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Astronaut's daughter packs father's space mementos for Blue Origin launch
Laura Shepard Churchley is bringing more than memories of her father on her Blue Origin launch into space. She has packed a few special items that not only made the trip before, but went to the moon.
Best sci-fi movies of all time
Bring the universe to your screens with this ultimate list of the best sci-fi movies of all time.
How Our Largest Dwarf Galaxy Keeps the Others In Line
New research may explain why satellite galaxies align themselves around the Milky Way
Military interest in the moon is ramping up
There is growing interest in protecting strategic assets in cislunar space, the realm between Earth and the moon.
'Potentially hazardous' asteroid worth nearly $5 billion will pass by Earth this week, NASA says
The mineral-rich asteroid has an estimated worth of $4.71 billion.
Newborn star (unsuccessfully) plays 'hide-and-seek' in gas cloud
A big gas jet helped Hubble spot the youngster.
Massive simulation of the universe probes mystery of ghostly neutrinos
How do you test theories of the universe? By building gigantic supercomputers and simulating the evolution of the cosmos.
If There are Water Plumes on Europa, Here’s how Europa Clipper Will Study Them
NASA’s Europa Clipper is one of the most anticipated missions of the coming decade, in large part because its target, the large Jovian moon Europa, is considered one of the most likely places in our solar system that extraterrestrial life might exist. If Europa is harboring alien microbes, however, they’re likely to be buried deep beneath the moon’s thick icy crust in a vast subsurface ocean. Unlocking the secrets of this water world isn’t going to be easy, but the Clipper team has a plan to make the most of the opportunity they have: If you can’t get to the ocean, let the ocean come to you.
Fortnite's Chapter 3 Battle Pass includes a moon-themed Ronin skin
Teasers suggest you will defend the multiverse in Season 3, Chapter 1 of the battle royale game.
Fuel leak at launch pad delays Atlas 5 launch
An Atlas 5 rocket stands on pad 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station before launch on the STP-3 mission. Credit: United Launch Alliance
United Launch Alliance delayed the planned launch of an Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral Sunday after discovering a kerosene fuel leak in the launch pad’s ground storage system. Officials tentatively rescheduled launch with two U.S. military satellites for Monday morning.
Here's what the only total solar eclipse of 2021 was like from a cruise ship near Antarctica
Clouds blocked the view of the only total solar eclipse for 2021 for 200 passengers on an Antarctic exploration cruise ship Dec. 4.
China's Yutu 2 rover spots cube-shaped 'mystery hut' on far side of the moon
China’s Yutu 2 rover has spotted a mystery object on the horizon while working its way across Von Kármán crater on the far side of the moon.
NASA will announce its next astronaut class on Monday and you can watch it live
NASA is ready to announce its next batch of astronaut candidates, and you can watch the event live on Monday, Dec. 6.
NASA just ordered megarocket boosters for moon missions through 2031
NASA just awarded a contract worth $3.19 billion to build rocket boosters for future moon missions, meant for Artemis moon missions through 2031.
Venus shines at its highest in the night sky this week. How to see it.
The planet will shine brightly in the evening for a few nights before sinking toward the horizon.
Curious Kids: What are the rings around planets made of?
Lots of us are familiar with pictures of the planet Saturn and its unmistakable ring.
Two new satellites mark further enlargement of Galileo
Europe’s largest satellite constellation has grown even bigger, following the launch of two more Galileo navigation satellites by Soyuz launcher from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on 5 December. Galileo satellites 27-28 add to an existing 26-satellite constellation in orbit, providing the world’s most precise satnav positioning to more than 2.3 billion users around the globe.
Arianespace launches Galileo navigation satellites in final mission before Webb
A Soyuz ST-B launcher takes off from the Guiana Space Center on Saturday night with two Galileo navigation satellites. Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace – Photo Optique Video du CSG – S. Martin
Deployment of Europe’s independent Galileo navigation network resumed Saturday night with an on-target launch of two satellites aboard a Soyuz rocket, the final Arianespace mission from French Guiana before the historic liftoff of the James Webb Space Telescope later this month.
I just fought off alien spaceships, monsters and the Cube Queen in Fortnite's Chapter 2 finale 'The End'
Alien spaceships swarmed over the Fortnite island during the season finale of the battle royale game Saturday (Dec. 4).