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China's 1st reusable rocket explodes in dramatic fireball during landing after reaching orbit on debut flight

The first test flight of Landspace's Zhuque-3 rocket ended in a fiery explosion after successfully reaching orbit.

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SpaceX can launch its Starship megarocket from Florida pad, Air Force says

The U.S. Air Force has given SpaceX permission to develop SLC-37 at Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station as a launch site for its Starship megarocket.

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Large Magellanic Cloud bursts with baby stars | Space photo of the day for Dec. 3, 2025

The vantage point at Cerro Pachón, with its dark skies and high-altitude clarity, enhances the richness of the image.

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A 'super-puff' exoplanet is losing its atmosphere, and the James Webb Space Telescope had a look

Astronomers have spotted a distant world "shedding" its atmosphere into space in real time, creating a giant cloud of helium gas that sweeps across its parent star well before the planet itself.

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Northern lights may be visible in 15 states tonight

Auroras may be visible from Alaska to New York as a speedy solar wind and incoming coronal mass ejection are expected to buffet Earth's magnetic field.

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NASA discovers 'space gum' and sugars 'crucial to life' in asteroid Bennu samples brought to Earth (video)

Asteroid Bennu samples contain life-friendly sugars, a strange "space-gum," and ancient stardust

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 29 Starlink satellites from Florida (video)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 29 Starlink broadband internet satellites launched from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025.

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Cosmonaut removed from SpaceX's Crew 12 mission for violating national security rules: report

Veteran cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev was taken off SpaceX's Crew 12 mission to the International Space Station after violating ITAR regulations, according to the Russian publication The Insider.

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Time travels faster on Mars than on Earth, and here's why

Measuring the time discrepancy between Earth and Mars will help make future navigation and communication systems on the Red Planet more accurate.

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For the 1st time ever, 8 spacecraft are docked to the International Space Station

All eight of the International Space Station's docking ports are currently occupied by visiting spacecraft, marking a milestone for crewed spaceflight.

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Europe passes record-breaking space budget while NASA hit with deep cuts

The European Space Agency member states have approved a record-breaking budget for the next three years, including increased funding for science exploration.

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China to bring damaged spacecraft back to Earth after sending up replacement for stuck astronauts

China's space agency has announced it will return a damaged spacecraft back to Earth without crew after a suspected debris strike left it unfit for flight.

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Round 2: Watch Senate hearing for Jared Isaacman's re-nomination as NASA chief today

The U.S. Senate will hold its second hearing to consider billionaire tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman's nomination for NASA chief on Wednesday (Dec. 3), and you can watch the action live.

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Could future astronauts build houses on Mars with bacteria?

Would you like to live in a house on Mars made with Earth bacteria and Martian rocks?

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30 years of SOHO staring at the sun | Space photo of the day for Dec. 2, 2025

This year marks 30 years of SOHO observing our sun, an extraordinary milestone for a mission originally expected to last only about three years.

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That's one small step for trivia: An Apollo space quiz

Test your cosmic knowledge with this thrilling Apollo-themed space quiz—where lunar legends and NASA milestones collide!

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A dying satellite could use its final moments to photograph the infamous asteroid Apophis in 2029

The Australian company HEO Robotics wants to join efforts to study a rare space event, conducting its own flyby of the asteroid Apophis when it makes its close approach to Earth in 2029.

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I watched scientists track interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS leaving the solar system in real-time: 'This is some prime-time science'

"These images are not just pretty."

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Trump pick for NASA chief Jared Isaacman pledges to move space shuttle Discovery to Houston, lawmaker says

Jared Isaacman, President Trump's pick to lead NASA, is on board with moving the space shuttle Discovery to Houston, according to one of the senators behind the controversial plan.

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SpaceX launches 60th mission of the year from California (video)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 27 Starlink internet satellites early Tuesday morning (Dec. 2). It was the company's 60th liftoff of 2025 from the Golden State.

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Scientists discover 53 powerful quasars shooting out jets up to 50 times wider than our Milky Way

"The sizes of these radio jets are not comparable to our solar system or even our galaxy."

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1st European to fly to the moon will be German

A German astronaut will be the first European to fly to the moon with a future NASA-led Artemis mission.

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'Marvel Cosmic Invasion' review: An old-fashioned space adventure featuring one of the greatest Marvel villains of all time

Tribute Games' take on Marvel comics focuses on the universe's more overlooked cosmic elements and packs a delightfully off-beat roster of heroes.

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Europe's Vega C rocket launches advanced Korean Earth-observation satellite to orbit (video)

Europe's Vega C rocket launched for the sixth time ever today (Dec. 1), sending South Korea's powerful KOMPSAT-7 Earth-observation satellite to orbit.

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NASA exoplanet-hunting spacecraft hears a red giant star 'singing' to its partner black hole

NASA's exoplanet-hunting spacecraft TESS has heard the song a star-quaking red giant sings to its partner black hole.

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