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How many astronauts can fly on a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule?

SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft can be retrofit for missions to the International Space Station and for free-flying Earth orbiting opportunities.

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SpaceX 'go' to launch Crew-6 astronauts for NASA on March 2 after rocket review

After SpaceX scrubbed its Crew-6 astronaut launch for NASA Monday (Feb. 27) due to an ignition-fluid issue, a meeting with NASA cleared the mission for a new attempt on Thursday, March 2.

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Celestron Outland X 10x42 binoculars review

The Celestron Outland X 10x42 binoculars are compact and rugged and their top-quality glass is waterproof and nitrogen purged for fogproofing.

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European Union to build its own satellite-internet constellation

Europe's planned IRISS constellation will consist of 170 satellites and provide a multi-orbital connectivity infrastructure.

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See Venus and Jupiter get super-close in the sky tonight

Venus and Jupiter will meet up in the night sky on Wednesday (March 1) during a conclave of solar system record breakers, its hottest planet and its largest.

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The Mandalorian season 3 episode 1 review: a breezy set-up for things to come

The Mandalorian season 3 kicks off with 'The Apostate', a relaxed but fun episode full of familiar faces that sets up the next steps in Din Djarin and Grogu's journey.

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Watch Venus and Jupiter come close to each other tonight and tomorrow in live webcasts

The Virtual Telescope Project will show the two planets meeting in the night sky on Wednesday (March 1) and Thursday (March 2). Here's how to watch.

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Venus grade: NASA seeks a lander battery tough enough to survive Earth's evil twin

The surface of Venus is so extreme that even the best landers make it only a few hours before failing. NASA hopes a new type of battery will help.

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China launches secretive Horus 1 remote-sensing satellite (video)

China sent a secretive remote-sensing satellite named Horus 1 to orbit on Friday night (Feb. 23) as the country begins to ramp up its launch activity.

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Virgin Galactic's carrier plane flies back to New Mexico spaceport

On Monday (Feb. 27) VMS Eve flew from California's Mojave Air and Space Port to Spaceport America in New Mexico, the hub of Virgin Galactic's commercial operations.

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'Absolutely unreal:' NASA astronaut snaps amazing photo of auroras from space station

NASA astronaut Josh Cassada captured a stunning shot of green auroras dancing in Earth's skies from his vantage point on the International Space Station.

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Powerful solar storm delays SpaceX rocket launch, stalls oil rigs in Canada amid aurora-palooza

A solar storm that swept across Earth on Monday (Feb. 27) forced SpaceX to delay a Starlink launch and temporarily disrupted operations of several Canadian oil rigs.

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JAXA selects 2 new astronaut candidates for future flights to the moon

Japan has selected its first new astronaut candidates in more than 13 years. Makoto Suwa and Ayu Yoneda were chosen by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).

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Record breakers! Super-close dwarf stars orbit each other in less than a day

Two ultra-cool dwarf stars in a binary system are so tight they're breaking records. The stars are so close that they orbit each other in less than a day.

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Private Japanese lander sets distance record on its way to the moon

The Hakuto-R moon lander got 855,000 miles (1.376 million kilometers) from Earth on Jan. 20, farther than any other fully commercial spacecraft.

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4 big asteroids are flying by Earth this week, but don't worry. They aren't getting too close.

A quartet of large asteroids are zooming by Earth this week, but they'll all pass our planet with millions of miles to spare, according to NASA.

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Venus has a squishy shell that might be key to its youthful look

Earth's next-door neighbor Venus may have a "squishy" outer shell that gives the planet a "youthful" appearance and may reveal how it loses its interior heat, studies reveal.

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Astronomers spy new class of dark, water-rich asteroids like dwarf planet Ceres

Astronomers interpret the spectra of 10 well-known dark asteroids and find them to be water-rich like the dwarf planet Ceres.

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Great telescope Deal: The Celestron Travelscope 60 is under $40

You read that right, you can get the Celestron Travelscope 60 portable telescope for under $40 now, saving over $60 in doing so.

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Occer 12x25 compact binoculars review

Can one of the best binoculars for kids, the Occer 12x25 compact binoculars, compete with the big-name brands? Our full binocular review and testing reveal the answers.

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Watch SpaceX deploy its 1st V2 mini Starlink internet satellites in orbit in this stunning video

Spectacular video shows SpaceX deploying the first set of a new generation of Starlink internet satellites after a launch from Florida Monday (Feb. 27).

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