It is clear to everyone that astronomy at all events compels the soul to look upwards, and draws it from the things of this world to the other.

— Plato

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Saturn's moon Titan may have a 6-mile-thick crust of methane ice — could life be under there?

Wed, 10/30/2024 - 9:00am
A 6-mile-thick shell of methane ice on Saturn's moon Titan could assist in the hunt for life signs arising from this moon's vast subsurface ocean.
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NASA to resume ISS spacewalks in 2025 after spacesuit leak

Wed, 10/30/2024 - 7:00am
"It's just a matter of when is the right timing."
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1st image of our Milky Way's black hole may be inaccurate, scientists say

Wed, 10/30/2024 - 5:01am
The famous doughnut-shaped image of the Milky Way's supermassive black hole may not be fully accurate, an independent analysis of EHT data suggests.
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NASA's Perseverance rover gets stunning view of big Mars crater from slippery slope (video, photos)

Tue, 10/29/2024 - 4:00pm
NASA's Perseverance rover took a break from its Mars mountaineering expedition recently to survey its old stomping grounds.
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China launches 3 astronauts to Tiangong space station on Shenzhou 19 mission (video)

Tue, 10/29/2024 - 3:45pm
China launched the Shenzhou 19 mission to orbit today (Oct. 29), sending three astronauts toward the nation's Tiangong space station for a six-month stay.
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6 reasons not to buy in the Black Friday sales

Tue, 10/29/2024 - 3:00pm
While there are mistakes to avoid and reasons not to buy in the Black Friday sales, here's our advice to make the most of the shopping event.
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NASA faces tough decisions on Orion capsule's heat shield for Artemis moon missions

Tue, 10/29/2024 - 3:00pm
NASA remains in an ongoing test mode to determine what’s behind the ablative thermal protective material that chipped away unexpectedly from the Artemis 1 Orion heat shield during its reentry.
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'First tree on Mars:' Scientists measure greenhouse effect needed to terraform Red Planet

Tue, 10/29/2024 - 11:00am
What is the amount of greenhouse warming required to heat up the cold climes of Mars enough so that trees can grow on the Red Planet?
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NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission: Live updates

Tue, 10/29/2024 - 10:13am
NASA's Artemis 2 mission is returning astronauts to the moon for the first time since 1972. See live mission updates here.
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Key Atlantic current could collapse soon, 'impacting the entire world for centuries to come,' leading climate scientists warn

Tue, 10/29/2024 - 10:00am
Leading climate scientists ring alarm bell on key Atlantic Ocean current collapse in open letter.
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Watch China launch Shenzhou-19 astronauts to Tiangong space station today (video)

Tue, 10/29/2024 - 9:27am
The crew were revealed less than a day ahead of launch.
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Distorted galaxy whizzes through crowded cluster in new Hubble Telescope image

Tue, 10/29/2024 - 9:00am
A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope captures the galaxy IC 3225 with a comet-like tail of gas streaming from its central disk as it moves through the Virgo Cluster.
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Who's in your commercial? Capital One ad stars (unnamed) astronaut

Tue, 10/29/2024 - 8:00am
A banker, an athlete and an astronaut walk onto a stage... No, that is not the setup for a joke, but rather the premise behind a new commercial starring a veteran NASA space traveler.
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7 underrated horror films for Halloween — and their cosmic counterparts

Tue, 10/29/2024 - 7:01am
In time for Halloween, we present seven terrifying cosmic monsters — and to meet your thirst for scares, we've added must-watch horror movies to this witches brew.
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NASA chief says talks between Elon Musk, Vladimir Putin would be 'concerning'

Tue, 10/29/2024 - 5:00am
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson has expressed concerns over reports that SpaceX chief executive Elon Musk has been in regular contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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SpaceX launching 20 Starlink internet satellites from California on Oct. 30

Mon, 10/28/2024 - 11:01pm
SpaceX plans to launch another batch of its Starlink internet satellites, including 13 with direct-to-cell capability, from California this morning (Oct. 29).
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SpaceX's Starship booster was '1 second away' from aborting epic launch-tower catch

Mon, 10/28/2024 - 5:00pm
Super Heavy, the giant first-stage booster of SpaceX's Starship megarocket, nearly aborted its historic launch-tower catch during this month's test flight.
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Boeing considers selling its space business, including Starliner: report

Mon, 10/28/2024 - 4:18pm
Boeing may sell its space business in the wake of troubles with its Starliner spacecraft program, according to a new report. But the discussions are at 'an early stage.'
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Mysterious features on asteroid Vesta may be explained by saltwater

Mon, 10/28/2024 - 4:01pm
Temporary flows of saltwater could explain mysterious gullies and fan-shaped deposits spotted across asteroid Vesta.
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'Venom: The Last Dance' is a fun and fitting farewell to Tom Hardy's alien antics (review)

Mon, 10/28/2024 - 2:59pm
A review of Sony Pictures' "Venom: The Last Dance," a tight and focused final edition to Tom Hardy's alien symbiote trilogy spin-off from the Spiderman universe.
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