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U.S. military experiments hitching ride to space station on SpaceX cargo ship

SpaceX’s Cargo Dragon spacecraft on top of a Falcon 9 rocket, awaiting liftoff Tuesday from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Credit: SpaceX

SpaceX’s next resupply mission to the International Space Station is set for liftoff Tuesday night from Kennedy Space Center, hauling more than 6,300 pounds of cargo to the complex, including a $35 million, half-ton payload package for the U.S. military with experiments ranging from in-space laser power beaming to weather monitoring.

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'Guardians of the Galaxy #1' blasts off with brash new trailer and variant covers

Marvel Comics releases a new trailer and variant covers for "Guardians of the Galaxy #1"

Researchers Build a Telescope with a Flat Lens

The picture of the Moon in the banner might not look all that spectacular, but it is absolutely astounding from a technical perspective. What makes it so unique is that it was taken via a telescope using a completely flat lens. This type of lens, called a metalens, has been around for a while, but a team of researchers from Pennsylvania State University (PSU) recently made the largest one ever. At eight cm in diameter, it was large enough to use in an actual telescope – and produce the above picture of the Moon, however, blurred it might be.

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'Khan!!! The Musical!' is a wacky 'Star Trek' adaptation best served live Off-Broadway

"Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" becomes a crazy off-Broadway show in "Khan!!! The Musical!"

NASA wants new 'deorbit tug' to bring space station down in 2030

NASA plans to develop a deorbit tug that will be ready to bring the International Space Station down in 2030.

Sorry, Spock, but planet Vulcan's real-life doppelgänger doesn't exist

A real-life version of Spock's home exoplanet in the 'Star Trek' universe has turned out to be nothing more than fiction.

'Everything Everywhere All At Once' takes home 7 Oscars, including Best Picture

'Everything Everywhere All At Once' won seven Oscars, including Best Picture, at the 95th annual Academy Awards on Sunday night (March 12).

Proton rocket launches classified Russian government satellite

A Proton rocket lifts off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Credit: Roscosmos

A Proton rocket launched Sunday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, boosting into a high-altitude orbit a classified Russian government satellite Western analysts believe is designed to eavesdrop on other countries’ radio transmissions.

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Here's the devastating impact a super-Earth would have on our solar system

A study simulated what would happen if a super-Earth orbited in the middle of our solar system, and the results are chaotic.

More lunar missions means more space junk around the moon – two scientists are building a catalog to track the trash

Scientists and government agencies have been worried about the space junk surrounding Earth for decades. But humanity's starry ambitions are farther reaching than the space just around Earth.

China launches pair of mysterious Earth-mapping satellites (video)

China launched a pair of Tianhui cartography satellites on March 9 to boost the country's Earth observation and mapping capabilities.

A Human Migration to Space is NOT so Inevitable, says New Research

“It is possible even with existing technology, if done in the most efficient ways. New methods are needed, but none goes beyond the range of present-day knowledge. The challenge is to bring the goal of space colonization into economic feasibility now, and the key is to treat the region beyond Earth not as a void but as a culture medium, rich in matter and energy. Then, in a time short enough to be useful, the exponential growth of colonies can reach the point at which the colonies can be of great benefit to the entire human race.”

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Double trouble! Two pairs of giant black holes spotted on collision course

Two pairs of giant black holes set to collide have been spotted by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, the first evidence of such a cosmic collision.

Europe's 1st ever Jupiter mission in 'home straight' ahead of April launch

Europe's first Jupiter-bound mission is in the final stages of preparations for its launch on April 13 from the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.

Facts about Mercury

Here are some interesting facts about Mercury:

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Water on Earth Might Predate the Solar System

Astronomers studying the water vapor around a newborn star find that it’s chemically similar to ice in solar system comets, a possible source of Earth’s oceans.

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Canon RF 28-70mm f/2L USM lens review

This Canon RF zoom lens is big, it’s fat, it’s heavy, it’s expensive — but it’s also incredible.

Watch 'kissing' planets Venus and Jupiter go their separate ways

Venus and Jupiter end their close approach to one another and are now moving in separate directions.

ExoMars: Back on track for the Red Planet

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A year has passed since the launch of the ESA’s Rosalind Franklin rover mission was put on hold, but the work has not stopped for the ExoMars teams in Europe.

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Radio telescope on moon's far side will peer into universe's 'Dark Ages'

A few years from now, a small radio telescope on the far side of the moon could help scientists peer into the universe's ancient past.

Lego Marvel Sanctum Sanctorum review

The Lego Marvel Sanctum Sanctorum is a stunning representation of 177A Bleecker Street and another top-notch Marvel modular building


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