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Astronomers close in on the mystery of the erupting Orion star system (video)
An erupting star system in Orion has finally provided an answer to the mystery of how stars fed for over 100 years, something that has puzzled astronomers for almost as long.
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Star Wars: Hunters launches in June for Nintendo Switch and mobile (video)
Star Wars: Hunters is finally opening its arena to everyone.
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How to watch Boeing's 1st Starliner astronaut launch webcasts live online
Boeing's Starliner capsule is scheduled to launch astronauts for the first time ever on May 6. Here's how to watch that historic liftoff, as well as key events before and after it.
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The highest observatory on Earth sits atop Chile's Andes Mountains — and it's finally open
A new Japanese observatory built high in the Chilean Andes mountains promises fresh views of the early universe.
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Satellite operator SES acquiring Intelsat in $3.1 billion deal
SES plans to buy fellow satellite operator Intelsat, in a deal that could help the combined company compete with SpaceX's huge Starlink broadband network.
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Einstein Probe X-ray telescope releases 1st images taken with 'lobster vision'
Einstein Probe, which is the new Chinese–European X-ray mission, has revealed its first widescreen views of the universe.
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'We are ready:' New NASA documentary looks ahead to Artemis 2 moon mission (video)
A new NASA video reflects on the successful Artemis 1 moon mission and looks ahead to next year's crewed effort, Artemis 2.
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Scientists reveal Southern Ring Nebula's unexpected structure: 'We were amazed'
The molecular gas ejected by a dying star within the Southern Ring Nebula will one day be recycled into a new generation of stars and planets.
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Astrophotographer captures the Running Chicken Nebula in impeccable detail
Check out this incredibly detailed image of the Running Chicken Nebula — IC 2944 — captured by astrophotographer Rod Prazeres.
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China unveils video of its moon base plans, which weirdly includes a NASA space shuttle
A video outlining China's moon base plans depicts a wide number of concepts, including surface sample return operations, a lander and rover, and supporting orbital satellites.
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NASA's TESS exoplanet hunter may have spotted its 1st rogue planet
NASA's exoplanet hunter TESS may have detected its first free-floating planet with a little help from Einstein.
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This spacecraft is headed to NASA's asteroid-crash aftermath — but first, it'll stop by Mars
During a gravity assist with Mars, Hera will study the moon Deimos.
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China's Shenzhou 17 astronauts return to Earth after 6 months in space (video)
China's Shenzhou 17 astronauts touched down safely this morning (April 30), bringing their six-month mission to a successful close.
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Boeing Starliner 1st astronaut flight: Live updates
Boeing will launch its first-ever Starliner astronaut mission for NASA as early as May 6, 2024
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'Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi' and 'Andor' blast onto 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray today
Disney+ Star Wars series "Obi-Wan Kenobi" and "Andor" land on home video starting April 30 in both 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray steelbook formats.
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Space threats, NORAD upgrade may spur new private defense spending in Canada
The United States and Canada aim to upgrade NORAD to deal with emergent space threats from nations like China or Russia. Canada will hold an industry day May 1 to gather more ideas.
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SpaceX vet's startup Portal Space Systems comes out of stealth mode
Portal has developed a new satellite bus called Supernova that the company says will allow unprecedented mobility in Earth orbit and beyond.
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Scientists unravel mysteries of gamma-ray bursts — the universe's most powerful explosions
Gamma-ray bursts are the universe's most powerful explosions, generating more energy in seconds than the sun will in billions of years — and scientists are slowly learning more about these eruptions.
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SpaceX's Starship could help this start-up beam clean energy from space. Here's how (video)
SpaceX's Starship will make space-based solar power cheaper than nuclear, gas and coal-based electricity generation, start-up Virtus Solis believes.
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Evidence for Planet 9 found in icy bodies sneaking past Neptune
The hypothetical ninth planet may be slingshotting Oort Cloud objects onto orbits that come closer to the sun than Neptune does.
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