After 20 Years of Waiting, NASA Has Successfully Launched One of the Largest Spacecraft in History. Its Mission: Searching for Life on Europa
SpaceIt required every last drop of fuel from SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket to launch.
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Why Elon Musk’s Social Media Posts May Prevent Him From Launching More SpaceX Rockets From California
SpaceSpaceX is looking to increase the launches of its Falcon 9 rocket from 36 to 50 per year at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
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There’s Video Proof That Starship Successfully Landed at Its Target Location Before Exploding
SpaceAfter the successful landing, SpaceX achieved both of its objectives for the fifth flight.
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SpaceX Leaves Rivals Speechless With the First Successful Landing of the Starship With ‘Half a Centimeter Accuracy’
SpaceThis achievement is particularly impressive for a 233-foot rocket.
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Scientists Thought the Milky Way Was Part of Laniakea. It Turns Out That an Even Larger Superstructure Controls Its Movements
SpaceCurrent understanding of dark energy and dark matter is limited, adding more unknowns to our planet’s place in the universe.
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SpaceX Always Gets What It Wants: The FAA Has Moved Up Its Most Controversial Starship Launch to This Sunday
SpaceThis will mark SpaceX’s first attempt to catch the rocket with Mechazilla’s arms, pending approval from the flight director.
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Scientists Knew What Would Eventually Destroy the Earth. Now, There’s Hope: A Tiny Dot Next to a White Dwarf Star
SpaceIf the Sun becomes a red giant, the future of humanity is sealed—or so the experts believed.
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The James Webb Telescope Helped Scientists Discover Carbon Dioxide in the Most Unlikely Place: Pluto’s Moon
SpaceThe James Webb Space Telescope instruments can reach some of the farthest corners of the universe in space and time. Occasionally, however, they target places closer to Earth.
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Boeing’s Last Hope in Space: If the Vulcan Rocket Is Successful, It’ll Have a Chance to Compete With SpaceX
SpaceRumors suggest that Sierra Space is planning to buy ULA from Boeing and Lockheed Martin.
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Scientists Have Found a Planet Where a Year Last Three Days. It's Orbiting the Star Closest to the Sun
SpaceDespite its similarities to the Earth, it can’t support life as we know it.
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A New Problem in the Falcon 9 Rocket Has Paralyzed SpaceX Launches at the Worst Possible Time
SpaceThis marks the second time a Falcon 9’s stage has failed in less than three months.
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NASA May Not Need to Destroy the ISS in 2030. A Recently Discovered Leak on the Space Station Suggests an Early End
SpaceRussia didn’t make a big deal about some leaks from its section in February. However, NASA doesn’t see the problem the same way.
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The Astronauts Stranded in Space Can Breathe Easily. 10 Years Ago, NASA Made a Last-Minute Decision That Changed Their Fate
SpaceIn 2014, the space agency signed a crucial contract for the future of the space race.
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As China Makes Progress, NASA Is Facing Several Challenges in Its Efforts to Return to the Moon. Tensions Are Rising
SpaceThe U.S., which first landed on the Moon 50 years ago, can’t afford a symbolic defeat against its major competitor.
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Next Week’s Annular Solar Eclipse Will Create a ‘Ring of Fire’ in the Sky
SpaceThis type of eclipse occurs when approaches the part of its orbit that is farthest from Earth.
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The Spacecraft That Will Rescue Boeing Astronauts Is Prepared for Liftoff. With It, SpaceX Will Debut a New Launch Tower
SpaceThe Crew-9 mission will take off from Cape Canaveral’s SLC-40 pad with two empty seats.
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China Plans to House 5,000 Scientists Worldwide to Its Upcoming Lunar Base. The First Arrivals Are Scheduled for 2035
SpaceThe Chinese space agency has extended an invitation to all nations for the country’s International Lunar Research Station.
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China Has Just Provided the First Answers to the Big Question of What the Heck Is on the Dark Side of the Moon
SpaceChinese scientists have published the first paper on the lunar soil extract they obtained during their last mission.
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Elon Musk’s Warning to the U.S. Government Is True: China Is Closer Than Ever to Having Its Own Starship
SpaceAs SpaceX clashes with the FAA, China advances with its various versions of Starship.
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NASA Manages to Get Voyager 1 to Switch On Its Inactive Engines for the First Time in Decades, Ensuring the Spacecraft Lives to See Another Day
SpaceNASA launched the Voyager 1 space probe into space 47 years ago. It’s the farthest manufactured object from Earth (more than 15 billion miles away).
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