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Virgin Galactic completes new Delta space plane manufacturing facility in Arizona

Virgin Galactic has completed its new multi-use manufacturing facility in Arizona, where it plans to begin assembly on its new Delta space plane fleet in 2025.

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Little Mars 'snowman' spotted by NASA's Perseverance rover (photo)

Do you see what we see? A stacked rock formation spotted by NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover looks like a dusty snowman!

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Loneliness is a dish best served in space: Why food may taste weird to astronauts

Studying common food aromas may help scientists better understand why meals reportedly taste bland in space, leading to astronauts’ decreased nutritional intake.

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SpaceX launches to ISS are under independent NASA review after rare Falcon 9 rocket failure

SpaceX is trying to get its Falcon 9 re-approved for satellite launches with the Federal Aviation Administration. But NASA says it needs to take an independent look before more ISS launches of astronauts or cargo takes place.

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Snazzy spacesuit! Artemis 2 moon mission backup astronaut Andre Douglas tries on his lunar duds (photos)

NASA astronaut Andre Douglas tried on his Artemis 2 spacesuit to get ready to backup the 2025 mission. The spacecraft will fly around the moon with four astronauts.

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Supermassive black holes provide 'hearts and lungs' that help galaxies live longer

The universe would be filled with zombie galaxies and dead stars if not for supermassive black hole-powered 'hearts and lungs' that help slow star formation.

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Transistors on NASA's Europa satellite can't handle space radiation, putting mission at risk — repair could require 'baking' the MOSFETS inside the satellite

The Infineon transistors NASA used on the Europa Clipper had a higher-than-expected failure rate when exposed to radiation. The agency now has to see how it will affect the Jupiter mission and what steps it should take to keep the satellite on schedule.

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Looking ahead to the next 25 years of private space stations

On Space.com's 25th anniversary, here's a look at the next 25 years of commercial space stations that are set to replace the International Space Station in low Earth orbit and beyond.

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Full Buck Moon shines this weekend on Apollo 11 moon landing anniversary

Cosmic celebrations all around as the July Full Buck Moon coincides with the 55th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.

Space

Strange 'garden sprinkler' jets are erupting from a dead vampire star

Scientists have seen a cannibalistic neutron star spraying S-shaped jets like a cosmic garden sprinkler as it feeds on a companion star.

Space

NASA Cans Lunar Rover After Spending $450 Million Building It

NASA announced Wednesday that cost overruns and delays have forced it to cancel a planned Moon rover it already spent $450 million to develop, marking a significant setback for the agency's lunar exploration program.

International Business Times

How NASA and SpaceX will bring down the space station when it's retired

SpaceX will use a powerful, souped-up capsule to shove the International Space Station out of orbit once time is up for the sprawling lab

The Independent UK

Astronomers Stumbled Upon a Planet In the Act of Becoming a Hot Jupiter

An exoplanet on a twisted, backwards orbit may offer clues about how hot Jupiters actually form.

Inverse

ISS could 'drift down' for a year before SpaceX vehicle destroys it in Earth's atmosphere

It will take some time for the ISS to come down to Earth in the 2030s. NASA says it will take about 12 to 18 months to naturally fall back to our planet before a new SpaceX deorbit vehicle pushes it back into Earth's atmosphere.

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Signs of two gases in clouds of Venus could indicate life, scientists say

Separate teams find evidence of phosphine and ammonia, potential biomarkers on planet whose surface reaches 450C

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The James Webb Space Telescope is studying an exoplanet's eternal day — and eternal night

A tidally locked gas giant experiences eternal sunshine on one side, and eternal darkness on the other.

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Newly discovered cave on the moon could house future lunar astronauts

The lava tube is likely one of many on the lunar surface.

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Rare 'daytime fireball' spotted as meteor falls to Earth over New York City (video)

A meteor crashed into Earth over New York City on July 16. Watch the rare daytime fireball light up the skies above New Jersey and Connecticut in this dramatic footage.

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Meteor thought to have exploded over midtown Manhattan, Nasa says

Space agency says probable meteor passed over Statue of Liberty before disintegrating 29 miles above city

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Exoplanet with weird orbit is transforming into a hot Jupiter before our eyes

Astronomers may have solved the mystery of how hot Jupiter exoplanets are born, finding a gas giant with a weird orbit in the process of transforming into just such a world.

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SpaceX wants to resume Falcon 9 rocket launches while FAA completes investigation

SpaceX is seeking a rapid return to Falcon 9 launches following a rare failure of its workhorse rocket during a satellite launch last week.

Space

How the Rubin observatory could detect thousands of 'failed stars'

The Milky Way is packed with a sea of brown dwarfs that could hold important information about its formation. The Rubin Observatory could help deliver a deluge of these faint and elusive failed stars.

Salon

Supermassive black holes slowing growth

Black holes grew much faster billions of years ago, when the universe was younger

The Texas Tribune

Elon Musk says he’ll move X and SpaceX to Texas

Musk said he decided to move his companies from California after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed several laws expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students.

The Independent UK

Elon Musk says he’s moving SpaceX to Texas over California ban on schools outing trans kids to their parents

‘I did make it clear to Governor Newsom about a year ago that laws of this nature would force families and companies to leave California to protect their children’

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