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Two K2 satellites will host optical terminals intended to connect military systems in orbit The post Space...
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As evidenced by Paramount's live-action "Transformers" movies and the recent "Masters of the Universe" film released by...
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The ancient Egyptian god of the moon had two very different faces: a crescent-beaked white bird and...
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On Episode 221 of This Week In Space, Tariq Malik and guest host Rick Jenet of the...
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HELSINKI — China sent a new pair of secretive satellites into a programmatically new orbit Wednesday, while...
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Scientists once suspected that a brutal, years-long winter starved the dinosaurs following an asteroid impact 66 million...
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On Aug. 1, 1968, NASA canceled the production of its Saturn V moon rocket. At the time,...
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Born Aug. 1, 1818, Maria Mitchell was raised in the Quaker tradition, which allowed equal education for...
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Despite Han Solo's protestations to the contrary, travelling faster than light on screen is usually just as...
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Our sun constantly releases a stream of high-speed charged particles, known as the solar wind. Unlike Earth,...
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SpaceX has sent yet another batch of its Starlink internet satellites into orbit.A Falcon 9 rocket carrying...
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Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. July 31: Mercury brightening...
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We have been watching asteroid (44) Nysa for well over a century without ever really knowing what...
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The planet Neptune has 16 known moons, with its largest Moon, Triton, comprising more than 99.5 percent...
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A partial lunar eclipse is visible across the U.S. this month, while a total solar eclipse occurs...
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Although the early evening sky boasts only one naked-eye planet, quality more than makes up for the...
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Pluto’s moon, Charon, is one of the most unexplored (and arguably underappreciated) planetary objects in the entire...
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Given the state of our technology, it would take a spacecraft a ridiculously long time to reach...
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We just got an amazing new view of SpaceX's Starship vehicle, thanks to one of the company's...
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Some of the brightest objects in the universe may also hold the key to understanding how galaxies...