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NASA's Juno Jupiter probe to get closest view of volcanic moon Io on July 30

NASA's solar-powered spacecraft, Juno, will take another spin past Jupiter's moon Io on Sunday (July 30) with its 52nd pass being its closest approach to the volcanic moon yet.

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Isle of Rum gives scientists ‘head start’ for examining rocks from Mars

NASA SCIENTISTS say studying ancient rocks from the Isle of Rum will give them a “good head start” as they prepare to examine Martian samples.

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European satellite will fall to Earth today in landmark 'assisted reentry'

Europe's Aeolus satellite will crash back to Earth today (July 28) in an unprecedented 'assisted reentry' that could provide a template for other missions.

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SpaceX Falcon Heavy seen from space waiting on launch pad (photos)

SpaceX's Falcon Heavy was photographed from space by Maxar Technologies before the rocket launches their largest satellite ever.

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Webb Telescope Makes a Pair of Intriguing Discoveries About Jupiter’s Moons

The James Webb Space Telescope reveals secrets hiding away in Jupiter's moons Io and Ganymede --- until now.

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SpaceX launches 22 Starlink satellites, lands rocket at sea

SpaceX launched 22 of its Starlink internet satellites toward orbit early Friday (July 28) and landed the returning rocket at sea.

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Saturn may have 'failed' as a gas giant

One astrophysicist is suggesting we remove Saturn's status as a gas giant, saying the planet tried but didn't quite make the cut.

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Stars Have Massive "Waves" Of Their Own — and They Sound Beautiful

If we could hear the sound of waves rippling up from deep inside a star, this is what they'd sound like.

Inverse

NASA eyeing SpaceX's Starship as possible space station

SpaceX and NASA are working to include Starship in an architecture of low Earth orbit opportunities by considering the massive spacecraft for use as a space station.

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SpaceX Crew-7 astronaut plans to snap aurora photos on the ISS

Denmark's Andreas Mogensen will fly to the International Space Station on SpaceX's Crew-7 mission while the sun is active, and hopes to catch auroras on camera.

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Listen to the sound of 3 stars playing 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star' (video)

Scientists measured the innate "twinkling" of three stars as waves of energy traveled from their cores to their surfaces. Then, the team set their findings to a familiar and apt tune.

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Defunct Aeolus satellite to be crashed deliberately into Atlantic Ocean

European Space Agency to attempt unprecedented manoeuvre despite craft not being designed for controlled re-entry

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Hubble telescope spots a bright spiral galaxy with a violent past (photo)

The Hubble Space Telescope captured a new view of a spiral galaxy called UGC 12295, which is believed to have recently hosted a supernova, allowing astronomers to study the debris of the stellar explosion.

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Data | Chandrayaan-3 mission: How tough is it to land on the moon?

Space is hard: Moon missions have historically had a 40-60% failure rate, with sample return and robotic-lander missions having the highest failure rates. Apollo 13's mission was a success despite not achieving its primary objective. Orbiter missions have the lowest failure rate. The 1950s had the highest failure rate, while…

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Dark energy camera reveals galaxies caught in a cosmic 'tug of war' (photo)

Astronomers have witnessed a cosmic tug of war between Haley's Coronet and its neighboring dwarf galaxy. The gravitational tussle is one the smaller galaxy is bound to lose. That could ultimately result in a merger between the two.

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SpaceX scrubs record-breaking Falcon Heavy rocket launch (video)

SpaceX scrubbed Wednesday's (July 26) planned launch of its powerful Falcon Heavy rocket, stopping the countdown with 65 seconds left on the clock.

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NASA, DARPA to launch nuclear rocket to orbit by early 2026

NASA and DARPA plan to launch a nuclear-powered spacecraft to Earth orbit in the next few years, to test propulsion technology that could help humanity get to Mars.

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James Webb Space Telescope stuns with glowing portrait of actively forming stars (photo)

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has used its infrared eyes to produce a highly detailed image of two young stars more than 1,000 light-years away.

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China's new moon rocket could launch as soon as 2027

China's new Long March 10 rocket just completed its sixth hotfire test. The country is hoping to launch astronauts to the moon on the rocket by 2030.

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How long does it take to get to the moon?

Here we explore how long it takes to get to the moon and the factors that affect the journey to our rocky companion.

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When and where will Europe's Aeolus wind satellite fall to Earth this week?

The European Space Agency is guiding its Aeolus wind-studying satellite to a destructive atmospheric reentry this week. Here's when and where it's expected to happen.

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NASA awards $150 million for moon power systems, other exploration tech

NASA has awarded $150 million to advance the development of potentially revolutionary exploration technologies, including systems that could power outposts on the moon.

Inverse

Gasp! New Telescope Image Previews the Slow Death of the Sun

R Sculptoris will eventually paint the sky with a planetary nebula, scattering elements that will form new star systems..

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Milky Way galaxy's spiral arms revealed in stunning detail by chemical mapping

A chemical mapping technique has revealed details of the Milky Way's spiral arms that have, until now, been obscured. This allows astronomers to see new regions of our galaxy that hold an abundance of young stars.

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