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We could terraform Mars with desert moss — but does that mean we should?

A desert-dwelling moss could survive the extremes of a Martian environment and bounce back every time.

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Mystery of dead stars' glitching 'heartbeats' could have a twisted solution

The 'heartbeats' of rapidly spinning neutron stars are usually highly regular, but occasionally, the spin of these dead star pulsars 'glitches.' Now, a 'twisted' model could explain this mystery.

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China launches communications satellite on 30th mission of the year (video)

A Long March 7A rocket launched the ChinaSat-3A spacecraft on June 29, boosting China's geostationary communications satellite fleet.

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China's Shenzhou 18 astronauts prep for 2nd spacewalk (video)

China's Shenzhou 18 astronauts are getting ready to take another spacewalk outside the Tiangong space station.

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SpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites from Florida early on July 3 after delay (video)

SpaceX launched yet another batch of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida in the wee hours of Wednesday morning (July 3).

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Scientists finally found 2 of the Milky Way's missing satellite galaxies. What could this mean for astronomy?

Astronomers have found two of the Milky Way's missing satellite galaxies, a step toward earning a better understanding of dark matter.

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Boeing's Starliner can stay in space beyond 45-day limit, NASA says

Boeing's Starliner is rated to stay in space for 45 days on its historic first astronaut mission, but that's going to be extended soon. Ground testing on its thrusters will start as soon as July 2.

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Northrop Grumman names Cygnus cargo craft for fallen Challenger commander

Francis Richard "Dick" Scobee, the NASA commander of the ill-fated flight of space shuttle Challenger, is being remembered by Northrop Grumman with the naming of a space station cargo spacecraft.

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'Great Food Truck Race' blasts off on 17th season with stop at NASA

"The Great Food Truck Race" lifted off for its 17th season by touching down at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Chef Tyler Florence welcomed nine teams to the "Blast Off Challenge."

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Former cryptocurrency company plans reality TV competition to pick next Blue Origin spaceflight crew

A reality television series may follow a company's efforts to send the 1st Nigerian and others to space aboard a Blue Origin vehicle.

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Watch SpaceX catch Starship Super Heavy booster with 'chopsticks' in this animation

A new SpaceX animation shows the company catching a returning Starship Super Heavy booster with the "chopstick" arms of its huge launch tower.

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Get an up-close look at China's Chang'e 6 farside moon rover (video)

More information has come to light regarding the hitchhiking mini-rover on China's Chang'e 6 sample-return mission to the moon's far side.

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Find a piece of SpaceX space junk? Call the hotline

SpaceX has established a debris hotline and a special email address to aid folks who may have found fallen pieces of the company's hardware.

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Lego-inspired 'space bricks' could help scientists design moon habitats. Here's how

How European Space Agency scientists are using Lego-inspired "space bricks" to design lunar habitats.

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Satellites watch 'extremely dangerous' Hurricane Beryl batter Carriacou island (video)

Hurricane Beryl made landfall on Monday (July 1) morning, setting the record of strongest hurricane to happen this early in the year.

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Not-so-static fire: Private Chinese rocket accidentally launches during test

Space Pioneer's new Tianlong-3 rocket took to the skies accidentally on Sunday (June 30), then crashed back to Earth in a dramatic explosion.

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Forbidden black holes and ancient stars hide in these 'tiny red dots' (image)

The James Webb Space Telescope found "tiny red dots" in the early universe representing overgrown supermassive black holes and stars that are impossibly old for the infant cosmos.

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Why puffy exoplanets often dance with perfect rhythm

New research has identified two distinct populations of puffy, sub-Neptune exoplanets with low densities, allowing them to stay in step with their planetary siblings.

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Firefly Aerospace launches 8 cubesats to orbit on 5th-ever launch

Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket launched for the fifth time ever just after midnight on Thursday (July 4), sending eight cubesats to orbit.

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Once-in-a-lifetime star explosion, visible from Earth, could happen any day now

Binary star system T Coronae Borealis (T CrB) is about to go nova any day now. The recurrent nova explodes approximately every 79 or 80 years.

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Astrophotographer captures extraordinary footage of the ISS flying in front of the sun

Astrophotographer Miguel Claro caught the International Space Station as it crossed in front of the sun, making for a truly epic time-lapse photo.

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This mysterious ancient computer has a 'calendar ring' that followed the lunar year

A hand-powered calculator from 2,000 years ago, known as the Antikythera mechanism, had a calendar ring that likely followed the lunar year.

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Japan launches advanced Earth-observing satellite on 3rd flight of H3 rocket (video)

Japan's new H3 rocket launched for the third time ever tonight (June 30), sending the ALOS-4 Earth-observing satellite to orbit.

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Mars Odyssey celebrates 100,000 orbits, captures epic view of solar system's largest volcano

NASA's long-running Mars Odyssey orbiter celebrated its 100,000th orbit with a fresh view of Olympus Mons, the largest volcano in the solar system.

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It's International Asteroid Day, and astronomers have much to celebrate

This year's events highlight the upcoming Hera mission and an Arizona-based project that uses off-the-shelf security cameras to scan meteors from roofs of schools, colleges and sometimes even private homes.

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