Today: October 06, 2024
Today: October 06, 2024

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Astronauts from Turkey, Italy and Sweden return to Earth, ending private space station trip

Astronauts from Turkey, Italy and Sweden are back on Earth, ending a private three-week trip to the International Space Station

Astronauts from Turkey, Italy and Sweden return to Earth, ending private space station trip
Environment|Science

NASA climate satellite blasts off to survey oceans and atmosphere of a warming Earth

NASA's newest climate satellite has blasted off to survey the world's oceans and atmosphere in unprecedented detail

NASA climate satellite blasts off to survey oceans and atmosphere of a warming Earth
Science

Saturn's Death Star-looking moon may have vast underground ocean

Astronomers are reporting the best evidence yet of a vast, young ocean beneath the icy exterior of Saturn's Death Star-looking mini moon

Saturn's Death Star-looking moon may have vast underground ocean
Science

NASA's little helicopter on Mars has logged its last flight

NASA says its little Mars helicopter has flown its last flight

NASA's little helicopter on Mars has logged its last flight
Science

Skyscraper-size asteroid will buzz Earth on Friday, safely passing within 1.7 million miles

Astronomers say an asteroid as big as a skyscraper will pass within 1.7 million miles of Earth on Friday

Skyscraper-size asteroid will buzz Earth on Friday, safely passing within 1.7 million miles
Business|Science

Private US lander destroyed during reentry after failed mission to moon, company says

A U.S. company's failed moonshot has ended with a fiery plunge over the South Pacific

Private US lander destroyed during reentry after failed mission to moon, company says
Business|Science

Astronauts from Turkey, Sweden and Italy launch to space station on latest chartered flight

SpaceX has launched Turkey's first astronaut along with a Swede and Italian to the International Space Station

Astronauts from Turkey, Sweden and Italy launch to space station on latest chartered flight
Business|Science

US company's lunar lander will burn up in Earth's atmosphere after failed moonshot

A U.S. company's lunar lander will soon burn up in Earth's atmosphere after a failed moonshot

US company's lunar lander will burn up in Earth's atmosphere after failed moonshot
Business|Science

More delays for NASA's astronaut moonshots, with crew landing off until 2026

Astronauts will have to wait until next year before flying to the moon and at least two years before landing on it

More delays for NASA's astronaut moonshots, with crew landing off until 2026
Business|Science

Fuel leak forces US company to abandon moon landing attempt

A crippling fuel leak has forced a U.S. company to give up on landing a spacecraft on the moon

Fuel leak forces US company to abandon moon landing attempt
Science

US military space plane blasts off on another secretive mission expected to last years

The U.S. military has launched its secret space plane on another mission that's expected to last at least a couple of years

US military space plane blasts off on another secretive mission expected to last years
Political|Science

International astronaut will be invited on future NASA moon landing

NASA and the White House say an international astronaut will be invited on a future moon landing

International astronaut will be invited on future NASA moon landing
Economy|Science

Orange tabby cat named Taters steals the show in first video sent by laser from deep space

An orange tabby cat named Taters stars in the first video sent by laser from deep space, stealing the show as he chases a red laser light

Orange tabby cat named Taters steals the show in first video sent by laser from deep space
Business|Science

Jeff Bezos' rocket company launches experiments in first flight since 2022 crash

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket company has launched for the first time since a crash in 2022

Jeff Bezos' rocket company launches experiments in first flight since 2022 crash
Science

Biggest solar flare in years temporarily disrupts radio signals on Earth

A NASA telescope has captured the biggest solar flare in years, which temporarily knocked out radio communication on Earth

Biggest solar flare in years temporarily disrupts radio signals on Earth
Science

Geminids meteor shower peaks this week under dark skies

The year's best meteor shower, the Geminids, peaks this week

Geminids meteor shower peaks this week under dark skies
Science

Asteroid will pass in front of bright star Betelgeuse to produce a rare eclipse visible to millions

One of the biggest and brightest stars in the night sky will momentarily vanish

Asteroid will pass in front of bright star Betelgeuse to produce a rare eclipse visible to millions
Science

A six-planet solar system in perfect synchrony has been found in the Milky Way

Astronomers have discovered six planets orbiting a bright, nearby star in perfect synchrony like a grand cosmic orchestra

A six-planet solar system in perfect synchrony has been found in the Milky Way
Business|Science

SpaceX launched its giant new rocket but explosions end the second test flight

SpaceX launched its mega rocket Starship but lost both the booster and the spacecraft in a pair of explosions minutes into a second test flight

SpaceX launched its giant new rocket but explosions end the second test flight
Science

SpaceX will try again to launch its mega rocket into orbit after first attempt ended in an explosion

SpaceX is aiming for another test flight of its mega rocket on Friday after getting the final OK from the Federal Aviation Administration

SpaceX will try again to launch its mega rocket into orbit after first attempt ended in an explosion
Science

Shimmering galaxies revealed in new photos by European space telescope

Scientists have unveiled the first pictures taken by the European space telescope Euclid

Shimmering galaxies revealed in new photos by European space telescope
Science

Oldest black hole discovered dating back to 470 million years after the Big Bang

Scientists have discovered the oldest black hole yet, formed a mere 470 million years after the Big Bang

Oldest black hole discovered dating back to 470 million years after the Big Bang
Science

NASA spacecraft discovers tiny moon around asteroid during close flyby

The little asteroid visited by NASA's Lucy spacecraft this week had a big surprise for scientists _ a mini moon

NASA spacecraft discovers tiny moon around asteroid during close flyby
Science

NASA's Lucy spacecraft swoops past first of 10 asteroids on long journey to Jupiter

NASA's Lucy spacecraft has encountered the first of 10 asteroids on its long journey out to Jupiter

NASA's Lucy spacecraft swoops past first of 10 asteroids on long journey to Jupiter
Science

NASA spacecraft launched to mysterious and rare metal asteroid in first mission of its kind

A NASA spacecraft has rocketed away on a six-year journey to a rare asteroid made of metal

NASA spacecraft launched to mysterious and rare metal asteroid in first mission of its kind

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