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SpaceX just flew its fastest Dragon astronaut trip to the space station ever

SpaceX just set a new record for its fastest Dragon astronaut trip yet.

Rare Black Moon solar eclipse takes bite out of sun over South America

Skywatchers across parts of the Southern Hemisphere were treated to the first partial eclipse of the year today (April 30).

'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' scores its 1st tie-in book from veteran Trek novelist

Author John Jackson Miller delivers the first companion novel for "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" this fall titled "The High Country."

Energize your 'Star Trek' wisdom with 'Phasers on Stun!' by Ryan Britt (exclusive)

Journalist Ryan Britt explores the ever-changing universe of "Star Trek" in "Phasers on Stun!"

'Astronaut Down': Enter a realm of alternate realities in this new sci-fi series from AfterShock Comics (exclusive)

AfterShock Comics delivers "Astronaut Down," a chilling new sci-fi title coming this June.

The first solar eclipse of 2022 has begun and here's the view!

It's the moment skywatchers have been waiting for: The year's first solar eclipse has begun.

Elon Musk shows off new SpaceX rocket engines for Starship. Twitter fans see Daleks.

Elon Musk seems pretty proud of his company SpaceX's new rocket engines. Twitter fans fear they're Daleks.

4 planets line up like ducks in a row in gorgeous night-sky image

The moon is leading a parade of four planets across the predawn sky this week.

How do you get ready for bed in space? This astronaut video reveals all.

In a new video, European Space Agency astronaut Matthias Maurer shares what it's like getting ready for bed while living in space aboard the International Space Station.

China just launched a rocket with 5 satellites to orbit from a platform at sea

China launched five satellites into orbit on a rocket that lifted from a platform at sea on Saturday (April 30), marking the country's farthest liftoff from shore yet.

See a behemoth black hole and spiral galaxy like only the Hubble telescope can

A monstrous black hole lies at the center of a distant galaxy photographed by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.

Sun erupts with powerful solar flare from departing sunspot

An active sunspot on the sun turning away from Earth unleashed a powerful parting shot as it moved out of view on Saturday (April 30).

10 New Merger Events in Gravitational-Wave Data

An independent team has found additional black hole mergers in LIGO data.

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Venus and Jupiter shine together overnight, here's how to watch the spectacle live online

Tune into a Virtual Telescope Project livestream to watch live as Jupiter and Venus meet in the night sky.

Newly found Martian auroras defy easy explanation

Scientists with the United Arab Emirates' Mars mission have spotted a 'worm-like' aurora stretching halfway across the Red Planet.

The first solar eclipse of 2022 occurs today! What time does it begin?

A partial solar eclipse occurs today (April 30) over parts of South America, Antarctica and the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. Here's what skywatchers can expect.

Satellite photos show missiles being loaded onto Russian submarine. Dolphin pens, too.

Maxar Technologies' WorldView-2 spacecraft spotted what appear to be Kalibr missiles sitting next to a docked Kilo-class submarine in Sevastopol, an important Black Sea port in the Crimean Peninsula.

Titan is an Alien World, but Surprisingly Familiar

Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, is a fascinating and mysterious world, a world literally shrouded in mystery due to thick clouds that cameras imaging in the visible spectrum cannot penetrate. This was made apparent when NASA’s Pioneer 11 became the first spacecraft to fly past Titan in 1979, and then NASA’s Voyager 1 and 2 in 1980 and 1981, respectively. All three spacecraft were equipped with cameras that were unable to penetrate Titan’s atmosphere of thick clouds, although atmospheric data from Voyager 1 suggested Titan might be the first body, aside from Earth, where liquid might exist on its surface.

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A New Kind of Stellar Explosion Has Been Discovered: Micronovae

The most energetic explosions in the Universe come from stars called supernovae. These galactic bombs have the energy of about 1028 mega-tons. After they detonate, the only thing left behind is either a neutron star or black hole. Another type of stellar explosion is known as a nova which has much less energy and covers the surface of a white dwarf.

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SpaceX launches Falcon 9 booster for second time in three weeks

SpaceX fires a Falcon 9 rocket into the sky over Cape Canaveral with 53 more Starlink internet satellites. Credit: Michael Cain / Spaceflight Now / Coldlife Photography

SpaceX continued throttling up its launch rate with another Starlink mission from Cape Canaveral Friday, completing a rapid recycle with a Falcon 9 first stage booster flying for the second time in 21 days.

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SpaceX's Crew-4 astronauts thrilled after 'eye-watering' space station trip

The newly arrived Crew-4 astronauts on the International Space Station are ready to begin a six-month stay in space after a smooth SpaceX trip this week.


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