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Partial solar eclipse in northern areas on Saturday
The moon will cross in front of the sun for around four hours on Saturday, creating a partial solar eclipse that careful skygazers will be able to see in parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
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NASA puts biggest rocket pieces together for Artemis II moon mission
The slow race of getting NASA's Space Launch System rocket pieced together for next year's Artemis II moon mission jumped a big hurdle over the weekend.
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Image: Atomic Clock Ensemble in Space: Time to get ready
ESA's Atomic Clock Ensemble in Space (ACES) has arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United States. This cutting-edge European experiment will test fundamental physics from the outside of ESA's Columbus module ...
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Mar 25, 2025
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SpaceX rocket fuel makes stunning swirl in European sky
A stunning blue and white spiral spotted in skies across Europe late Monday was created by frozen fuel tumbling from a SpaceX rocket, according to weather forecasters and scientists.
Space Exploration
Mar 25, 2025
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SpaceX launches classified NROL-69 mission from Cape Canaveral
SpaceX sent up a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office from the Space Coast on Monday afternoon.
Space Exploration
Mar 25, 2025
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Why can't physicists decide if warp drives are real?
In the years since Miguel Alcubierre came up with a warp drive solution in 1994, you would occasionally see news headlines saying that warp drives can work. And then a few months later you'll see that they've been ruled out. ...
Astronomy
Mar 24, 2025
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What rules actually prohibit us from building a warp drive?
In 1994, Miguel Alcubierre was able to construct a valid solution to the equations of general relativity that enable a warp drive. But now we need to tackle the rest of relativity: How do we arrange matter and energy to make ...
Space Exploration
Mar 24, 2025
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Scalable nanotechnology-based lightsails developed for next-generation space exploration
Researchers at TU Delft and Brown University have developed scalable nanotechnology-based lightsails that could support future advances in space exploration and experimental physics. Their research, published in Nature Communications, ...
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Mar 24, 2025
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A European startup scrubs its attempt to launch an orbital rocket on its first test flight
A private European aerospace company scrubbed its attempt on Monday to launch the first test flight of its orbital launch vehicle from Norway.
Space Exploration
Mar 24, 2025
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SpaceX targets end of month for private astronaut polar orbit mission Fram2
With the drama around the first human spaceflight of the year behind it, SpaceX is back to the business of sending private customers to space.
Space Exploration
Mar 24, 2025
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NASA websites no longer promote 'first woman' on the moon for Artemis
NASA websites have dropped references to landing the first woman on the moon as part of the goals for its Artemis program.
Space Exploration
Mar 24, 2025
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A European startup is set to launch an orbital rocket on its first test flight
A private European aerospace company is set to make the first test flight of its orbital launch vehicle from Norway on Monday.
Space Exploration
Mar 24, 2025
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SPHEREx telescope aims to unlock secrets of universe's first moments
On March 11, NASA launched a new space telescope into orbit to explore the origins of the universe. The mission will use sophisticated software, developed at the Arizona Cosmology Lab at the University of Arizona, to analyze ...
Astronomy
Mar 22, 2025
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NASA to launch three rockets from Alaska in single Aurora experiment
Three NASA-funded rockets are set to launch from Poker Flat Research Range in Fairbanks, Alaska, in an experiment that seeks to reveal how auroral substorms affect the behavior and composition of Earth's far upper atmosphere.
Space Exploration
Mar 22, 2025
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How warp drives don't break relativity
Somehow, we all know how a warp drive works. You're in your spaceship and you need to get to another star. So you press a button or flip a switch or pull a lever and your ship just goes fast. Like really fast. Faster than ...
Space Exploration
Mar 21, 2025
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3D Printing: Saving weight and space at launch
Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, is regularly used on the ground to quickly produce a variety of devices. Adapting this process for space could let crew members create tools and parts for maintenance and ...
Space Exploration
Mar 21, 2025
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NRL's narrow field imager launches on NASA's PUNCH mission
The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory's (NRL) Narrow Field Imager (NFI) was launched into space aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket as a part of NASA's Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere (PUNCH) mission on March 11 ...
Space Exploration
Mar 21, 2025
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The health challenges astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams face after 9 months in space
On June 5, 2024, astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams embarked on a brief mission to the International Space Station. But equipment failures turned what was supposed to be an eight-day trip into a grueling 9-month spaceflight.
Space Exploration
Mar 21, 2025
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Hubble sees a spiral and a star in the constellation Virgo
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a sparkling spiral galaxy paired with a prominent star, both in the constellation Virgo. While the galaxy and the star appear to be close to one another, even overlapping, ...
Astronomy
Mar 20, 2025
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NASA defends decisions about astronauts, says they never were 'stranded'
After the safe return Tuesday of two astronauts left behind for months on the International Space Station, the White House characterized the pair as "stranded" and trumpeted their return as a "rescue." Those are words that ...
Space Exploration
Mar 20, 2025
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