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New FAA rules change who qualifies for commercial astronaut wings

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has changed their qualifications for commercial astronaut wings, and Blue Origin's first flight crew might no longer be eligible. That, however, doesn't change whether or not they are astronauts. 

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In photos: Blue Origin's 1st New Shepard passenger launch with Jeff Bezos

Blue Origin made history on July 20, 2021 with the launch of its New Shepard rocket on its first crewed spaceflight. 

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Space tourism: Rockets emit 100 times more CO2 per passenger than flights – imagine a whole industry

The commercial race to get tourists to space is heating up between Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson and former Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.

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Can we stop Earth from heating up?

A high-altitude balloon mission would investigate a controversial way to reduce global temperatures.

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'Project Galileo' will search for evidence of extraterrestrial life from the technology it leaves behind

The search for extraterrestrial technology is "daring to look through new telescopes."

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Is a motorized telescope worth the cost?

An asteroid about as long as the Great Pyramid of Giza is tall made a "close" approach with Earth on Sunday (July 25), according to NASA calculations.

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Neutron star 'mountains' may be blocking our view of mysterious gravitational waves

Scientists have used computer models to predict the size of minuscule deformations, or mountains, on the surfaces of neutron stars, which are responsible for causing gravitational waves as they spin.

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Russia discards Pirs docking port to clear way for new space station module

For nearly 20 years, Russia's Pirs docking compartment served as one of the primary ports for vehicles arriving and departing from the International Space Station.

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Is there really a 'crisis' in cosmology?

You may have heard about the "cosmology crisis:" Different methods of measuring the age of the universe are giving different results, and cosmologists have no idea why.

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The rise of space tourism could affect Earth's climate in unforeseen ways, scientists worry

Scientists worry that growing numbers of rocket flights and the arrival of space tourism could harm Earth's atmosphere and contribute to climate change.

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SpaceX's Crew-3 astronauts depart space station for trip home

The Mars helicopter Ingenuity flew its 10th flight on Saturday (July 24) to pass its first 1-mile marker.

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A Cygnus cargo spacecraft is launching to orbit today. Here's how to watch live.

A meteorite found nestled in a horseshoe imprint in England was formed in the early days of the solar system and may contain the building blocks of life.

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52-foot-tall 'megaripples' from dinosaur-killing asteroid are hiding under Louisiana

A seismic image of central Louisiana reveals gigantic megaripple marks dating to the end of the dinosaur age.

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Jeff Bezos went to the edge of space. Does that make him an astronaut?

The billionaire's flight has opened up a debate about what "astronauts' and "space' even are.

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Seeing the 'real' Big Bang through gravitational waves

The earliest and most momentous epoch in the history of the universe released a flood of gravitational waves, tiny ripples in the fabric of space-time.

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Could microbes communicate with alien species?

Are we alone in the universe?

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Boeing Starliner Orbital Flight Test 2: Live updates

Read live updates of Boeing's second uncrewed test flight of its Starliner spacecraft, scheduled to launch to the International Space Station on July 30.

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Exclusive Q&A: 'Apollo 13' author Jeffrey Kluger crafts a harrowing new space thriller in 'Holdout'

As wildfires currently devastate western North America, a new airborne project team hopes to develop a space solution to stop conflagrations before they get out of control.

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Wildfire smoke spreads across US in striking images from space

NASA has released striking satellite images of wildfire smoke clouds covering vast swaths of the U.S., from the West Coast all the way to the Atlantic Ocean.

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Lebron James' 'Space Jam: A New Legacy' swaps outer space for cyberspace (review)

Slam dunk or airball? Here's how "Space Jam 2" measures up to Michael Jordan's original.

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Skywatcher spots Russia's Nauka science module headed to space station (photo)

A British astrophotographer captured a stunning view of the Nauka science module, just hours after its launch into orbit on Wednesday (July 21).

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