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Watch 2 cosmonauts conduct spacewalk outside the ISS today

3 hours 48 min ago
Two Russian cosmonauts are scheduled to spend about seven hours working outside the International Space Station today (April 25), and you can watch the action live.
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Watch China launch 3 astronauts to Tiangong space station today

9 hours 47 min ago
China plans to launch the three-astronaut Shenzhou 18 mission to its Tiangong space station today (April 25), and you can watch the action live.
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Buried in the Cat's Paw Nebula lies one of the largest space molecules ever seen

Wed, 04/24/2024 - 6:00pm
Scientists have discovered one of the largest molecules ever seen in space in the Cat's Paw nebula. The discovery hints at how chemical complexity emerges as stars form.
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Netflix releases official trailer for Jennifer Lopez mech combat sci-fi film 'Atlas' (video)

Wed, 04/24/2024 - 5:00pm
The full trailer of Netflix's 'Atlas' is a bit spoiler-y, but does a better job of selling the Jennifer Lopez-led sci-fi adventure.
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Ancient rocks hold proof of Earth's magnetic field. Here's why that's puzzling

Wed, 04/24/2024 - 4:00pm
Earth's ancient magnetic field appears to have had a strength similar to what we see today, and it may have protected ancient life from harmful cosmic radiation.
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Hubble telescope celebrates 34th anniversary with an iridescent Dumbbell Nebula (image)

Wed, 04/24/2024 - 3:00pm
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

Wed, 04/24/2024 - 2:30pm
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

Wed, 04/24/2024 - 2:00pm
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

Wed, 04/24/2024 - 1:30pm
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)

Wed, 04/24/2024 - 12:56pm
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

Wed, 04/24/2024 - 12:00pm
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)

Wed, 04/24/2024 - 11:33am
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

Wed, 04/24/2024 - 11:00am
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

Wed, 04/24/2024 - 10:19am
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

Wed, 04/24/2024 - 10:00am
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.

Wed, 04/24/2024 - 6:00am
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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