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'Space: 1999' documentary focusing on the iconic Eagle spacecraft launches campaign on Kickstarter (exclusive)

Support for a crowdfunded 'Space: 1999' documentary has already been off the charts, including series star Barbara Bain, original Eagle designer, Brian Johnson and astronaut Charlie Duke.

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New survey outlines what NASA must do over the next 10 years to help astronauts thrive beyond Earth

NASA wants astronauts to thrive on the moon, Mars and in deep space. A new survey outlines key challenges to solve over the next decade.

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See Comet Nishimura at its closest point to Earth this week. It won't visit again for 435 years.

The newfound Comet P1 (Nishimura) passes its closest point to Earth on Tuesday (Sept. 12). Here's how to see it this week before it's gone for 400 years.

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Astronomers may have discovered the closest black holes to Earth

These black holes could have also been ejected from the star cluster they live within.

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OSIRIS-REx asteroid probe heads toward Earth for Sept. 24 sample delivery

NASA's OSIRIS-REx probe put itself on course toward Earth with a thruster firing on Sept. 10, two weeks before its highly anticipated asteroid-sample delivery.

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Virgin Galactic just launched 2 million-year-old fossils of human ancestors to space on tourist flight

In a tribute to humankind's quest to explore the cosmos, two fossilized bones of ancient humans flew into space for the first time aboard Virgin Galactic's third commercial spaceflight on Sept. 8.

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India, NASA to cooperate on human spaceflight and planetary defense

NASA and its Indian counterpart are working to extend their cooperation in the final frontier, in the realms of human spaceflight and planetary defense.

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1 year after launch failure, Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket remains grounded

Blue Origin's New Shepard suborbital space tourism vehicle suffered a failure during an uncrewed flight on Sept. 12, 2022. It hasn't launched since.

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SpaceX poised to launch 21 new Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket

SpaceX will launch another batch of its Starlink internet satellites early Tuesday (Sept. 12), and you can watch the action live.

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Boeing to test DARPA's upcoming 'Glide Breaker' hypersonic interceptor

DARPA has chosen Boeing to develop a prototype and conduct flight testing of its upcoming Glide Breaker hypersonic interceptor.

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India's Chandrayaan-3 moon lander shines in radar images from lunar orbit (photos)

India's Chandrayaan-3 moon lander showed up in fresh images taken by the nation's Chandrayaan-2 lunar orbiter. Chandrayaan-3's lander and rover are in hibernation until the sun rises over them again.

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Kombucha on Mars? It could be key for astronauts' survival off Earth

Kombucha cultures riding on the ISS' exterior for 18 months proved resilient to the dangers of outer space.

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Electronics on world's largest radio telescope are more radio-quiet than a smartphone on the moon

New electronic devices designed to power antennas of the world's largest radio telescope are so quiet that they'll cause less disturbance than a mobile phone on the moon.

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China launches Yaogan 40 spy satellite on Long March 6A rocket (video)

China launched a new classified Yaogan satellite on Sunday (Sept. 10), continuing the country’s recent rapid launch rate.

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Exoplanet's surface may be covered in oceans, James Webb Space Telescope finds

The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered that an exoplanet around twice the size of Earth that is already suspected of possessing a liquid water ocean has carbon-based molecules in its atmosphere.

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Get a sneak peek at Hulu alien-invasion flick 'No One Will Save You' (video)

Check out a new trailer for Hulu's new alien invasion thriller, 'No One Will Save You.'

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China wants help choosing names for its moon lander and lunar crew module

China is looking for names for two spacecraft which will deliver astronauts to the surface of the moon.

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'Star Trek's' Celia Rose Gooding reveals how she channels Lt. Uhura interview excerpt (exclusive)

Celia Rose Gooding reflects on her "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" role as a young Lt. Nyota Uhura in this exclusive excerpt from "Star Trek Explorer" magazine.

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OSIRIS-Rex's Dante Lauretta shares final preparations for Sept. 24 asteroid-sample return

NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission will see a sample of an asteroid return to Earth on Sept. 24. Here's how the mission's head scientist feels about the chances of success.

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'Artificial star' helps test satellite navigation systems (photo)

The builders of star trackers need to test their tools before launching them aboard satellites. And that's where star simulators come in handy.

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Hitchhiking microbes on ISS cargo ships can make astronauts sick. Scientists have a solution

A specific lubricant seems to be a promising solution to mitigate microbial biofilms onboard ISS.

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