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Could the moon ever be pushed from orbit like in 'Moonfall'?
What would it take to dislodge the moon from its orbit and send it on a collision course with Earth?
Why Mars helicopters like Ingenuity could glow in the dark
You can blame dust in the wind.
Exoplanet evolution? Mini-Neptunes may shed their atmospheres and become super-Earths
New research suggests that stellar radiation may commonly strip away the atmospheric outer layers of exoplanets slightly smaller than Neptune, transforming them into super-Earths.
Astra will launch a rocket from Florida for the 1st time today and you can watch it live
Astra will launch its first-ever mission from the Lower 48 on Saturday (Feb. 5), and you can watch the action live.
A Tracking System is now Scanning the Entire sky Every 24 Hours Looking for Dangerous Asteroids
As evidenced by a recent Netflix movie, dangerous asteroids can come from anywhere. So there was an obvious weakness in our asteroid defense system when only one of the hemispheres was covered by telescopes that constantly scan the sky. That was the case until recently, with the expansion of the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) system into the southern hemisphere.
The International Space Station will plunge into the sea in 2031, NASA announces
The International Space Station will plunge into the sea in January 2031, NASA has announced.
Young stars illuminate 'Chamaeleon' stellar nursery in new Hubble image
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured a stunning new view of a stellar nursery illuminated by the bright blue light of young stars.
A Second Generation of Planets can Form Around a Dying Star
When young stars coalesce out of a cloud of molecular hydrogen, a disk of leftover material called a protoplanetary disk surrounds them. This disk is where planets form, and astronomers are getting better at peering into those veiled environments and watching embryonic worlds take shape. But young stars aren’t the only stars with disks of raw material rotating around them.
Director Roland Emmerich says he's finished with the 'Stargate' franchise
Jaffa, Kree! It's time for someone else to pick up the baton...and soon
Winter Olympics 2022: See China's stadiums from space in these snowy satellite photos
The 2022 Winter Olympics are here and Maxar Technologies has released satellite images of many of the venues in China as seen from space.
SpaceX and NASA eye Dragon parachute issue ahead of next astronaut launch
The parachute system on SpaceX's Dragon capsule hasn't behaved exactly as expected recently, and NASA and SpaceX want to know why.
The International Space Station will eventually die by fire
The end of the International Space Station is inevitable — and complicated.
NASA targets March rollout for SLS moon rocket, launch later this spring
The Orion spacecraft, with its launch abort system, stands on top of NASA’s Space Launch System rocket inside the Vehicle Assembly Building. Credit: NASA/Corey Huston
NASA officials said Wednesday the first rollout of the agency’s huge Space Launch System moon rocket is scheduled in mid-March for a key fueling test on a seaside launch pad at Kennedy Space Center, a few weeks than previous planned to allow more time for closeouts inside the Vehicle Assembly Building.
Astra receives FAA license for first launch from Florida
Astra’s Rocket 3.3, with NASA’s “meatball” logo on its fairing, at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Credit: Astra / John Kraus
Astra has become the first company to receive a commercial launch license from the Federal Aviation Administration through a streamlined regulatory regime, clearing a procedural hurdle before launching a small rocket and four NASA-sponsored CubeSats into orbit Saturday from Cape Canaveral.
'Moonfall' pulls scenes from space shuttle Endeavour move 10 years ago
Hollywood has finally taken inspiration from the decade-ago move of a NASA space shuttle through the streets of Los Angeles and it only took the moon falling out of the sky for it to happen.
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stage to crash into moon 1 month from today
The upper stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is poised to slam into the moon in exactly one month.
Axiom Space's 1st space station crew approved by NASA, ISS partners
The flight, called Ax-1, is made up of one professional astronaut and three paying customers.
NASA prepares for moon's dark south pole in eerie lights-out 'spacewalk' (photo)
NASA is preparing for the day its astronauts explore the south pole of the moon by heading underwater with the lights out.
How to debate a flat-Earther
Some people around the world believe our planet is flat. Here's the (surprising) truth about debating them.
NASA, SpaceX to provide Crew-4 astronaut launch update today. How to listen live.
NASA and SpaceX will hold announce an update to the agency's next astronaut launch from Florida today (Feb. 4) and you can follow it live online.
