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Blue Origin's NS-20 space tourism launch: Live updates

Blue Origin will launch 6 passengers on the NS-20 space tourism mission on March 31, 2022. Here are our live updates of the launch.

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China has big plans for its new Tiandu space exploration laboratory

China has established the Tiandu deep-space exploration laboratory to support the development of the country's growing plans for lunar and planetary missions.

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Using tiny satellites to monitor harmful gases from space (op-ed)

New miniaturized instruments will help detect pollutant gas sources, from power plants to volcanoes.

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How to watch Blue Origin's NS-20 space tourist launch on Thursday

Jeff Bezos' spaceflight company Blue Origin will launch six people to the final frontier Thursday morning (March 31), and you can watch the action live.

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A hyperactive sunspot just hurled a huge X-class solar flare into space

The X-class flare caused a shortwave radio blackout, and it's possible we'll see auroras in the coming days.

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These UK binocular deals at Wex can save you hundreds

Wex have models from Celstron, Vortex and Leica for a discount with savings ranging from £30 to £295

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NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei back on Earth after record-breaking mission

NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei can't wait to see his wife after landing back on Earth after a record-breaking mission.

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Dust cloud the size of a star formed by massive asteroids colliding

Data from a retired NASA space telescope revealed the disaster scene left behind by a cosmic collision.

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The space industry has a big, ugly sexual harassment problem

Humanity is making a giant leap back to the moon and to Mars. But one giant obstacle continues to plague the humans making this progress possible: sexual harassment.

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Apollo-Soyuz astronaut reflects on changing U.S.-Russia relations in space

Almost 50 years ago, in the midst of the Cold War, American astronauts flew to space alongside cosmonauts as part of NASA's first attempt to forge a partnership between the U.S. and Russia in space.

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Hubble Space Telescope spots most distant single star ever seen

The most distant single star seen yet dates back to less than 1 billion years after the universe's birth in the Big Bang, and may shed light on the earliest stars in the cosmos, a new study finds.

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China's first modified Long March 6 rocket aces debut launch (video)

A Long March 6 rocket featuring four solid strap-on boosters successfully launched two satellites to orbit on Tuesday (March 29), according to media reports.

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'Chaos' regions of Jupiter's icy moon Europa may increase chance for life

The "Chaos" regions on Jupiter's moon Europa might hold keys to the possible existence of life in the ocean under the moon's icy crust.

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Earth braces for solar storm, potential aurora displays

A powerful solar storm is set to hit Earth on Thursday with spectacular aurora displays accompanying it after the sun fired nearly 20 flares from a single sun spot in just two days.

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Record-breaking US astronaut and Russian crewmates return to Earth from space station

Record-setting U.S. astronaut Mark Vande Hei and his two Russian crewmates Pyotr Dubrov and Anton Shkaplerov landed from the International Space Station, showing that cooperation in space continues.

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China's record-setting Shenzhou 13 crew preparing for mid-April return to Earth

China's three Shenzhou 13 astronauts are preparing to return to Earth after a national record six-month-long mission in orbit aboard the Chinese space station.

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NASA's Artemis 1 moon rocket is 'go' for crucial launch day dress rehearsal test

NASA has officially greenlit Artemis 1's "wet dress rehearsal," which will take place from Friday through Sunday (April 1 to April 3).

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How the James Webb Space Telescope's infrared detectors will open new vistas in astronomy

The newest deep space observatory, the James Webb Space Telescope, will give us a deeper view into the infrared universe than the iconic Hubble.

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Sun erupts with 17 flares from single sunspot, sending solar storms toward Earth

An overactive sunspot erupted with 17 different flares since Monday (March 28) and could amp up Earth's auroras.

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Record-breaking NASA astronaut, 2 cosmonauts returning to Earth early Wednesday: Watch live

NASA's Mark Vande Hei and two Russian cosmonauts will return to Earth early Wednesday (March 30), and you can watch their homecoming live.

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V2 rocket: Origin, history and spaceflight legacy

The V2 rocket was the world's first liquid-propellant rocket. After claiming thousands of lives, how did it become a revolutionary breakthrough in rocket technology?

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