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Could humanity send astronauts to Alpha Centauri like in 'Lost in Space'?

Politicians, business leaders, YouTubers and celebrities are calling for the planting of millions, billions or even trillions of trees to slow climate change.

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Stormy weather at the Kennedy Space Center prevented launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket early Saturday. Credit: NASA / Spaceflight Now

Thunderstorms moving onshore at Cape Canaveral prevented SpaceX from launching a Falcon 9 rocket early Saturday, forcing a one-day delay to the start of the company’s 23rd resupply mission to the International Space Station.

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Bad weather delays SpaceX Dragon cargo launch to space station

The International Space Station will have to wait one more day to receive its next cargo shipment.

Satellite spots SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon from orbit ahead of cargo launch to space station (photos)

On Friday (Aug. 27) Maxar Technologies' WorldView-2 satellite spotted SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon cargo spacecraft from orbit.

Astra rocket aborts orbital test launch for US military at last second

California startup Astra aborted its first orbital launch attempt with a payload due to a rocket glitch Friday (Aug. 27).

What is Space?

Bethesda Game Studios has released three new trailers for Starfield that reveal a trio of stunning cities to visit in the upcoming space RPG video game.

Soar over the desert in footage from drone practicing for mission to Saturn's strangest moon

Packed among the experiments launching on a SpaceX Dragon to the International Space Station is a small stash of NASA logo-adorned clothing labels.

The Building Blocks for Supermassive Black Holes are Found in Dwarf Galaxies

Perseverance could drill and sample a rock target dubbed 'Rochette' as early as next week.

SpaceX Dragon is launching big science haul to space station for astronaut health, plant stress and more

The next SpaceX resupply launch to the International Space Station, scheduled for Saturday (Aug. 28), will carry a bevy of science payloads to the astronauts living and working on the orbiting laboratory.

Astronomers Locate the Source of High-Energy Cosmic Rays

Roughly a century ago, scientists began to realize that some of the radiation we detect in Earth’s atmosphere is not local in origin. This eventually gave rise to the discovery of cosmic rays, high-energy protons and atomic nuclei that have been stripped of their electrons and accelerated to relativistic speeds (close to the speed of light). However, there are still several mysteries surrounding this strange (and potentially lethal) phenomenon.

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China celebrates its first Mars mission on new gold and silver coins

China is celebrating its first successful mission to orbit and land on Mars with a new set of gold and silver commemorative coins.

SpaceX launches 49 Starlink internet satellites, lands rocket at sea

SpaceX will launch a Dragon cargo ship for NASA to the International Space Station early Aug. 28. Here's how to watch.

Watch live: The Royal Astronomical Society will stream live views of Uranus @ 4 am ET

Astra’s launch vehicle, designated LV0006, stands on its launch mount at the Pacific Spaceport Complex on Kodiak Island, Alaska. Credit: Astra

The private space company Astra plans its third orbital launch attempt from Alaska as soon as Friday, using a relatively compact two-stage launcher sized to haul small satellites into space.

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Hibernate for a trip to Mars, the bear way

A pair of spacecraft will head to Mars in 2024 as the ESCAPADE mission, to study the Martian space weather environment.

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Astronauts successfully demonstrate DNA repair in space using CRISPR technology

New research on the International Space Station has increased astronauts' knowledge of DNA repair in space.

Webb’s Testing is Complete. Now it Begins the Journey to the Launch Site.

Finally, it’s starting to get real for the James Webb Space Telescope. Engineers are now preparing the long-awaited landmark telescope for transport to its launch site at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.

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The James Webb Space Telescope, NASA's next great observatory, passes final ground tests

Teams working on the James Webb Space Telescope have completed testing of the giant observatory and are now preparing to ship it to the launch site ahead of its journey to space later this year.

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Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral with SpaceX’s 23rd operational Dragon resupply flight to the International Space Station. This is the third flight of SpaceX’s upgraded Cargo Dragon vehicle. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter.

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EDITOR’S NOTE: The official launch broadcast will begin on NASA TV at 3:15 a.m. EDT (0715 GMT). The “SFN Live” tab will have a continuous live view of the launch pad through liftoff.

SpaceX wrapping up final cargo load for launch to space station

A Cargo Dragon capsule sits atop a Falcon 9 rocket on pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Credit: SpaceX

Forecasters on Friday predicted a 60% chance bad weather on Florida’s Space Coast could prevent the scheduled launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket early Saturday to begin an automated resupply mission to the International Space Station.

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You can soon have your own terrifying Xenomorph from 'Alien' with this epic new Mezco Toyz figure

A new film-accurate collectible figure of the famous "Alien" Xenomorph is ready to pre-order from Mezco Toyz, ready to ship in 2022.

Space startup Astra will launch its 1st satellite today. Here's how to watch live.

California startup Astra aims to launch a satellite to orbit for the first time ever this afternoon (Aug. 26), and you can watch the milestone mission live.


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