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Junk from a SpaceX Dragon 'trunk' may have crashed into a Canadian farmer's field (photos)

A farmer in rural Saskatchewan found a charred chunk of debris during planting season in late April. The piece might have come from a SpaceX Crew Dragon, according to a re-entry track.

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'That's part of space exploration': Artemis 2 astronauts unfazed by moon mission delays (exclusive)

Artemis 2's moon flight and Boeing Starliner's ISS visit have both seen delays in their crewed missions. But the moon astronauts emphasize that timeline changes are part of the job.

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NASA's Mars sample return mission is in trouble. Could a single SLS megarocket be the answer?

A single launch of NASA’s Space Launch System megarocket could loft all the hardware needed to return Mars samples to Earth, according to a new Boeing proposal.

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NASA's Juno probe captures fascinating high-resolution images of Jupiter's icy moon Europa

During a close flyby of Europa, the Juno spacecraft was at an altitude of just 330 kilometers (220 miles) above the moon's surface. It caught some awesome images, too.

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Blue Origin will launch these 6 space tourists on May 19, its 1st crewed mission since 2022

Blue Origin plans to launch six people — including the United States' first-ever black astronaut candidate — on a suborbital spaceflight this weekend.

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SpaceX stacks Starship megarocket ahead of 4th test flight (video, photos)

SpaceX stacked its giant Starship rocket ahead of the vehicle's fourth test flight, which could launch just a few weeks from now.

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Lithuania becomes 40th nation to sign Artemis Accords for moon exploration

Lithuania signed the Artemis Accords on Wednesday (May 15), bringing the number of nations in the moon-exploration pact to 40.

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Doctor Who 'Space Babies': Why is The Doctor alone in the universe?

In season 1 premiere 'Space Babies', the Doctor tells Ruby and the cosmic infants that he's the last of the Time Lords. Here's what that means.

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Japanese-European spacecraft bound for Mercury weakened by thruster glitch

The thrusters of Mercury-bound spacecraft BepiColombo are operating at less than full capacity, and operators are racing to find a solution.

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Stephen Hawking Medal 2024 winners announced at star-studded Starmus VII festival

The four winners of the Stephen Hawking Medal 2024 were announced during a medal ceremony at Starmus VII science and music festival in Bratislava, Slovakia.

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India's space agency has been carefully watching our sun's solar tantrums

The Indian Space Research Organization has released solar storm data from ground stations and spacecraft, including the Chandrayaan-2 lunar orbiter.

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Watch the 1st trailer for 'Dune: Prophecy' prequel series (video)

The first trailer for Max's "Dune: Prophecy" prequel spinoff has just arrived, revealing the origins of the franchise's mysterious Bene Gesserit sisterhood.

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A massive, icy Mars crater stares up at a Red Planet orbiter (image)

A massive Mars impact crater dominates a new view from the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO).

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Pentagon wants commercial 'space reserve' to support military satellites in orbit

A plan that would allow the U.S. Space Force to leverage the capabilities of commercial satellites in the event of a national defense emergency has received support from Congress.

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'Fallout' season 2 is going to New Vegas. How might outer space tie in?

The Fallout T.V. show has been a huge hit for Bethesda and Prime Video, with season 2 already confirmed. With New Vegas now on the horizon, can we expect some space connections?

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James Webb Space Telescope spots most distant and oldest black hole collision ever seen (video)

The James Webb Space Telescope has detected a merger between two supermassive black holes so distant it proceeded just 740 million years after the Big Bang.

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DxO PhotoLab 7 review

How does DxO PhotoLab 7's famous DeepPRIME XD noise reduction stack up for astrophotography?

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India makes breakthrough by test-firing new 3D-printed rocket engine (photo)

India recently performed a successful hot-fire test of a rocket engine that was built using 3D printing technology, a breakthrough that could boost the nation's spaceflight prospects.

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In the Milky Way, 3 intruder stars are 'on the run' — in the wrong direction

Three ancient stars that hail from cannibalized dwarf galaxies are "on the run" at hundreds of thousands of miles per hour in the Milky Way's galactic halo.

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'Star Trek: Discovery' season 5 episode 8 'Labyrinths' is a fun, format-following installment

Cinematography and an interesting location more or less make this installment an episode-long set piece, but it's well executed, for the most part.

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Dusty galaxy looks like a cosmic net in gorgeous new Hubble Telescope photo

A striking new Hubble Telescope photo highlights the intricacies of a distant galaxy glowing with a bright white core surrounded by complex dust structures.

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Huge, solar flare-launching sunspot has rotated away from Earth. But will it return?

The behemoth sunspot AR3664 has finally rotated out of Earth's view, firing off two more big solar storms on its way out the door. Will it come back?

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How do you forecast a solar storm? Space weather experts explain

While the weekend solar event gave us quite the show in the night sky, it also helps scientists learn more about space weather to continue to improve forecasts.

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Cosmic butterfly or interstellar burger? This planet-forming disk is the largest ever seen

A distant planetary nursery is breaking all records as it shows the extremes to which planet formation can go.

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To better predict volcanic eruptions, you have to dig deep — very deep

New research suggests studying the state of magma in deep reservoirs can improve volcanic eruption predictions.

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