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See a naked-eye comet at its closest to the sun on Thursday (Jan. 12)

Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF), which could be visible with the naked eye, will pass the sun on Thursday (Jan. 12) before approaching the Earth for the first time since the last ice age.

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Watch SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule leave space station on Jan. 9

A robotic SpaceX cargo craft is scheduled to depart the International Space Station Monday afternoon (Jan. 9), and you can watch the action live.

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Amazing photos of gorgeously green Comet C/2022 E3 (ZFT) in the night sky (gallery)

Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF is already putting on a show as it makes its way through our solar system.

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Watch SpaceX launch 40 OneWeb internet satellites on Sunday night

SpaceX plans to launch 40 more internet satellites for the communications company OneWeb on Sunday night (Jan. 8), and you can watch the action live.

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BlueWalker 3, an enormous and bright communications satellite, is genuinely alarming astronomers

On a dark night, away from the city lights, you can see the stars in the same way as your ancestors did centuries ago.

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This is our best look yet at how young stars stifle planetary formation

Using the Chandra X-ray Observatory, researchers conducted the most in-depth study of planet-killing stars ever.

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NASA's moon-orbiting space station will be claustrophobic, architect admits

Living quarters of NASA's moon orbiting Gateway station will be so tiny that astronauts will not be able to stand upright inside, an architect involved in the station's design said.

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What is Intuitive Machines and how is it aiming for the moon?

Heading to Schroter's Valley, the lunar south pole and Reiner Gamma, Intuitive Machines' trio of missions are part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Delivery Services program.

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Q&A with Dr. Z: Former NASA science chief talks about his 6 years at the helm

Space.com caught up with Dr. Z recently to discuss his favorite missions, the advice he'd give to his successors and the incredible growth of the space community over the past few years.

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What time will newfound comet be closest to the sun next week?

Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF, just discovered in March 2022, will be making its closest approaches to both Earth and the sun in the coming weeks.

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1st full moon of 2023 was a wonderful Wolf Moon worldwide (photos)

The first full moon of 2023, January's Wolf Moon, led to some gorgeous imagery around the world.

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Hubble Space Telescope captures exquisite view of nearby star cluster before it fades away

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a dazzling view of an open cluster of stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud that is slowly dissolving into the dwarf galaxy around it.

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Space mining startups see a rich future on asteroids and the moon

Space mining has matured to the point where there are dozens of startup companies planning to begin harvesting valuable resources from space.

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Dead NASA satellite to crash to Earth this weekend

A defunct NASA satellite is expected to reenter Earth's atmosphere on Sunday evening (Jan. 8), but there's little to fear from the 5,400-pound hunk of space junk.

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Satellites watch atmospheric river continue to drench California

More rain is on its way to the already drenched western U.S. as forecasters observe two new "atmospheric rivers" form above the Pacific Ocean.

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Virgin Orbit aims to launch historic mission from UK on Monday

Virgin Orbit's "Start Me Up" mission is scheduled to lift off Monday (Jan. 9) from Spaceport Cornwall in England on the first-ever orbital launch from the United Kingdom.

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James Webb Space Telescope spies Milky Way mimics that could challenge theories of galaxy evolution

Galaxies like our Milky Way sprouted up earlier than scientists expected as revealed by new James Webb Space Telescope images.

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Wild mission concepts would melt into icy moons, surf on sunlight to the ice giants, and more

From the nearby moon to distant Triton, planetary scientists have a plethora of ideas for how to explore our solar system.

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Watch a comet make its closest approach in 50,000 years online next week

To share a view of comet C/2022 E3 ZTF at perihelion with anyone interested, the Virtual Telescope Project is hosting a free livestream starting at 11:00 p.m. EST (0400 GMT) on Jan. 12.

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Satellites watch Europe get hit by most severe winter heatwave ever

Europe entered 2023 with what meteorologists described as the most intense winter heatwave in history and satellites witnessed it from space.

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