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SpaceX, US Space Force set to launch secretive X-37B space plane on Dec. 10

Final preparations are underway for a Dec. 10 launch opportunity, which will mark the first time the X-37B has lifted off atop SpaceX's powerful Falcon Heavy rocket.

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NASA says Hubble Telescope will resume science operations after gyroscope glitch

The Hubble Space Telescope is soon to exit safe mode, NASA says.

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Private cargo spacecraft named for shuttle-era astronaut who died of plane crash injuries

NASA astronaut Patricia Hilliard 'Patty' Robertson, who died from injuries sustained in a plane crash, is Northrop Grumman's chosen namesake for its first Cygnus to launch atop a SpaceX rocket.

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'Lightning-like energy bursts' could be used to track the 99% of space junk that can't be seen from Earth

Current methods of tracking space junk in Earth's orbit only follow objects bigger than a softball. A new technique could trace the 99% of junk that's smaller.

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India sets sights on a moon base by 2047

India is setting long-term goals that could see the country establish its own moon base before 2050.

Space

NASA astronaut will celebrate Hanukkah in space with felt menorah

NASA International Space Station astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli will pin candles on a felt menorah to honor Hanukkah, the Jewish festival that begins Dec. 7.

Space

The ISS just turned 25, and NASA is getting ready for the end (video)

The ISS turned 25 years old on Dec. 6, and a new generation of space station is coming into view. By 2030, NASA wants commercial stations and a vehicle ready to deorbit the ISS.

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NASA marks 25th anniversary of ISS with call to crew on space station

Twenty-five years ago, Bob Cabana was at space shuttle Endeavour's controls when he fired thrusters to dock a U.S.-built node with a Russian module, giving birth to the International Space Station.

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Satellites watch as Japan's new volcanic island continues to grow (image)

The ESA satellite Copernicus Sentinel-2 caught an image of the new volcanic island "Niijima" on Nov. 27, showing the island off the coast of Japan forged in fire in Oct. is still rising from the sea.

Space

SpaceX's next Starship launch could feature key refueling test

The third flight of SpaceX's giant Starship vehicle could involve a propellant-transfer demonstration, according to NASA officials.

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ISS astronauts find tomato that was lost in space for 8 months (video)

During NASA astronaut Frank Rubio's year in space, a dwarf tomato he harvested floated away from him. International Space Station astronauts retrieved the tomato's remains 8 months later.

Space

Australia votes to name its 1st moon rover 'Roo-ver'

The Australian Space Agency has named its first lunar rover Roo-ver, which will launch to the moon as early as 2026 in partnership with NASA's Artemis program.

Space

OSIRIS-APEX prepares for 1st close solar encounter on way to asteroid Apophis

NASA's revitalized OSIRIS-REx probe has begun tucking in one of its solar panels to protect itself from the sun.

Space

UFOs: how astronomers are searching the sky for alien probes near Earth

There has been increased interest in unidentified flying objects (UFOs) ever since the Pentagon’s 2021 report revealed what appears to be anomalous objects in US airspace, dubbed unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP). Fast forward to 2023, and Nasa has already formed a panel to investigate the reports and appointed a director…

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Nuclear power on the moon: Rolls-Royce unveils reactor mockup

Tech giant Rolls-Royce unveiled a mockup lunar nuclear reactor at the U.K. Space Conference in Belfast last month.

The Guardian - UK

The Moonwalkers: A Journey With Tom Hanks review – a gobsmackingly huge space spectacle

This potted history of Nasa’s space exploration featuring gigantic and crystal clear footage is invigorating if slightly hampered by its school science tone

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Watch live as astronauts on the ISS celebrate the station's 25th anniversary today (video)

International Space Station astronauts will celebrate 25 years of their research facility on Dec. 6. You can watch the event from space, for free.

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NASA's Psyche spacecraft finds its 'first light' while zooming to a metal asteroid (image)

Having launched on Oct. 13, the Psyche spacecraft has been journeying to a metal asteroid reminiscent of Earth's core. It just snapped its first image.

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'Space Rescue Service' needed for coming space tourism era, report argues

People are launching to space in ever-greater numbers, with few backups in case of trouble. A 'Space Rescue Service' might fill in the gap, a new report argues.

LiveScience

Gigantic 'hole' in the sun wider than 60 Earths is spewing superfast solar wind right at us

A monstrous dark patch, known as a coronal hole, recently appeared near the sun's equator. The temporary gap enables unusually fast solar wind to race toward Earth.

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NASA's Mars robots back in action after 'solar conjunction'

NASA's Mars robots are back up to full speed on and around the Red Planet, after a two-week pause in commanding.

The Independent UK

Tom Hanks draws on his love of space for immersive documentary 'The Moonwalkers'

Tom Hanks is a lifelong space buff

Evening Standard

Tom Hanks on London’s Moonwalkers experience - The Standard podcast

Tom Hanks tells The Standard podcast about his new project The Moonwalkers at the Lightroom in London.

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Australia's first lunar rover to be named Roo-ver

It's one giant leap for Australia's space program with a lunar rover named Roo-ver to be built locally for a mission to collect moon soil.

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What are radio galaxies?

A radio galaxy is a type of galaxy with giant regions of radio emissions that reach far beyond its visible structure. We explore them in more detail here.

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