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400 rocket landings! SpaceX notches reuse milestone

SpaceX made some history during a Jan. 21 Starlink satellite launch from California, landing an orbital-class rocket for the 400th time.

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Trillions of comets discovered orbiting alien planet systems (image)

Using the Atacama Large Millimeter Array, astronomers have discovered icy exocomet belts circling 74 different alien planetary systems.

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Aurora alert: Incoming solar storms could spark northern lights as far south as New York and Idaho tonight

Aurora chasers are on high alert for minor geomagnetic storm conditions from Jan. 24 through to Jan. 25. Northern lights might be visible over some northern and upper Midwest states.

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Astronomers watch monster black hole spit out a light-year-long jet

Astronomers have witnessed a monster supermassive black hole erupting with a light-year-long jet traveling at one-third the speed of light.

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Chinese commercial Ceres-1 rocket launches 5 weather satellites to orbit (video)

Chinese company Galactic Energy launched five satellites atop a Ceres-1 four-stage rocket on Jan. 20, 2025.

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Strange 'quasi-moon' of Earth gets named Cardea, after goddess of door hinges

A quasi-moon of Earth has been given a name. It's Cardea, after the goddess of door hinges.

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Astrophotographer captures a 'Great Dragon' in the Pelican Nebula (photo)

Miguel Claro captured a stunning portrait of the colorful Pelican Nebula from the Dark Sky Alqueva Observatory in Portugal.

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Watch Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost moon lander witness an eclipse from space (video)

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander is healthy on its way to the moon, and even witnessed a solar eclipse from space when Earth passed in front of the sun as seen from the spacecraft.

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Chinese astronauts install debris shields on Tiangong space station during 8.5-hour spacewalk (video)

Two Chinese astronauts completed an 8.5-hour spacewalk on Jan. 20, a sojourn that installed debris shielding outside the Tiangong space station.

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Europe plans to launch advanced Mars lander in 2035

The European Space Agency (ESA) wants to develop key technologies for a Mars surface lander by the mid-2030s.

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Want a Telescope for Christmas? Here's What You Need to Know

Christmas is a great time to look for a telescope for your budding amateur astronomer. But there are some things to keep in mind when buying a telescope. Here are some tips and features to consider when looking for astronomy telescopes and binoculars.

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SMILE! Europe and China move toward 2026 launch of space weather mission

The European Space Agency is set to launch a joint space science mission with China in early 2026 after a long collaboration.

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Hubble tension is now in our cosmic backyard, sending cosmology into crisis

Measurements of the distance to the Coma Cluster of galaxies find that it is millions of light years closer than the standard model predicts.

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Finland becomes 53rd country to join the Artemis Accords for moon exploration

Finland just became the Artemis Accords' 53rd member nation, bolstering NASA's efforts to establish peaceful and cooperative international space exploration.

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Watch (and hear!) a meteorite impact on doorbell camera video in a world 1st

A doorbell camera caught the moment when a meteorite impacted on the walkway of a home in Prince Edward Island, Canada, recording what is likely the world's first audio of a space rock impact.

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Catch The Cosmic Show Of the Year, with Six Planets in a Stunning Parade

Six planets align in a rare planetary parade visible across January and February offering stargazers an unforgettable experience.

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Rocket Lab selected to launch more hypersonic test vehicles for US military

The new 5-year contract that focuses on hypersonic technology is worth $1.45 billion.

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UK approves 1st vertical rocket launch from Saxavord Spaceport

German launch startup Rocket Factory Augsburg has taken a step towards a first launch by gaining a first-ever license to vertically launch an orbital rocket from mainland Europe.

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SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites to orbit on 1st flight since Starship explosion (video)

SpaceX launched 21 of its Starlink internet satellites early Jan. 21, five days after a test flight of the company's Starship megarocket ended in an explosion.

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Hubble Telescope spies newborn stars in famous Orion Nebula (photo)

A recent photo from the Hubble Space Telescope captures two protostars called HOPS 150 and HOPS 153, which are located in the stellar nursery of the Orion Nebula.

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Scientists call on UN to help solve Earth's space junk problem

An international group of researchers is calling on the United Nations to include the protection of Earth's orbit in the U.N.'s sustainable development goals.

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3D structure of iconic Ring Nebula gives 'a brand new view of an old astronomical friend'

We are staring "right down the barrel of it, which is really quite surprising to me — we're just lucky."

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How President Trump could change NASA

The new Trump administration could upend NASA's priorities, reshaping the Artemis moon program, climate science funding and the role of commercial space players.

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World's largest telescope gets its protective shell (photos)

The mighty telescope is expected to see its "first light" by 2028.

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20 years after crashing in the Utah desert, NASA's Genesis mission is still teaching us about solar wind

Despite crashing in the Utah desert in 2004, NASA's Genesis mission is still helping scientists study the effects of solar wind.

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