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SpaceX gearing up for 3rd Starship flight (photos)

A month after its latest liftoff, SpaceX's giant Starship rocket is getting ready to fly again.

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China's space plane apparently deployed 6 'mysterious wingmen' in orbit

Just four days after being launched on its third mission, China's mysterious reusable space plane seems to have placed six unknown objects in orbit around it.

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Western Europe's 1st vertical spaceport cleared for launch, hopes to see rockets fly in 2024

Western Europe's first vertical spaceport receives a launch license, paving the way for the continent's debut rocket flight next year.

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Everything we know about Star Wars Eclipse

With many new Star Wars games in the works, Star Wars Eclipse promises to be a different type of action-adventure experience.

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Best external hard drives 2023: Top HDD and SSD models

We've selected the best hard drives and SSDs on the market — here are our top picks for backing up your photos, videos and other data.

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Blue Origin calls off 1st New Shepard rocket launch since 2022 failure due to 'ground system issue'

Blue Origin scrubbed its first mission since Sept. 2022 this morning (Dec. 18), with no new launch date announced. It could attempt flying again as early as this week, however.

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Hubble Space Telescope zooms in on member of galactic quartet (image)

The Hubble Space Telescope photographed NGC 2814, an irregular galaxy that belongs to a group of four "late-type galaxies" collectively called Holmberg 124.

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'Apollo 13' moon disaster movie hits a new high for film fans

"Apollo 13" showcased a real-life moon mission's troubles in space in 1970. Now, the 1995 film has a new honor: getting preserved in the Library of Congress for future generations.

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Watch Blue Origin launch 1st mission in 15 months today

Blue Origin plans to launch its first mission since September 2022 this morning (Dec. 18), and you can watch the action live.

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How many times has Earth orbited the sun?

We worked out how many trips each of the solar system's eight planets has taken around the sun over the past 4.6 billion years.

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A star exploded 10,000 years ago and left us with the gorgeous Veil Nebula (photo)

Gaze into the colorful remnants of a long-dead star in this image of the Veil Nebula captured by astrophotographer Miguel Claro.

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See the 5-day-old crescent moon have a holiday meet-up with Saturn tonight

The moon and Saturn will have a pre-Christmas meet-up on Sunday (Dec. 17) as the two bodies make a close approach to each other in the night sky.

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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 91 — 2023 Holiday Special!

On Episode 91 of This Week In Space, Tariq and Rod discuss the year in review with Leonard David.

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Mace Windu honors Qui-Gon's final mission in upcoming 'Star Wars: The Glass Abyss' novel

A preview of the upcoming 'Star Wars' novel, 'Mace Windu: The Glass Abyss.'

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Some UFO records must be released, US Congress says

The United States Congress passed legislation that orders the release of governmental records pertaining to UFOs dating back 25 years.

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Nikon Z8 vs Sony A7R V vs Canon EOS R5: Which camera is better?

In this battle of the mirrorless heavyweights, we're comparing three of the best cameras to help you decide which one you should spend your hard-earned cash on.

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NASA donates Ingenuity Mars Helicopter prototype to Smithsonian

The Smithsonian would love to display the first vehicle to achieve powered flight on another world, but with Ingenuity still busy on Mars, the institution has accepted the next best thing.

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SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch of X-37B space plane now targeted for Dec. 28

SpaceX is now targeting Dec. 28 for the launch of the U.S. Space Force's X-37B space plane atop a Falcon Heavy rocket, after a delay of more than two weeks.

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How the songs of stars can help perfect Gaia's sweeping map of our galaxy

By listening to "music" played by shaking stars, astronomers could use asteroseismology as a new type of cosmic distance ruler, perfecting the 3D map of two billion stars being built by Gaia.

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World's best space-based thermometer dead 2 months after 1st image release

The world's most accurate space-based thermometer has suffered a mission-critical anomaly only two months after the release of its first images.

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Startup True Anomaly snags $100 million for space security work

True Anomaly just raised $100 million in funding, which the company will use to continue developing its space security technology.

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