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Check out the awesome power of NASA’s Artemis rocket booster

NASA has successfully completed a full-scale booster test of its Space Launch System that will transport humans to the moon, Mars, and possibly beyond.
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Rocket Lab given go-ahead to launch rockets from U.S. soil

Rocket Lab has been granted a Launch Operator License by the Federal Aviation Administration, paving the way for its first missions from U.S. soil.
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NASA reveals the visual delights viewable in the night sky this month

NASA has some useful information about what you can see in the night sky in September, with no special equipment required!
A Falcon 9 booster coming in to land.

Marvel at this stunning footage of SpaceX’s latest rocket landing

A rare on-shore landing enabled SpaceX to capture some cool footage of its latest rocket descent on Sunday.
Teams have installed the flight support booster (FSB) for later versions of the solid rocket boosters on NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket into the test stand in Promontory, Utah.

How to watch NASA test its new Artemis rocket booster on Wednesday

NASA will soon be testing the booster section of its brand-new Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, which is designed to carry astronauts to the moon.
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Rocket Lab back in business after first launch since July mission failure

Rocket Lab has achieved its first successful launch since its failed flight on July 5 when it lost its rocket and payload of satellites.
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Crew Dragon astronauts talk about historic mission in new NASA podcast

A new NASA podcast pulls together various media interviews with Crew Dragon astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken after their historic SpaceX mission.
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Watch SpaceX nail its first on-shore rocket landing in five months

SpaceX has performed its first on-shore rocket landing since March in a mission that deployed an Earth-observing satellite for Argentina’s space agency.
The Sun sends out a constant stream of particles and energy, which drives a complex space weather system near Earth

NASA selects five mission proposals to investigate space weather

NASA has announced five new concept proposals to investigate the phenomena of space weather and to better understand how the sun affects the space environment.
SES-10 Launch - world's first reflight of an orbital class rocket

How to watch SpaceX attempt first onshore rocket landing since March

SpaceX has been landing recent boosters on a ship, but the flight trajectory of its next mission will see it attempt its first on-shore landing in five months.
Rocket Lab's Electron rocket

How to watch Rocket Lab’s first launch since July’s mission failure

Rocket Lab is making the final preparations for its first launch since July's mission failure. Set for Sunday, here's how you can watch it live online.
The CST-100 Starliner spacecraft to be flown on Boeing’s Orbital Flight Test (OFT) is viewed Nov. 2, 2019

Next test flight of Boeing Starliner could take place in December

NASA and Boeing have announced that the next test flight of the troubled Starliner capsule could take place as early as December this year.
A Falcon 9 rocket lifts off on May 30, for the first crewed test flight of the Crew Dragon capsule. flight

SpaceX plans two Falcon 9 missions in on one day in closest-ever launches

SpaceX has a packed weekend, with two rocket launches just hours apart -- the shortest amount of time between launches the company has ever attempted.
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ULA scrubs its spy satellite launch on a Delta IV rocket with seconds to go

ULA is about to launch a spy satellite on its triple-core Delta IV rocket, the second most powerful rocket in service today. Here's how to watch.
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Former intern says SpaceX retaliated after sexual harassment complaint

A former Space X intern is suing over alleged retaliation against her sexual harassment complaints.
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Enormous halo of gas around Andromeda Galaxy mapped for the first time

Researchers using the Hubble Space Telescope have mapped out the enormous halo of gas around the nearest major galaxy to us, the Andromeda Galaxy.
Now that the observatory has been completely assembled, Webb teams are running full observatory level tests to ensure it is prepared for the rigors of liftoff.

James Webb Space Telescope powers on its instruments in Ground Segment Test

NASA's upcoming James Webb Space Telescope has reached a milestone with the completion of the Ground Segment Test.
Illustration of of Masten's XL-1 lunar lander

SpaceX will carry Masten lunar lander to the moon in 2022

SpaceX has another mission to the moon, as it has been contracted to deliver a lunar lander as part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program.
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Hurricane Laura captured in space station photos as it hits Gulf Coast

Hurricane Laura has been captured in dramatic images taken from the International Space Station as the extreme weather system bears down on the Gulf Coast.
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NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps will go to space aboard Boeing Starliner

Jeanette Epps is the third astronaut announced for the mission, which is scheduled for next year.
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SpaceX performs Starship static fire test ahead of hop test

SpaceX has completed its latest test of its new Starship rocket, intended to carry astronauts to the moon and even eventually to Mars.
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Hubble captures the delicate edge of the enormous Cygnus Loop nebula

The latest image captured by Hubble shows a portion of a huge round nebula which was formed when a star 20 times the mass of our sun exploded.
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Follow NASA’s Perseverance rover in real time as it heads toward Mars

NASA's Eyes on the Solar System desktop app lets you track the progress of its Perseverance rover in real time as it travels tens of millions of miles to Mars.
High-resolution illustration of the Roman spacecraft against a starry background.

Wandering planets could outnumber the stars in our galaxy

NASA's upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope could be able to identify hundreds of rogue planets, which could even outnumber the stars in our galaxy.
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Could there once have been two stars in our solar system?

Could sunset in our solar system once have looked very different? A new study suggests our sun may once have had a binary companion.
NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured the closest images yet of the sky’s latest visitor to make the headlines, comet C/2020 F3 NEOWISE

See the closest-ever image of comet NEOWISE captured by Hubble

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured the closest image taken so far of a recent visitor to our part of the solar system, comet NEOWISE.
The center of our Milky Way galaxy captured by the Spitzer Space Telescope's infrared cameras.

Mystery gas shooting out of the center of Milky Way ‘like bullets’

Astronomers have stumbled across a mystery at the heart of the Milky Way: A dense, cold gas that shooting out of the region "like bullets."
Artist's rendering of white dwarf and brown dwarf

Citizen scientists discover 100 cool worlds close to Earth

Citizen scientists have helped discover nearly 100 nearby cool worlds through a NASA project called Backyard Worlds.
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Blue Origin delivers mockup of new lunar lander to NASA

A collaboration of four aerospace companies lead by Blue Origin is creating a lunar lander for NASA and has just delivered a prototype for testing.
The International Space Station.

NASA begins search for mystery air leak on the space station

Astronauts currently aboard the ISS will move to the Russian module this weekend as NASA tries to locate the cause of an air leak in other parts of the station.
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NASA’s next moon astronauts are guaranteed an awesome view

Astronauts heading to the moon in the next few years are guaranteed breathtaking views as they approach the lunar surface in the Orion crew module.
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Hurricane Genevieve captured in dramatic Space Station shots

Space station astronaut Chris Cassidy tweeted some dramatic shots of Hurricane Genevieve on Wednesday as it headed for the Baja California peninsula.
elon musk shares cool spacex video of perfect fairing catch

Elon Musk shares cool SpaceX video of perfect fairing catch

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has tweeted a cool video of one of its net-equipped ships catching part of the Falcon 9 rocket fairing as it fell back to Earth on Tuesday.
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How to watch SpaceX’s 100th launch on Tuesday

SpaceX is launching its eleventh batch of Starlink satellites this week, but this is no ordinary launch -- this is the 100th launch by SpaceX.