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Composing some 85% of the universe’s total mass, dark matter betrays its presence only through gravity, unlike...
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Boston College scientists have determined that a newly discovered meteorite from Mars is 1.27 billion years old...
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A new way to move around Earth's outer atmosphere could soon get a field test.The Spanish company...
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On Aug. 9, 1976, the Soviet space program launched its last moon mission. Luna 24 was a...
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The Soviet Luna program, designed for lunar research and mission planning, ran from 1959 to 1976. On...
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Every total solar eclipse is different. While the silhouette of the moon passing across the sun barely...
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Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. August 8: Sagittarius’ Little...
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We're just a few short days away from the Aug. 12 total solar eclipse, when millions will...
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Northrop Grumman and the Canadian Space Agency will adapt what they had been working on for NASA’s...
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Fans who'd grown up on the original "Star Wars" trilogy were adults when they went through the...
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On Episode 222 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by space...
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands at Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) in this file photo....
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Early risers will catch a spectacular sight in the predawn hours of Aug. 9, as the slender...
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On Aug. 8, 1977, the Salyut 5 space station fell out of space and burned up in...
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From reaching for a cup of coffee to tying your shoelaces, gravity shapes nearly all human movement....
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A pioneer mission in astrometry – the measurement of the position, distance, motion, brightness, and color of...
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In October 2025, a storm brewed over the Caribbean Sea. Weather models differed on its trajectory. Would...
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It's hardly a "Great American Eclipse," but on Aug. 12, 2026, some parts of the North American...
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Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. August 7: A lunar...