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India targets 2028 for Chandrayaan-4 sample-return mission to moon's south pole

India is eyeing a 2028 launch for its Chandrayaan-4 moon sample-return mission, followed by an uncrewed lunar lander and rover in collaboration with Japan.

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Earth sure looks spooky in these 'hyperspectral' images from Europe's Hera asteroid probe

These strange shots of Earth are a Halloween treat.

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Boeing can recover from its Starliner troubles, but it can’t afford any other misfires

The partial failure of Starliner’s mission doesn’t help Boeing’s effort to bounce back from its problems. The company’s reputation has not been irreparably damaged, however. Boeing can recover and is taking the right initiatives to re-emphasise a safety culture – something that’s crucial to its business going forward.

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Can 'failed stars' have planets? James Webb Space Telescopes offers clues

The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered brown dwarfs at the heart of planet-forming disks in the Orion nebula. The discovery could help reveal if these "failed stars" can have planets.

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Saturn's moon Titan may have a 6-mile-thick crust of methane ice — could life be under there?

A 6-mile-thick shell of methane ice on Saturn's moon Titan could assist in the hunt for life signs arising from this moon's vast subsurface ocean.

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Cubesats on Europe's Hera asteroid mission phone home after Oct. 7 launch

The two cubesats will assist in the most detailed study ever of a binary asteroid.

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Debris from satellite breakup threatens other spacecraft, animation shows

Debris from the broken-apart Intelsat 33e telecom satellite is spreading across geosynchronous orbit, threatening spacecraft in this precious region of space, an animation shows.

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Voyager 1 spacecraft phones home with transmitter that hasn't been used since 1981

Following recent communication issues, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft resorted to a backup radio transmitter that has been inactive since 1981.

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Strange green spots on Mars found by NASA's Perseverance rover (photo)

NASA's Perseverance rover found strange green spots in Martian rock, potentially indicating a past interaction with liquid water.

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NASA announces 9 possible moon landing sites for Artemis 3 lunar mission

NASA has refined its list of potential landing sites near the moon's south pole for its Artemis 3 mission, which aims to return astronauts to the lunar surface no earlier than 2026.

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SpaceX launching 23 Starlink satellites from Florida today

SpaceX plans to launch 23 more of its Starlink internet satellites today (Oct. 30), during a four-hour window that opens at 5:10 p.m. ET (2110 GMT).

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Astrophotographer captures comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS growing an anti-tail (photos)

Astrophotographer Miguel Claro captured Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) from the Dark Sky Alqueva reserve in Portugal on Oct. 13, 2024 as the comet was displaying an 'anti-tail.'

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Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin endorses Trump for president

Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin, the second person ever to walk on the moon, endorsed Donald Trump in a statement released today (Oct. 30).

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NASA astronaut snaps spooky photo of SpaceX Dragon capsule from ISS

The Dragon, named Freedom, is flying SpaceX's Crew-9 mission for NASA.

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Distorted galaxy whizzes through crowded cluster in new Hubble Telescope image

A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope captures the galaxy IC 3225 with a comet-like tail of gas streaming from its central disk as it moves through the Virgo Cluster.

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Watch China launch Shenzhou-19 astronauts to Tiangong space station today (video)

The crew were revealed less than a day ahead of launch.

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Key Atlantic current could collapse soon, 'impacting the entire world for centuries to come,' leading climate scientists warn

Leading climate scientists ring alarm bell on key Atlantic Ocean current collapse in open letter.

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'First tree on Mars:' Scientists measure greenhouse effect needed to terraform Red Planet

What is the amount of greenhouse warming required to heat up the cold climes of Mars enough so that trees can grow on the Red Planet?

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NASA faces tough decisions on Orion capsule's heat shield for Artemis moon missions

NASA remains in an ongoing test mode to determine what’s behind the ablative thermal protective material that chipped away unexpectedly from the Artemis 1 Orion heat shield during its reentry.

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6 reasons not to buy in the Black Friday sales

While there are mistakes to avoid and reasons not to buy in the Black Friday sales, here's our advice to make the most of the shopping event.

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China launches 3 astronauts to Tiangong space station on Shenzhou 19 mission (video)

China launched the Shenzhou 19 mission to orbit today (Oct. 29), sending three astronauts toward the nation's Tiangong space station for a six-month stay.

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