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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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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 108 — Starliner: Better Late Than Never?
On Episode 108 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk about the long-awaited crew flight test of Boeing's Starliner commercial spacecraft.
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Boeing's Starliner spacecraft will not fly private missions yet, officials say
Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is about to make its first launch May 6 with NASA astronauts on board. Unlike SpaceX, however, Boeing has not yet announced any private missions.
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SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket on record-tying 20th mission (video)
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a European satellite-navigation mission on Saturday (April 27). It was a record-tying 20th liftoff for this particular booster.
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Watch 2 gorgeous supernova remnants evolve over 20 years (timelapse video)
These supernova remnants are moving at extraordinary speeds only visible to us in long-term timelapses.
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US Space Force picks Rocket Lab for 2025 Victus Haze space domain awareness mission
A recent $32 million contract between the U.S. Space Force and Rocket Lab will lead to the creation of a spacecraft to enhance national security supporting space domain awareness.
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Exploding stars send out powerful bursts of energy − I'm leading a citizen scientist project to classify and learn about these bright flashes
Space telescopes detect on average one gamma-ray burst per day, adding to thousands of bursts detected throughout the years, and a community of volunteers are making research into these bursts possible.
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Wow! Private space-junk probe snaps historic photo of discarded rocket in orbit
The private ADRAS-J probe snapped an epic, up-close image of its rendezvous target, a Japanese rocket stage that's been circling Earth since 2009.
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Laser on NASA's Psyche asteroid probe beams data from 140 million miles away
NASA's DSOC experiment passed yet another milestone, interfacing with the Psyche spacecraft and beaming data back to Earth from 140 million miles away.
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Satellites spot clusters of 'spiders' sprawled across Mars' Inca City (photo)
Seasonal spider-like features were spotted sprouting up through surface cracks near Mars’ Inca City region.
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Early Star Wars Day Lego deal: $130 off UCS Razor Crest
This is the way to celebrate Star Wars Day in style, with the 6187-piece Lego Ultimate Collector Series Razor Crest, now $130 off
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5 sci-fi movies that weren't great but still deserve a sequel
We're constantly talking about good movies that deserve a sequel, but what about the divisive ones that, while not great, had cool ideas worth building upon?
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NASA begins delivering 1st Artemis Moon Trees to be planted across United States
The first woman slated to launch to the moon has delivered one of the first trees grown from seeds recently flown there. NASA astronaut Christina Koch presented an "Artemis 1 Moon Tree."
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'Aliens vs. Avengers' pits Marvel superheroes against acid-spewing xenomorphs
A preview of Marvel Comics' "Aliens vs. Avengers" limited series, which is coming this summer.
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Satellite images overlay 2024 and 2017 total solar eclipses sweeping across US
Satellite images capture striking differences between the 2017 and 2024 total solar eclipses that swept across North America, including variations in the moon's shadow along the path of totality.
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Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is 'go' for May 6 astronaut launch
Boeing's Starliner capsule has been cleared for its first-ever crewed launch, a test flight scheduled to send two astronauts toward the International Space Station on May 6.
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