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New Planets in the Neighborhood

A planet-hunting consortium is marking five successful years by releasing data on more than 50 worlds.

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SpaceX’s sunset Starlink launch was amazing, and here are the pictures to prove it

A Falcon 9 rocket carrying new and improved Starlink satellites launched from Florida on Feb. 27 with onlookers on hand to capture its full glory.

Core of Juice’s Ariane 5 rocket prepared for launch

Image: Part of an Ariane 5 launcher in a large warehouse

Apollo 'hook-up:' New keychain replicates carabiner used on the moon

Luna Replicas and Global Effects have produced a new keychain outfitted with a fully functional replica of the tether hook used by Apollo astronauts on the moon.

SpaceX gearing up to launch 2 private astronaut missions

The next two crewed missions that SpaceX launches may be private affairs — the Ax-2 flight to the space station in May and the free-flying Polaris Dawn mission in July.

Watch SpaceX's Crew-6 astronauts arrive at space station early Friday (March 3)

SpaceX's Crew-6 mission is scheduled to arrive at the International Space Station early Friday morning (March 3), and you can watch the meetup live.

Lego has revealed a new Executor Super Star Destroyer set and it looks fantastic

This is the Lego set you're looking for: the Executor Super Star Destroyer Lego set is available for pre-order for $69.99.

Denuo Novo The Mandalorian Helmet review

It’s the closest most of us will get to looking like Pedro Pascal.

Retro 51 pen embodies NASA's first and fallen space shuttle Columbia

The space shuttle Columbia is the inspiration for a limited edition Retro 51 pen that can help launch a new generation of explorers by raising funds for the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation.

SpaceX rocket boosts U.S.-Russian-Emirati crew into orbit

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and the Dragon Endeavour spacecraft lift off at 12:34 a.m. EST (0534 GMT) Thursday from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Credit: SpaceX

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket Thursday from Kennedy Space Center with a four-man crew heading for a six-month stay on the International Space Station, including the first Arab astronaut to fly on a long-duration space mission.

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NASA hails SpaceX's 'beautiful' Crew-6 astronaut launch

SpaceX just sent the Crew-6 astronaut mission on its way to the International Space Station, and NASA couldn't be happier.

JWST Sees the Same Supernova Three Times in an Epic Gravitational Lens

The NASA/European Space Agency (ESA)/Canadian Space Agency (CSA) James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) mission continues to dazzle and amaze with every image it beams back to Earth, and a recent observation depicting not one, not two, but three images of the same galaxy has been no different, as they proudly tweeted on February 28, 2023.

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SpaceX launches Crew-6 astronaut mission to space station for NASA

SpaceX's Crew-6 mission for NASA launched early Thursday morning (March 2) with a crew of four on course to dock with the International Space Station in about 24 hours.

Crew-6 mission timeline

The timeline below covers major vehicle and crew activities during the Crew-5 countdown and rendezvous with the International Space Station. All times assume liftoff of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at 12:34:14 a.m. EST (1534:14 GMT) on March 2. All times in Eastern Standard Time (GMT-5).

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Auroras, spacecraft mods and more: SpaceX Crew-5 astronauts reflect on their time in orbit

Before capturing "unreal" footage of auroras from the International Space Station, Josh Cassada was troubleshooting how to fit a fifth person into a four-seat SpaceX spacecraft.

Remember the DART impact? Hubble Made a Movie of the Debris

When NASA crashed a 610 kg (1,340 lb) impactor into tiny Dimorphos, a moon of the asteroid Didymos, it was all part of an effort to defend Earth. The impact showed how asteroids respond to impacts, and the data is helping NASA prepare for the day when we have to redirect an asteroid away from an eventual impact with Earth.

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Live coverage: SpaceX counting down to overnight launch of NASA crew mission

Watch our live coverage of the countdown and flight of SpaceX’s Crew-6 mission carrying NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen, Warren “Woody” Hoburg, United Arab Emirates astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, and Russian cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev to the International Space Station. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter.

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Don't miss Venus and Jupiter shine super close in the night sky. They won't be closer until 2032!

You can catch an incredibly close view of these worlds for 2 hours after sunset tonight (March 1).

Slam! Hubble sees strange changes in asteroid dust after DART collision (video)

NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission slammed into a small space rock last year, and the effects were visible from Earth orbit.

Does the moon need its own time zone? We may need to decide soon

What time is it on the moon? The dawn of a new era of space exploration means space agencies may need to decide on a common "lunar time."


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