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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 21 Starlink satellites on record-setting 26th flight (photos)
A Falcon 9 rocket launched 21 of the company's Starlink broadband satellites to orbit early this morning (Feb. 15), rising ...
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7 Spacecrafts That Could Replace the ISS When It’s Deorbited in 2031
Why Is the ISS Being Retired? Since the first segment of the ISS—Zarya—was launched into orbit by a Proton rocket in 1998, it ...
NASA’s Webb Just Found Something Unexpected Beyond Neptune
Trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) are icy bodies that vary widely in size, from large dwarf planets like Pluto and Eris—each ...
Boeing Starliner astronauts on the ISS set the story straight: 'We don't feel stranded'
NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore say they aren't stranded aboard the space station. They'll be happy to come ...
Do You Need to Worry About an Asteroid Hitting Earth?
It measures 130 to 300 feet across, a pebble compared to the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs, which is estimated to have been six to nine miles in length. On the other hand, on Feb. 15, 2013, an ...
This NASA Scientist Is Developing a Spacecraft for Interstellar Travel. Is It the Warp Drive We’ve Been Waiting For?
A scientific discovery that could transform the study of warp drive is now under wraps at the U.S. Defense Advanced Research ...
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3D Printed Hydrogel Could Protect Astronauts From Radiation Exposure
This even distribution of hydrogen is thought to be key to developing scalable radiation shields for both spacecraft and the ...
Welcome to the moon! Firefly's Blue Ghost lander reaches lunar orbit (video, photos)
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost moon lander reached lunar orbit on Thursday (Feb. 13) and snapped some photos to commemorate ...
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Opinion: NASA’s asteroid mission to Apophis: Key for Earth’s defense
NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission has an historic opportunity to closely observe the asteroid Apophis and improve our ability to defend against future asteroid threats, but government budget cuts are ...
Firefly’s Blue Ghost Lander Bids Farewell to Earth on Its Way to the Moon
The Blue Ghost mission launched on Wednesday, January 15, on board a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and is currently around halfway ...
Say hello to the moon in stunning footage as Blue Ghost enters lunar orbit
Aiming to be just the second ever commercial soft landing on the moon, the Blue Ghost mission has arrived in lunar orbit - and captured some incredible views.