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USC students set world record with high-flying rocket launch (video)

The student-run USC Rocket Propulsion Lab's Aftershock II vehicle soared to an altitude of 470,400 feet last month, higher than any amateur rocket had ever gone before.

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SpaceX stacks Flight 6 Starship megarocket ahead of Nov. 19 launch (photos)

SpaceX has stacked its Starship megarocket ahead of the vehicle's sixth test flight, which is scheduled to take place on Tuesday (Nov. 19).

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What time is SpaceX's Starship Flight 6 launch test today?

SpaceX is gearing up to launch its next Starship test flight, a mission that will attempt a second catch of the world's largest rocket on Nov. 19. Here's when to watch Starship Flight 6.

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Next Blue Origin space tourism flight will launch 'Space Gal' Emily Calandrelli

Blue Origin has announced the six crewmembers for NS-28, its next suborbital space tourism mission. Among them are 'Space Gal' Emily Calandrelli and two repeat customers.

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Europe's Hera asteroid probe heads for Mars after engine burn

Europe's Hera asteroid probe will use the Red Planet for a gravity assist on its way to scope out the space rock crash site of NASA's DART impactor.

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Mars meteorite found in drawer reveals history of water on Red Planet

"We think the water came from the melting of nearby sub-surface ice called permafrost, and that the permafrost melting was caused by magmatic activity that still occurs periodically on Mars to the present day."

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The ISS has been leaking for 5 years. NASA and Russia disagree on how to fix it

Crew-8 commander Matthew Dominick says NASA is carefully making decisions for astronaut safety while the ISS deals with a leak, and spacesuit issues, related to aging hardware.

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Lava could light up the James Webb Space Telescope's search for watery exoplanets

Scientists are trying to figure out how minerals connected to exoplanetary water would look to the James Webb Space Telescope.

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Humanoid robot may fly on China's Chang'e 8 moon mission in 2028

China's Chang'e 8 mission to test resource technologies at the moon's south pole is taking shape — and may even include a humanoid form.

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'Silo' returns for season 2 on Apple TV+: What's in store for Juliette and the Silo 18 survivors?

Apple TV+'s "Silo" Season 2 launches on Nov. 15 and we've got everything you need to catch up with Season 1.

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Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket to launch AST SpaceMobile's huge BlueBird smartphone satellites

AST SpaceMobile, a startup with plans for a direct-to-cellphone satellite service constellation, has chosen Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket to launch some of its next-gen satellites.

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The Leonid meteor shower peaks is peaking now. Are 'shooting stars' in the forecast for 2024?

The annual Leonid meteor shower peaks on Nov. 17, 2024, but a bright moon just two days past full will make viewing this year's Leonids difficult.

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Watch Beaver Moon supermoon rise today in free livestream

Don't miss the Beaver Moon! The last supermoon of the year.

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Aurora activity is just getting started. Here's why the best northern lights are yet to come.

Mark your diaries for the 2026/27 aurora season could be a big one!

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Did NASA's Viking landers accidentally kill life on Mars? Why one scientist thinks so

Dirk Schulze-Makuch is a scientist who thinks NASA's Viking landers could have inadvertently destroyed the life they were searching for. In this Q&A, we ask why.

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SpaceX rolls Starship Flight 6 Super Heavy rocket to pad ahead of Nov. 18 launch (photos)

SpaceX has rolled the Super Heavy first stage of its Starship megarocket out to the launch pad to prep for the vehicle's sixth test flight, which is scheduled for Monday (Nov. 18).

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NASA rockets seed artificial clouds below glowing auroras in Norway (photo)

NASA's VortEx experiment launched sounding rockets that created clouds, which will help scientists better understand how energy flows between layers of the atmosphere.

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FAA creating new committee to update launch regulations

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is creating a new committee to review and update its "Part 450" launch and reentry licensing rule.

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Asteroid pieces brought to Earth help reveal how our solar system's planets and moons grew

Samples collected from the near-Earth asteroid Ryugu have revealed clues about a primordial magnetic field that helped asteroids, planets and moons grow in our solar system.

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China launches Tianzhou 8 cargo mission to Tiangong space station (video)

A Long March 7 rocket launched the Tianzhou 8 cargo spacecraft toward China's Tiangong space station on Friday (Nov. 15).

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Brilliant fireball explodes over North America as satellites capture flash from space (video)

Cameras and NOAA weather satellites captured the moment when a meteor exploded into a brilliant fireball over the western U.S. and parts of western Canada.

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First quilter in space challenges students, crafters to stitch the moon

Ten years after launching a patchwork of stars from her place in space, Karen Nyberg is calling for quilters to create the moon. The "Lunar Quilt Block Challenge" is now accepting quilt squares.

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'Star Trek: Lower Decks' Season 5 episode 5: What's the problem with Starbase 80?

The crew of the U.S.S. Cerritos visits a "cursed" Starbase in 'Star Trek: Lower Decks' Season 5 episode 5.

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Artemis 2's Orion capsule goes into altitude chamber to prep for 2025 moon mission (photo)

Today, an altitude chamber. Next year, the moon.

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Blue Origin stacks huge New Glenn rocket ahead of 1st launch (photo)

Blue Origin showed off its New Glenn rocket after its two stages were mated in the company's Florida facility. The new rocket could take off on its maiden flight as soon as November.

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