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Did you know Earth is set to have another moon in its orbit? Here's what that means
A new mini-moon — referred to scientifically as 2024 PT5 — is set to make a two-month orbit around the Earth this fall. Here’s what you need to know about the rare occurrence.
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‘Trying at times': Stranded astronauts discuss sending Boeing Starliner home without them
Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams discuss watching the Boeing Starliner fly home to Earth without them.
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Polaris Dawn crew performs first all-civilian, commercial spacewalk
The Polaris Dawn crew floated through the hatch of the SpaceX Dragon capsule Thursday to perform the first ever private spacewalk.
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Who is Jared Isaacman, NJ-born billionaire who just did first-ever private spacewalk?
A tech billionaire performed the first private spacewalk hundreds of miles above Earth on Thursday, a high-risk endeavor reserved for professional astronauts — until now. New Jersey-born entrepreneur Jared Isaacman teamed up with SpaceX to test the company’s new spacesuits on his chartered flight. The daring spacewalk also saw SpaceX engineer Sarah Gillis going out once Isaacman was safely back…
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Tech billionaire and SpaceX Polaris Dawn crew pull off first all-civilian spacewalk
Four private citizens orbiting Earth in a SpaceX capsule are set to perform the first private spacewalk on Thursday morning.
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Billionaire spacewalk? How SpaceX plans to conduct the first private spacewalk in history
The stage is set for the first private spacewalk Thursday. Tech billionaire Jared Isaacman will pop out of the hatch of his orbiting SpaceX capsule, two days after blasting off from Florida on a chartered flight that lifted him and his crew higher than anyone since NASA’s moonwalkers.
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SpaceX launches Polaris Dawn crew
SpaceX launched its Polaris Dawn crew from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida Tuesday morning.
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Small, harmless asteroid burns up in Earth's atmosphere over the Philippines
NASA says a small, harmless asteroid has burned up in Earth’s atmosphere. The asteroid dubbed 2024 RW1 was spotted by astronomers in Arizona on Wednesday and disintegrated several hours later over the coast of the Philippines.
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SpaceX Polaris launch postponed after helium leak is detected
A SpaceX capsule carrying four private citizens will have to wait to launch into space after a helium leak forced a launch delay until later this week at the earliest.
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Meet the astronauts waiting for a ride home on the ISS
Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have been on the International Space Stations since early June after arriving on the troubled Boeing Starliner.
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A Chinese lunar probe returns to Earth with the world's first samples from the far side of the moon
China’s Chang’e 6 probe has returned to Earth with rock and soil samples from the little-explored far side of the moon in a global first.
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A potentially habitable Earth-size planet was discovered just 40 light-years away
A potentially habitable exoplanet that is roughly similar in size to Earth has been found in a system located 40 light-years away, according to a new study.
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Massive cradle of baby stars revealed in new space telescope images
A European space telescope is thrilling scientists with its latest peek at stars and galaxies. See the out-of-this world photos for yourself.
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Geomagnetic storm from a solar flare could disrupt radio communications through Monday
Space weather forecasters have issued a geomagnetic storm watch through Monday. They say a plasma burst from a solar flare could interfere with radio transmissions on Earth.
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Can you take a picture of the solar eclipse? An astrophotographer says yes, and here's how
A solar eclipse is one of the most amazing sights people can see of space from Earth. Here’s how you can safely take a photo of the phenomenon.
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SpaceX Starship test flies faster and further than previous flights
SpaceX successfully launched its Starship rocket for the third time on Thursday.
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Japanese rocket explodes moments after launch
Japanese company Space One attempted to become the first in the nation to put a satellite into orbit Wednesday, but the rocket exploded shortly after liftoff.
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Japan's first private-sector rocket launch attempt ends with explosion shortly after takeoff
A rocket that was supposed to become Japan’s first from the private sector to put a satellite into orbit exploded shortly after takeoff Wednesday, livestreamed video showed.
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Odysseus spacecraft is on its side on the moon, company says
A U.S. company says its moon lander ended up on its side near the lunar south pole.
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Incredible first images from Euclid space telescope released
The first images from the Euclid Mission, which looks into mysteries of dark matter and dark energy, were released by the European Space Agency (ESA) Tuesday.