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NASA, DARPA to launch nuclear rocket to orbit by early 2026

NASA and DARPA plan to launch a nuclear-powered spacecraft to Earth orbit in the next few years, to test propulsion technology that could help humanity get to Mars.

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China's new moon rocket could launch as soon as 2027

China's new Long March 10 rocket just completed its sixth hotfire test. The country is hoping to launch astronauts to the moon on the rocket by 2030.

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James Webb Space Telescope stuns with glowing portrait of actively forming stars (photo)

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has used its infrared eyes to produce a highly detailed image of two young stars more than 1,000 light-years away.

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How long does it take to get to the moon?

Here we explore how long it takes to get to the moon and the factors that affect the journey to our rocky companion.

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When and where will Europe's Aeolus wind satellite fall to Earth this week?

The European Space Agency is guiding its Aeolus wind-studying satellite to a destructive atmospheric reentry this week. Here's when and where it's expected to happen.

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NASA awards $150 million for moon power systems, other exploration tech

NASA has awarded $150 million to advance the development of potentially revolutionary exploration technologies, including systems that could power outposts on the moon.

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Gasp! New Telescope Image Previews the Slow Death of the Sun

R Sculptoris will eventually paint the sky with a planetary nebula, scattering elements that will form new star systems..

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Milky Way galaxy's spiral arms revealed in stunning detail by chemical mapping

A chemical mapping technique has revealed details of the Milky Way's spiral arms that have, until now, been obscured. This allows astronomers to see new regions of our galaxy that hold an abundance of young stars.

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Listen to music 'written' by doomed Aeolus wind-studying satellite (video)

The European Space Agency released a video titled "Life of Aeolus," a musical piece written for a small wind ensemble based on one year of wind data collected by the Aeolus satellite.

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NASA briefly lost contact with International Space Station after power drop

NASA's Mission Control in Houston had a power outage Tuesday (July 25) and briefly lost contact with the International Space Station. No astronauts were in any danger, officials said.

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NASA Selects Blue Origin And 10 Other Companies For Moon Exploration Technologies

Blue Origin awarded $34.7 million to develop technology for unlimited electricity on the Moon.

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Moon gear: China building lander, rover and spacesuit for lunar missions (video)

China is developing spacecraft and a spacesuit to allow its astronauts to land and explore the moon.

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Ancient star that crashed hot young star party could solve solar system mystery

The serendipitous discovery of an ancient star crashing through a gathering of young, hot stars could help explain the mysterious abundance of isotopes that existed in the early solar system.

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NASA practices for 2024 launch of Artemis 2 moon mission

NASA finished its first launch simulation for the crewed Artemis 2 moon mission, which is slated to lift off in late 2024. The exercise is just one of many for the moon mission team.

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An astrophysicist on 65 years of NASA

From the James Webb Space Telescope to the Moon landing, NASA has had a profound influence in the sciences

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Scientists may have just cracked the sun's greatest mystery

Scientists may have just found what makes the sun's outer atmosphere, the corona, so inexplicably hot.

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Watch SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket launch on record-breaking mission tonight

SpaceX's brawny Falcon Heavy rocket will launch for the seventh time ever tonight (July 26), sending a huge communications satellite skyward. Watch it live here.

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Nasa briefly loses contact with ISS after power outage and relies on backup systems for first time

Loss of communications with International Space Station forced Nasa to rely on Russian systems instead

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SpaceX Dragon spacecraft had a thruster glitch at the International Space Station in June

SpaceX's last cargo Dragon spacecraft had a thruster valve stuck open while docked with the International Space Station. The company says there should be no effect on the next launch.

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SpaceX fuels up Starship Super Heavy boosters in prelaunch tests (photos)

SpaceX just loaded propellant into two of its Starship Super Heavy booster prototypes as part of a prelaunch test campaign.

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Billions of Years Ago, the Milky Way May Have Looked Like a Lentil — and It Could Again

A trove of images from the Hubble Space Telescope and the Spitzer Space Telescope have opened a window into the Milky Way's fate.

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SpaceX Falcon Heavy shows off its 27 engines ahead of July 26 launch (photo)

SpaceX has shared a photo featuring the business end of the Falcon Heavy rocket set to launch a massive satellite for Maxar Technologies later this week.

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These Spiral Dust Arms May Hold the Secret to Building Giant Planets

The spiral arms of dust around a star 5,000 light years away may be a nursery for giant planets, offering clues about the history of our own outer Solar System.

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Celestial Spectacle: Dual Meteor Showers To Illuminate Night Skies

Southern Delta Aquarids and Alpha Capricornids to peak simultaneously, offering a week-long dazzling display.

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SpaceX's Crew-7 astronaut launch delayed to Aug. 17

SpaceX and NASA have pushed the planned liftoff of the Crew-7 astronaut mission back by two days to Aug. 17, to get its launch pad reconfigured after a Falcon Heavy liftoff.

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