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Evidence of dinosaur-killing asteroid impact found on the moon

Lunar glass reveals that large meteorite strikes on Earth, like the impact that killed the dinosaurs, were not isolated events.

Watch live views from Kennedy Space Center as Hurricane Ian impacts Florida

Watch live views from our cameras at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida as Hurricane Ian brings heavy rain and gusty winds to the Space Coast. NASA moved the Artemis 1 moon rocket back inside the Vehicle Assembly Building on Tuesday.

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A Fascinating Look at Jupiter's Clouds Where the Light Intensity is Converted Into 3D

In July 2016, NASA’s Juno space probe reached Jupiter, becoming the second spacecraft in history to orbit the gas giant (the first being the Galileo probe that orbited Jupiter from 1995 to 2003). The data it has sent back has led to new revelations about the Jovian atmosphere, magnetosphere, gravitational field, structure, and composition. While its primary mission was intended to only last until 2018, a mission extension means that Juno will continue to orbit Jupiter’s poles (a perijove maneuver) and send back stunning images and data until 2025.

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Kinder Joy candy now comes with rockets, rovers and other space toys

A candy brand is helping children imagine their future in space with the help of aspiring astronaut. Kinder Joy, the sweet treat with a toy, worked with Alyssa Carson to launch its space collection.

European woman takes command of International Space Station for 1st time

A Russian cosmonaut made a hopeful reference to the end of war while handing command of the ISS to Samantha Cristoforetti, the first European woman in charge of the orbiting lab.

Satellites track monstrous hurricane Ian as it threatens 'catastrophic' devastation in Florida

Hurricane Ian has grown into an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm above the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico ahead of Florida landfall.

Wicked Brick review: display solutions for Lego and other collectibles

Wicked Brick offers stunning bespoke display cases and stands for Lego kits, but they’re not cheap.

European spaceflight companies are racing to be the first to reach orbit

A number of emerging European commercial rocket companies are vying to reach orbit first, with debut launches expected in the second half of 2023.

Watch a Nicely Stabilized Video of DART Flying Past Didymos and Slamming Into Dimorphos

Here’s one of the best videos we’ve seen of the last minutes of the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission as it headed towards and slammed into the asteroid Dimorphos. This stabilized version of the last five-and-a-half minutes of images leading up to DART’s intentional collision with the asteroid was produced from NASA’s DART images. It was produced by the YouTube channel Spei’s Space News from Germany.

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Lego ISS, Saturn V, and Star Wars Star Destroyer among kits that are retiring soon

In total, five space and Star Wars Lego sets are due to retire soon so you'll have to act soon to grab them while they're here.

Astronomers discover traces of 'super-supernovas' that destroyed earliest stars

Astronomers have discovered the chemical traces of the universe's earliest stars that died in super-supernova explosions.

SpaceX's Crew-5 mission will carry Native American woman to orbit for 1st time

NASA astronaut Nicole Mann will head to the space station aboard SpaceX's Crew-5 mission for NASA, which is slated to lift off on Oct. 4.

SpaceX, ULA postpone launches as Hurricane Ian moves toward Florida

A view from NOAA’s GOES-16 weather satellite of Hurricane Ian making landfall in Southwest Florida on Sept. 28. Credit: NOAA

The forecast track of Hurricane Ian across Central Florida has forced SpaceX and United Launch Alliance to postpone several upcoming launches at Cape Canaveral, including the next crew flight to the International Space Station, a Starlink mission, and the liftoff of an Atlas 5 rocket.

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ESA opens concept store in central Rome

ESA Space Shop is bringing space closer to the people of Rome! The first physical ESA Space Shop concept store mixes space fashion with cosmic in-store experiences and official ESA merchandise.

NASA's flying telescope is coming to the end of its mission but leaves a strong science legacy

Since 2014, SOFIA has been cruising through the night skies around the world, looking at the cosmos, but that mission ends this week.

Repeating fast radio burst with weird magnetic field challenges magnetar explanation

The repeating blasts of a fast radio burst from a galaxy like our own is challenging a proposed explanation for these fleeting but energetic bursts of radio waves.

New Omega Marstimer watch keeps time on Earth and the Red Planet

The maker of the Moonwatch is ready to keep time on Mars. Omega has announced the Speedmaster X-33 Marstimer, a new timepiece that can keep track of time and time zones on Earth and the Red Planet.

As Hurricane Ian Bears Down on Florida, NASA Decides to Roll Artemis 1 Back to the Assembly Building

As a result of the latest weather predictions regarding Hurricane Ian, NASA managers met on the morning of September 26 and made the decision to roll Artemis 1 back into the Vehicle Assembly Building to protect the rocket from the impending storm, an operation which commenced at 11 pm EDT that evening.

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Upcoming Missions Could Search for Ancient Alien Technology Within the Solar System

Over sixty years ago, the first search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI), known as Project Ozma, was conducted. This campaign was led by legendary astronomer Frank Drake, which relied on the Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope (GBT) in West Virginia to listen to Tau Ceti and Epsilon Eridani for any signs of radio transmissions. Since then, the field of SETI has become more sophisticated thanks to more advanced radio telescopes, improved data analysis, and international collaboration. In the coming years, SETI will also benefit from advances in exoplanet studies and next-generation instruments and surveys.

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Hurricane Ian delays SpaceX's Crew-5 astronaut launch to Oct. 4

Hurricane Ian has pushed the launch of SpaceX's next astronaut mission for NASA back by at least a day.


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