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The search for life elsewhere focuses on biosignatures. These are chemicals in atmospheres that can only be...
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During the 1970s, pioneering experiments were conducted that are known today as Messaging Extraterrestrial Intelligence (METI). At...
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An artist’s interpretation of a Firefly Aerospace rocket atop a Seagate Space Gateway Series spaceport. Graphic: Firefly...
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Every time an astronomer points a telescope at a distant supernova, they’re trying to measure how far...
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A streak shot of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lifting off from Space Launch Complex 4 East at...
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Hot Jupiters are the bullies of the planetary world. These colossal gas giants orbit impossibly close to...
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Rocket Lab conducts a launch simulation of its Neutron rocket from Launch Complex 3 at the Mid-Atlantic...
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When a massive star dies, it can leave behind a black hole. That much has been understood...
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Perseverance has travelled almost 26 miles, or 42 km. That’s just shy of a marathon, which is...
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Engineers from Katalyst stabilize their Link robotic servicing spacecraft as it moves into a vibration chamber at...
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One of the core community surveys of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, the Galactic Bulge Time-Domain...
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University of Cincinnati astrophysicist Paul Smith is part of an international team studying TOI-2031Ab, a gas giant...
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force...
Welcome to Edition 8.39 of the Rocket Report! There's a lot of news to share in the...
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NASA, SpaceX scrubbed the launch of the CRS-34 mission to the International Space Station on Wednesday, May...
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It is far too soon to mention retirement, but astute observers of the space industry have noticed...
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SpaceX’s first Starship V3 rocket stands at Launch Pad 2 prior to a fueling demonstration on Monday,...
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A little more than three years since NASA's Ingenuity helicopter ended its pioneering mission at Mars, engineers at...
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For the third time in three years, SpaceX has stacked a new version of its enormous Starship...