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The most distant 'black hole star' yet found, existing in the universe less than 660 million years...
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Scientists using the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST) in Hawai’i have found a mechanism occurring on...
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The Golden Dome ‘ecosystem hub’ allows companies to request information and submit ideas The post Golden Dome...
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Comet 220P/McNaught soaring over Namibia on August 8, 2026. (Image credit: Gerald Rhemann and Michael Jäger)What a...
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On Aug. 12, 2005, NASA launched its Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) mission lifted off...
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HELSINKI — Chinese reusable launch vehicle maker has secured a first batch of series E funding, months...
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Bruce Jakosky, Scott Hubbard and their colleagues have given us a masterclass in pragmatic systems engineering. Their...
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The Perseid meteor shower, one of the most prolific and impressive meteor showers of the year, peaks...
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Just over 12 hours after its first liftoff of the day out of Florida's Space Coast, SpaceX...
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Today (Aug. 12), millions of people across Greenland, Iceland and Spain will witness a total solar eclipse...
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Firefly Aerospace says it is seeing strong interest in its launch vehicles and is ramping up production,...
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Recent Northrop, Lockheed and L3Harris agreements are aimed at expanding capacity across propulsion, structures and other constrained...
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Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha FLTA007 rocket at Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Space Force Base ahead of...
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SpaceX isn't a launch company anymore.SpaceX is famous for launching, and landing, its Falcon 9 and Falcon...