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Fortnite launches to the moon in new 'Lunar Horizons' simulation game

2 hours 39 min ago
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

3 hours 39 min ago
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

4 hours 38 min ago
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)

6 hours 30 min ago
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

7 hours 17 min ago
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

7 hours 33 min ago
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

7 hours 38 min ago
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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Watch the Full Pink Moon 2024 bloom in the night sky tonight

8 hours 38 min ago
The Full Pink Moon of April 2024 steals the show tonight as it crosses the nighttime sky from dusk until dawn.
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Watch Rocket Lab launch new NASA solar sail tech to orbit today

9 hours 38 min ago
Rocket Lab will launch a South Korean Earth-observation satellite and new NASA solar-sailing tech this evening (April 23), and you can watch it live.
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SpaceX launching 23 Starlink satellites from Florida this evening

9 hours 39 min ago
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will send 23 more of the company's Starlink internet satellites skyward today (April 23), if all goes according to plan.
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Pluto's heart-shaped scar may offer clues to the frozen world's history

11 hours 39 min ago
How Pluto's Sputnik Planitia formed remains unknown, but researchers have imagined a body about the size of Switzerland crashing into Pluto at a shallow angle.
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Cosmic fountain is polluting intergalactic space with 50 million suns' worth of material

Mon, 04/22/2024 - 5:00pm
Astronomers have mapped a 20,000-light-year-long fountain of gas blasting from a nearby galaxy and polluting intergalactic space at 450 times the top speed of a jet fighter.
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India aims to achieve 'debris-free' space missions by 2030

Mon, 04/22/2024 - 4:00pm
India has announced its intent to join the global effort to reduce space debris in low Earth orbit.
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Scientists use AI to reconstruct energetic flare blasted from Milky Way's supermassive black hole

Mon, 04/22/2024 - 3:00pm
Combining AI and observations of the Milky Way's supermassive black hole, scientists have reconstructed a 3D video of Sagittarius A* and its environment.
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Earth Day 2024: Witness our changing planet in 12 incredible satellite images

Mon, 04/22/2024 - 2:30pm
To commemorate Earth Day, enjoy these 12 NOAA satellite images that showcase the different ways this critical technology helps scientists keep an eye on our planet.
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NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft finally phones home after 5 months of no contact

Mon, 04/22/2024 - 1:33pm
On Saturday, April 5, Voyager 1 finally "phoned home" and updated its NASA operating team about its health. The interstellar explorer is back in touch after five months of sending back nonsense data.
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Satellites watch as 4th global coral bleaching event unfolds (image)

Mon, 04/22/2024 - 1:00pm
Satellites are tracking in real time as multiple major coral reefs around the world get paler due to warming sea temperatures in the fourth-ever global bleaching event.
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New trailer for 'Star Wars Outlaws' video game proclaims a golden age for the underworld (video)

Mon, 04/22/2024 - 12:00pm
A new story trailer has dropped for Ubisoft's new "Star Wars Outlaws" video game.
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The Earth Day 2024 Google doodle is a climate change reminder

Mon, 04/22/2024 - 11:30am
For Earth Day this year, the Google doodle is highlighting areas of our planet it sees itself in.
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China's new reusable rocket aces key engine tests

Mon, 04/22/2024 - 11:00am
China has made progress on a powerful rocket engine to power its new reusable rockets that are expected to launch the nation's planned crewed moon missions.
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