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SpaceX boss Elon Musk confirms work on first ocean spaceport

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China succeeds in first cargo mission to new space station

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Mars-like photos show a dramatic view of our own planet

mars like photos show a dramatic view of our own planet photo earth

SpaceX launched a very special mission exactly one year ago

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Hubble peered across 150 million light-years to image this galaxy

This image shows the spiral galaxy NGC 5037, in the constellation of Virgo. First documented by William Herschel in 1785, the galaxy lies about 150 million light-years away from Earth. Despite this distance, we can see the delicate structures of gas and dust within the galaxy in extraordinary detail. This detail is possible using Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3), whose combined exposures created this image.

Japan wants to send a transforming spherical robot to the moon

Transformable lunar robot (left: before transformation, right: after transformation)

Hunting for alien life by examining molecular complexity

Chemical space.

NASA shares a spectacular image of the heart of the Milky Way

Threads of superheated gas and magnetic fields are weaving a tapestry of energy at the center of the Milky Way galaxy. A new image of this new cosmic masterpiece was made using a giant mosaic of data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and the MeerKAT radio telescope in South Africa.

Curiosity captures shimmering, iridescent ‘mother of pearl’ clouds on Mars

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover captured these clouds just after sunset on March 19, 2021, the 3,063rd Martian day, or sol, of the rover’s mission. The image is made up of 21 individual images stitched together and color corrected so that the scene appears as it would to the human eye.

Enormous sky survey creates the most accurate map yet of universe’s dark matter

Ten areas in the sky were selected as “deep fields” that the Dark Energy Camera imaged several times during the survey, providing a glimpse of distant galaxies and helping determine their 3D distribution in the cosmos. The image is teeming with galaxies — in fact, nearly every single object in this image is a galaxy. Some exceptions include a couple of dozen asteroids as well as a few handfuls of foreground stars in our own Milky Way.

Hubble captures a wonky galaxy being pulled out of shape

This spectacular image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows the trailing arms of NGC 2276, a spiral galaxy 120 million light-years away in the constellation of Cepheus. At first glance, the delicate tracery of bright spiral arms and dark dust lanes resembles countless other spiral galaxies. A closer look reveals a strangely lopsided galaxy shaped by gravitational interaction and intense star formation.

Water bears are about to take a rocket ride to space

The International Space Station.

NASA’s Mars drone survives malfunction scare during sixth flight

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter.

This gorgeous Earth image shot from the space station shows only water

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SpaceX’s latest launch set new record for rocket’s nose cone

A Falcon 9 rocket lifts off on May 30, for the first crewed test flight of the Crew Dragon capsule. flight

Here’s how to watch the lunar eclipse this week, live or online

Image of the moon cast in a red-orange tint during a previous lunar eclipse in 2019.

Watch this ground view of Virgin Galactic’s spaceplane soaring toward space

VSS Unity during a test flight to the edge of space.

See a glittering gang of galaxies in this week’s Hubble image

This packed image taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope showcases the galaxy cluster ACO S 295, as well as a jostling crowd of background galaxies and foreground stars. Galaxies of all shapes and sizes populate this image, ranging from stately spirals to fuzzy ellipticals. This galactic menagerie boasts a range of orientations and sizes, with spiral galaxies such as the one at the center of this image appearing almost face on, and some edge-on spiral galaxies visible only as thin slivers of light.

Detecting organic salts on Mars is key to finding evidence of life there

This look back at a dune that NASA's Curiosity Mars rover drove across was taken by the rover's Mast Camera (Mastcam) on Feb. 9, 2014, or the 538th Martian day, or sol, of Curiosity's mission.

Virgin Galactic spaceplane makes it to boundary of space on third test flight

VSS Unity in space over New Mexico

China’s Zhurong rover rolls onto Martian surface for first time

The view from the Zhurong rover as it deploys from its lander.

European Space Agency wants to build a GPS network for the moon

ESA's moonlight initiative aims to put a constellation of satellites around the moon

Solar Orbiter captures incredible video of a coronal mass ejection

The sun, as captured by Solar Orbiter's Extreme Ultraviolet Imager (EUI) instrument on 12-13 February 2021.

Perseverance rover will soon begin collecting samples from Mars

perseverance rovers first selfie also shows mars helicopter rover

Jupiter’s second spot is growing and changing and looking real weird

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VIPER rover will brave the coldest regions of the moon to search for water

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NASA’s Mars helicopter aiming for two records on next flight

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter.

Virgin Galactic preps rocket plane for Saturday test flight

VSS Unity during a test flight to the edge of space.

China’s Zhurong rover beams back its first Mars images

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Blue Origin reveals current highest bid for space tourism ride

Blue Origin capsule

Check out these awesome Earth photos taken by a current ISS astronaut

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Blue Origin set to reveal highest bid so far in space tourism auction

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Watch NASA’s animation of upcoming Artemis 1 moon mission

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Why does SpaceX’s droneship livestream cut out when its rocket lands?

SpaceX Sentinel-6 Mission

Beyond our solar system, Voyager 1 picks up the hum of interstellar gas

The Voyager spacecraft continue to make discoveries even as they travel through interstellar space. In a new study, University of Iowa physicists report on the Voyagers' detection of cosmic ray electrons associated with eruptions from the sun--more than 14 billion miles away.

Issue with rocket could delay the launch of James Webb Space Telescope

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SpaceX launches more Starlink satellites, along with rideshare satellites

starlink mega constellation satellite network spacex mission

NASA is testing out a new laser communications system this summer

Illustration of the U.S. Department of Defense's Space Test Program Satellite-6 (STPSat-6) with the Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) payload communicating data over infrared links.

Hubble captures a cosmic cloud illuminated by starlight

This image taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope showcases the emission nebula NGC 2313. Emission nebulae are bright, diffuse clouds of ionized gas that emit their own light.

Beautiful images show the stripes of Jupiter in three different wavelengths

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Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket suffers issue during launch, fails to reach orbit

Rocket Lab's Electron rocket

How to watch SpaceX launch Starlink satellites and two payloads tonight

Starlink Mission

China successfully lands a rover on Mars for the first time

A black-and-white picture of Mars taken by Tianwen 1, the first snapshot from the Chinese craft.

NASA’s Perseverance rover gets up close and personal with Martian surface

nasas perseverance rover gets real close to martian surface

SpaceX reveals plan for Starship’s first orbital test flight

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Space station toilet flushes its way to a new milestone

nasa astronaut shows off the space stations new toilet station

Watch NASA video showing recent Mars helicopter flight in 3D

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter.

NASA and Axiom finalize deal to send first private crew to ISS

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NASA spacecraft begins long journey home with asteroid sample

This artist’s concept shows NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft descending towards asteroid Bennu to collect a sample of the asteroid’s surface.

Gorgeous time-lapse shows starry night at rocket launch site

gorgeous timelapse shows starry night at rocket launch site esa sky
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