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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.

Remembering Carolyn Shoemaker (1929–2021)

Shoemaker discovered more than 800 asteroids and 32 comets, including one of the most famous comets of the 20th century.

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SpaceX's Dragon cargo ship docks at space station in time for astronaut's birthday

The robotic Dragon capsule delivered about 4,800 lbs. (2,200 kilograms) of supplies and scientific gear to the orbiting lab.

NASA just cut a 10-cent check to kick-start moon mining tech

NASA has cut a 10 cent check to space startup Lunar Outpost in the first-ever payment to a company to mine the moon.

'Extremely dangerous' Hurricane Ida makes landfall in Louisiana with 150 mph winds

Hurricane Ida, an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 hurricane, made landfall near Port Fourchon, Louisiana, at 11:55 a.m. local time on Sunday.

America's forgotten plans to reach the moon

Before Apollo, many ingenious lunar landing schemes were proposed that could have changed history.

When Greenland was green: Rapid global warming 55 million years ago shows us what the future may hold

Frozen northeast Greenland seems an unlikely place to gain insight into our ever-warming world.

Inspiration4: SpaceX's historic private spaceflight in photos

See photos of the Inspiration4 mission, scheduled to launch Sept. 15 with the first all-civilian crew.

Alien 'Dyson spheres' could be harvesting the power of black holes

Researchers show how intelligent aliens might draw nearly-limitless power from a black hole using a Dyson sphere.

Node 2 | Space Station 360 (in French with English subtitles available)

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ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet takes you on a tour of the International Space Station like no other. Filmed with a 360 camera, the Space Station 360 series lets you explore for yourself alongside Thomas’s explanation – this is the Node 2 module. Node 2 is a European-built connecting module also known as Harmony that acts as an internal passageway and utility hub. Its exterior also serves as a work platform for the station’s robotic arm, Canadarm2, and has docking ports for spacecraft.

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Countdown to Webb launch with new merchandise collection

Countdown to Webb launch with new merchandise collection

After Its Last Rock Sample Crumbled Into Powder, Perseverance is Going to try Again

In the last two decades, we have all grown accustomed to rovers exploring Mars. At least one rover has been active on the planet every day since January 4, 2004, when NASA’s Spirit rover landed in Gusev crater. Opportunity (2004) and Curiosity (2012) followed, each making unique journeys of discovery of their own. Perseverance (2021) is the latest and greatest of these robotic explorers, boasting a state-of-the-art in-situ resource utilization experiment to extract oxygen from the atmosphere, an accompanying helicopter to scout the path ahead, and a suite of unparalleled geology instruments. But what really sets Perseverance’s mission apart is that, for the first time, it is collecting samples of Martian rock to bring back to Earth.

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SpaceX launches resupply mission to International Space Station

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket early Sunday from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Credit: Michael Cain / Spaceflight Now / Coldlife Photography

SpaceX launched a Dragon cargo capsule from Florida on a thundering predawn launch aboard a Falcon 9 rocket, kicking off the company’s 23rd commercial resupply flight to the International Space Station.

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Does Lockheed Martin's stealthy SR-72 Darkstar spy plane have a cameo in 'Top Gun: Maverick'?

Satellite photos are capturing final views of the U.S. evacuation effort from Kabul, Afghanistan after the Taliban's takeover.

Boeing to launch 2nd test flight of Starliner spacecraft for NASA on May 19

The Greenland ice sheet, nearly 2 miles thick in places, hides a landscape of canyons, mountains, fjords and gem-like lakes.

Play 'Star Wars: The Mandalorian' Monopoly for 52% off this Black Friday

Astra’s Rocket 3.3 tilts before flying sideways after liftoff from the Pacific Spaceport Complex in Alaska. Credit: Astra

Astra’s small satellite launcher suffered an engine failure just after liftoff from Alaska Saturday, causing the rocket to tilt sideways before the booster recovered and climbed into the upper atmosphere. The rocket later veered from its flight corridor, and the range safety officer issued a flight termination command before the mission reached orbit.

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Satellites track huge Tropical Storm Ida at night from space (photos)

Hurricane Ida strengthened into a powerful Category 4 storm overnight as it approaches the coast of Louisiana today (Aug. 29)

Don't miss Mercury shine with the crescent moon in tonight's sky!

SpaceX's Starship system is the most powerful rocket yet. Here are some of the key moments in its history as the rocket and spacecraft get ready for the first orbital test.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is cooling down for its next trick: Observing the universe

SpaceX launched its 21st rocket of the year today (Aug 29), sending a robotic Dragon cargo capsule toward the International Space Station before nailing a landing at sea.


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