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How NASA's Starliner mission went from 10 days to 9 months: A timeline

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are on their way home from a nine-month space mission that was supposed to last just 10 days. Here's a rundown of their eventful time off Earth.

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What time will NASA's Starliner astronauts land with SpaceX's Crew-9 today? How to watch live.

SpaceX is poised to land its Crew Dragon Freedom with the two ISS crewmates who launched on it and two astronauts who arrived at the space station in June on Boeing's Starliner. Here's how to see it.

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Feel the burn with this amazing video of a Varda space capsule's plunge through Earth's atmosphere

The final two minutes of the video show things really heating up.

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World's largest digital camera to help new Vera Rubin Observatory make a 'time-lapse record of the universe' (video)

A major milestone with the Vera C. Rubin Observatory has been reached with the installation of the telescope's enormous eye — the world's largest digital camera.

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Farewell, Blue Ghost! Private moon lander goes dark to end record-breaking commercial lunar mission

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost moon lander went dark in the lunar night on Sunday (March 16) as expected, bringing an end to its historic mission.

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'Starship Troopers' big-screen reboot coming from 'District 9' director Neill Blomkamp — would you like to know more?

After a long wait and a bunch of disappointing straight-to-DVD sequels, Starship Troopers is still trying to live forever with a theatrical reboot now in development.

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Space photo of the day: Brilliant comet shines at sunset over observatory in Chile

The stunning comet C/2024 G3 lights up the sunset sky over Chile's Very Large Telescope in this spectacular photo.

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7 excellent Irish sci-fi movies to leave Hollywood green with envy this St. Patrick's Day

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with a spirited selection of sci-fi films born from the Emerald Isle.

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James Webb Space Telescope sees four giant alien planets circling nearby star (images)

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has directly imaged four planets orbiting the host star HR 8799 about 130 light-years from Earth in the constellation Pegasus.

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Beam back to the USS Callister in mind-bending new trailer for 'Black Mirror' Season 7 on Netflix

Netflix's fan-favorite Season 4 'Star Trek'-themed episode scores a direct sequel coming April 10.

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How did Earth get such a strange moon? Exploring the giant impact theory

The moon is unlike anything else in the solar system. So how did our planet end up with such a special moon?

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Rocket Lab launches final 5 satellites for French 'Internet of Things' constellation

Rocket Lab launched the final five satellites for the French company Kinéis' "Internet of Things" constellation tonight (March 17).

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Starliner astronauts head back to Earth with SpaceX Crew-9 duo to make long-awaited landing (video)

Nick Hague, Aleksandr Gorbunov, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are heading back to Earth, and you can watch their Tuesday (March 18) homecoming live.

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How climate change could make Earth's space junk problem even worse

Rising concentrations of greenhouse gases decrease the atmosphere's ability to devour space junk, a new study finds.

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Mars could have an ocean's worth of water beneath its surface, seismic data suggest

Researchers examining seismic data recorded on Mars say the have found evidence supporting the presence of liquid water deep inside the Red Planet.

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This butterfly-shaped nebula owes its structure to 2 chaotic young stars

This butterfly shaped nebula is the perfect target for the James Webb Space Telescope to learn more about star formation.

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The 1st private mission to Venus comes together ahead of possible 2026 launch (photos)

The first private spacecraft mission to Venus, Rocket Lab's Photon Spacecraft, will take on the planet's hellish conditions with the aid of a novel woven heat shield called "HEEET."

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You can buy Chewbacca's Bowcaster or Luke's medal at a 'Star Wars' auction, but it could cost you half a million dollars

The Force is strong with two rare screen-used 'Star Wars' props up for bids this month

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Spiral starburst galaxy glows in gorgeous Hubble Telescope image

A recent image from the Hubble Space Telescope captures a gorgeous spiral galaxy bursting with new star formation.

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Arctic ice is melting faster than expected — and the culprit could be dust

An audacious NASA mission suggests that dust blown north from Greenland couldhelp explain why Arctic ice is melting even faster than expected.

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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 152 — Atomic Rockets II: Nuclear Electric Boogaloo

On Episode 152 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik host Robert O'Brien for a deep dive into nuclear propulsion technology for space exploration

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SpaceX aces 3rd launch in 13 hours, sending 23 Starlink satellites to orbit (video)

SpaceX launched its third mission in less than 13 hours this morning (March 15), sending 23 of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit.

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Where will the partial solar eclipse be visible today?

The partial solar eclipse on March 29, 2025, will be seen from North America, Europe, Russia and parts of Africa.

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SpaceX's Crew-10 mission arrives at International Space Station to relieve Starliner astronauts (video)

SpaceX's Crew-10 astronaut mission arrived at the International Space Station early Sunday morning (March 16).

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4 rocky exoplanets found around Barnard's Star, one of the sun's nearest neighbors

After many previous claims and false alarms, astronomers can finally confirm the existence of at least four planets less massive than Earth orbiting Barnard's Star.

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