The forces of rotation caused red hot masses of stones to be torn away from the Earth and to be thrown into the ether, and this is the origin of the stars.

— Anaxagoras 428 BC

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Hubble telescope celebrates 34th anniversary with an iridescent Dumbbell Nebula (image)

7 hours 11 min ago
Take a fresh look at the iconic Dumbbell Nebula on occasion of the Hubble Space Telescope's 34 years in space.
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The mystery of how strange cosmic objects called 'JuMBOs' went rogue

7 hours 41 min ago
Scientists may have discovered how JuMBOs, strangle binary objects found in Orion, may have gone rogue while staying gravitationally bound. The discovery may shake up theories of planet formation.
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China's Tiangong space station damaged by debris strike: report

8 hours 11 min ago
Two spacewalks this winter fixed the power supply of China's Tiangong space station, which was damaged by a space debris strike, state media reported.
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Space Force tests small satellite jammer to protect against 'space-enabled' attacks

8 hours 40 min ago
The U.S. Space Force is testing a new ground-based satellite jamming weapon to help keep U.S. military personnel safe from potential "space-enabled" attacks.
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Japan's SLIM moon lander defies death to survive 3rd frigid lunar night (image)

9 hours 15 min ago
Japan's SLIM lunar lander has now survived three week-long nights on the moon, braving temperatures as low as minus 274 degrees Fahrenheit, despite not being designed to last one!
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April full moon has us tickled pink in these gorgeous photos

10 hours 11 min ago
The Full Pink Moon rose on April 23, 2024, putting a damper on chances of catching any Lyrid meteors but providing a gorgeous target for cameras around the globe.
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China reveals Shenzhou 18 astronauts ahead of April 25 launch to Tiangong space station (video)

10 hours 37 min ago
China has unveiled the three-person crew for its Shenzhou 18 mission, which is set to launch toward the Tiangong space station on Thursday (April 25).
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Private moon mission to carry NASA electric moon dust shield in 2024

11 hours 11 min ago
NASA is sending a technology demonstrator to the moon on the upcoming private Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 1 in order to test how to repel and remove lunar dust using electricity.
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Pre-Star Wars Day Lego deal: 20% off the Emperor's Throne Room

11 hours 52 min ago
Never underestimate the power of the Dark Side again and Save 20% on the Lego Emperor's Throne Room Diorama ahead of Star Wars Day, May 4.
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Citizen scientists spot more than 1,000 new asteroids in old Hubble Telescope photos

12 hours 11 min ago
Citizen scientists poring over old Hubble Telescope photos discovered a thousand previously unknown asteroids in the main belt between Mars and Jupiter.
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Mirrors in space could boost solar power production on Earth. Here's how.

16 hours 11 min ago
Reflect Orbital plans to launch a constellation of orbiting mirrors to beam sunlight to solar power plants on Earth after dark.
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NASA ends CloudSat Earth-observing mission after 18 years

Tue, 04/23/2024 - 5:00pm
NASA's pioneering CloudSat weather and climate mission has come to an end after nearly 18 productive years in Earth orbit.
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Earth's weird 'quasi-moon' Kamo'oalewa is a fragment blasted out of big moon crater

Tue, 04/23/2024 - 4:00pm
Scientists turned into cosmic crime scene investigators to reconstruct the impact that sent Earth's "quasi-moon" Kamo'oalewa rocketing from the lunar surface millions of years ago.
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Fortnite launches to the moon in new 'Lunar Horizons' simulation game

Tue, 04/23/2024 - 3:00pm
A preview of Fortnite's new free-to-play "Lunar Horizons" mission experience on the moon.
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NASA astronauts enter quarantine for 1st crewed Boeing Starliner launch on May 6

Tue, 04/23/2024 - 1:59pm
Veteran NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are in quarantine at agency facilities before the 1st Boeing Starliner launch. They are expected to fly on May 6.
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Building rockets and looking for life on Venus: Q&A with Rocket Lab's Peter Beck

Tue, 04/23/2024 - 1:00pm
Space.com caught up with Rocket Lab founder and CEO Peter Beck recently to talk about the company's ambitious plans for the future, which include a private life-hunting mission to Venus.
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Watch 4 solar flares erupt from the sun at nearly the same time in extremely rare event (video)

Tue, 04/23/2024 - 11:08am
The quadruple eruption was captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory.
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Slovenia signs NASA's Artemis Accords for cooperative space exploration

Tue, 04/23/2024 - 10:21am
Slovenia signed NASA's Artemis Accords on April 19, becoming the 39th country to affirm their cooperation in future space endeavors to the moon and beyond.
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Solar eclipse 2024: Live updates

Tue, 04/23/2024 - 10:05am
Stay up-to-date with the latest news on the upcoming solar eclipses, including the annular solar eclipse on Oct. 2, 2024.
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ESA graduates the 'Hoppers': Europeans, Australian pass astronaut basic training

Tue, 04/23/2024 - 10:00am
The "Hoppers" — five European astronauts and the first astronaut from the Australian Space Agency — are now ready to "hop" into their first flight assignments, having completed basic training.
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