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Exploration geologists and Artemis science officers Trevor Graff, left, and Angela Garcia carry out a lunar training...
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Looking forward to the 2026 solar eclipse, happening on Aug. 12? I know I am and even...
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Vendors will compete for orders to build satellites, sensors and systems for more realistic military space exercises...
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With the Space Race heating up, the Ranger program was developed as an answer to Sputnik: The...
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Researchers have obtained the deepest images ever taken of IC 1101, allowing them to identify the galaxy’s...
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In March 2021, while serving as a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, I hosted a discussion...
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A NASA official says that work with Boeing on the company’s CST-100 Starliner vehicle is making “good...
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Venus dominates the evening sky throughout August, but early risers have a special treat too, as Mercury...
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Playmobil is known for crafting imaginative playsets, taking kids (and adults) on big adventures from the comfort...
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Most of us are familiar with Betelgeuse (also known as alpha Orionis), the bright shoulder star in...
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Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. July 30: Meteors may...
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Friday, July 31There’s a bright Moon in the sky most of the night, so we’re limited to...
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The planet Mercury is the first planet from the Sun but also one shrouded in mystery. This...
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As companies develop large constellations of orbital data center satellites, experts say now is the time to...
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Galaxies in the infancy of the Universe are the building blocks of more modern galaxies. They began...
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A new Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposal says the agency wants to speed up commercial space licensing...
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Primordial black holes (PBH) remain hypothetical, but that isn’t stopping astrophysicists from figuring out how they could...
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In this July 6, 2026, image, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) reveals the nearby...
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On March 10, 2026, the Fermi telescope gamma-ray burst team reported the detection of a long-duration gamma...
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The Series D more than doubles the satellite manufacturer’s valuation in seven months and will fund a...