This is the remnant of a star that exploded 1,700 years ago
When a supernova explodes, it creates a remnant which can persist for thousands of years. Hubble scientists have estimated the
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Testing Mars exploration drones on Icelandic lava flows
How do you test a machine that’s designed to operate on another planet? Using the lava flow fields of Iceland
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International Space Station has a major upgrade task coming
The ISS will soon take delivery of new solar arrays after NASA discovered the existing ones are starting to degrade.
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Watch NASA’s dramatic trailer for Saturday’s SLS rocket hot fire test
Check out NASA’s movie-like trailer for what should be a spectacular hot fire test of its SLS rocket that’s destined
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Super magnetic neutron star spins faster than any discovered before
To date, only 30 magnetars have been discovered, but recently a 31st was identified — and it turns out to
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How to watch the upgraded SpaceX Dragon capsule depart space station
After just over a month docked at the ISS, SpaceX’s upgraded Cargo Dragon spacecraft is about to undock and return
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SpaceX footage shows recent Starship rocket test in stunning detail
SpaceX has released its most detailed footage yet showing the key stages of its Starship prototype test flight that took
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Space Station Crew Offers Earthlings Year-end Message of Hope
Members of the International Space Station’s Expedition 64 crew this week offered their fellow earthlings a message of hope at
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NASA Wants to Bring a Sample of Mars Back to Earth
In this illustration, NASA’s Mars 2020 rover uses its drill to core a rock sample on Mars. NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA’s rover
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How to watch SpaceX launch its NROL-108 Mission this morning
SpaceX will shortly be launching another mission this morning, launching a satellite for the United States National Reconnaissance Office (NRO).
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Check out these amazing views of Earth shot from the space station
Enjoy these stunning photos of places around the world captured by current ISS crew member Soichi Noguchi from 250 miles
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One of These Women Could Be the First to Step on the Moon
Neil Armstrong became the first man to set foot on the moon in 1969, but who will be the first
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Astronaut Snaps Stunning Moonrise Images From Space Station
Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi is fast emerging as the resident photographer of the Expedition 64 crew currently aboard the International
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NASA video relives this week’s spectacular SpaceX mission to the ISS
Relive this week’s historic Crew-1 astronaut mission to the International Space Station with this NASA video showing the best bits.
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The driest place on Earth might hold the key to finding life on Mars
Scientists have investigated the Atacama Desert in Chile, the driest place on Earth, which could give clues to finding evidence
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Virgin Galactic to launch first crewed test flight from New Mexico this month
Virgin Galactic is coming closer to bringing paying tourists to the edge of space, perform its first crewed test flight
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The good, the bad, and the ugly of satellite megaconstellations
Satellite megaconstellations like Starlink could bring broadband internet to underserved parts of the globe — but they also have some
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NASA spacecraft successfully secures Bennu asteroid sample
NASA says it’s managed to secure a sample of gathered asteroid material after some of it started to leak through
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NASA astronaut Kate Rubins just cast her vote — from space
With no waiting in line, and a voting booth just a short distance away, NASA astronaut Kate Rubins cast her
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NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy lands safely after six-month space trip
NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, along with Russian cosmonauts Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner, have returned safely to Earth after a
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