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The Apollo 1 Fire: Excerpt from "Eight Years to the Moon"
Stalking Starlink's 'DarkSat'
By now, you've no doubt heard of (or seen) Starlink. SpaceX's mega-satellite constellation has become a permanent fixture in our skies as of late, with several routine passes on any given week. But have you seen the supposed 'black sheep' of the flock, DarkSat?
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China Releases New Pictures From the Surface of the Moon
China's Chang'e-4 mission just released a trove of data collected by the lander and rover during its year-long exploration of the far side of the Moon.
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Giant Planets Could Form Around Tiny Stars in Just a Few Thousand Years
A new study has shown how gas giants (like Proxima c) can exist around Red Dwarf suns, the most common type of star in the Universe
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OSIRIS-REx Flew 620 Meters Above its Landing Site. Confirms that it's a Boulder-Strewn Nightmare, Just Like the Rest of Bennu
A Glitch Caused Curiosity to Freeze in Place. But It's Better Now
This is Probably Sandstone Layers on Mars. Absolutely Beautiful
Finally! We get to See a View From Inside Boeing's Starliner During its First Flight
Boeing has released a highlight reel made from footage that was taken from the inside of the Starliner capsule during its recent test flight.
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Rosetta Saw the Building Blocks of Life on Comet 67P
The Evidence is Leaning More and More Towards an Asteroid Ending the Dinosaurs
Carnival of Space #647
Betelgeuse is Continuing to Dim! It's Down to 1.506 Magnitude
Weekly Space Hangout: January 22, 2020 - Dr. Kenneth Carpenter of HST and WFIRST
A Twilight Tryst: Venus Meets Neptune in the Dusk Sky
Curiosity Looked up and Saw Phobos During the Daytime
This image of Phobos in the sky above Mars was taken by Curiosity in 2012 and was recently refurbished by famed NASA software engineer Kevin Gill.
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China's 500-Meter FAST Radio Telescope is Now Operational
According to NASA, 2019 Was the Second Hottest Year on Record
SpaceX Crew Dragon Capsule Nails In-Flight Abort Test! Next Stop, the ISS!
SpaceX nailed the in-flight abort test of its Crew Dragon capsule this weekend, putting them one step closer to sending astronauts to the ISS from US soil!
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More Mysterious Space Blobs Have Been Found Near the Center of the Milky Way
Scientists have found six objects near the center of our galaxy that orbit Sagittarius A. These objects appear to be a new class of object that astronomers have never before seen.
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Crew Dragon Abort Test is Scheduled for Saturday Morning
On Saturday morning, Jan. 18th, 2020, SpaceX and NASA will be conducting the in-flight abort test of the Crew Dragon, bringing it one step closer to sending astronauts to the ISS.
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