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Sharp 'lobster vision:' China's Einstein Probe space telescope already making discoveries during commissioning phase

Tue, 11/05/2024 - 8:00am
China's Einstein Probe, an X-ray telescope in Earth orbit, has already made several discoveries during its initial commissioning phase.
Categories: Astronomy

Save $300 on the HTC VIVE Pro 2 VR headset, the best high-resolution option

Tue, 11/05/2024 - 6:20am
You can save $300 on this early Black Friday VR headset deal as the HTC VIVE Pro 2 headset, the best high-resolution model out there, is on offer.
Categories: Astronomy

Asteroid-mining company AstroForge gets 1st-ever FCC license for commercial deep-space mission

Tue, 11/05/2024 - 6:00am
AstroForce has received a commercial license for operating and communicating with a mission headed to a near-Earth asteroid, the first to be granted for beyond Earth orbit.
Categories: Astronomy

SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule arrives at ISS on 31st resupply mission (video)

Tue, 11/05/2024 - 12:01am
Dragon completed its docking at 10:04 a.m. EST.
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India delays its 1st-ever Gaganyaan astronaut launch to 2026

Mon, 11/04/2024 - 5:00pm
India plans to launch astronauts to Earth orbit no sooner than 2026, roughly a year past the previously known timeline, following a series of uncrewed flight tests slated to begin in December.
Categories: Astronomy

Space Force's mysterious X-37B begins 'aerobraking' to lower orbit. Here's how it works (video)

Mon, 11/04/2024 - 4:00pm
In a rare show of openness about the X-37B, Boeing Space released a video detailing how the space plane's aerobraking maneuvers help change the spacecraft's orbit.
Categories: Astronomy

How do you vote from space? NASA astronauts cast 2024 election ballots from ISS

Mon, 11/04/2024 - 3:30pm
There are four Americans currently living in space, and each has had the opportunity to add their voice to the more than 160 million other Americans able to participate in the 2024 Presidential election.
Categories: Astronomy

NASA's 15-year-old NEOWISE asteroid hunter meets fiery doom by burning up in Earth's atmosphere

Mon, 11/04/2024 - 3:00pm
Microgravity makes water do weird and wonderful things. NASA astronaut Don Pettit took advantage of that fact to create a colorful ball that resembles Jupiter.
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Jupiter's moons hide giant subsurface oceans − Europa Clipper is one of 2 missions on their way to see if these moons could support life

Mon, 11/04/2024 - 1:00pm
Jupiter has dozens of moons. Four of them in particular are of interest to planetary scientists.
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'Star Wars: Legacy of Vader' follows Kylo Ren between 'The Last Jedi' and 'Rise of Skywalker'

Mon, 11/04/2024 - 1:00pm
What was Kylo Ren up to between "The Last Jedi" and "The Rise of Skywalker?" Marvel's new comic book series has the answers.
Categories: Astronomy

Don't miss the Taurid meteor shower peak with colorful fireballs and shooting stars this week

Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:30am
Don't miss the Taurid meteor shower peak with colorful fireballs and shooting stars this week
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'Alien vs. Predator' 20 years later: What went right and what went wrong?

Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:00am
With both Alien and Predator back in action, here's what we can learn from their first big-screen crossover two decades ago.
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Boost for Mars life? Red Planet's magnetic field may have lasted longer than thought

Mon, 11/04/2024 - 10:00am
Mars' global magnetic field may have hung around for 200 million years longer than scientists had thought, possibly giving life a longer window to take hold on the Red Planet.
Categories: Astronomy

SpaceX scrubs Starlink satellite launch due to apparent rocket helium leak

Mon, 11/04/2024 - 9:14am
SpaceX scrubbed a planned launch of 23 Starlink satellites on Sunday (Nov. 3) due to a helium issue in the first stage of the company's Falcon 9 rocket.
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Watch SpaceX launch 3 tons of cargo to ISS today

Mon, 11/04/2024 - 8:56am
Liftoff is scheduled for 9:29 p.m. ET today (Nov. 4).
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See the moon snuggle up to Venus after sunset tonight

Mon, 11/04/2024 - 8:00am
Monday evening (Nov. 4), the night before Election Day, will bring a lovely celestial display involving the two brightest objects in the nighttime sky: the moon and Venus.
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Astronomers urge FCC to halt satellite megaconstellation launches

Mon, 11/04/2024 - 6:00am
Over 100 astronomers from leading U.S. universities have signed an open letter calling for an assessment of potential impacts of satellite megaconstellations on Earth's environment.
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Watch Rocket Lab launch mystery mission early on Nov. 5

Sun, 11/03/2024 - 10:59pm
Rocket Lab plans to launch a mission for a "confidential commercial customer" early Tuesday morning (Nov. 5), and you can watch the action live.
Categories: Astronomy

Japan launches military communications satellite on 4th flight of H3 rocket (video)

Sun, 11/03/2024 - 10:52pm
Japan launched the Kirameki 3 military communications satellite Monday morning (Nov. 4), on the fourth-ever flight of the country's H3 rocket.
Categories: Astronomy

Explore a long-lost Starfleet ghost ship in new 'Star Trek: Lower Decks' comic (exclusive)

Sun, 11/03/2024 - 11:00am
Space.com has an exclusive three-page preview of IDW's new "Star Trek: Lower Decks #1" comic.
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