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'Extremely dangerous' Hurricane Ian makes landfall in Florida as NASA watches from space (video)

Hurricane Ian made landfall on the Gulf Coast of Florida as a dangerous Category 4 storm, which NASA watched live from orbit as it reached the U.S. mainland.

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Satellite spies leak from breached Russian Nord Stream gas pipeline (photo)

A tiny cubesat operated by the San Francisco company Planet spotted methane gas bubbling up from a breached pipeline in the Baltic Sea.

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Evidence of dinosaur-killing asteroid impact found on the moon

Lunar glass reveals that large meteorite strikes on Earth, like the impact that killed the dinosaurs, were not isolated events.

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Kinder Joy candy now comes with rockets, rovers and other space toys

A candy brand is helping children imagine their future in space with the help of aspiring astronaut. Kinder Joy, the sweet treat with a toy, worked with Alyssa Carson to launch its space collection.

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European woman takes command of International Space Station for 1st time

A Russian cosmonaut made a hopeful reference to the end of war while handing command of the ISS to Samantha Cristoforetti, the first European woman in charge of the orbiting lab.

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Satellites track monstrous hurricane Ian as it threatens 'catastrophic' devastation in Florida

Hurricane Ian has grown into an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm above the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico ahead of Florida landfall.

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Wicked Brick review: display solutions for Lego and other collectibles

Wicked Brick offers stunning bespoke display cases and stands for Lego kits, but they’re not cheap.

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European spaceflight companies are racing to be the first to reach orbit

A number of emerging European commercial rocket companies are vying to reach orbit first, with debut launches expected in the second half of 2023.

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Lego ISS, Saturn V, and Star Wars Star Destroyer among kits that are retiring soon

In total, five space and Star Wars Lego sets are due to retire soon so you'll have to act soon to grab them while they're here.

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Astronomers discover traces of 'super-supernovas' that destroyed earliest stars

Astronomers have discovered the chemical traces of the universe's earliest stars that died in super-supernova explosions.

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SpaceX's Crew-5 mission will carry Native American woman to orbit for 1st time

NASA astronaut Nicole Mann will head to the space station aboard SpaceX's Crew-5 mission for NASA, which is slated to lift off on Oct. 4.

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Mars is littered with 15,694 pounds of human trash from 50 years of robotic exploration

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NASA's flying telescope is coming to the end of its mission but leaves a strong science legacy

Since 2014, SOFIA has been cruising through the night skies around the world, looking at the cosmos, but that mission ends this week.

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Repeating fast radio burst with weird magnetic field challenges magnetar explanation

The repeating blasts of a fast radio burst from a galaxy like our own is challenging a proposed explanation for these fleeting but energetic bursts of radio waves.

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New Omega Marstimer watch keeps time on Earth and the Red Planet

The maker of the Moonwatch is ready to keep time on Mars. Omega has announced the Speedmaster X-33 Marstimer, a new timepiece that can keep track of time and time zones on Earth and the Red Planet.

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Hurricane Ian delays SpaceX's Crew-5 astronaut launch to Oct. 4

Hurricane Ian has pushed the launch of SpaceX's next astronaut mission for NASA back by at least a day.

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Hurricane Ian approaching Florida as powerful Category 3 storm, satellite images show

Hurricane Ian battered Cuba and turned toward the west coast of Florida on Tuesday (Sept. 26) as satellites track the harrowing storm from space.

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As Hurricane Ian closes in, NASA weighs options for Artemis 1 moon rocket launch

The agency says an October launch is unlikely, but it won't "take anything off the table" after the storm comes through.

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Small fire breaks out at Artemis 1 moon rocket's hurricane shelter

NASA's Artemis 1 moon rocket left its launch pad for safety's sake last night (Sept. 26), only to encounter a bit of drama shortly after arriving at its designated shelter site.

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DART's impact won't make asteroid Dimorphos hit Earth — but here's what would happen if it did

NASA's DART mission didn't nudge its target asteroid toward Earth, but there could be other space rocks on a collision course with Earth.

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Startup Vast Space wants takes artificial gravity station concept for a spin

Vast Space, which is backed by a cryptocurrency billionaire, says it is in the early stages of looking at artificial gravity space stations, but few details are available..

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