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Startups and established spacecraft manufacturers are investing in engines designed to give small satellites more freedom to...
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In March 2026, the Einstein Probe detected a brief flash of soft X-rays emitted from a galaxy...
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Among Gen Z, 79% want a job mainly focused on helping people or making a positive difference...
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A photograph of a swirling typhoon in the Pacific Ocean taken by NASA astronaut Anil Menon from...
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On Aug. 4, 2007, NASA launched its Phoenix Mars Lander on a mission to touch down on...
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In early August 1972, a series of flares and other solar-storm phenomena generated extreme space weather events...
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More than 20 years after NASA's Spirit rover began exploring Mars, scientists have uncovered a hidden clue...
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Demand for microgravity research and manufacturing is brewing — perhaps literally.When SpaceX launched the first test flight...
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While SpaceX says there is a “significant” amount of life left in its Crew Dragon fleet, the...
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Named for the mythical valley where the god Dionysus was raised in secret by nymphs, the asteroid...
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When people grow impatient at the lack of success in the search for alien life, researchers often...
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AE Industrial private-equity firm takes 60% stake as L3Harris retains a noncontrolling interest The post Rocketdyne reemerges...
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When brand new entry-level telescopes start at a few hundred dollars, the idea of getting anything decent...
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Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. August 3: A solar...
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SpecificationsAperture: 3 inches / 76mmFocal length: 25-inches / 630mmFocal ratio: f/8.3Optical design: Achromatic doublet dedicated H-alpha refractorFilter...
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SAN FRANCISCO – Spanish startup Kreios Space announced plans Aug. 4 to conduct the first very low...
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With a Falcon 9 upper stage set to hit the moon this week, SpaceX says it is...
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A research team at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has successfully demonstrated...
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The great technological leaps in American history have often featured influential industrialists who step forward as vanguards,...
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This rocket wasn't supposed to die so dramatically.On Wednesday (Aug. 5) at about 2:35 a.m. EDT (0635...