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Axiom crews to use custom Fisher space pens on private missions

When former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson launches on her first commercial mission, she will have a familiar tool along with her. Whitson will be among the first to use Axiom Space Fisher space pens.

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SpaceX rocket 'go' to launch four private astronauts on Ax-2, a mission filled with 1sts, on Sunday

Axiom Space is ready to launch its second-ever private mission to the International Space Station.

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Watch SpaceX's Ax-2 private astronaut launch for Axiom Space in this free livestream on May 21

SpaceX's next private spaceflight will launch four astronauts to the International Space Station on Sunday (May 21) and you can watch the mission live online in a series of free webcasts.

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Global warming will likely cross dangerous 1.5 C threshold within 5 years, UN report warns

The U.N. weather agency has warned that El Niño and human-caused climate change will likely push temperatures into "uncharted territory."

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Excitement builds for Ax-2 SpaceX launch that will send 1st Saudi woman to space

The Ax-2 mission is set to lift off on Sunday (May 21) atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, sending the first private mission commanded by a woman, and the first female Saudi astronaut, to space.

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Dream on! AI runs amok in 1st trailer for director Gareth Edwards' 'The Creator'

20th Century Studios releases the first look at director Gareth Edwards' 'The Creator.'

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Watch SpaceX blast a new Starship launch pad plate with rocket fire (video)

SpaceX is already testing tech that could strengthen the ground beneath its giant Starship rocket's orbital launch pad, a new video shows.

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Virgin Orbit receives $17 million bid from Stratolaunch for carrier plane and related aircraft assets

Virgin Orbit has received a $17 million bid for its aircraft assets from the hypersonic flight company Stratolaunch, according to court filings released on Tuesday (May 16).

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'Avatar: The Way of Water' splashes down on Disney+ and Max in June

20th Century Studios announces June streaming dates for 'Avatar: The Way of Water' on Disney+ and Max.

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Saudi Arabia's 1st female astronaut hopes kids follow in her footsteps

Rayyanah Barnawi, who will become the first Saudi woman in space when the private Ax-2 mission launches on Sunday (May 21), hopes she's blazing a trail for others to follow.

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Blue Origin will build NASA's new moon lander for Artemis astronauts

Blue Origin's Blue Moon lander will take astronauts to the lunar surface in 2029, on the Artemis 5 mission. It's the second NASA moon lander for astronauts, after SpaceX's Starship.

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Rare 'black moon' new moon of May 2023 rises tonight

Tonight (May 19) is the new moon, and it's a rare "black moon," which occurs approximately once every 33 months.

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Watch this giant sunspot erupt in barrage of powerful solar flares as it turns to face Earth (video)

The sun has released a barrage of solar flares in the past 24 hours. The culprit? A giant sunspot that's slowly rotating to directly face Earth — and it's not alone.

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Watch the moon, Venus and Mars engage in a celestial dance next week

See the moon shine between Venus and Mars next week as the two planets, along with, Pollux and Castor engage in a series of interesting configurations.

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How to watch Shazam! Fury of the Gods

Billy Batson and his foster siblings have returned in Shazam! Fury of the Gods. Here’s everything you need to know, including where to watch it online.

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Scientists just grew a black hole disk in a lab to better understand how they feed

Scientists have created a rotating disk of plasma in the lab that mimics the accretion disks that surround black holes, gradually feeding them and facilitating their growth.

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SpaceX's Ax-2 mission for Axiom Space in photos (gallery)

A new crew of four people is bound for orbit on the Ax-2 mission, which will fly to the International Space Station using SpaceX hardware. See photos of the Ax-2 mission here.

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'Do what scares you:' 3 tips to succeed from Artemis 2 moon astronaut Christina Koch

Astronaut Christina Koch is no stranger to hard work, or success. Here are 3 tips the NASA Artemis 2 mission specialists has for kids hoping to walk on Mars one day.

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Watch SpaceX launch its 2nd mission of the day this morning

SpaceX plans to launch its second mission in a span of seven hours on Friday morning (May 19), and you can watch the action live.

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Senate Republicans criticize NASA for its climate change and diversity efforts

Following recent diversity and climate change initiatives by NASA, two Senate republicans accused the space agency of straying from its core space exploration mission.

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SpaceX rolls rocket to pad for Sunday's Ax-2 private astronaut launch (photos)

SpaceX rolled its Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule out to the launch pad on Thursday (May 18) ahead of Sunday's (May 21) planned Ax-2 private astronaut launch.

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