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NASA's New Horizons will investigate Uranus from the rear (Neptune, too). Here's how you can help

An observing campaign involving New Horizons, the Hubble Space Telescope and perhaps even you is designed to better understand how heat flows through the atmospheres of two ice giants.

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Artemis 4 astronauts will be 1st crew to use NASA's moon-orbiting Gateway in 2028

The first Artemis mission to make use of NASA's moon-orbiting Gateway will be Artemis 4 in 2028, agency officials confirmed this month.

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India prepping to launch 1st sun-studying spacecraft next month

India is gearing up for its first-ever mission to study the sun, Aditya-L1, which is expected to launch in early September.

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Russia's Luna-25 moon lander reaches lunar orbit

Luna-25, Russia's first moon mission in nearly half a century, has reached lunar orbit, the nation's space agency Roscosmos reported today (Aug. 16).

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US Space Force creates 1st unit dedicated to targeting adversary satellites

The United States Space Force has activated its first and only unit dedicated to targeting other nations' satellites and the ground stations that support them.

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Satellites show Mount Etna volcano erupt after weeks of puffing out smoke rings (photos)

Europe's most active volcano, Italy's Mount Etna, erupted on Sunday (Aug. 13) after weeks of puffing out odd smoke rings. Here is how it looked from space.

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The sun rages with solar flares in epic time-lapse footage (video)

Astrophotographer Miguel Claro captured a stunning time-lapse video of solar flares dancing across the sun from the Dark Sky Alqueva site in Portugal.

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25 years after its discovery, dark energy remains frustratingly elusive

While there are hints that dark energy may be 'phantom,' its true nature remains frustratingly elusive, a new study reports.

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This Artemis 2 tour showed me the 'Canadian genius' aiding NASA's next moon mission

NASA brought a small group of reporters to its Kennedy Space Center to see three spacecraft, including the Orion for Artemis 2. A Canadian reporter was there to see it.

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SpaceX to launch 2 Starlink missions 7 hours apart late Wednesday and early Thursday: Watch live

SpaceX plans to launch two Starlink missions less than seven hours apart late Wednesday (Aug. 16) and early Thursday (Aug. 17), and you can watch them live.

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NASA working to get private space stations up and running before ISS retires in 2030

NASA is emphasizing a seamless transition to future private space stations in low-Earth orbit, but officials say the shift will not be easy.

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Record-breaking 'failed' star orbiting stellar corpse is 3,600 degrees hotter than the sun

Astronomers have discovered a failed star that can't sustain nuclear fusion in its core, but is 3,600 degrees Fahrenheit hotter than the sun.

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Intuitive Machines sets Nov. 15 launch date for private moon lander on SpaceX rocket

Intuitive Machines is targeting a mid-November launch for what could be the first private commercial venture to safely reach the moon's surface.

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Hubble telescope captures a 'ghostly' galaxy glowing in distant space (photo)

A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope captures a distant galaxy cloaked in a ghostly haze some 44 million light-years from Earth in the Pavo, or "peacock" constellation.

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Japan's Interstellar Technologies aims to launch 1st orbital rocket in 2025

Interstellar Technologies Inc. says it is now aiming to launch its Zero Rocket in 2025, with static fire tests due later this year as part of its test program.

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Fly along with Virgin Galactic's 1st private astronauts on landmark mission (video)

A recently released video gives us an astronaut's-eye view of Virgin Galactic's second-ever commercial spaceflight, which the company aced last week.

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How ordinary spacecraft sensors could improve our understanding of space weather

"It's why we never throw anything away – you don't know what secrets are being stored in the data beamed down from space."

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Mars Society begins simulated Red Planet mission in Canadian Arctic

The Mars Society continues its series of simulated Red Planet analog missions in the remote Canadian Arctic with its 15th expedition to the remote Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station.

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Space mining company developing nuclear reactor and more for moon projects

NASA astronaut Drew Feustel just joined a Canadian space mining company to map out strategy. It's the richest time we've seen in decades for space projects, he says.

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What 1st Canadian astronaut on moon mission is learning from his crewmates (exclusive)

Canada's Jeremy Hansen is gearing up for his first spaceflight — the Artemis 2 moon mission. Here's what he's learning from his three veteran NASA crewmates.

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100-year 'megastorms' on Saturn shower the ringed planet in ammonia rain

Megastorms that rage across Saturn and last for centuries, shaking up the gas giant's deep atmosphere and driving ammonia rains that enrich lower layers.

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