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Giving Gemini its due: 'Apollo 13' author Jeffrey Kluger honors 'forgotten' NASA program with new book (exclusive interview)

"I felt like it was time to give the Gemini program its due. It was an opportunity not to be missed."

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Around the world in 80 telescopes: a space trivia quiz

This quiz explores the world's most powerful telescopes and observatories — on Earth and beyond.

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Comet Lemmon lights up the sky over Spain | Space photo of the day for Nov. 11, 2025

This image captures Comet Lemmon in dramatic fashion, its bright coma and faint tail arcing across the starfield.

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Does quantum gravity exist? A new experiment has deepened the mystery

Quantum gravity seeks to unify the theory of general relativity with quantum physics to describe how gravity works at very small scales. But there's a big puzzle surrounding the idea.

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Space rescue services needed? 2 'stranded' astronaut incidents are a 'massive wake-up call,' experts say

China's decision to delay the return of its Shenzhou 20 astronauts due to a possible space debris impact has led to discussion of space rescue planning — or lack of it.

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SpaceX launches Starlink satellites on record-breaking 94th liftoff of the year from Florida's Space Coast (video)

SpaceX launched 29 of its Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Monday night (Nov. 10). It was the record-breaking 94th launch of the year from Florida's Space Coast.

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Could this film become the 1st western movie to send a filmmaker into space?

An Italian producer has announced plans for the first western film to launch a filmmaker into low-Earth orbit to shoot key scenes.

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'Shockingly large' amount of sensitive satellite communications are unencrypted and vulnerable to interception, researchers find

A mind-boggling lack of encryption allowed researchers to eavesdrop on satellite links and intercept vast quantities of private communications, including those by government and military officials.

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Darth Vader returns in the new 'Star Wars' novel 'Master of Evil', and we've got a sneak peek (exclusive)

Author Adam Christopher takes us to Mustafar and beyond in the chilling new sci-fi story "Star Wars: Master of Evil."

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China breaks its single-year launch record with weekend flurry

Four Chinese rockets launched over the weekend, taking the nation's total for 2025 to a record-breaking 72 orbital missions.

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Scientists 3D printed muscle tissue in microgravity. The goal is to make human organs from scratch

Scientists just 3D printed human muscle tissue in microgravity conditions. The ultimate goal is to make organs in space.

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New 'exosuit' with artificial muscles could help astronauts explore the moon and Mars

A new "exosuit" was put through its paces with analog astronauts in Australia. The research team would love to try the suit out on the International Space Station, too.

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Private Chinese rocket fails during launch, 3 satellites lost

Galactic Energy's Ceres-1 rocket suffered a failure of its upper stage during a launch on Sunday (Nov. 9), leading to the loss of all three payloads on board.

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Northern lights may be visible in 21 US states tonight

Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Indiana as two incoming coronal mass ejections could spark geomagnetic storm conditions overnight.

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Planets may make their own water as they form — could that mean more habitable worlds in the universe?

New lab experiments suggest that water may not be a rare visitor delivered by chance but rather a fundamental ingredient woven into the process of planetary birth.

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ESA's sun spacecraft captures 1st close-up of our star's magnetic engine in motion

"Solar Orbiter can now provide this missing piece of the puzzle."

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The Taurid meteor shower could put on its best show this week — keep your eyes peeled for fireballs

There is still time to look out for Taurid meteors lighting up November nights.

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Aurora alert! Sun fires off 2 colossal X flares as multiple CMEs race toward Earth

Geomagnetic storm conditions are possible Nov. 10 through Nov. 12.

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Volcano belches ash over Chile | Space photo of the day for Nov. 10, 2025

The European Space Agency's Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite mission captured a plume of ash over the Planchón-Peteroa volcanic complex.

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Blue Origin launch of huge New Glenn rocket with NASA Mars probes delayed by weather, next try set for Nov. 12

NASA's first Mars launch in more than five years will wait a little longer to get off the ground.

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Moon rocks, magnified: Apollo 16 samples shine in new book 'Nanocosmos' (exclusive)

Check out these Apollo 16 moon samples, seen by the powerful eyes of an electron microscope.

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Office of Space Commerce faces an uncertain future amid budget cuts and new oversight

An expert talks about the Office of Space Commerce (OSC) and its role in the wider regulatory landscape affecting commercial use of outer space.

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Europe wants to make space food out of thin air and astronaut pee

The European Space Agency's HOBI-WAN project will test a food-production method on the International Space Station that could be used for long-duration missions to the moon and Mars.

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Astrophotographer captures the Elephant Trunk Nebula in breathtaking detail (photo)

The Elephant's Trunk Nebula is located 2,400 light-years from Earth in the constellation Cepheus.

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SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites from Florida's Space Coast (video)

SpaceX launched 29 more of its Starlink broadband satellites today (Nov. 9), sending them up from Florida's Space Coast.

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