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China Is Reinforcing Its Space Station Against Potential Impacts Following the Explosion of a Russian Satellite

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Even a tiny fragment traveling at 17,400 mph could have devastating effects.

The James Webb Space Telescope Discovers a Blue Planet With Various Problems. The Weirdest One: It Smells Like Rotten Eggs

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High temperatures of 1,600 degrees Fahrenheit and speeds of 5,000 mph make this the “hot Jupiter” nearest to Earth.

NASA Has Discovered X-Shaped Structures in the Ionosphere That Scientists Are Struggling to Explain

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Until now, scientists thought they were the effect of solar storms or violent volcanic eruptions.

After Invading Ukraine, Russia Threatened to Move to Its Own Space Station. It Just Approved Its Launch

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Roscosmos, the Russian space agency, plans to launch the first module by the end of 2027.

'Everything That Could Go Wrong Went Wrong.' After Four Years, ESA’s Finally Ready to Launch the Ariane 6 Rocket

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Unlike SpaceX’s rockets, Ariane 6 isn’t reusable. However, it symbolizes Europe’s declaration of independence in space exploration.

378 Days Ago, Four NASA Volunteers Entered a 3D-Printed Bunker That Simulated Life on Mars. They Just Came Out

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It's just the beginning.

The Webb Telescope Has Observed a Planet With Weather So Extreme That Clouds Are Made of Rock and Nights Reach 1112 Degrees Fahrenheit

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Its 5,000 mile-per-hour winds cause molten-rock showers.

Space Pioneer Was Once Called 'China's SpaceX.' It Just Mistakenly Launched a Rocket Near a Big City

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An accidental launch moved up the debut flight of China’s Tianlong 3 rocket.

Scientists Had Theories About the Origin of the Moon. Now, Samples Taken by a Chinese Satellite Have Cast Doubt on Them

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The samples brought back to Earth by the Chinese Chang’e-5 probe confirm the presence of pure carbon on the Moon.

Something Unusual Is Happening in the Mesosphere With Night-Shining Clouds. SpaceX Is the Main Suspect

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During solar maximum years, polar mesospheric clouds shouldn’t be visible, but we can't stop seeing them.

NASA Detected an Asteroid the Size of One of the Giza Pyramids Just Two Weeks Before It Passed 'Close to' Earth

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If it had collided with Earth, the resulting explosion would’ve been 10 to 20 times more powerful than the majority of hydrogen bombs.

The Asteroid Bennu Has Just Revealed a Clue About the World It Came From. The Key Is in Its Phosphates

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OSIRIS-REx is one of the most ambitious space missions in recent years.

Astronauts on the ISS Had to Take Shelter After a Huge Russian Satellite Broke Into 100 Pieces for Unknown Reasons

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The three crews sought refuge in their return spacecraft, including Boeing’s Starliner.

NASA's Perseverance Rover Hasn’t Just Collected Rocks on Mars: Its Tubes Contain Another Valuable Sample

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The Perseverance rover has already deposited 24 sample tubes in the Martian soil for a future return mission.

SpaceX Is Building a Spacecraft to Destroy the International Space Station—at NASA’s Request

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The ISS, which has been operated by five space agencies since 1998, is experiencing material fatigue.

It's Not a Mistake: China Continues to Endanger People by Allowing Rockets to Fall From the Sky After Completing Their Missions

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The launcher that successfully put the French-Chinese SVOM satellite into orbit crashed into a mountain in the Sichuan province just minutes after its deployment.

An Object That Fell From the Sky Made a Hole in a House With Someone Inside. The Family Is Suing NASA

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This is the first time NASA has been sued over the damages caused by its space junk.

Japan Is at the Forefront of Efforts to Clean Up Space Trash. It Just Deployed a 'Space Garbage Truck' Next to an Old Rocket

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The ADRAS-J satellite aims to approach, inspect, and remove space debris.

For the First Time in History, Astronomers Are Seeing a Black Hole Waking Up in Real-Time

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In December 2019, a previously unremarkable, distant galaxy began to glow brightly. Astronomers now understand why.

Scientists Have Been Trying to Understand This Star for 50 Years. The Webb Telescope Figured It Out Quickly: It Wasn’t a Star

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The James Webb Space Telescope has once again surprised astronomers with the depth of its observations.

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