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Look! NASA Smashed Into an Asteroid So Hard It May Have Sent Boulders Flying into Space

NASA's DART mission, which successfully changed the orbit of a small asteroid last September, also released three dozen boulders into space.

Inverse

See SpaceX launch picture-perfect nighttime Starlink mission (photos)

SpaceX launched 15 Starlink satellites into orbit overnight, steadily adding to the company's broadband megaconstellation. A few hours after liftoff, they posted these gorgeous launch photos.

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NASA satellite’s collision with asteroid sent boulders into space

US space agency says images from Hubble telescope show dozens of boulders floating away after collision.

Al Jazeera

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Hubble telescope spies cloud of space rocks created by DART asteroid impact (photos)

NASA's ambitious asteroid collision mission may have created a swarm of boulders filled with key scientific information.

Space

China to launch moon astronauts' new spacecraft for 1st time in 2027 or 2028

China is planning to launch a next-generation crewed spacecraft around 2027 that will be capable of carrying astronauts to the moon and even beyond.

Space

Satellite will die by fire as 1st-of-its-kind operation sends it plummeting down to Earth

Scientists will attempt a first-of-its-kind guided safe reentry to Earth's atmosphere with the European Space Agency wind satellite Aeolus as it heads home at increasing speed.

Space

Astronomers Discover a Weird Galaxy That Could Change What We Know About Physics

Galaxy NGC 1277 appears to contain no dark matter, which could raise some questions about the standard cosmological model.

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Artemis 2 moon astronaut explains risk of flying NASA's supersonic training jet

Fighter pilot Jeremy Hansen, a Canadian astronaut on the Artemis 2 mission, talks about how the T-38 supersonic fleet 'can kill you' and why that's important for space training.

Space

Most Americans expect routine space tourism by 2073, but few would actually try it: report

A Pew Research Center report reveals more than half of Americans expects to have access to space, but barely a third would be willing to make the trip themselves.

Space

Strange two-faced dying star 'Janus' baffles scientists in cosmic oddity

While routinely scanning the sky for the burnt-out remnants of dying stars, scientists stumbled upon a strange cosmic signal.

Space

How Apollo 11 inspired record-breaking NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson (exclusive)

Record-breaking former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson appeared on CBS News on July 20 to talk about how the Apollo 11 moon landing influenced her career choice.

Space

Celebrate 400 years of moon maps for Apollo 11's anniversary (gallery)

The Library of Congress has 400 years of moon maps from around the world. Explore the moon in centuries of maps to celebrate the first-ever human moon landing in 1969.

Space

Interstellar meteor fragments found? Harvard astronomer's claim sparks debate, criticism

Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb believes he has found pieces of the first known interstellar meteorite. But others have their doubts, and the debate is turning ugly.

Space

ISRO successfully tests Gaganyaan Service Module Propulsion System

With the successful completion of the hot test, the Service Module Propulsion System (SMPS) demonstrated its performance in the full configuration.

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NASA’s Historic Mission Control Restored To Moon Landing Glory

After years of meticulous refurbishment, the iconic mission control center reopens to the public

Zenger

Janus: The Strange White Dwarf With Dual Elemental Composition

Astronomers Discover Two-Faced Star: Hydrogen on One Side, Helium on the Other

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NASA Prepares To Launch Mission To $10,000 Quadrillion Asteroid

Scientists gear up to study metal-rich space rock that could hold more value than the global economy.

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Bizarre 'slow' neutron star challenges our theories about dead stars

Astronomers have observed a 'slow' magnetar releasing bursts of radio waves every 22 minutes. The strange neutron star could change our perception of these extreme stellar corpses.

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James Webb Space Telescope makes 1st detection of diamond-like carbon dust in the universe's earliest stars

The James Webb Space Telescope has observed carbon dust in distant and early galaxies in a discovery that could challenge theories regarding the formation of cosmic dust in the infant universe.

Space

1st evidence found for 'Trojan planet' worlds occupying same orbit

Astronomers have found the first evidence of a so-called 'Trojan planet,' in the form of a young Jupiter-like world that's being tailed by a cloud of dust twice as massive as Earth's moon.

Inverse

Spooky X-Ray Aurora Discovered on Mercury

Scientists have known for years that Mercury's crust fluoresces, and now they know why.

Zenger

Neil Armstrong’s Historic Moon Landing Celebrated 52 Years Later

Apollo 11: The Historic Moon Landing that United the World.

The Independent UK

UK’s mission to become ‘global power in space’ back on track, ministers say

The Government’s National Space Council has met for the first time since its reinstatement.

Inverse

Astronomers Find a Strange Two-Faced Zombie Star

The white dwarf, nicknamed Janus, has one side helium, one side hydrogen.

The Guardian - UK

Two-faced star with helium and hydrogen sides baffles astronomers

White dwarf nicknamed Janus could be in transition from one element dominating at its surface to the other

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