleet of starships throughout a solar system.
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The forthcoming total solar eclipse promises to be the most watched and imaged for decades.
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Rocket Lab launched from the U.S. for the fourth time ever Thursday morning (March 21), sending mystery payloads aloft for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.
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This versatile beginner's telescope is suitable for astronomy and wildlife viewing. It has nice-quality traditional optics but is limited by its tripod and mount.
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The penultimate episode of 'Constellation' runs in circles before finding its way towards an emotional and satisfying ending.
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NASA engineers just delivered a Mars instrument to Japan for a future mission. New NASA astronaut Andre Douglas helped get the Martian Moons Exploration mission ready for liftoff.
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Scientists and engineers are making progress on drilling technology that could access Mars' seemingly vast stores of near-surface water ice.
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A NASA astronaut who had the honor of naming her spacecraft will fly items inspired by that name when she launches to the International Space Station.
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An exclusive interview with "Spaceman" director Johan Renck discussing telepathic alien spiders and hanging Adam Sandler on wires.
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How and why the full 'Worm Moon' aligns for March 25's lunar eclipse and April 8's total solar eclipse.
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On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will be visible across North America. Here's how to stay safe and protect your eyes during the event.
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The April 8 total solar eclipse may coincide with the sun's explosive peak, meaning it might be possible to spot "giant eruptives," coronal mass ejections and solar flares during totality. Here's what to look for.
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A massive column of sulfur dioxide pumped out by the erupting volcano on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula is traveling across northern Europe. Scientists are concerned it could impact the ozone layer.
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For the first time, a spacecraft has lifted off with a flight attendant aboard. Marina Vasilevskaya of Belarus, Oleg Novitsky of Roscosmos and NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson launched on Soyuz MS-25.
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On Episode 103 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Space.com's Mike Wall about last week's third test flight of SpaceX's Starship.
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Everyone is hoping for clear skies for the solar eclipse on April 8. Here we look at past examples of when this didn't work out and how to increase your chances of good eclipse weather.
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Some of the building blocks of life are surprisingly stable in Venus-like conditions, according to a new lab experiment.
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ULA scrubbed the last planned liftoff of its Delta Heavy IV rocket today (March 28) late in the countdown clock. The powerful launcher is now scheduled to fly on March 29.
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An asteroid that slammed into Mars around 2.3 million years ago left one nine-mile wide crater and created 2 billion smaller craters.
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Satellite images taken daily for one year shows a stunning glimpse of what the change of seasons looked like from space.
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The SLIM spacecraft, Japan's first successful moon lander, has survived its second long, cold lunar night.
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Lego has launched a new solar eclipse education collection featuring special activities to engage students in the upcoming total solar eclipse on April 8.
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SpaceX will try again to launch another batch of its Starlink internet satellites after at least a one-day delay.
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Curious about NASA’s other famous rover? Then check out our Lego NASA Mars Rover Perseverance review.
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SunChips is releasing a special solar eclipse-themed flavor during the April 8 solar eclipse, but the chips will only be available while totality passes through the United States.
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Cape Girardeau, Missouri is close to the centerline of the total solar eclipse on April 8, offering eclipse-chasers 4 minutes and 6 seconds of totality.
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A preview of Fantasy Flight Game's new "Star Wars: Unlimited" trading card game.
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No, the date and path of the total solar eclipse have not been miscalculated.
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Total solar eclipses make animals behave in strange ways. To see for yourself, stop by one of these zoos located on the path of totality on April 8, 2024.
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A total solar eclipse is not just an awe-inspiring natural phenomenon; it's an opportunity to expand our scientific understanding of the sun.
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