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The Rocinante flies again as Hero Collector's first spaceship model from 'The Expanse' (exclusive)

Hero Collector is christening The Rocinante, their first ship in a new line of collectible "The Expanse" ship models.

New Horizons: Exploring Pluto and Beyond

New Horizons was the first spacecraft to visit dwarf planet Pluto and Kuiper Belt object Arrokoth. The spacecraft is still actively exploring the solar system.

'Dune' movie skins land in Fortnite because the Spice must flow on the island

You can play as Dune's Paul Atreides or his co-star, Chani, in Fortnite now.

Rocket Lab to recover booster on launch next month

Rocket Lab plans to recover the first stage of an Electron launcher during its next mission, which is scheduled to lift off from New Zealand during a two-week window that opens on Nov. 11.

Newly-named 'Capt. John Young Hangar' honors legendary NASA astronaut

NASA's longest-serving astronaut now has his name on one of the agency's longest-serving structures. Johnson Space Center director Vanessa Wyche led a ceremony to name Hangar 276 for John Young.

NASA has selected new space telescope project to study Milky Way's evolution

NASA has picked a new telescope to head into space, where it will peer out in search of the most powerful light emissions made in the universe.

October's full Hunter's Moon of 2021 rises tonight! Here's what to expect.

The Hunter's Moon rises tonight, marking the first full moon of the fall season in the northern hemisphere.

The 2021 Orionid meteor shower peaks tonight! Here's what to expect.

The annual Orionid meteor shower will reach its peak today (Oct. 20), but could have some competition with the full Hunter's Moon set to rise tonight, too.

Boeing, NASA zero in on fix for Starliner capsule's valve problem

The valve problem that has kept Boeing's Starliner astronaut taxi grounded for the past 10 weeks may soon be solved.

Ten years of Soyuz at Europe’s Spaceport

On 21 October 2011, the first pair of Galileo navigation satellites was launched by a Russian-built Soyuz rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.

Vortex binoculars: Deals and discounts

We've picked out our favorite Vortex binoculars – and found the best prices for them, too.

What are FPV drones?

FPV drones offer perhaps the most immersive flying experience you could have with drones, but that First Person View comes with its own challenges, benefits and equipment.

Calm above the storm

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Auroras make for great Halloween décor over Earth, though ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet snapped these green smoky swirls of plasma from the International Space Station in August. Also pictured are the Soyuz MS-18 “Yuri Gagarin” (left) and the new Nauka module (right).  

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How to see October's full Hunter's Moon this Wednesday (Oct. 20)

October's full moon and the peak of the Orionid meteor shower are happening on the same day this week.

Webb telescope unboxed after shipment to Guiana Space Center

The James Webb Space Telescope is seen inside the S5C payload processing facility Oct. 15 at the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana. Credit: NASA/Chris Gunn

Engineers removed the James Webb Space Telescope from its intercontinental shipping container in South America last week, and kicked off a final pre-launch comprehensive electrical systems test Monday ahead of blastoff in December on an Ariane 5 rocket, NASA’s program manager said.

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Senate directs NASA to choose another company to build a lunar lander: report

The United States Senate's largest committee wants NASA to choose a second company to build its new moon lander.

Lucy is off to Visit Jupiter’s Trojan Asteroids

NASA’s Lucy spacecraft is on its way. The spacecraft was launched into space on Saturday, October 16th on an Atlas 5 rocket. Its primary target is Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids.

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Something Really Wants our Attention. One Object Released 1,652 Fast Radio Bursts in 47 Days

The energetic phenomena known as Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) are one of the greatest cosmic mysteries today. These mysterious flashes of light are visible in the radio wave part of the spectrum and usually last only a few milliseconds before fading away forever. Since the first FRB was observed in 2007, astronomers have looked forward to the day when instruments of sufficient sensitivity would be able to detect them regularly.

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The Orionid meteor shower peaks this week, but don't expect to see many 'shooting stars'

During these next few mornings, we'll have a chance to see a few pieces of Halley's Comet zipping through our atmosphere in the form of meteors.

Astronaut Chris Hadfield found space for 'The Apollo Murders' in real history

Many writers have looked back at the moon landings and found chances to ask "what if?" For Chris Hadfield, he saw the makings of "The Apollo Murders," a thriller set within the real events of 1973.


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