NASA ends CloudSat Earth-observing mission after 18 years
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NASA's pioneering CloudSat weather and climate mission has come to an end after nearly 18 productive years in Earth orbit ..read more
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Birthplace of weird Earth 'quasi-moon' Kamo’oalewa found
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Scientists turned into cosmic crime scene investigators to reconstruct the impact that sent Earth's "quasi-moon" Kamo'oalewa rocketing from the lunar surface millions of years ago ..read more
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Fortnite launches to the moon in new 'Lunar Horizons' simulation game
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A preview of Fortnite's new free-to-play "Lunar Horizons" mission experience on the moon ..read more
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NASA astronauts enter quarantine for 1st crewed Boeing Starliner launch on May 6
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Veteran NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are in quarantine at agency facilities before the 1st Boeing Starliner launch. They are expected to fly on May 6 ..read more
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Building rockets and looking for life on Venus: Q&A with Rocket Lab's Peter Beck
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Space.com caught up with Rocket Lab founder and CEO Peter Beck recently to talk about the company's ambitious plans for the future, which include a private life-hunting mission to Venus ..read more
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Watch 4 solar flares erupt from the sun at nearly the same time in extremely rare event (video)
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The quadruple eruption was captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory ..read more
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Slovenia signs NASA's Artemis Accords for cooperative space exploration
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Slovenia signed NASA's Artemis Accords on April 19, becoming the 39th country to affirm their cooperation in future space endeavors to the moon and beyond ..read more
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ESA graduates the 'Hoppers': Europeans, Australian pass astronaut basic training
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The "Hoppers" — five European astronauts and the first astronaut from the Australian Space Agency — are now ready to "hop" into their first flight assignments, having completed basic training ..read more
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SpaceX launching 23 Starlink satellites from Florida this evening
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will send 23 more of the company's Starlink internet satellites skyward today (April 23), if all goes according to plan ..read more
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Pluto's heart-shaped scar may offer clues to the frozen world's history
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How Pluto's Sputnik Planitia formed remains unknown, but researchers have imagined a body about the size of Switzerland crashing into Pluto at a shallow angle ..read more
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