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Space 220 at Disney's Epcot serves up more space fact trading cards

Diners enjoying the fare on the Centauri space station can take home a souvenir that dips even further into the solar system. Space 220 gives out trading cards featuring space food and exploration.

Artemis 1 moon mission squeezing communications with James Webb Space Telescope

Two major NASA missions that have launched in the past year are revealing a communications weakness in space.

China's Shenzhou 14 astronauts set to return to Earth on Sunday

Three astronauts who spent six months in space constructing China's new space station are set to return home on Sunday (Dec. 4).

Europe's new lightweight Vega C rocket gets a big Earth observation opportunity

Arianespace will launch five Earth missions with Vega C between 2024 and 2026 on behalf of the European Union.

Mars at opposition will meet up with the full moon next week (Dec. 7). Here's how to see it

The full moon will appear in very close proximity to a brilliant Mars in the evening of Wednesday (Dec. 7) as the Red Planet reaches opposition.

SpaceX gets permission to deploy 7,500 next-generation Starlink satellites

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has approved SpaceX to deploy 7,500 next-generation Starlink internet satellites — one-quarter of the company's planned constellation.

Watch 2 NASA astronauts conduct spacewalk on Saturday

Two NASA astronauts will conduct a spacewalk Saturday (Dec. 3) to install new solar arrays on the International Space Station, and you can watch the action live.

NASA Releases Another Supercut of the Artemis I Mission, Showing the Launch and Flight Past the Moon

Artemis I is now on day seventeen of its mission, having just completed its distant retrograde orbit burn. This maneuver has placed the uncrewed Orion spacecraft (loaded with mannequins and sensors) on its way back to Earth. In honor of this historic mission that has traveled farther than any spacecraft in history, NASA has released a second supercut video of footage from the mission. The 1-minute, 36-second video includes highlights from the maiden launch of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Orion spacecraft making its circumlunar flight and looking back at the Earth-Moon system.

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US Air Force unveils new B-21 Raider stealth bomber today. Here's what we know

The U.S. Air Force will unveil the new Northrop Grumman-built B-21 Raider stealth bomber today (Dec. 2), an aircraft that has been called "the most advanced military aircraft ever built."

Webb Telescope Surveys a Hot Saturn

A collection of five research studies delve into the atmosphere of exoplanet WASP-39b as astronomers seek to better understand the chemistry of a world beyond the solar system.

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China's Shenzhou 15 crew has busy 6 months ahead aboard Tiangong space station

The three astronauts about to take control of China's Tiangong space station have an action-packed six months ahead of them.

Megatsunami swept over Mars after massive asteroid hit the Red Planet

A Martian megatsunami may have raced across the Red Planet after a cosmic impact similar to the one that likely ended Earth's age of dinosaurs, a new study finds.

New Images of Titan From JWST and Keck Telescopes Reveal a Rare Observation

Planetary scientists have greatly anticipated using the James Webb Space Telescope’s infrared vision to study Saturn’s enigmatic moon Titan and its atmosphere. The wait is finally over and the results are spectacular. Plus, JWST had a little help from one of its ground-based observatory friends in helping to decode some strange features in the new images. Turns out, JWST had just imaged a rare event on Titan: clouds.

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Hundreds report seeing a bright fireball in northeastern U.S.

Less than two weeks after a bright fireball lit up the sky above the Great Lakes, another spectacular meteor impressed skywatchers in the Northeast.

'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3' trailer gathers the gang for another epic space mission

Disney and Marvel Studios release the first trailer for next year's "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3."

See Bright Mars Wink Out Behind the Moon

The night of December 7–8 will be an exciting one for fans of the Red Planet. Not only will Mars be at opposition, but the full Moon will blot it out of the sky for many locations on Earth.

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UFOs 101: Hype, uproar, disinformation and mystery: 'Here we go again.'

UFOs are making headlines again, but lost in the hype and ruckus is the question of when this all started and how we got to this point.

Week in images: 28 November - 02 December 2022

Week in images: 28 November - 02 December 2022

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Japanese astronaut keeps International Space Station mission amid research scandal

Astronaut Satoshi Furukawa will be "appropriately" punished following a flawed research investigation, according to media reports citing the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.

Hubble Space Telescope captures dazzling embrace of merging galaxies

A newly released photo from the Hubble Space Telescope captures a spectacular galaxy merger in progress.


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