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NASA astronaut comes home to Houston after record-setting 355-day space mission

NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei is finally home.

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Solar storms can destroy satellites with ease — a space weather expert explains the science

Geomagnetic storms occur when space weather hits and interacts with Earth. Space weather is caused by fluctuations within the sun that blast electrons, protons and other particles into space.

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5 ways to save on a skywatching trip

Skywatching can get expensive, so here are five ways to save on a skywatching trip.

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NASA, SpaceX delay Crew-4 launch to April 20 due to busy space schedule

NASA and SpaceX are pushing the Crew-4 mission back one day because of a jam-packed launch schedule, officials announced today (March 31).

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Hubble's stellar discovery given a Tolkien-inspired name

Scientists using the Hubble Space Telescope just made a remarkable discovery, and they gave it quite a unique name.

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When did M&M's first fly in space? Setting the sweet record correct

Jack Lousma does not remember having M&M's while he was in space. As a NASA astronaut, Lousma commanded the third space shuttle mission 40 years ago, which flew the first candy-coated chocolates.

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Sunspot outbursts likely to trigger more radio blackouts and auroras in coming days

The sun is waking up and we are experiencing the effects on Earth as disruptive radio blackouts and stunning aurora displays.

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Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launches 6 people to suborbital space

A New Shepard rocket-capsule combo lifted off from Blue Origin's Launch Site One in West Texas on Thursday morning (March 31), carrying six people to suborbital space.

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Best space books for kids 2022: Educational books and fun stories for kids and teens

Our picks for the best space books for kids will add science and diverse titles to youngsters' libraries.

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Blue Origin's NS-20 space tourism launch: Live updates

Blue Origin will launch 6 passengers on the NS-20 space tourism mission on March 31, 2022. Here are our live updates of the launch.

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China has big plans for its new Tiandu space exploration laboratory

China has established the Tiandu deep-space exploration laboratory to support the development of the country's growing plans for lunar and planetary missions.

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Using tiny satellites to monitor harmful gases from space (op-ed)

New miniaturized instruments will help detect pollutant gas sources, from power plants to volcanoes.

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How to watch Blue Origin's NS-20 space tourist launch on Thursday

Jeff Bezos' spaceflight company Blue Origin will launch six people to the final frontier Thursday morning (March 31), and you can watch the action live.

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A hyperactive sunspot just hurled a huge X-class solar flare into space

The X-class flare caused a shortwave radio blackout, and it's possible we'll see auroras in the coming days.

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These UK binocular deals at Wex can save you hundreds

Wex have models from Celstron, Vortex and Leica for a discount with savings ranging from £30 to £295

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NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei back on Earth after record-breaking mission

NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei can't wait to see his wife after landing back on Earth after a record-breaking mission.

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Dust cloud the size of a star formed by massive asteroids colliding

Data from a retired NASA space telescope revealed the disaster scene left behind by a cosmic collision.

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The space industry has a big, ugly sexual harassment problem

Humanity is making a giant leap back to the moon and to Mars. But one giant obstacle continues to plague the humans making this progress possible: sexual harassment.

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Apollo-Soyuz astronaut reflects on changing U.S.-Russia relations in space

Almost 50 years ago, in the midst of the Cold War, American astronauts flew to space alongside cosmonauts as part of NASA's first attempt to forge a partnership between the U.S. and Russia in space.

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Hubble Space Telescope spots most distant single star ever seen

The most distant single star seen yet dates back to less than 1 billion years after the universe's birth in the Big Bang, and may shed light on the earliest stars in the cosmos, a new study finds.

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China's first modified Long March 6 rocket aces debut launch (video)

A Long March 6 rocket featuring four solid strap-on boosters successfully launched two satellites to orbit on Tuesday (March 29), according to media reports.

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