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NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Suffered an Alarming Memory Glitch
A time lapse sequence of color-enhanced images of Jupiter from NASA’s Juno spacecraft.Image: NASA NASA’S Jupiter mission is back in…
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China’s Latest Out-of-Control Rocket Expected to Crash on November 4
The launch of Long March 5B on July 24, 2022. Photo: Liu Huaiyu (AP) A 21-metric-ton core stage is poised…
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Elon Musk to Activate Starlink in Iran After US Eases Sanctions
A pair of Starlink satellites shoots across the sky in March of 2020. The satellites are seen as steaks because…
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Congress Sneaks NASA Authorization Bill Into CHIPS
NASA’s Artemis I Moon rocket sits at Launch Pad Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center, in Cape Canaveral, Florida.Photo: Eva…
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This Albatross-Like Plane Could One Day Fly Over Mars
Aerospace engineering doctoral student Adrien Bouskela, along with aerospace and mechanical engineering professor Sergey Shkarayev, are hoping to launch their…
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Third Test of NASA Megarocket Foiled by Hydrogen Leak
NASA’s third attempt at a modified rehearsal of the Space Launch System (SLS) came to a halt on Thursday when…
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Joint Europe-Japan Spacecraft Captures First Photos of Mercury
A space mission jointly launched by the European and Japanese space agencies has captured its first, up-close look at the…
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SpaceX Starship Stacking Produces the Tallest Rocket Ever Built
Starship SN20 as it’s being lifted to the top of the Super Heavy booster. Image: Elon Musk/SpaceX Earlier today, engineers…
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Ticket-Holder for Jeff Bezos’s Rocket Ride Now Has Something Better to Do
Amazon executive chairman and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos speaking after receiving the 2019 International Astronautical Federation (IAF) Excellence in…
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Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity Nails Nails Third Space Flight
VSS Unity in space over New Mexico.Photo: Virgin Galactic Space tourism really is the hot topic among billionaires nowadays, and…
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