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Chinese startup Galactic Energy bounces back with successful satellite launch

Chinese startup Galactic Energy is flying high again after a successful satellite launch on Monday (Dec. 4).

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Crossed wires caused parachute problem during OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample delivery, NASA says

Crossed wires likely prevented OSIRIS-REx's return capsule from deploying its drogue parachute during its descent through Earth's atmosphere on Sept. 24, NASA officials say.

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SpaceX launches 22 Starlink satellites from California

SpaceX launched 22 more Starlink internet satellites to orbit from California early on Friday morning (Dec. 8).

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NASA astronaut will celebrate Hanukkah in space with felt menorah

NASA International Space Station astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli will pin candles on a felt menorah to honor Hanukkah, the Jewish festival that begins Dec. 7.

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India sets sights on a moon base by 2047

India is setting long-term goals that could see the country establish its own moon base before 2050.

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Signs of life shooting from Saturn's moon Enceladus would be detectable by spacecraft, scientists say

Scientists believe possible amino acids in Enceladus' subsurface ocean can indeed be detected by spacecraft.

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NOAA's older Earth-watching satellites get new 'extended life'

NOAA has plans to add extra years to the lifespan of their fleet of older polar orbiting satellites by controlling them through using an Internet cloud-based system.

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Ethereal halo of light around full moon spotted during recent SpaceX rocket launch

An eerily-perfect ring of light was spotted around the full moon in Florida during the recent launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, creating a stunning new photo.

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Private cargo spacecraft named for shuttle-era astronaut who died of plane crash injuries

NASA astronaut Patricia Hilliard 'Patty' Robertson, who died from injuries sustained in a plane crash, is Northrop Grumman's chosen namesake for its first Cygnus to launch atop a SpaceX rocket.

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Hubble Space Telescope will turn back on after gyroscope problem, NASA confirms

The Hubble Space Telescope is soon to exit safe mode, NASA says.

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Scientists study violent 'superflares' on stars thousands of times brighter than the sun

Scientists have used solar flares from the sun to determine the physics driving powerful and violent 'superflares' on massive stellar bodies that are up to 10,000 times brighter than our star.

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SpaceX, US Space Force set to launch secretive X-37B space plane on Dec. 10

Final preparations are underway for a Dec. 10 launch opportunity, which will mark the first time the X-37B has lifted off atop SpaceX's powerful Falcon Heavy rocket.

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Satellites watch as Japan's new volcanic island continues to grow (image)

The ESA satellite Copernicus Sentinel-2 caught an image of the new volcanic island "Niijima" on Nov. 27, showing the island off the coast of Japan forged in fire in Oct. is still rising from the sea.

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NASA marks 25th anniversary of ISS with call to crew on space station

Twenty-five years ago, Bob Cabana was at space shuttle Endeavour's controls when he fired thrusters to dock a U.S.-built node with a Russian module, giving birth to the International Space Station.

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India returns Chandrayaan-3 moon mission's propulsion module to Earth orbit

The spacecraft that ferried India's Chandrayaan-3 lander-rover duo to the moon has returned home to Earth orbit.

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Over 100 galaxies seen spewing powerful winds that can halt star formation

The winds extend tens of thousands of light years above and below galaxies.

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OSIRIS-APEX prepares for 1st close solar encounter on way to asteroid Apophis

NASA's revitalized OSIRIS-REx probe has begun tucking in one of its solar panels to protect itself from the sun.

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Iran launches 'bio-space capsule' protoype, aims to fly astronauts by 2030

Iran test launched what it describes as a "bio-capsule" as part of its plan to put its own astronauts into space by the end of the decade.

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James Webb Space Telescope bites cosmic burger to create 1st ice map of planet-forming disk

The James Webb Space Telescope has taken a bite out of a cosmic burger to create a 2D inventory of different forms of ice surrounding a planet-birthing disk.

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Australia votes to name its 1st moon rover 'Roo-ver'

The Australian Space Agency has named its first lunar rover Roo-ver, which will launch to the moon as early as 2026 in partnership with NASA's Artemis program.

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SpaceX set to launch its 90th orbital mission of the year tonight

SpaceX aims to launch 23 Starlink internet satellites tonight (Dec. 6) on the company's 90th orbital mission of 2023.

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