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Watch SpaceX launch 2 private moon landers on a single rocket early Jan. 15

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch moon landers built by Firefly Aerospace and the Japanese company ispace early Wednesday (Jan. 15), and you can watch it live.

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Mars hides behind the Full Wolf Moon in gorgeous photos from around the world

People across the world captured awesome views of a large Full Wolf Moon and a mini Mars.

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James Webb Space Telescope discovers one of the earliest 'truly gargantuan' supernovas ever seen

The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted one of the earliest and most distant supernovas, marking the death of a stellar monster 20 times the mass of the sun.

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Mysterious spiral galaxy jet puzzles astronomers: 'At first, I thought I completely messed up'

Jets from a distant galaxy could offer fresh clues to how galaxies and their black holes evolve over eons.

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Dark matter may have caused a baffling break in this star stream

A strange break in a stream of stars in the Milky Way could be the result of dark matter, but only if the dark matter is hot and self-interacting.

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Space2Sea Antarctica: 2 Ukrainian soldiers fulfill 1st part of Antarctic dream

Visiting Antarctica — and, in particular, Ukraine's Vernadsky Research Base on the continent's peninsula — was a lifelong dream of two Ukrainian soldiers.

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Blue Ghost moon lander will help NASA see Earth's magnetic field 'breathing' for 1st time

Firefly Aerospace's soon-to-launch Blue Ghost moon lander will help NASA better understand our home planet, and how it responds to space weather.

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Los Angeles fires leave NASA's Deep Space Network mission control empty for 1st time in 60 years

Despite the evacuation of its Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena, no space mission data has been lost, NASA says.

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SpaceX launches 131 satellites on Transporter 12 rideshare mission (video)

SpaceX launched 131 satellites to orbit today (Jan. 14) from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, on a rideshare mission called Transporter 12.

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What happened to the flags Apollo astronauts left on the moon?

Astronauts placed six different American flags on the moon during the Apollo program. What became of those flags in the years since, and why were they controversial?

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Scientists turn 3 years' worth of solar flares into audible sound (video)

The European Space Agency has released an audio-visual representation of solar activity over the last three years, using data from the Solar Orbiter probe.

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Total lunar eclipse March 2025 — When and where to see the next 'Blood Moon' lunar eclipse

A total lunar eclipse will be seen across North America on the night of March 13-14, 2025, while parts of Europe will get a brief view.

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The 2025 'Super Bowl of Astronomy' kicks off this week in Maryland

Scientists from around the world are gathered in Maryland this week for the so-called "Super Bowl of astronomy." the 245th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society.

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'Daredevil' white dwarf star could be closest-known object to a weird black hole

The weird outbursts of a distant supermassive black hole may be caused by a death-defying white dwarf walking a cosmic tight rope around it.

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'Silo' Season 2: 'The Safeguard' recap: Solo is redeemed and Lukas finds a secret tunnel

A recap of Apple TV+'s "Silo" Season 2 Episode 9, "The Safeguard"

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Space mysteries: How does the ISS stay in orbit without falling to Earth?

The International Space Station is always falling, yet it never crashes to Earth or burns up in our atmosphere. How is this possible?

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China plans to plant a waving flag on the moon in 2026. Here's how

China's Chang'e 7 moon-landing mission will apparently include a flag that can flutter in the moon's thin and tenuous atmosphere.

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SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites from Florida, lands booster for 15th time (video)

SpaceX launched 21 more of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida's Space Coast this morning (Jan. 13).

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Blue Origin scrubs 1st New Glenn rocket launch due to technical issue

Blue Origin called off the debut launch of its powerful New Glenn rocket this morning (Jan. 13) due to a technical issue.

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China test-fires 5 new rocket engines in a single day. But what are they for? (video)

China's state-owned main space contractor tested five different rocket engines on one day last week in preparation for future missions and projects.

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SpaceX will launch 2 private lunar landers this week, kicking off busy year for moon missions

Lunar landers from Firefly Aerospace and Japanese company ispace will lift off atop the same SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket this week, kicking off a busy year of moon missions.

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Smart robot helps out astronauts on China's Tiangong space station (video)

The three astronauts aboard China's Tiangong space station have been getting some assistance from an "intelligent" robot named Xiao Hang.

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Astronomers investigate black hole jets with Event Horizon Telescope

Astronomers are now confident the Event Horizon Telescope can help them decode elusive origins of black hole jets.

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'Dune: Prophecy' showrunner and Harkonnen stars dissect a stellar first season (exclusive)

A recap of a "Dune: Prophecy" season finale press conference held in late December

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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 143 —King Starship

On Episode 143 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq are joined by Leonard David to talk about what 2025 has in store for SpaceX's Starship plans.

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