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Pandemic-caused liquid oxygen shortage impacts launch schedules

In this file photo from 2017, several Praxair tanker trucks deliver liquid oxygen to launch pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

The effects of a nationwide liquid oxygen shortage caused by the recent spike in hospitalized coronavirus patients has already delayed the launch of a Landsat imaging satellite by a week, and threatens to impact more missions from launch sites in Florida and California.

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'Jett: The Far Shore,' a new space adventure game, is 20% off until Oct. 5

Explore a mythic ocean planet to carve out a future for a community haunted by oblivion.

Satellite tracks vicious Caldor Fire spread in California in time-lapse video

NOAA's GOES 17 satellite has captured this video of Caldor Fire as the blaze spread south of Lake Tahoe and forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of residents.

'Radio colors' from mysterious deep-space flashes reveal lone stellar corpse as source

Mysterious repeating pulses of radio waves may come from a hitherto unknown kind of extraordinarily powerful cosmic magnet, and not pairs of stars as previously suggested, a new study finds.

Meet Gamma Cassiopeiae, the Classic Eruptive Variable

Gamma Cassiopeia may lack a proper name, but the middle star of the "W"-shape constellation is worth finding on the sky.

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Quantum technology or stage at a music festival? Both would have one thing in common: students.

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Best space exploration games

What are the chances that a primordial black hole forged in the earliest moments of the universe will come wandering toward Earth?

Record-high astronaut applications overwhelm European Space Agency

The ESA are asking astronaut applicants to be patient as they process more than 23,000 applications. The deadline for submissions was in late June, but thousands are still waiting to discover if they’ve made the cut.

Watch a supermassive black hole fest in mesmerizing new simulation (video)

There's no consensus yet on how supermassive black holes form, but a new mesmerizing simulation is taking a crack at that question like never before.

Satellite data provide valuable support for IPCC climate report

Earlier this month, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published its latest assessment report laying out the accumulating evidence of the climate crisis. The report identifies Earth observing satellites as a critical tool to monitor the causes and effects of climate change and directly acknowledges the contribution of ESA’s Climate Change Initiative – a research programme that draws on observations from multiple satellite missions.

How Bright Will Comet Leonard Get?

Several NASA employees and a "Star Trek" actor gathered virtually in a panel to celebrate diversity on what would have been the 100th birthday of the franchise's creator, Gene Roddenberry.

Hurricane Ida from space: Photos from astronauts and satellites

Hurricane Ida hit Louisiana as a Category 4 storm, the first U.S. landfall of 2021. See photos of the hurricane from space here.

Amazing Hubble telescope photo shows space 'sword' piercing huge celestial 'heart'

A flaming blue sword seems to pierce a giant cosmic heart in a gorgeous new photo captured by the Hubble Space Telescope.

Star Wars and Halloween collide in IDW's 'Ghosts of Vader's Castle' miniseries (first look)

IDW rolls out it's 2021 edition of their "Vader’s Castle" saga with "Star Wars Adventures: Ghosts of Vader's Castle" coming Sept. 22, 2021.

See Hurricane Ida from 1 million miles away in this NOAA satellite view

The sheer size of Hurricane Ida when it made landfall on Sunday was clearly visible from a NOAA satellite 1 million miles away.

Thanks to Ingenuity’s Pictures, Perseverance Knows Where to Drive to Next

The Perseverance rover now has a new tool to help scientists and engineers to figure out where the rover goes next. The new tool is the little rotorcraft that was tucked away in the rover’s belly, the Ingenuity helicopter. Ingenuity has now started doing aerial surveys to scout ahead for Perseverance.

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Small cracks found in International Space Station module: report

Small cracks have been discovered in the International Space Station's Russian-built Zarya module, according to a new report.

Dragon supply freighter docks at space station with 2.4 tons of cargo

A SpaceX Cargo Dragon capsule approaches the International Space Station Monday. Credit: Thomas Pesquet/ESA/NASA

Closing out a 31-hour flight from a launch pad in Florida, a SpaceX Cargo Dragon capsule autonomously docked with the International Space Station Monday, delivering experiments, supplies, and fresh food to the complex.

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What a Perfect Gravitational Lens

A stunning new photograph from the Hubble Space Telescope shows a nearly perfect Einstein Ring, an effect caused by gravitational lensing. This is one of the most complete Einstein Rings ever seen.

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Rose Tyler joins the Eighth and Eleventh Doctors in Titan Comics' new 'Doctor Who' series (first look)

London-based Titan Comics delivers a new "Doctor Who" team-up series this November titled "Empire of the Wolf."

Hurricane Ida puts NASA facilities in Louisiana and Mississippi on lockdown

NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans and its Stennis Space Center in nearby Hancock County, Mississippi, both faced a wallop from Hurricane Ida as the massive storm made landfall.


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