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Fisher debuts Artemis, Moonwalker space pens for return to moon

Fisher Space Pen is ready for NASA's Artemis missions to the moon, 50 years after its writing instruments were used by astronauts on the lunar surface.

See the Sun from Other Stars

We journey to distant suns to look back at our solar system and see its place among the stars.

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NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission: Live updates

See the latest news about NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission here.

Best sci-fi TV shows of all time

Embrace the scientific and the supernatural with this list of the best sci-fi TV shows of all time.

The moon and Jupiter pair up in the night sky tonight! Here's what to expect.

Look up tonight (Feb. 2) to see the moon pass near Jupiter in the night sky.

Incoming! Debris enroute to the Moon

The Moon is set to gain one more crater. A leftover SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage will impact the lunar surface in early March, marking the first time that a human-made debris item unintentionally reaches our natural satellite.

The history of the universe: Big Bang to now in 10 easy steps

Learn about the Big Bang theory and the evolution of the universe in ten steps.

NASA delays rollout of Artemis 1 moon mission's SLS megarocket until March. Hear why today.

NASA won't roll its first moon-bound megarocket out to the launch pad any earlier than March, again delaying the launch of its Artemis 1 mission.

Live coverage: Falcon 9 rocket set for launch from California today

Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California with the NROL-87 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter.

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SpaceX will launch a classified spy satellite on a new Falcon 9 rocket today and you can watch it live

A new SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a classified spy satellite for the United States today (Feb. 2). Watch it online here.

Finally, a Practical use for Space-Based Power Beaming. Sending Power to Satellites in Shade

Power beaming is one of those technologies that can completely change the world.  Almost unlimited power wherever it is needed, whenever it’s needed, is literally a technology straight out of science fiction.  Researchers have been working on the technology for decades at this point, but there has been little commercial headway so far, so what is holding this revolutionary technology up?  A “killer app” would certainly help move it along – and that is what a team from Space Power, a private company, and the University of Surrey think they have found in the form of powering other microsatellites.

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NASA lays out plan for the International Space Station's final years

NASA just released a report outlining the big-picture goals for the rest of the orbiting lab's operational life, which is expected to end with a controlled deorbit in January 2031.

Watch NASA astronaut Victor Glover and colleagues talk space station research today

This will be the third virtual 'Destination Station' session.

Tom Cruise asks NASA astronaut Victor Glover all about spaceflight (video)

"Top Gun" star Tom Cruise and NASA astronaut Victor Glover bonded virtually over fast planes and SpaceX spaceships in a wide-ranging conversation about astronaut training.

The mission to reduce the carbon footprint of astronomy

Astronomy is one of the most power-hungry science disciplines, but astronomers are committed to curb their large carbon footprint to survive in the climate-anxious future.

Roof of the satnav world

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Astronomers Finally Find a Second Asteroid in Earth’s Trojan Belt

Earth has a new companion. Asteroid 2020 XL5, a newly discovered kilometer-wide carbonaceous space rock, has been discovered at Earth’s L4 Lagrange point – a place where the gravitational forces of Earth and the Sun balance out, creating a stable point in which objects can become trapped. A new paper published this week in Nature Communications confirms that 2020 XL5 will be stuck at L4 for at least another 4000 years, shepherded silently through the Solar System by the gravitational tug of our home planet.

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Photos: SpaceX launches Italian COSMO-SkyMed radar satellite

A spectacular launch from Cape Canaveral just after sunset Monday delivered to orbit Italy’s second satellite in a new generation of COSMO-SkyMed radar remote sensing spacecraft. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket put on a memorable sky show over Florida’s Space Coast during its climb into space and return to Earth.

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'The Book of Boba Fett' chapter 5 is an incredible episode of 'The Mandalorian'

We'd hoped Boba Fett would've had a deeper story rather than simply serve to set up the third season of "The Mandalorian."

SpaceX set to launch top secret spy payload from California

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket sits horizontal at Space Launch Complex 4-East on Tuesday ahead of a mission for the National Reconnaissance Office. Credit: Brian Sandoval / Spaceflight Now

A classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office is closed up in the nose cone of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket for liftoff Wednesday from California’s Central Coast, debuting a brand new booster that will land back near the launch site for reuse on another national security mission later this year.

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A Chinese Space Tug Just Grappled a Dead Satellite

A Chinese satellite pulled a defunct navigation satellite out of the way of other satellites on January 22nd. The satellite, called SJ-21, appeared to operate as a space tug when it grappled onto the navigation satellite from the Chinese CompassG2 network. The operation details didn’t come from Chinese authorities but a report by ExoAnalytic Solutions, a commercial space monitoring company.

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