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China launches satellite to support future moon missions (video)

China launched a relay satellite towards the moon atop a Long March 8 rocket this week after a previous launch this month failed to reach lunar orbit.

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1 in 12 stars might have swallowed a planet

A new study suggests that stars may chomp on planets way more often than you'd expect.

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Whee! Zip down from the launch tower in SpaceX's new emergency-escape slide (video)

SpaceX has given us an astronaut's-eye view of the company's new emergency-escape slide in action at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

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NASA Prepares For Once-In-A-Lifetime 'New Star' Phenomenon In Night Sky

The nova will appear as a bright spot between the Boötes and Hercules constellations, visible from the Northern Hemisphere.

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7 things to buy to safely watch and photograph a solar eclipse

The last total solar eclipse was a natural phenomenon, and you can prepare to safely observe the next one.

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Rocket Lab launches mysterious spy satellites in 4th-ever US liftoff (video)

Rocket Lab launched from the U.S. for the fourth time ever Thursday morning (March 21), sending mystery payloads aloft for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.

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Scientists find galaxy supercluster as massive as 26 quadrillion suns

Astronomers have discovered a treasure trove of 662 new galactic superclusters, the most prominent of which, the Einasto Supercluster, contains a staggering mass equivalent to 26 quadrillion suns.

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Watch Russian Soyuz rocket launch 3 spaceflyers to the ISS today

A Russian Soyuz rocket will launch three people, including one NASA astronaut, toward the International Space Station on today (March 21). You can watch it live.

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Doomed egg-shaped exoplanet is death-spiraling into its star

WASP-12b, an ultrahot Jupiter planet molded into the shape of an egg, is set to nose-dive into its star.

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NASA, SpaceX ready to launch 30th cargo mission to ISS on March 21

SpaceX is scheduled to launch its 30th operational cargo mission to the International Space Station for NASA on Thursday (March 21).

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Arrokoth the 'space snowman' and other Kuiper Belt objects may be packed with ancient ice

"Space snowman" Arrokoth a other Kuiper Belt objects may contain locked-up ancient ice and gas, suggests a new model that could also explain the explosive behavior of "ice bomb" comets passing the sun.

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Collision with NASA spacecraft altered shape of asteroid Dimorphos

When NASA sent its DART spacecraft to slam into the asteroid Dimorphos in 2022, the U.S. space agency demonstrated that it was possible to change a celestial object’s trajectory, if needed, to protect Earth.

The Hindu

DARPA picks Northrop Grumman to develop 'lunar raiload' concept

Aerospace giant Northrop Grumman is outlining a proposed railway system for the moon, with support from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.

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A new ultrablack coating for telescopes could bring more stars into focus

Next-gen telescopes could see a much clearer picture using a new thin film coating that's incredibly dark.

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SpaceX's evening Starlink launch wows West Coast skywatchers (photos)

SpaceX's Falcon 9 lit up the night sky March 18, when the expanding plume from the rocket's high-altitude ascent could be seen like a cosmic 'jellyfish' for hundreds of miles.

The Hindu

Tamil Nadu creates history with India’s second privately developed rocket

Tamil Nadu's Agnikul Cosmos to launch India's first private rocket, showcasing state's growing space ecosystem on March 22.

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Condor Array Telescope confirms Chinese astrology records of 'new star' spotted in 77 BCE

The first data from the Condor Telescope Array suggests a dwarf nova was the source of a new star seen in 77 BCE.

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Astrobotic readies next lunar lander following failed Peregrine moon mission

Despite the failure of the first U.S. commercial lunar lander to ever operate in space, Astrobotic is pressing ahead with its next moon, set for 2024.

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Creeping Ice Clouding Vision Of Europe Space Telescope Euclid

Scientists are trying to melt a thin layer of ice that is increasingly clouding the vision of the "dark universe detective" space telescope Euclid, the European Space Agency said on Tuesday.

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Johnson Space Center Welcomes 12 New Astronauts

Learn about the graduation of 12 new astronauts from NASA's rigorous training program at the Johnson Space Center and their future space mission prospects.

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Boeing begins fueling Starliner capsule ahead of 1st astronaut launch

Boeing has started fueling up its Starliner capsule ahead of the vehicle's first-ever astronaut launch, a test mission scheduled for early May.

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Euclid 'dark universe' telescope gets de-iced from a million miles away

Euclid's mission team is trying to de-ice the telescope’s mirrors after water ice begins impacting its vision.

The Guardian - UK

Why do pop stars align themselves with astrology? Heaven knows

Ariana Grande, SZA and Kacey Musgraves are just a few of the musicians to invoke astral powers in their songs. It’s a reach for relatability – but what does it mean for songwriting?

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Bad news for life on Mars? Red Planet's wet epoch may have been shorter than we thought

Water freely flowed across Mars billions of years ago, suggesting the Red Planet could also once have supported life. But this water may have existed for just a short time.

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Scientists may finally know why this infamous supernova wears a 'string of pearls'

SN 1987A is ringed by a strange string of hydrogen pearls that have puzzled astronomers for a long time, but researchers may finally have an explanation.

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