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Watch SpaceX Crew-5 astronauts leave the space station Thursday evening

SpaceX's Crew-5 astronaut mission for NASA is scheduled to depart the International Space Station on Thursday (March 9), and you can watch the action live.

Watch SpaceX launch 40 OneWeb internet satellites on Thursday

SpaceX will launch 40 broadband satellites to orbit for the U.K. company OneWeb on Thursday (March 9), and you can watch the liftoff live.

Relativity Space scrubs first launch attempt

Relativity Space’s 110-foot-tall Terran 1 rocket during Wednesday’s launch attempt. Credit: Relativity Space

Relativity Space’s first launch countdown aborted about a minute before liftoff Wednesday at Cape Canaveral when sensors detected warmer-than-expected liquid oxygen on the Terran 1 rocket’s second stage, delaying until Saturday the first test flight of the 3D-printed launcher.

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What Time is It on the Moon? It May Get its Own Timezone

When the first people set foot on the Moon for long-term projects, they’ll need a lot of things, including their own time zone. That makes sense since they’ll be on an entirely different world. And, they’ll depend on a whole new set of technologies that will need time coordination with each other. So, space agencies are now figuring out what time zone the Moon will have.

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International Women's Day: Female astronauts keep making strides off Earth

The past year saw the first long-duration flight by a woman Black astronaut along with the first spaceflight by a female Native American, among other milestones.

Relativity Space scrubs debut launch attempt of world's 1st 3D-printed rocket after abort

The space startup Relativity Space called off the first-ever flight of its new 3D-printed rocket on Wednesday (March 8) after a last-minute abort and temperature issues during the countdown.

International Space Station fires thrusters to avoid collision with satellite

The International Space Station (ISS) had to maneuver out of the way of an Earth-imaging satellite on Monday (March 6).

US Space Force grants 4 companies launch pads at Cape Canaveral

Space Force wing Space Launch Delta 45 has allocated three launch pads at the historic Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida to four private companies.

SpaceX Crew 5 astronauts to leave space station for Earth tomorrow

The splashdown date for Crew-5 may shift according to weather, NASA and SpaceX said.

Curiosity Sees Spectacular Crepuscular Rays in Martian Clouds

NASA’s Curiosity Rover usually looks down at the ground, studying nearby rocks and craters. But sometimes, it looks up and sees something wonderful.

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One-of-kind Barbie dolls honor citizen astronaut, space scientist as role models on International Women's Day

Kat Echazarreta, the first Mexican-born woman to fly into space, and space scientist Maggie Aderin-Pocock now have Barbie dolls honoring them as STEM role models.

Shockwaves rocking the 'cosmic web' connecting galaxies seen for the 1st time

Astronomers caught the 1st radio glow from magnetic fields in the universe's largest structure that spans the vastness of space to link galaxies.

Swatch debuts Moonshine Gold-touched MoonSwatch, limited by the full moon

A year after debuting the MoonSwatch, a 'giant leap' between a Swatch watch and the first chronograph worn on the moon, Swatch and Omega have taken a 'small step' to bringing moonshine to your wrist.

NASA and Minecraft want you to build and launch rockets in new Artemis missions worlds

Soar to the moon and back in a new Minecraft adventure targeted for space fans 8 and older.

Lagoon Nebula shines in gorgeous new Hubble image

Scientists using the Hubble Space Telescope to hunt for protoplanetary discs more than 4,000 light-years away were treated to a rainbow smokescreen filled with stars.

New VR game 'Journey to Foundation' channels galactic chaos of Asimov novels

A new interactive VR adventure gaming experience called "Journey to Foundation" invites players into the space opera of Isaac Asimov's classic novels.

China’s Rover Used Radar to Look Deep Beneath the Surface of Mars. What Did it Find?

The ongoing effort to under Martian geology and the planet’s history continues. A recent paper from a scientific team in China looks at the data collected by Zhurong, a rover that has been in place on the Red Planet since 2021. While it didn’t find any evidence of water in the basin it was looking in, it did find some interesting buried features and provided more data to our mounting understanding of one of our nearest neighbors.

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Do Diamonds Rain on the Ice Giants?

New research shows diamonds might condense out of Neptune's mantle, but not Uranus', explaining a decades-old discrepancy.

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Full moon worms its way into stunning photos from around the world

March's full moon looks stunning in these photographs from around the world. The Worm Moon is the last winter full moon for skywatchers in the Northern Hemisphere.

The Mandalorian season 3 episode 2 review: Diving headfirst into Manda-lore

The second chapter of The Mandalorian season 3 wastes no time and moves the main plot forward without losing sight of the show’s signature episodic format.

Navigation Lab exploring Galileo’s future – and beyond

Would you like to know the future of satellite navigation? Try ESA’s Navigation Laboratory. This is a site where navigation engineers test prototypes of tomorrow's user receivers, using simulated versions of the navigation signals planned for the coming decade, such as set to be transmitted from Galileo’s Second Generation satellites. 


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