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Two Impacts, Not Just One, May Have Formed The Moon

The popular massively multiplayer online role playing game (MMORPG) "Star Trek Online" has released its latest season, now available to play for free.

How to clean VR headsets

Black holes exert small amounts of pressure on their environment a new study finds, hinting at a more complex nature of these mysterious objects.

This is the Reactor That Could Make it Possible to Return From Mars

Our recommended star projectors for staying cosy beneath the cosmos.

Addressing a Gap in Our Knowledge of Black Holes

Clare Lewins did not think she was the right director for a film about the International Space Station.

BBC announces Ncuti Gatwa as the new Doctor Who

The ice-hunting Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) will land just west of Nobile Crater, which sits near the moon's south pole, NASA officials announced today (Sept. 20).

Cosmic Kiss mission begins as Matthias Maurer arrives at the Space Station

NASA says its VIPER rover will head for the western edge of Nobile Crater near the moon’s south pole in 2023, targeting a region where shadowed craters are cold enough for water ice to exist, but where enough of the sun’s rays reach to keep the solar-powered robot going.

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Thomas Pesquet takes commanding role on Space Station

Disney is now serving up its own take on "space food," and to try it all you need to do is take a quick trip off the planet.

Photos: Inspiration4 launches from Kennedy Space Center

The first all-private crew to fly into Earth orbit launched Sept. 15 from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, streaking into space on top of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket powered by nine Merlin main engines.

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What is the Moon Festival? A scholar of Chinese religions explains.

With the arrival of September and hints of cooler temperatures also comes one of most important traditional festivals in the Chinese calendar.

How Could we Light our Cities and Still See the Night Sky?

The night sky is a part of humanity’s natural heritage. Gazing up at the heavens is a unifying act, performed by almost every human that’s ever lived. Haven’t you looked up at the night sky and felt it ignite your sense of wonder?

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SpaceX's all-civilian Inspiration4 crew react to their historic space mission in 1st interview since splashdown

The Inspiration4 crew says they hope the diversity of their astronauts helped inspire others and told NBC News that the spaceflight experience changed them forever.

CuPID Sun-Earth Space Weather CubeSat to Launch With LandSat-9

A small mission will hitch a ride to space in late September to study interactions at the Earth-Sun boundary.

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Mars was always too small to hold onto its oceans, rivers and lakes

Mars was doomed to desiccation by its small size, a new study suggests.

Tianzhou ship launches and docks with Chinese space station

A Long March 7 rocket lifts off with the Tianzhou cargo mission. Credit: CASC

An unpiloted Chinese cargo ship launched and docked with the Tiangong space station Monday, delivering supplies to support the next three-person crew on the complex for six months after their arrival in October.

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How frequent is the full Harvest Moon?

The Harvest Moon is always the full moon closest to the time of the autumnal equinox.

Inspiration4 crew celebrates return to Earth after 3-day SpaceX mission

Inspiration4's crew of civilian astronauts is sharing their joy after returning to Earth from their three-day mission in orbit.

Einstein's Theory of Special Relativity

Einstein's paper on special relativity revolutionized light, light speed, matter and energy with a deceptively simple equation.

Accurately Forecasting the Weather on Mars and Titan

Even meteorologists who forecast the weather on Earth admit that they can’t always accurately predict the weather at a specific location on our planet any given time. And so, attempting to forecast the atmospheric conditions on another world can be downright impossible.

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The Moon was Pummeled Even Harder by Asteroids Than it Looks

The Moon’s pitted surface tells a tale of repeated impacts over a long period of time. While Earth’s active geology erases most evidence of impacts, the Moon has no mechanism that can do the same. So there it sits, stark evidence of an impact-rich past.

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SpaceX's private Inspiration4 astronauts had some toilet trouble in space

After spending nearly three days in space, the Inspiration4 crew may have more appreciation for the facilities here on Earth — namely, the toilets.

Chefs on the Moon Will be Cooking up Rocks to Make air and Water

NASA will hold a press conference Monday as part of its Artemis program.


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