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See Mercury at its best in the night sky this month

For those in the Northern Hemisphere, we're in the midst of a fine "window of opportunity" for viewing Mercury in the evening sky throughout March.

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After a successful moon voyage, NASA's Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft helps prepare for the next (video)

Artemis 1's Orion spacecraft circled the moon in 2022, but its mission is not over. Ahead of the Artemis 2 astronaut mission in 2025, the vehicle is back in testing to ensure it's safe for humans.

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Japan's 1st commercial rocket explodes shortly after liftoff (video)

A Japanese company's first orbital launch attempt ended in a dramatic failure just seconds after liftoff on Wednesday, March 13.

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See the crescent moon and Jupiter meet up in the night sky March 13

A waxing crescent moon and the solar system's largest planet Jupiter will meet up in the night sky on Wednesday, March 13.

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As scientists find real exoplanets, sci-fi writers change their vision of alien worlds

The discovery of the first exoplanets was a watershed moment for both science and science fiction, which has attempted to keep pace with scientific knowledge of other worlds.

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What time is SpaceX's 3rd Starship launch test on March 14?

SpaceX is hoping to launch its first Starship test of 2024 as early as Thursday (March 14) in what it hopes will be a historic orbital flight of the world's biggest rocket. Here's when it may fly.

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Why spacesuits need a major upgrade for the next phase of exploration

A report released in November 2023 said that the contractor making the spacesuits is having to revisit aspects of the design provided by NASA

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Space One rocket explodes soon after launch in Japan

First attempt with private Kairos rocket was intended to test viability of homegrown commercial launch business

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Japan Private Rocket Explodes Just After Launch

A rocket made by a Japanese company exploded just after launch on Wednesday, with public broadcaster NHK showing footage of the fiery failure.

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Water-themed plaque to fly on Europa Clipper to Jupiter's icy ocean moon

NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft, which is dedicated to studying Jupiter's icy ocean moon, will carry with it a metal plaque etched with the ripples created by the many ways humans say "water."

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SpaceX stacks Starship ahead of 3rd test flight (photos)

SpaceX has stacked Starship ahead of the megarocket's highly anticipated third test flight, which could take place as soon as Thursday (March 14).

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A rare nova ignites a 'new star' in the sky this year. Here's how to see it

A nova named T Coronae Borealis is expected to decorate the night sky between February and September 2024 for the first time in 80 years. Here's how you can see the event.

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Russia and China announce plan to build shared nuclear reactor on the moon by 2035, 'without humans'

The proposed nuclear reactor, which could be transported and assembled without human assistance, would provide energy to a lunar base that Russia and China have agreed to build together.

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Watch 'horned' comet 12P/Pons-Brooks zoom past the Andromeda Galaxy live today (video)

Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks is currently sailing past the Andromeda Galaxy in the night sky as it races toward Earth, and you can watch it live today.

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CNN explores NASA's Columbia shuttle tragedy in riveting docuseries (video)

A first trailer for CNN Originals' new docuseries, "Space Shuttle Columbia: The Final Flight."

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James Webb Space Telescope complicates expanding universe paradox by checking Hubble's work

The JWST's findings further scientists' conundrum of having different measurements of the expansion of the universe, which may require new physics to resolve.

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Solar eclipse viewing through history: A roundup of some of the best photos

Solar eclipses have captivated humans for millennia. Here we look at iconic photos through the decades of people enjoying the celestial phenomenon.

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Stratolaunch launches 1st rocket-powered flight of hypersonic prototype from world's largest airplane

Stratolaunch's TA-1 hypersonic prototype vehicle launched on its first powered test flight on March 9., reaching high supersonic speeds.

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Could tardigrades have colonised the Moon?

Given the tardigrades remarkable abilities to survive situations that would kill pretty much any other animal, could they have contaminated the Moon?

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How to watch SpaceX's 3rd Starship launch test live online

SpaceX's megarocket Starship, the largest and most powerful space rocket ever built, is set for a third test flight on Thursday (March 14). You can watch it live online for free.

International Business Times

Space Station Crew Splash Down In Gulf Of Mexico

Four astronauts splashed down off Florida in the Gulf of Mexico on their return to Earth early Tuesday, following a more than six-month mission on the International Space Station.

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The boiling surface of giant star Betelgeuse may be creating an illusion

Betelgeuse appears to be rotating faster than is possible for such a massive star. New research suggests this is an illusion caused by the violently boiling surface of the red supergiant.

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Rocket Lab launches a commercial radar-imaging satellite in dramatic night liftoff (video)

Rocket Lab launched a radar-imaging satellite for the Japanese company Synspective on March 12.

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Star Trek Discovery season 5 spoiler-free review: "As if Strange New Worlds and Picard season 3 never happened"

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SpaceX's Crew-7 capsule returns 4 astronauts to Earth with predawn splashdown (video)

SpaceX's Crew-7 astronauts returned to Earth around 5:50 a.m. EDT on Tuesday (March 12) with their homecoming broadcast live

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