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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

Space

If the Sun becomes a red giant, the future of humanity is sealed—or so the experts believed.

The James Webb Telescope Helped Scientists Discover Carbon Dioxide in the Most Unlikely Place: Pluto’s Moon

Space

The 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.

Boeing’s Last Hope in Space: If the Vulcan Rocket Is Successful, It’ll Have a Chance to Compete With SpaceX

Space

Rumors suggest that Sierra Space is planning to buy ULA from Boeing and Lockheed Martin.

Scientists Have Found a Planet Where a Year Last Three Days. It's Orbiting the Star Closest to the Sun

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Despite its similarities to the Earth, it can’t support life as we know it.

A New Problem in the Falcon 9 Rocket Has Paralyzed SpaceX Launches at the Worst Possible Time

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This marks the second time a Falcon 9’s stage has failed in less than three months.

NASA May Not Need to Destroy the ISS in 2030. A Recently Discovered Leak on the Space Station Suggests an Early End

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Russia didn’t make a big deal about some leaks from its section in February. However, NASA doesn’t see the problem the same way.

The Astronauts Stranded in Space Can Breathe Easily. 10 Years Ago, NASA Made a Last-Minute Decision That Changed Their Fate

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In 2014, the space agency signed a crucial contract for the future of the space race.

As China Makes Progress, NASA Is Facing Several Challenges in Its Efforts to Return to the Moon. Tensions Are Rising

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The U.S., which first landed on the Moon 50 years ago, can’t afford a symbolic defeat against its major competitor.

Next Week’s Annular Solar Eclipse Will Create a ‘Ring of Fire’ in the Sky

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This type of eclipse occurs when approaches the part of its orbit that is farthest from Earth.

The Spacecraft That Will Rescue Boeing Astronauts Is Prepared for Liftoff. With It, SpaceX Will Debut a New Launch Tower

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The Crew-9 mission will take off from Cape Canaveral’s SLC-40 pad with two empty seats.

China Plans to House 5,000 Scientists Worldwide to Its Upcoming Lunar Base. The First Arrivals Are Scheduled for 2035

Space

The Chinese space agency has extended an invitation to all nations for the country’s International Lunar Research Station.

China Has Just Provided the First Answers to the Big Question of What the Heck Is on the Dark Side of the Moon

Space

Chinese scientists have published the first paper on the lunar soil extract they obtained during their last mission.

Elon Musk’s Warning to the U.S. Government Is True: China Is Closer Than Ever to Having Its Own Starship

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As SpaceX clashes with the FAA, China advances with its various versions of Starship.

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

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NASA 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).

China’s Zhurong Rover Found These Mysterious Polygonal Structures Under the Martian Soil. They May Be More Common Than We Thought

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The rover’s instruments detected these structures at a depth of about 115 feet as it traversed the Utopia Planitia region.

In an Unexpected Twist, China Says It Can Use Starlink Signals to Detect Spy Planes and Drones

Scientists Have Been Searching for Planet Nine for Years. More Than 3,000 New Simulations Suggest That It’s Not a Planet and Never Was

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We may not have found the solar system’s ninth planet because it doesn’t exist.

Some Thought This Moment Would Never Come: A Company Is Ready to Test an Aerospike Engine in Flight

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The German company Polaris has a contract with the German Armed Forces.

Scientists Knew What Would Eventually Destroy the Earth. Now, There’s Hope: A Tiny Dot Next to a White Dwarf Star

The James Webb Telescope Helped Scientists Discover Carbon Dioxide in the Most Unlikely Place: Pluto’s Moon

Boeing’s Last Hope in Space: If the Vulcan Rocket Is Successful, It’ll Have a Chance to Compete With SpaceX

Scientists Have Found a Planet Where a Year Last Three Days. It's Orbiting the Star Closest to the Sun

A New Problem in the Falcon 9 Rocket Has Paralyzed SpaceX Launches at the Worst Possible Time

NASA May Not Need to Destroy the ISS in 2030. A Recently Discovered Leak on the Space Station Suggests an Early End

The Astronauts Stranded in Space Can Breathe Easily. 10 Years Ago, NASA Made a Last-Minute Decision That Changed Their Fate

As China Makes Progress, NASA Is Facing Several Challenges in Its Efforts to Return to the Moon. Tensions Are Rising

Next Week’s Annular Solar Eclipse Will Create a ‘Ring of Fire’ in the Sky

The Spacecraft That Will Rescue Boeing Astronauts Is Prepared for Liftoff. With It, SpaceX Will Debut a New Launch Tower

China Plans to House 5,000 Scientists Worldwide to Its Upcoming Lunar Base. The First Arrivals Are Scheduled for 2035

China Has Just Provided the First Answers to the Big Question of What the Heck Is on the Dark Side of the Moon

Elon Musk’s Warning to the U.S. Government Is True: China Is Closer Than Ever to Having Its Own Starship

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

China’s Zhurong Rover Found These Mysterious Polygonal Structures Under the Martian Soil. They May Be More Common Than We Thought

In an Unexpected Twist, China Says It Can Use Starlink Signals to Detect Spy Planes and Drones

NASA Has Finally Solved the Mystery of the Spiders on Mars. It Recreated Them on Earth

Earth Will Be Getting a New Mini-Moon for Two Months, but You’re Probably Not Going to Be Able to See It

Scientists Have Been Searching for Planet Nine for Years. More Than 3,000 New Simulations Suggest That It’s Not a Planet and Never Was

Some Thought This Moment Would Never Come: A Company Is Ready to Test an Aerospike Engine in Flight

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