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NASA's upcoming Psyche mission will test next-gen laser communications in space

NASA plans on testing an innovative new way to communicate with deep space probes, and step one depends on the success of the Psyche mission.

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Surprise! GPS satellites threatened more by mild solar storms than monster sun flares

Mild solar storms can cause more serious problems to GPS satellites than once-in-a-century events, a new study has found.

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Watch Ingenuity Mars helicopter fly in amazing video from Perseverance rover

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover captured a stunning video of the Ingenuity helicopter on Aug. 3, during the little chopper's 54th Red Planet flight.

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Russia is launching its 1st moon mission since 1976 today: Watch live

Russia plans to launch its first moon mission in nearly half a century today (Aug. 10), and you can watch the historic liftoff live.

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Stunning time-lapse video captures 17-year journey of exoplanet around its star

An incredible time-lapse video tracks the 17-year journey of a distant and massive exoplanet, Beta Pictoris b, around its parent star between 2003 and 2020.

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Russian cosmonaut becomes first to ride European robotic arm on ISS spacewalk

Russian cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev completed the first test flight at the end of the European robotic arm as part of a successful spacewalk at the International Space Station on Wednesday (Aug. 9).

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What time is Virgin Galactic's Galactic-02 space tourist launch on Aug. 10? Here's how to watch live.

Virgin Galactic's reusable spaceplane, VSS Unity, will launch its second commercial spaceflight mission on Thursday (Aug. 10). Here's how to follow the action.

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Scientists are using NASA satellite data to text Bangladeshi farmers water-saving strategies

A new technology uses satellite data to provide farming advice to Bangladeshi, Indian and Pakistani farmers.

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NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission is on track, but questions remain about Artemis 3

The heat shield for the Orion spacecraft is the only serious concern on NASA's Artemis 2 to-do list right now. But the Artemis 3 moon-landing mission has more open questions.

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The powerful winds of super magnetic stars could destroy the possibility for life on their exoplanets

Cool stars with powerful magnetic fields could have remarkably fast stellar winds that strip away their planets' atmospheres, making even "habitable zone" worlds less friendly to life.

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Earendel revealed: James Webb Space Telescope lifts veil on the most distant star known in the universe

Thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have begun getting the goods on Earendel, the most distant star ever detected.

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Queen Rock legend Brian May launches Space.com astrophotography competition for signed copy of his asteroid book (video)

Sir Brian May and NASA's OSIRIS-REx chief scientist Dante Lauretta challenge Space.com readers to photograph solar system objects to win a signed copy of their new book about asteroid Bennu.

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Mars is spinning faster and its days are getting shorter. Scientists aren't sure why

Radio data has also allowed planetary scientists to measure Mars’ rotation rate and learn more about the world's over-sized, molten core.

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Galaxy from the 'teenage' universe reveals its water map for the 1st time

A galaxy that existed less than 2 billion years after the Big Bang has revealed the distribution of its water content for the first time.

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1st launch of Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket slips to 2024

The European Space Agency and the CEO of Arianespace confirmed on Tuesday (Aug. 8) that the inaugural launch of the new Ariane 6 heavy-lift rocket will slip into 2024.

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China aims to boost low-cost space science with 'Innovation X' rideshare program

The "Innovation X Scientific Flight" program is China's low-cost space science and new technology experiments initiative.

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Star Wars should have focused on the Sith ages ago

Disney plans to tell a Star Wars story from the side of the villains. Finally!

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These new photos of SpaceX's giant Starship Booster 9 engine test are just gorgeous

The immense power of SpaceX's Starship Super Heavy booster is on glorious display in newly released photos of a recent engine test.

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Watch 2 Russian cosmonauts conduct spacewalk outside ISS today

Two Russian cosmonauts will perform a seven-hour spacewalk outside the International Space Station today (Aug. 9), and you can watch the action live.

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South Korea marks anniversary of 1st lunar probe with new moon photos

South Korea's space agency has released new images of the moon to mark the anniversary of the launch of its first moon probe.

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The chemical contamination of the International Space Station is out of this world (and not in a good way)

Levels of potentially harmful chemicals found in dust collected by filtration systems aboard the International Space Station are greater than those in floor dust found in U.S. homes.

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