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The premier source of space exploration, innovation, and astronomy news.
#onthisday
in
#space
: In 2006,
#japan
launched a
#sun
observing
#satellite
called Hinode or Solar-b!
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#space
#spacehistory
#otd
#onthisdayinspace
#history
#science
#spacescience
#astronomy
#astronomyfacts
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This
#adorable
#photo
from NASA's
#curiosity
#mars
#rover
shows the boxwork pattern on Mars's surface
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#image
#picoftheday
#photo
#astrophotography
#astronomy
#nasa
#spacephotos
#spacephoto
#science
#spacescience
#picture
#photography
#selfie
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Interstellar comet 3I ATLAS glows green during lunar eclipse | Space photo of the day for Sept. 15, 2025
The boxwork pattern, which looks like a spiderweb from space, offers clues to Mars' watery past.
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/mars-rovers/curiosity-mars-rover-puzzles-over-intriguing-boxwork-pattern-space-photo-of-the-day-for-sept-19-2025
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#otd
in
#space
: In 1996,
#spaceshuttle
#atlantis
docked with the Mir
#spacestation
!
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#space
#nasa
#spacehistory
#onthisdayinspace
#onthisday
#history
#science
#spacescience
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#astronomyfacts
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Up in the
#colorado
#mountains
,
#NASA
has its
#artemis
2
#astronauts
busy practicing
#moon
landings on the rocky terrain.
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#image
#picoftheday
#photo
#astronomy
#nasa
#spacephotos
#spacephoto
#science
#picture
#photography
#nature
#wilderness
#moonlanding
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Today is the last day to save up to $60 on an annual subscription to
#ParamountPlus
, the home of all
#StarTrek
content, as well as a huge selection of
#scifi
titles and
#entertainment
.
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Get Paramount Plus for just 8 cents a day — deal ends today
Save up to $60 on an annual subscription to Paramount Plus, the home of all Star Trek content, as well as a huge selection of sci-fi titles and entertainment.
https://www.space.com/entertainment/hurry-this-paramount-plus-deal-ends-today-and-saves-a-huge-50-percent-at-just-29-99-dollars-for-an-entire-year
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Watch the
#livestream
of Northrop Grumman's NG-23 Cygnus XL as it berths with the
#iss
.
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#rocket
#rocketlaunch
#spacex
#internationalspacestation
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#otd
in
#space
: In 1977, the Voyager 1
#spacecraft
took the 1st
#photo
of the
#earth
#moon
system!
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#nasa
#spacenewsdaily
#spacehistory
#spacedotcom
#onthisday
#history
#science
#spacescience
#astronomy
#astronomyfacts
#astronomylovers
#historyfacts
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Why did
#interstellar
#comet
3I/ATLAS turn
#green
during the recent
#lunareclipse
? No one really knows...but there are theories.
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Our
#Space
#photooftheday
is of the
#nasa
X-59
#supersonic
#plane
as it is prepped for tests.
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#image
#picoftheday
#photo
#astrophotography
#astronomy
#nasa
#spacephotos
#spacephoto
#science
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Sunrise over NASA's 'quiet' supersonic X-59 jet | Space photo of the day for Sept. 12, 2025
NASA's experimental X-59 jet is designed to fly faster than sound — but also dampen the infamous sonic "boom."
https://www.space.com/technology/aerospace/sunrise-over-nasas-quiet-supersonic-x-59-jet-space-photo-of-the-day-for-sept-12-2025
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Thought our last literary
#sciencefiction
#trivia
#quiz
was easy? This one requires a
#phd
in
#scifi
No perfect scores. Not even from our own staff! They rage quit. You’re next.
#entertainment
#trivia
#extrahardmode
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#Otd
in
#space
: In 1992, Mae Jemison became the first African American woman in space!
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#space
#nasa
#spacenewsdaily
#spacehistory
#spacedotcom
#onthisdayinspace
#onthisday
#history
#science
#spacescience
#astronomy
#astronomyfacts#historyfacts
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Watch this gorgeous new
#space
#photo
from the James Webb Space
#telescope
looking at twin jets on either side of a
#nebula
Read more:
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#nasa
#spacetok
#astronomytok
#spacescience
#astronomy
#astronomyfacts
#astronomylovers
#photography
#nightsky
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A new
#image
from the
#hubble
shows a gorgeous
#spiral
#galaxy
in the
#crane
#constellation
!
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#photo
#astrophotography
#astronomy
#nasa
#spacephotos
#spacephoto
#science
#spacescience
#picture
#photography
#imageoftheday
#space
#telescopes
#hubbletelescope
#nasa
#esa
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We remember what happened on 9/11/2001. We honor the lives lost, the heroes who rose, and the unity that followed. Even from
#space
, the impact was undeniable.
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#NeverForget
#911Anniversary
#ISS
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#otd
in
#space
: The
#International
Cometary
#Explorer
completef its 1st
#comet
#flyby
! Read more:
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#nasa
#spacenewsdaily
#spacehistory
#spacedotcom
#onthisday
#history
#science
#spacescience
#astronomy
#astronomyfacts
#astronomylovers
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Our
#space
#image
of the day reveals the ALMA
#observatory
being built in some places by hand 15 years ago
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#picoftheday
#photo
#astrophotography
#astronomy
#spacephotos
#spacephoto
#science
#spacescience
#picture
#photography
#telescope
#radio
#radioastronomy
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#otd
in
#space
: In 2011
#nasa
launched the GRAIL
#mission
to the
#moon
Read more here:
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#nasa
#spacenewsdaily
#spacehistory
#spacedotcom
#onthisdayinspace
#spacescience
#astronomy
#astronomyfacts
#astronomylovers
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Today, NASA officials will share details about a new finding connected to a unique sample the Perseverance rover found on Mars.
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NASA to reveal new Perseverance Mars rover discovery on Sept. 10: How to watch live
It concerns a sample called Sapphire Canyon, which has previously been described as "mysterious."
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/mars-rovers/nasa-to-reveal-new-perseverance-mars-rover-discovery-tomorrow-how-to-watch-live
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Heads up stargazers!
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The September Epsilon Perseids meteor shower peaks predawn on Sept. 9.
The shooting stars appear to emanate from a patch of space in the constellation Perseus.
https://www.space.com/stargazing/meteor-showers/september-epsilon-meteor-shower-sept-9-2025
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UFOs are coming back to Washington, D.C. tomorrow.
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US Congress is holding a UFO hearing tomorrow about 'restoring public trust.' Here's how to watch live
"The American people deserve maximum transparency from the federal government on sightings, acquisitions and examinations of UAPs and whether they pose a potential threat to Americans' safety."
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/search-for-life/us-congress-is-holding-a-ufo-hearing-tomorrow-about-restoring-public-trust-heres-how-to-watch-live
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A total lunar eclipse delighted stargazers overnight on Sept. 7-8 with a spectacular display of orbital mechanics that briefly turned Earth's natural satellite blood red.
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Blood moon wows skywatchers worldwide: Best photos of the September 2025 total lunar eclipse
See spectacular photos from the Sept. 7-8 total lunar eclipse.
https://www.space.com/stargazing/lunar-eclipses/blood-moon-best-photos-total-lunar-eclipse-sept-7-2025
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Amazon's new broadband satellite constellation just scored a big win.
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Sorry, Starlink: JetBlue becomes 1st airline to pick Amazon's Project Kuiper satellites for in-flight Wi-Fi
JetBlue planes will start using Project Kuiper satellite Wi-Fi in 2027.
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/sorry-starlink-jetblue-becomes-1st-airline-to-pick-amazons-project-kuiper-satellites-for-in-flight-wi-fi
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What do you think of the new title?
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James Gunn casually announces new Superman movie title and release date on Instagram
Superman and Lex Luthor continue their historic rivalry in 'Man of Tomorrow', scheduled for July 9, 2027
https://www.space.com/entertainment/space-movies-shows/james-gunn-casually-announces-new-superman-movie-title-and-release-date-on-instagram
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Here's how you can watch the entire event live online for free!
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Watch the blood moon total lunar eclipse on Sept. 7 with these free livestreams (video)
How to watch the Sept. 7-8 total lunar eclipse live from the comfort of your home.
https://www.space.com/stargazing/lunar-eclipses/how-to-watch-blood-moon-total-lunar-eclipse-online-livestream-sept-7-2025
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The people have spoken about SpaceX's plans to launch its Super Heavy Starship from Florida — and they have a lot to say.
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'The turtles and the nudists will have to migrate': SpaceX plan for Starship launches from Florida sparks debate among Space Coast residents
Worries include broken windows and impacts to the local environment, tourism and fishing industries.
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/human-spaceflight/the-turtles-and-the-nudists-will-have-to-migrate-spacex-plan-for-starship-launches-from-florida-sparks-debate-among-space-coast-residents
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New research suggests the interior of Mars is far messier than scientists once believed.
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Huge chunks of ancient cosmic objects may be stuck inside Mars
Forget neat, smooth layers — Mars' interior is a chunky mix.
https://www.space.com/astronomy/mars/nasa-insight-lander-data-reveals-chunky-mars-interior
18 days ago
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Amit Kshatriya, a veteran of NASA's Moon to Mars Program, has been named associate administrator, the agency's top civil-service role.
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Moon-to-Mars veteran Amit Kshatriya named NASA associate administrator
"With Amit, we'll continue to push the boundaries of what’s possible.”
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/moon-to-mars-veteran-amit-kshatriya-named-nasa-associate-administrator
18 days ago
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For those at the edge of the path, discrepancies could be the difference between seeing the sun's corona with the naked eye and merely witnessing a crescent sun through solar eclipse glasses.
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Most solar eclipse maps have a major flaw. Here's how to ensure you're really in the path of totality
19th-century mathematics is giving way to 3D, high-resolution, real-topography models that could provide a more precise path of totality for the next total solar eclipse.
https://www.space.com/astronomy/sun/most-solar-eclipse-maps-have-a-major-flaw-heres-how-to-ensure-youre-really-in-the-path-of-totality
18 days ago
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A Senate Commerce Committee hearing sounded the alarm over the U.S.-China space race
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US in real danger of losing the moon race to China, experts tell Senate
"Unless something changes, it is highly unlikely the United States will beat China’s projected timeline."
https://www.space.com/astronomy/moon/us-in-real-danger-of-losing-the-moon-race-to-china-experts-tell-senate
18 days ago
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My job is cool, but sometimes it's *extremely* cool. The most recent case: I got to write about MTG's Edge of Eternities set for
@space.com
and we had astrophysicist Zoe Le Conte give her thoughts on some of the expansion's most striking cards. Read here:
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Magic: The Gathering has gone to space, so we talked to an astrophysicist about the striking art in 'Edge of Eternities' (exclusive)
The iconic tabletop card game has dabbled in science fiction before, but this new set is space opera-flavored and full of celestial phenomena.
https://www.space.com/entertainment/magic-the-gathering-has-gone-to-space-so-we-talked-to-an-astrophysicist-about-the-striking-art-in-edge-of-eternities-exclusive
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Scientists studying samples from the asteroid Bennu have found that it contains a remarkable mix of materials — some of which formed long before the sun even existed.
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Asteroid Bennu contains stardust that's older than the solar system
"Bennu is a time capsule of the material that was throughout the solar system."
https://www.space.com/astronomy/asteroids/asteroid-bennu-contains-stardust-thats-older-than-the-solar-system
20 days ago
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President Donald Trump just announced that U.S. Space Command will be relocated from Colorado to Huntsville, Alabama.
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Trump moves US Space Command to Alabama's 'Rocket City'
"We love Alabama. I only won it by about 47 points. I don't think that influenced my decision, right?"
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/trump-moves-us-space-command-to-alabamas-rocket-city
20 days ago
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A pulse-pounding new trailer for Disney's "Tron: Ares" has just powered up giving us another look at this fall sci-fi spectacular
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New 'Tron: Ares' trailer paints the town neon red as an ominous voice declares that 'Military AI is the future!' (video)
'Your world is running out of time. But I can help you'
https://www.space.com/entertainment/space-movies-shows/new-tron-ares-trailer-paints-the-town-neon-red-as-an-ominous-voice-declares-that-military-ai-is-the-future-video
20 days ago
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Shubhanshu Shukla, who recently became the first Indian to visit the International Space Station, received a grand welcome in his hometown of Lucknow in northern India earlier this week
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1st Indian astronaut to visit ISS welcomed home as a hero
"Since I landed in Lucknow around 7:30 this morning, I must have clicked about 2,000 selfies."
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/1st-indian-astronaut-to-visit-iss-welcomed-home-as-a-hero
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"Today marks an extraordinary milestone, not just for Rocket Lab, but for the future of space access in America."
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Virginia is for (space) lovers: Rocket Lab opens new seaside launch pad for reusable Neutron rocket
"Today marks an extraordinary milestone, not just for Rocket Lab, but for the future of space access in America."
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/private-spaceflight/virginia-is-for-space-lovers-rocket-lab-opens-new-seaside-launch-pad-for-reusable-neutron-rocket
24 days ago
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The half-lit moon will appear to skip past the red star Antares in the constellation Scorpius on the nights surrounding its first quarter phase on Aug. 30-31 this week.
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Don't miss the moon ride close to red supergiant star Antares on Aug. 30
The half-lit moon will appear close to Antares in the constellation Scorpius later this week.
https://www.space.com/stargazing/dont-miss-moon-near-red-supergiant-star-antares-aug-30-2025
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Before becoming an astronaut, Jonny Kim was a Navy SEAL and a medical doctor. Now aboard the International Space Station, he has revealed he was a gamer, too, and able to put some his boyhood skills to good use.
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Astronaut puts his mad video game skills to the test | On the International Space Station Aug. 25-29, 2025
"This demo brought me right back, blending elements of real-time strategy, RPGs and first-person play into something very real."
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/international-space-station/astronaut-puts-his-mad-video-game-skills-to-the-test-on-the-international-space-station-aug-25-29-2025
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Spectacular new footage gives us great looks at the final moments of the latest test flight of Starship
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Watch burnt and battered Starship splash down in Indian Ocean to wrap up historic Flight 10 (video, photos)
New videos give us multiple angles of Ship's Flight 10 splashdown, and they show us the toll that reentry took on the vehicle.
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/watch-burnt-and-battered-starship-splash-down-in-indian-ocean-to-wrap-up-historic-flight-10-video-photos
24 days ago
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A first-of-its kind AI-powered model attempts to better predict space weather and its impacts.
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Meet Surya, the 1st-of-its-kind AI model NASA and IBM built to predict solar storms
"Surya gives us unprecedented capability to anticipate what's coming."
https://www.space.com/astronomy/sun/meet-surya-the-1st-of-its-kind-ai-model-nasa-and-ibm-built-to-predict-solar-storms
25 days ago
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Astronomers have discovered a hungry baby planet gobbling up material around an infant star located around 430 light-years from Earth
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'A remarkable discovery': Astronomers find 1st exoplanet in multi-ring disk around star
"Discovering this planet was an amazing experience!"
https://www.space.com/astronomy/exoplanets/a-remarkable-discovery-astronomers-find-1st-exoplanet-in-multi-ring-disk-around-star
26 days ago
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Renowned experimental physicist, Nobel laureate and Massachusetts Institute of Technology Professor Emeritus Rainer Weiss, passed away on Aug. 25 at the age of 92.
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Nobel prize winner and gravitational wave pioneer Rainer Weiss dies at 92
"Rai leaves an indelible mark on science and a gaping hole in our lives."
https://www.space.com/astronomy/nobel-prize-winner-and-gravitational-wave-pioneer-rainer-weiss-dies-at-92
26 days ago
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SpaceX's Starship megarocket took to the skies for the 10th time ever, on a bold test flight that marked a big bounceback from recent failures.
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SpaceX's giant Starship Mars rocket nails critical 10th test flight in stunning comeback (video)
The company notched some huge milestones on Starship Flight 10.
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/private-spaceflight/spacex-launches-starship-flight-10-critical-test-flight-video
26 days ago
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Over the course of 20 hours, mission operators attempted to force-realign JUICE's medium-gain antenna, succeeding after their sixth transmission
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Europe regains contact with JUICE Jupiter probe ahead of crucial Aug. 31 Venus flyby
"Waiting was not an option."
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/missions/europe-regains-contact-with-juice-jupiter-probe-ahead-of-crucial-aug-31-venus-flyby
27 days ago
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The James Webb Space Telescope has observed the interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS for the first time!
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James Webb Space Telescope takes 1st look at interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS with unexpected results
NASA's $10 billion space telescope studied the third interstellar object to enter the solar system, measuring the chemical contents of its halo.
https://www.space.com/astronomy/james-webb-space-telescope-takes-1st-look-at-interstellar-comet-3i-atlas-with-unexpected-results
27 days ago
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SpaceX called off the planned 10th test flight of its Starship megarocket for the second day in a row on Monday
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SpaceX scrubs crucial Starship Flight 10 launch again, this time due to weather
It was the second day in the row that Starship couldn't get off the ground.
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-postpones-crucial-starship-flight-10-launch-again-due-to-weather
27 days ago
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The shimmering northern lights that streak across Alaska's skies have wilder cousins on Jupiter
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'Alien auroras' on Jupiter reveal a new kind of plasma wave, scientists say
The result is thanks to the Jupiter-orbiting Juno spacecraft.
https://www.space.com/astronomy/jupiter/alien-auroras-on-jupiter-reveal-a-new-kind-of-plasma-wave-scientists-say
28 days ago
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We'll have to wait a little longer to see the 10th test flight of SpaceX's Starship megarocket.
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SpaceX calls off critical Starship Flight 10 test launch due to 'issue with ground systems'
The company is now targeting Monday (Aug. 25) for the liftoff.
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-delays-critical-starship-flight-10-test-launch-due-ground-systems-issue
28 days ago
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Blue Origin plans to launch its 35th New Shepard mission on Saturday, and you can watch live!
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Watch Blue Origin launch its 200th payload on 35th New Shepard spaceflight Aug. 23
Liftoff of the uncrewed NS-35 mission is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. EDT on Saturday (Aug. 23) from West Texas.
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/blue-origin-launch-200th-payload-35th-new-shepard-spaceflight
about 1 month ago
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A rare quadruple star system that is the first of its kind to be discovered by astronomers could help better understand so-called "failed stars" or brown dwarfs.
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1st-of-its-kind quadruple star system could reveal secrets of 'failed star' brown dwarfs
"The discovery provides a unique cosmic laboratory for studying these mysterious objects."
https://www.space.com/astronomy/1st-of-its-kind-quadruple-star-system-could-reveal-secrets-of-failed-star-brown-dwarfs
about 1 month ago
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SpaceX has moved its giant Super Heavy booster to the launch pad ahead of Sunday's planned liftoff of the Starship megarocket.
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SpaceX moves giant Super Heavy rocket to pad ahead of Starship Flight 10 launch (photos)
Liftoff of Flight 10 is scheduled for Sunday evening (Aug. 24).
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-moves-giant-super-heavy-rocket-to-pad-ahead-of-starship-flight-10-launch-photos
about 1 month ago
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