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Live coverage: SpaceX counting down to another Starlink launch from Florida

Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The Starlink 4-35 mission will launch SpaceX’s next batch of 54 Starlink broadband satellites. Follow us on Twitter.

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The Moon’s Poles Have “Wandered” Over Billions of Years

Until 1959, humans had only seen one side of the Moon. The Moon is tidally locked with Earth, and so we can only see one side from the Earth’s surface. It took the soviet Luna 3 spacecraft to capture a blurry image for humans to get their first glimpse of the lunar far side. Because of this, many people imagine that the Moon has always been this way. But as a recent study shows, that isn’t quite true.

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NASA calls off Artemis 1 moon rocket launch on Sept. 27 due to Tropical Storm Ian

The growing strength of Tropical Storm Ian has forced NASA to call off its Artemis 1 moon rocket launch on Sept. 27 and prepare to leave the launch pad.

Watch SpaceX launch 52 Starlink satellites, land rocket Saturday

A Falcon 9 rocket topped with 52 Starlink spacecraft is scheduled to launch from Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Saturday at 7:32 p.m. EDT (2332 GMT). Watch it live here.

Why ground-based telescopes are key to DART asteroid-smashing mission's success

For NASA's DART spacecraft, the drama happens in space, but mission success relies on telescopes back on Earth.

Watch powerful Delta IV Heavy rocket launch US spy satellite Saturday

A United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket will launch a U.S. spy satellite on Saturday (Sept. 24), and you can watch it live. Liftoff is scheduled for 5:53 p.m. EDT (2153 GMT).

NASA will crash a spacecraft into an asteroid on Monday and you can watch it through telescopes online

The Virtual Telescope Project will attempt to show DART's impact through its network of ground-based telescopes.

See Mars pass an asterism in the Taurus constellation on Saturday (Sept. 24)

There is some debate as to the nature of the star cluster NGC1746.

Live coverage: Final Delta launch from California scheduled for Saturday

Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a Delta 4-Heavy rocket with the classified NROL-91 payload for the National Reconnaissance Office. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter.

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Musk Suggests That Starship Will Probably Make an Orbital Flight in November

SpaceX Founder and CEO Elon Musk recently took to Twitter and hinted that the much-anticipated Starship—currently undergoing upgrades in preparation for its upcoming maiden flight—could launch as soon as November.

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Save £50 on the Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 130 telescope

This app-enabled telescope comes with the usual Celestron quality and is a handy £50 off on Wex Photo Video with a discount for US-based astronomers, too.

Space Diamonds are Even Harder Than Earth Diamonds

In a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, an international team of researchers led by Monash University in Australia have verified the existence of a rare hexagonal structure of diamond called lonsdaleite, within ureilite meteorites from the inside of a dwarf planet that formed approximately 4.5 billion years ago.

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DART asteroid crash: What time will NASA probe hit Dimorphos on Sept. 26?

A NASA spacecraft will soon make history when it crashes into an asteroid in the world's first planetary defense test. Here's what time it will happen and how to watch.

Photos: Delta 4-Heavy rocket on the launch pad in California

These views show United Launch Alliance’s 233-foot-tall (71-meter) Delta 4-Heavy rocket standing on Space Launch Complex-6 at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on the eve of liftoff with a classified spy satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office. This will be the final Delta launch from the West Coast.

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Historic launch pad faces uncertain future after final West Coast Delta 4 mission

A Delta 4-Heavy rocket stands on its launch pad Friday at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, ready for liftoff on the NROL-91 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office. Credit: United Launch Alliance

United Launch Alliance will move out of historic Space Launch Complex 6 at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California following the flight of a Delta 4-Heavy rocket set for Saturday, leaving the military to find a new tenant for the storied launch pad once intended to host space shuttle missions on the West Coast.

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Wonder at the 'false dawn' of zodiacal light in early autumn

Zodiacal light is a phenomenon that occurs when sunlight is scattered by interplanetary dust. Until the full moon on Oct. 9, this light will be visible along the eastern horizon in the predawn hours.

'Drag sail' to deorbit satellites receives $750K in seed funding

Small satellite deorbiting technology received a funding boost from NASA and an investment partner, as the Spinnaker drag sail's team aims for commercial sales in 2023.

Dead stars in Milky Way's companion galaxy cause mysterious gamma-ray cocoon

Rapidly spinning dead stars in the dwarf galaxy Sagittarius are the source of gamma-ray emissions within the massive bubbles that blow out from our galaxy.

NASA's Artemis 1 moon launch scheduled for Sept. 27 despite gathering storm

NASA continues to target Tuesday (Sept. 27) for the launch of Artemis 1 from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, even though a big storm could head toward the Space Coast soon.

NASA's DART Mission to Impact Asteroid Monday

NASA's DART mission will impact the asteroidal moon Didymos on Monday. Here's how to watch and what we'll learn.

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