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How the space race started a technological revolution in agriculture (op-ed)

GPS is integral in bringing new technology to farms, such as autonomous tractors, smart sprayers with AI and better tools for data collection.

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Save $70 with this Celestron StarSense Explorer 102AZ telescope deal

That's a $70 saving on one of the best budget telescopes under $500 on the market, but hurry as this limited-time deal is already low in stock.

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NASA astronauts 'moonwalk' in the Arizona desert for our lunar future

NASA astronauts will be spending time in a simulated lunar environment in the Arizona desert, to see what Artemis moon missions will face.

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X-ray view of wreckage from a star-killing cosmic explosion reveals magnetic surprise

Astronomers are learning more about the extreme conditions created by supernovas and the powerful magnetic fields that act as natural particle accelerators.

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Mars rover Perseverance gearing up to cache samples for future return to Earth

Perseverance has socked away 14 drilled-out Mars rock cores to date — two apiece from seven target rocks — and it will likely drop half of them in a "depot" in November or December.

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Don't miss the Orionid meteor shower peak tonight (Oct. 21)

The Orionid meteor shower peaks overnight tonight (Oct. 21), so get outside and see some fireballs streak through the atmosphere.

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NASA's Mars rover Curiosity reaches intriguing salty site after treacherous journey

After a treacherous journey, NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has reached an area that is thought to have formed billions of years ago when the Red Planet's water disappeared.

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NASA orders 3 more Orion crew capsules for Artemis moon missions

NASA has ordered three more Orion crew capsules from aerospace giant Lockheed Martin, in a deal worth $1.99 billion.

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Brainstorm Toys Deep Space Home Planetarium star projector review

One of the most reasonably priced star projector STEM toys for budding astronomers who want a glimpse of the night sky at home.

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SpaceX replaces Russia on 2 European launches after Ukraine invasion

The European Space Agency has chosen SpaceX to replace Russia's space agency to launch two of its missions following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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Seeds launching to the moon in 2025 will test plant resilience

The moon is a lifeless rock, but despite no living thing ever having been found on its desolate surface, some forms of Earth life might be able to make it.

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Europe's long-awaited Ariane 6 rocket won't launch before late 2023

Europe's new Ariane 6 heavy-lift rocket won't launch before late 2023, but Europe is already planning out a future reusable second stage and homegrown astronaut taxis.

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Hubble Space Telescope sees unexpected twin 'tails' from impacted asteroid

A week or two after a NASA spacecraft slammed into an asteroid, scientists have spotted something unexpected: The space rock has grown two tails.

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This space station astronaut's '2001' cosplay in orbit began with Velcro and thrift store duds

European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti did some last-minute shopping as part of her larger bid to promote fun and teamwork in orbit. Food also played a role.

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'Marshmallow' world defies expectations for planets orbiting red dwarf stars

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James Webb Space Telescope spies galaxies merging around 'monster' black hole

The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered a cluster of galaxies merging around a rare red quasar, a "monster" supermassive black hole that is greedily feeding on gas and other material.

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James Webb Space Telescope still performing better than expected despite glitch, micrometeoroids

NASA's newest space telescope is hard at work despite an ongoing instrument glitch and continuing small micrometeoroid strikes.

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Stunning timelapse video reveals a decade in the life of the universe

NASA's WISE mission has a dramatic view of the universe based on more than a decade of research, gazing into the deep sky with infrared vision.

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Meta Quest 2 review: revisiting the artist formerly known as Oculus

Comfortable and relatively compact, the Meta Quest 2 is still the best way to enjoy VR gaming without wires.

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Electron booster arrives in Virginia for Rocket Lab's 1st-ever US launch

A Rocket Lab Electron rocket has arrived at a launch complex in Virginia ahead of the company's first liftoff from U.S. soil later this year.

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Data recorder failure on 30-year-old NASA spacecraft could end magnetic field mission

The second and only remaining operational data recorder aboard NASA's magnetosphere-observing Geotail spacecraft has failed, jeopardizing a mission that has been in operation for three decades.

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