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HELSINKI — SSC Space and Firefly have set a 2028 target for the first orbital launch from...
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Five-month-old startup Orbital has asked the Federal Communications Commission for permission to deploy up to 100,000 data...
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Jessika Boles, Ph.D., an assistant professor of practice in psychology and human development and a VKC member,...
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NASA will provide an update about its moon base plans this afternoon (June 30), and you can...
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Observations of a distant cluster of stars in our galaxy have led to the identification of a...
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Astronomers have identified a distant candidate galaxy that leaks ionizing radiation, which is the same type of...
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The first full moon of summer, June's Strawberry Moon, wowed skywatchers worldwide with a spectacular display. June's...
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Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. June 29: June’s Strawberry...
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NASA on Tuesday is set to launch a robotic rescue mission to prevent one of its aging...
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Astronomers were surprised when NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory detected dozens of supernova remnants in a nearby galaxy...
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Jezero Crater on Mars is a 45-kilometer-wide crater that once hosted a lake billions of years ago,...
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is profoundly reshaping education worldwide, aiding students in brainstorming, drafting, and problem-solving. However, assessment...
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As SpaceX and others pursue the development of very large launch vehicles, a new study suggests that...
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Plutonium is one of the most complex elements in the periodic table, first synthesized and isolated in...
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Europe’s CERN physics research center is bidding ‘Farewell’ to the Large Hadron Collider, with plans for the...
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A new study by the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), published in The Astrophysical Journal, analyzes data from...
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Researchers have demonstrated a rotating, spring-shaped laser pulse that twists like a whirlpool. This innovation could open...
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The European Space Agency’s Mars Trace Gas Orbiter has not found methane in Mars’ atmosphere after more...
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California-based launch company Rocket Lab has inked a landmark $8 billion deal to acquire long-time satellite communications...
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NASA’s next generation of deep-space exploration missions may require spacecraft to refuel in Earth orbit before continuing...