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Chinese astronauts prep for six-month space station construction flight

A Chinese Long March 2F rocket with the Shenzhou 14 spacecraft rolled to the launch pad at the Jiuquan space center May 29. Credit: CASC

Three Chinese military pilots are ready for launch Saturday on a Long March 2F rocket to begin a six-month expedition to help expand China’s space station in low Earth orbit, a mission slated to include the arrival of two modules and multiple spacewalks.

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Do extraterrestrial auroras occur on other planets?

Auroras don't just exist on Earth. Here's what we know about auroras on other planets in the solar system.

These bizarre spiky Mars rocks likely formed by erosion and ancient fractures (photo)

A long-running NASA rover imaged twisted Red Planet rock pillars.

Glowing 'auroral beads' appear strung across the night sky. Here's what creates them.

A group of 13 telescopes allowed researchers to observe the process behind a unique type of aurora, known as auroral beads, for the first time.

Photos: Blue Origin's NS-21 space tourism mission

Blue Origin's fifth human spaceflight, a mission called NS-21, is scheduled to launch from the company's West Texas site on June 4, 2022. See photos here.

Watch Blue Origin launch 6 space tourists on a New Shepard rocket early Saturday

Blue Origin will launch six more people to the final frontier Saturday morning (June 4), and you can watch the action live.

Tom Cruise returns to the danger zone in the triumphant 'Top Gun: Maverick' (Review)

"Top Gun: Maverick" is a crowd-pleasing example of old-school Hollywood blockbusters.

James Webb Space Telescope coverage wins Pulitzer Prize for science writer Natalie Wolchover and Quanta

Science writer Natalie Wolchover has received a 2022 Pulitzer Prize for her work at Quanta Magazine explaining the intricate story of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.

'Thor: Love and Thunder' new trailer tells the tale of the 'space viking'

"He went from dad bod, to god bod" and boy, Korg's not wrong

Hubble Sees a Surviving Companion Star After its Partner Went Supernova

When stars die they’re often not alone, and for the first time astronomers have found a companion to a supernova, lingering long after its sibling destroyed itself.

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What is the Best Radiation Shielding for the Surface of Mars?

The planet Mars is calling to us. At least, that is the impression one gets when examining all the planned and proposed missions to the Red Planet in the coming decade. With so many space agencies currently sending missions there to characterize its environment, atmosphere, and geological history, it seems likely that crewed missions are right around the corner. In fact, both NASA and China have made it clear that they intend to send missions to Mars by the early 2030s that will culminate in the creation of surface habitats.

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NASA picks new experiments for commercial delivery to moon in 2026

Privately developed spacecraft will carry a new suite of science gear to the moon in 2026 to support NASA's Artemis lunar exploration program.

Over 100 hidden asteroids detected thanks to new algorithm studying old telescope data

Researchers using an innovative astrodynamics algorithm have uncovered over 100 asteroids that had gone undetected in archived images of the sky.

The 'supermoon' season of 2022 continues with the Full Strawberry Moon on June 14

The Full Strawberry Moon of June 14 may appear ever-so-slightly bigger and brighter than usual when it rises this month, making it a "supermoon."

See the new trailer 'Star Wars Jedi: Survivor' coming in 2023

Avid video gamers hunting for immersive diversions in the galaxy far, far away were rewarded with a first look at the "Star Wars Jedi: Survivor" game.

The Early Solar System was Total Mayhem

There’s no question that young solar systems are chaotic places. Cascading collisions defined our young Solar System as rocks, boulders, and planetesimals repeatedly collided. A new study based on chunks of asteroids that crashed into Earth puts a timeline to some of that chaos.

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See All Naked Eye Planets This Month… in Order

June 2022 offers early risers the chance to trace out the naked eye planets, from Mercury to Saturn.

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What's it like to be on Venus or Pluto? We studied their sand dunes and found some clues.

What is it like to be on the surface of Mars or Venus? Or even further afield, such as on Pluto, or Saturn's moon Titan?

Blue Origin space tourist launches: Live NS-21 mission updates

Blue Origin will launch 6 passengers on the NS-21 space tourism mission on June 4, 2022. Here are live updates of the launch.

New, extremely reactive chemical discovered in the atmosphere

Millions of tons of a type of extremely reactive chemical can form in the atmosphere each year, with implications for health and the global climate.

World Environment Day: ESA supports shift to a greener world

Celebrated each year on 5 June, World Environment Day focuses on awareness of environmental challenges and action to protect planet Earth. Take a look at five ESA-supported projects that use satellite data and services to address specific environmental problems.


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