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'Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi' and 'Andor' blast onto 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray today

Disney+ Star Wars series "Obi-Wan Kenobi" and "Andor" land on home video starting April 30 in both 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray steelbook formats.

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Space threats, NORAD upgrade may spur new private defense spending in Canada

The United States and Canada aim to upgrade NORAD to deal with emergent space threats from nations like China or Russia. Canada will hold an industry day May 1 to gather more ideas.

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SpaceX vet's startup Portal Space Systems comes out of stealth mode

Portal has developed a new satellite bus called Supernova that the company says will allow unprecedented mobility in Earth orbit and beyond.

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Evidence for Planet 9 found in icy bodies sneaking past Neptune

The hypothetical ninth planet may be slingshotting Oort Cloud objects onto orbits that come closer to the sun than Neptune does.

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NASA crew announced for simulated Mars mission next month

NASA picked a crew of four volunteers to undergo a simulation of life on Mars. The project will begin on May 10.

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NASA's Viper moon rover gets its 'neck' and 'head' installed for mission later this year

With its "mighty mast," NASA's Polar Exploration Rover dubbed VIPER continues to be prepped for its mission to the moon slated for late 2024.

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China releases world's most detailed moon atlas (video)

The atlas, which is available in Chinese and English, depicts the surface of the moon with a scale of 1:2.5 million. It highlights many intriguing geological features, such as impact craters.

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What would happen if the moon disappeared?

What would happen if our closest neighbor, the moon, disappeared? Here we explore the possible effects it could have on the environment and life on Earth.

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Horsehead Nebula rears its head in gorgeous new James Webb Space Telescope images (video)

The James Webb Telescope has zoomed in on the Horsehead Nebula, capturing slices of this stunning star-forming region close to Earth in an entirely new light.

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China to launch sample-return mission to the moon's far side on May 3

China reportedly plans to launch its Chang'e 6 sample-return mission toward the moon's mysterious far side on Friday (May 3).

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Boeing Starliner astronauts conduct dress rehearsal ahead of May 6 launch (photos, video)

Boeing Starliner's 1st astronaut crew continues their training, even in quarantine. After finishing a big dress rehearsal on April 26, practice continues ahead of the scheduled May 6 launch to the ISS.

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Meet the crew launching on Boeing's 1st Starliner astronaut flight

NASA astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Suni Williams are slated to launch on Boeing’s first crewed test flight of its Starliner capsule, flying to the International Space Station on May 6.

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'Flash Gordon' returns to escape from a prison planet in new comic series

A preview of Mad Cave Studios' new "Flash Gordon" comic book series coming in July.

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'Tiger stripes' on Saturn's moon Enceladus could reveal if its oceans are habitable

A new model of Enceladus "tiger stripe" fractures and their connection with the moon of Saturn's ice geysers and subsurface oceans could have implications for its ability to support life.

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Astronomers finally know why stars born from the same cloud aren't identical twins

Astronomers finally know why giant binary stars born from the same collapsing cloud of gas and dust can be "non-identical twins" with different characteristics and planetary systems.

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Mars exploration, new rockets and more: Interview with ESA chief Josef Aschbacher

Space.com caught up with ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher recently to talk about Europe's space plans and priorities going forward.

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Everything we know about James Gunn's Superman

James Gunn's Superman reboot kicks off the DC Extended Universe's refresh in 2025.

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Sneak peek: Browncoats grab victory in Boom! Studios' upcoming 'Firefly: 'Verses' comic (exclusive)

A sneak peek at Boom! Studios' upcoming "What If?" one-shot, "Firefly: 'Verses."

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SpaceX launching 23 Starlink satellites from Florida this evening

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to launch another batch of the company's Starlink internet satellites today (April 28).

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NASA's mission to an ice-covered moon will contain a message between water worlds

NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft, headed to Jupiter’s ice-covered moon Europa in October 2024, will carry a laser-etched message that celebrates humanity’s connection to water.

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SpaceX's 30th Dragon cargo mission departs the ISS, heads home to Earth

SpaceX's 30th robotic Dragon cargo ship undocked from the International Space Station today (April 28) and headed back home to Earth.

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