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NASA's PACE satellite will study Earth's tiniest mysteries from space: Watch it launch live Feb. 7
On Feb. 7, NASA is scheduled to launch a major, nearly billion-dollar satellite to a reserved spot in Earth's orbit. Sitting above even...
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Feb 6, 20242 min read
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James Webb Space Telescope makes rare detection of 2 exoplanets orbiting dead stars
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has already proven itself adept at peering into the past by imaging objects at tremendous...
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Feb 4, 20244 min read
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Sierra Space unveils Dream Chaser space plane ahead of 1st flight to ISS
SANDUSKY, Ohio — Ohio, the home of the Wright Brothers, is known as the "Birthplace of Aviation." But the state also has some serious...
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Feb 3, 20245 min read
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SpaceX's Starship to launch 'Starlab' private space station in late 2020s
The stars were aligned for this launch deal. The team behind the Starlab private space station project announced today (Jan. 31) that it...
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Feb 1, 20242 min read
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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket modified for Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo launch on Jan. 30
SpaceX is preparing to launch a Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft on its flagship Falcon 9 rocket for the first time next week. The...
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Jan 28, 20242 min read
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Virgin Galactic launches 1st Ukrainian woman to space  —  and 3 others  —  on Galactic 06 suborbital flight
Virgin Galactic just launched its sixth commercial spaceflight. That mission, called Galactic 06, sent four private passengers to...
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Jan 27, 20242 min read
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Wild Mars plane concept could seek water from high in the Red Planet's atmosphere
MAGGIE, the Mars Aerial and Ground Intelligent Explorer, is a solar-powered aircraft designed to take off and land vertically. Its...
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Jan 22, 20241 min read
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Fire! NASA kicks off Artemis moon program's 2024 with big engine test
As NASA battles delays in its Artemis moon program, testing on its hardware continues at a rapid pace. NASA engineers fired up an engine...
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Jan 21, 20242 min read
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No alien life needed: Dark streaks in Venus' atmosphere can be explained by iron minerals
New experiments may have solved one of Venus' biggest mysteries. Astrochemists have found that iron-bearing minerals are potentially the...
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Jan 16, 20244 min read
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NASA unveils its revolutionary X-59 Quesst 'quiet' supersonic jet
The X-59 is finally here. As NASA's newest X-plane, the X-59 is designed to break the sound barrier without the thunderous sonic booms...
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Jan 14, 20244 min read
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SpaceX Dragon capsule arrives at pad for Ax-3 astronaut launch
SpaceX continues to gear up for its next astronaut mission. That flight, known as Ax-3, is scheduled to launch from Pad 39A at NASA's...
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Jan 13, 20242 min read
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Nearby exoplanet may be rich in life-giving water, study finds
An exoplanet orbiting a small star some 50 light-years away from Earth may be a life-friendly water world, a new study has revealed — and...
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Jan 12, 20243 min read
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Private Peregrine moon lander failure won't stop NASA's ambitious commercial lunar program
NEW ORLEANS — It was only two days ago when Peregrine, the inaugural private lander contracted under NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload...
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Jan 11, 20243 min read
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Astronauts won't walk on the moon until 2026 after NASA delays next 2 Artemis missions
We'll have to wait a little longer for humanity's return to the moon. In a media teleconference on Tuesday (Jan. 9), NASA leadership...
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Jan 10, 20243 min read
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Private Peregrine moon lander suffers 'critical' fuel loss after launch, mission at risk
It looks like Astrobotic's Peregrine lander won't win the private moon race. The spacecraft suffered a serious anomaly in its propulsion...
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Jan 9, 20242 min read
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For Astrobotic, big risk (and bigger reward) ride on private Peregrine moon lander's Jan. 8 launch
The upcoming liftoff of a moon lander — Peregrine Mission One — is a nail-biter for many reasons. As a privately built spacecraft, it...
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Jan 5, 20241 min read
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The Quadrantid meteor shower 2024 peaks tonight alongside a bright moon
Early each January, the Quadrantid meteor stream provides one of the most intense annual meteor displays, with a brief, sharp maximum...
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Jan 4, 20244 min read
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NASA Juno spacecraft reveals Jupiter's volcanic moon Io like never before in spectacular new images
During its 57th flyby of Jupiter, NASA's Juno spacecraft came closer to the planet's moon Io than any other mission has in the last two...
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Jan 3, 20242 min read
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Private Peregrine moon lander is stacked on ULA Vulcan rocket ahead of Jan. 8 launch
The Peregrine lunar lander has completed all its launch milestones and has been stacked atop the Vulcan Centaur rocket that will carry it...
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Jan 2, 20242 min read
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End of year, end of exhibit: Space shuttle Endeavour goes off view for a few years
With the end of 2023 comes the end of an endeavor — or rather Endeavour — as the retired NASA space shuttle goes off public view for the...
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Jan 1, 20243 min read
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