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'We proved that you can land wherever you want.' Japan's SLIM moon probe nailed precise lunar landing, JAXA says

Japan's SLIM spacecraft made a strange but precise lunar landing, touching the moon with the tip of its nose as it landed incredibly close its target location.

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Chinese company launches 5 remote-sensing satellites to orbit (video)

China's commercial space activities continue to grow, with a solid rocket putting five privately built satellites into orbit on Jan. 22.

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Hubble telescope spots water around tiny hot and steamy exoplanet in 'exciting discovery'

The Hubble Space Telescope has spotted water in the atmosphere of a tiny planet with temperatures around that of Venus, meaning it's a hot and steamy world.

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On China's space station, scientists will study some of Earth's earliest organisms

A Chinese spacecraft has delivered an experiment to the nation's space station that will test whether life can survive a cosmic environment.

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Machine learning could help track down alien technology. Here's how

A machine learning-based search for TESS data anomalies could lead us to proof of alien life.

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The 1st full moon of 2024 rises tonight with January's Full Wolf Moon

January's Full Wolf Moon rises on Thursday (Jan. 25), marking the first full moon of 2024 and shining between the claws of Cancer, the Crab.

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Japan’s ‘Moon Sniper’ makes successful pinpoint landing, space agency says

Japan says it has received all of the data about its aircraft’s historic landing after having to power it off.

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NASA fires up powerful Artemis moon rocket engine in key test (video)

NASA completed a new Artemis moon program test on Jan. 23, firing one of its Space Launch System RS-25 engines for about eight minutes.

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How NASA predicted the Jan. 21 asteroid crash over Germany

NASA's Scout impact-assessment system told astronomers where and when the tiny space rock would crash on Sunday morning (Jan. 21).

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Huge stars are born as twins, triplets and more, new images confirm

A newly imaged star cluster is birthing groups of three, four and five stars, confirming the prevailing wisdom that the universe forms its stars in multiples.

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Could space salad jeopardize a mission to Mars?

Salad may not be the healthiest meal for astronauts as scientists discover lettuce flesh can be easily plagued with disease-causing pathogenic bacteria and fungi on the ISS.

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NASA stresses Artemis 2 moon crew safety as agency remembers fallen astronauts

As NASA leadership paused to remember fallen astronauts, the agency urged its employees to "think smaller" and focus on all the items to keep future crews like Artemis 2 safe.

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Watch NASA honor fallen astronauts with 'Day of Remembrance' ceremony today

NASA will honor its fallen space explorers during a ceremony at 10 a.m. EST today (Jan. 25), and you can watch the somber proceedings live.

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This Hubble Telescope photo of a spiral galaxy will take your breath away

Just when we think we've seen it all with astronomy photos, the Hubble Space Telescope gives us something new and beautiful.

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Apollo 17 astronauts saw strange flashes on the moon. Will Artemis crews see them too?

Lunar scientists have started plotting out photographic objects of interest for the four-person Artemis 2 crew to consider during their flyby of the moon.

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Happy 20th, Spirit and Opportunity! How the Mars rovers expanded our horizons

Spirit and Opportunity landed on Mars 20 years ago this month, kicking off a surface mission that reshaped our understanding of the Red Planet.

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Stunning night sky time-lapse shows how colorful the stars really are (photo)

This gorgeous eight-hour exposure reveals the colors of stars as they make their way across the night sky, colors that can inform astronomers about the characteristics of each star.

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Artemis moon spacesuits prepped for tests ahead of delayed 2026 lunar landing

Axiom Space will provide spacesuits for the first moon landing in half a century, aiming to reach the critical design review stage in June —as the greater Artemis program battles delays.

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Hubble Space Telescope sees colliding galaxies aglow with stars

The spiral galaxies UGC 05028 and UGC 05029, collectively known as Arp 300, are in the process of merging. This has fueled rapid star formation.

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Nearby star factory shines in stunning James Webb Space Telescope photo

The James Webb Space Telescope has zoomed in on N79, a 1,630-light-year-wide star birthing complex in the Large Magellanic Cloud, to produce a stunning image.

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Virgin Galactic may launch 6th commercial spaceflight this week

Virgin Galactic's sixth commercial spaceflight may be just around the corner. The launch window for the Galactic 06 mission opens on Friday (Jan. 26).

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NASA finally opens OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample canister after freeing stuck lid

After months of anticipation, NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission team has successfully accessed the treasure trove of asteroid material the probe collected during its billion-mile journey.

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You can pay to have your ashes buried on the moon. Just because you can doesn’t mean you should

The question of sending your ashes to the moon is less a "can I?" one and more of a "should I?"

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Japan, 5th country to moon-land, used tech that will support future missions

Japan landed its Smart Lander for Investigating the Moon, or SLIM, craft on the surface of the Moon on Jan. 20, 2024

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Blue Origin joins 2 stages of New Glenn rocket for the 1st time (photo)

Blue Origin mated the two stages of its powerful New Glenn rocket for the first time recently, in preparation for the heavy lifter's debut later this year.

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