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Curiosity rover rolls past ‘Devil's Gate' on Mars: Space picture of the day

Thu, 04/10/2025 - 10:55am
While ascending Mount Sharp, NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has had to swing around a small ridgeline dubbed "Devil’s Gate."
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NASA's Deep Space Network is getting a new dish to help distant spacecraft phone home

Thu, 04/10/2025 - 10:00am
NASA's Deep Space Network is getting a new dish. This one will be at the DSN facility in Canberra, Australia.
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Meet the crew for Blue Origin's upcoming all-female spaceflight with Katy Perry

Thu, 04/10/2025 - 9:00am
The crew of Blue Origin's NS-31 mission, which is scheduled to launch on April 14, includes a former NASA rocket scientist, television personalities, authors — and Katy Perry.
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Senator grills Jared Isaacman, Trump's pick for NASA chief, about Elon Musk's involvement in his job interview (video)

Thu, 04/10/2025 - 8:00am
Sen. Ed Markey asked Jared Isaacman multiple times whether Elon Musk was in the room during his interview with Donald Trump, but Isaacman declined to answer directly.
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Trump administration's NOAA layoffs affected the space weather service that tracks solar storms

Thu, 04/10/2025 - 6:00am
Experts share why Trump-mandated cuts to the NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center share is a big deal.
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April's Full Pink Moon will rise as a 'micromoon' this weekend — what to expect from the smallest full moon of 2025

Thu, 04/10/2025 - 5:24am
Discover when, how and where to watch the smallest full moon of the year take center stage on April 12.
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Launch of Amazon's 1st Kuiper internet satellites delayed by bad weather

Wed, 04/09/2025 - 9:19pm
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket will launch Amazon's first big batch of Project Kuiper broadband satellites today (April 9), and you can watch it live.
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SpaceX to launch new Intuitive Machines moon lander, lunar satellites in 2027

Wed, 04/09/2025 - 5:44pm
SpaceX to launch new Intuitive Machines moon lander, lunar satellites in 2027
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SpaceX's next Dragon cargo ship launch for NASA will lift off on April 21

Wed, 04/09/2025 - 5:16pm
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch an uncrewed Dragon cargo ship packed with tons of supplies to the International Space Station on April 21.
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Keeping space safe is the 'ultimate team sport', and the US Space Force has a new playbook

Wed, 04/09/2025 - 5:00pm
The U.S. Space Force is leaning more heavily into its allies around the world and unveiling a new International Partnership Strategy, the service's chief said today.
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China and Pakistan agree to fly 1st foreign astronaut to Chinese space station

Wed, 04/09/2025 - 4:16pm
For the first time, the Chinese space program will train a Pakistani astronaut, who will also be the first foreign astronaut to visit China's space station.
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Trump's pick for NASA chief tells Senate he's aiming for the Red Planet. 'We will prioritize sending American astronauts to Mars'

Wed, 04/09/2025 - 4:07pm
Billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, Donald Trump's pick to be the next NASA chief, shares the president's ambitious Mars goals.
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The epic total solar eclipse of 2024 caused some birds to stop singing

Wed, 04/09/2025 - 4:00pm
Scientists were watching for changes in bird vocalization patterns during the 2024 total solar eclipse. Here's what they found.
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Best small telescopes 2025: Portable, lightweight models to travel with

Wed, 04/09/2025 - 2:00pm
These are the best small telescopes you can buy in every category.
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Conservationists raise alarm over Air Force plan to land SpaceX Starships on bird sanctuary atoll

Wed, 04/09/2025 - 2:00pm
“Installing rocket landing pads on Johnston Atoll cannot occur without significantly disrupting wildlife..."
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That's no space station, it's a student-led drone show: Space photo of the day

Wed, 04/09/2025 - 12:41pm
The Space Foundation's 40th Space Symposium got underway with space history lighting up the night sky over Colorado Springs.
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China's Chang'e 6 lunar samples suggest our moon is debris from an ancient Earth impact

Wed, 04/09/2025 - 12:30pm
Analysis of samples brought back from the farside of the Moon by the Chang'e 6 mission have found the water content of the lunar farside mantle is much more depleted compared to the nearside.
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Nearby exoplanet could offer clues about atmospheres around hot, rocky alien worlds

Wed, 04/09/2025 - 12:00pm
A nearby Earth-sized planet beyond our solar system could soon add to the diversity of known terrestrial worlds with their own "air."
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Capture the Lyrid meteor shower with our best camera for astrophotography, now $600 cheaper

Wed, 04/09/2025 - 11:55am
The Nikon Z8 was rated as our best overall camera for astrophotography, and is $600 off on Amazon, perfect for capturing the Lyrid meteor shower!
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'Predator: Badlands' trailer unveiled at CinemaCon shows the hunter becoming the hunted, but the rest of us will have to wait to see it

Wed, 04/09/2025 - 11:30am
CinemaCon attendees got to watch the first Predator: Badlands footage, and the description makes it sound like another refreshing take on the series.
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