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NASA's next big space telescope has left Earth, but it's not ready to start observing the heavens...
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August 31, 2026— Washington, D.C.—The Commercial Space Federation (CSF) is pleased to welcome Outlier and Rendezvous Robotics...
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SpaceX's next astronaut mission to the International Space Station won't launch on Sept. 12 after all.That flight,...
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Astrophysicists at Syracuse University in New York think they’ve found a hitherto-hidden explanation for strange activity during...
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On August 31, 1965, NASA's Super Guppy cargo plane took its first test flight.This oversized aircraft looks...
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Roman’s Wide Field Instrument gives the observatory its broad vision. This near-infrared camera can take a picture...
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While astronomers have found thousands of exoplanets over the last few decades, the true prize continues to...
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope separates from a SpaceX Falcon Heavy upper stage after launching on...
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I have spent much of my career looking at the defense industrial base from different vantage points:...
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The full moon of September 2026 will occur at 12:49 p.m. EDT (1649 GMT) on Sept. 26...
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Cislunar space is already getting crowded. And with that crowding comes infrastructure complications. One is navigation –...
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New research into the interior of Mars further emphasizes that the Red Planet is a world of...
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The gizmo feed As magical as Pocket’s game-creation process feels, the limited way Pocket lets you share...
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The planet Jupiter hosts more than 100 moons with the majority of attention going to the four...
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Rocket Lab successfully launched a private Japanese radar satellite to orbit early Wednesday morning (Sept. 2).An Electron...
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At least once in our lives, we’ve all seen a bright streak of light briefly blaze across...
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When a meteoroid hits the Moon’s surface, it does more than just dig up a little dirt....