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James Webb Space Telescope picture shows noticeable damage from micrometeoroid strike

A small space rock has proven to have a big effect on NASA's newly operational deep-space telescope.

Satellite dodges space debris as it scrambles against space weather

A European satellite that has been scrambling to escape premature death in Earth's atmosphere due to bad space weather has narrowly avoided a collision with a random piece of space junk.

The secrets of Jupiter

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Discover the top five mysteries that ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) mission will solve.

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Best telescopes for deep space

Ready to tour the Universe? Find the perfect companion with our guide to the best telescopes for deep space.

China plans asteroid deflection test in 2026: reports

China wants to change the trajectory of asteroid 2020 PN1 as part of planetary defense programs.

Will new NASA study move the needle on UFO research?

Space.com reached out to UFO groups and leading experts in the field to get their thoughts on NASA's new endeavor.

Higgs boson: 10 years after its discovery, why this particle could unlock new physics beyond the standard model

For particle physicists, this was the end of a decades-long and hugely difficult journey and the beginning of a new era of experimental physics.

May's total lunar eclipse watched by Earth-observing satellites

Satellites tracking the total lunar eclipse in May revealed dramatic and uneven temperature changes across the surface of the moon.

SpaceX deploys 53 more Starlink satellites on record-tying 31st launch of the year

SpaceX launched 53 more Starlink internet satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket Sunday. Credit: Stephen Clark / Spaceflight Now

Fifty-three more Starlink internet satellites thundered into orbit from Cape Canaveral atop a Falcon 9 rocket Sunday on SpaceX’s 31st launch of the year, tying the company’s number of missions for all of 2021 and maintaining a pace of one flight per week.

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A new Record for the Strongest Magnetic Field Seen in the Universe: 1.6 Billion Tesla

A team of astronomers using the Chinese Insight-HXMT x-ray telescope have made a direct measurement of the strongest magnetic field in the known universe. The magnetic field belongs to a magnetar currently in the process of cannibalizing an orbiting companion.

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Fujifilm X-T30 II mirrorless camera review

While the Fujifilm X-T30 II mirrorless camera looks like a subtle upgrade from its predecessor it actually performs like a rocket.

Chinese project will bounce signals off asteroids to see how dangerous they are to Earth

A Chinese university has begun constructing an array of more than 20 large radar antennas to track potentially hazardous asteroids.

Watch SpaceX launch a Falcon 9 rocket on record-tying 13th mission Sunday

SpaceX will launch one of its Falcon 9 rockets for a record-tying 13th time on Sunday morning (July 17), and you can watch it live.

Claims of new 'tropical ozone hole' raise controversy

Scientists debate claims of an ozone hole over the tropics.

Could we eavesdrop on aliens by detecting signals relayed around the sun?

Researchers suggest we may be able to use gravitational lensing to amplify radio waves, allowing us to listen in on communication signals passing through our solar system.

Live coverage: SpaceX going for record-tying 31st launch of the year

Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Starlink 4-22 mission launched SpaceX’s next batch of 53 Starlink broadband satellites. Follow us on Twitter.

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Best telescopes for seeing planets 2022

Ready to tour the Universe? Find the perfect companion with our guide to the best telescopes for planets.

RelaunchSpace reconstructs NASA flight plan for Apollo 11 moon landing

More than half a century since its pages served as humanity's first roadmap to the moon, NASA's Apollo 11 flight plan has been relaunched.

'Rebooting' the moon: NASA's Artemis program aims for lunar sustainability

Artemis moonwalkers will need innovative technologies in order to explore more of the lunar surface than ever before and forge the first long-term presence on the moon.

'Hopping' space dust may help asteroids bust a move

Snap, crackle, pop! Dust 'hopping' on asteroids might influence how these small bodies migrate through space.


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