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SpaceX's private Polaris Dawn space crew targets December launch date: report

The first of the Polaris program launches should lift off in December 2022, its billionaire commander says.

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Super-Earth planet zips through the habitable zone of red dwarf star

Low mass and dim red dwarf stars account for 75% of stars in the Milky Way and astronomers are attempting to discover planets that orbit them.

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How satellites helped 345,000 people track Nancy Pelosi's historic flight into Taiwan

Hundreds of thousands of people used flight-tracking websites to follow the path of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's historic flight into Taiwan on Tuesday (Aug. 2).

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Watch an Atlas V rocket launch a missile warning satellite for US Space Force on Thursday

The rocket will carry the Space-Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit Flight 6 (SBIRS Geo-6) satellite into orbit.

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Former astronauts must chaperone private missions to the International Space Station, NASA says

NASA issued a notice changing the rules on privately run crewed missions to the ISS after the experience of Ax-1, which saw its private astronauts ask the ISS crew for help.

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Axiom Space deal will put New Zealand research on the International Space Station

New Zealand partners with private space exploration firm Axiom Space as it plans to run more science experiments on the International Space Station.

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August's full moon likely to outshine Perseid meteor shower this year, NASA astronomer says

The Perseid meteor shower, one of the most anticipated and popular night-sky shows of the year, is likely to be upstaged by August’s full moon.

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Apollo 11 relics among 10,000 mementos flying on Artemis 1 moon mission

A lunar sample and a piece of the rocket that enabled its collection are set to launch on NASA's next mission to the moon. The Apollo 11 artifacts are part of the Artemis 1 Official Flight Kit.

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We found some strange radio sources in a distant galaxy cluster. They're making us rethink what we thought we knew.

Galaxy clusters allow us to study a broad range of rich processes — including magnetism and plasma physics — in environments we can't recreate in our labs.

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Celestron SkyMaster 25x100 binoculars review

Celestron's Skymaster 25x100 is our favorite for the best large astronomy binoculars.

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Tonga's eruption injected so much water into Earth's atmosphere that it could weaken the ozone layer

A new study has revealed that a record-breaking amount of water vapor entered Earth's atmosphere after a volcanic eruption in Tonga in January.

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See Mercury shine close to Leo's brightest star Regulus tonight

Catch Mercury shining close to Leo's brightest star Regulus on Wednesday (Aug. 3). The due will be close enough to view with a telescope.

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European Space Agency recruits Shaun (the sheep) for Artemis 1 moon mission

Shaun, the title character from the television series "Shaun the Sheep," has been assigned a space on NASA's upcoming Artemis 1 moon mission.

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SpaceX's activities near a Texas beach spark appeal after court dismisses lawsuit

The Sierra Club and others filed an appeal July 28 after the 445th District Court dismissed their lawsuit, which concerned SpaceX Starship activities that closed a Boca Chica beach.

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Cassian Andor strikes back at the Empire in fantastic new 'Andor' trailer from Disney Plus

Disney Plus releases new premiere date and trailer for "Rogue One" prequel spinoff, "Andor."

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Best lightsabers 2022: Toys, replicas, and props

It's possible to learn the power of the best lightsabers, but not from a Jedi.

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Earth sets record for the shortest day

June 29, 2022 broke records for Earth's shortest day, but does this mean our planet is spinning faster?

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Celestron Cometron 7x50 binoculars review

The Celestron Cometron 7x50 binoculars offer excellent views and remarkable value for money, all tied up in a lightweight package.

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Did Russia just launch a spacecraft to stalk a US spy satellite?

A newly launched Russian spy satellite may be tasked with stalking one of its American counterparts.

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A month on 'Mars': Preparing to visit the Red Planet ... on Earth

On Aug. 1, a group of eight researchers and their associates headed to the high Arctic to spend a month at the Haughton-Mars Project base on Devon Island.

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Planets made of dark matter may have blown up, and we could see them

A new hypothesis proposes that a large fraction of dark matter may be bound up inside tight balls the size of Neptune — so-called dark matter planets.

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