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What would happen if the moon disappeared?
What would happen if our closest neighbor, the moon, disappeared? Here we explore the possible effects it could have on the environment and life on Earth.
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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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Horsehead Nebula rears its head in gorgeous new James Webb Space Telescope images (video)
The James Webb Telescope has zoomed in on the Horsehead Nebula, capturing slices of this stunning star-forming region close to Earth in an entirely new light.
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China to launch sample-return mission to the moon's far side on May 3
China reportedly plans to launch its Chang'e 6 sample-return mission toward the moon's mysterious far side on Friday (May 3).
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Boeing Starliner astronauts conduct dress rehearsal ahead of May 6 launch (photos, video)
Boeing Starliner's 1st astronaut crew continues their training, even in quarantine. After finishing a big dress rehearsal on April 26, practice continues ahead of the scheduled May 6 launch to the ISS.
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Meet the crew launching on Boeing's 1st Starliner astronaut flight
NASA astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Suni Williams are slated to launch on Boeing’s first crewed test flight of its Starliner capsule, flying to the International Space Station on May 6.
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'Flash Gordon' returns to escape from a prison planet in new comic series
A preview of Mad Cave Studios' new "Flash Gordon" comic book series coming in July.
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'Tiger stripes' on Saturn's moon Enceladus could reveal if its oceans are habitable
A new model of Enceladus "tiger stripe" fractures and their connection with the moon of Saturn's ice geysers and subsurface oceans could have implications for its ability to support life.
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Astronomers finally know why stars born from the same cloud aren't identical twins
Astronomers finally know why giant binary stars born from the same collapsing cloud of gas and dust can be "non-identical twins" with different characteristics and planetary systems.
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Private moon lander will carry Nokia's 4G cell network to the lunar surface this year
Nokia is developing a LTE/4G communications system for the moon, and its first piece of the network might launch as soon as late this year.
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Highly precise atomic clocks could soon get even better. Here's how
Superradiant atoms could help us measure time more precisely than ever before, a theory developed with the aid of the great-grandson of the "father of the atom," Niels Bohr.
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Mars exploration, new rockets and more: Interview with ESA chief Josef Aschbacher
Space.com caught up with ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher recently to talk about Europe's space plans and priorities going forward.
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Everything we know about James Gunn's Superman
James Gunn's Superman reboot kicks off the DC Extended Universe's refresh in 2025.
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Sneak peek: Browncoats grab victory in Boom! Studios' upcoming 'Firefly: 'Verses' comic (exclusive)
A sneak peek at Boom! Studios' upcoming "What If?" one-shot, "Firefly: 'Verses."
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SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites from Florida (video)
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched another batch of the company's Starlink internet satellites on Sunday (April 28).
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NASA's mission to an ice-covered moon will contain a message between water worlds
NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft, headed to Jupiter’s ice-covered moon Europa in October 2024, will carry a laser-etched message that celebrates humanity’s connection to water.
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SpaceX's 30th Dragon cargo mission departs the ISS, heads home to Earth
SpaceX's 30th robotic Dragon cargo ship undocked from the International Space Station today (April 28) and headed back home to Earth.
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Russia vetoes UN resolution against nuclear weapons in space
Russia's ambassador to the U.N. vetoed a resolution sponsored by the United States and Japan that called upon all nations to never deploy nuclear weapons in outer space.
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Beavers are helping fight climate change, satellite data shows
As global warming intensifies droughts, floods and wildfires around the world, scientists in western United States are turning to beavers to help reverse some of the damage.
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Astronomers just discovered a comet that could be brighter than most stars when we see it next year. Or will it?
Although it is still more than 18 months from its closest approach to Earth and the sun, comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS already has social media buzzing, with optimistic articles being written about how it could be a spectacular sight.
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