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After delays due to wildfires, the Worldview-4 satellite is finally headed to space
After delays due to wildfires, the Worldview-4 satellite is finally headed to space
Scientists have found a world that looks like ours, but has deadly winds and rains molten glass
Now recovered from protective hibernation, the spacecraft is preparing for its next close encounter with the giant planet
A new class of stellar objects could be causing ultrabright repeating outbursts from old, quiescent galaxies
The latest science returns from NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter are filled with surprises
Despite the likely loss of its Schiaparelli lander, the Trace Gas Orbiter is gearing up for spectacular science at Mars
The premature deployment or jettisoning of its heat shield and parachute may have doomed the Schiaparelli lander
The object is 530 kilometers across, and lurks in a region beyond Pluto
In a new op-ed, the President of the United States reiterated his plan to send humans to Mars sometime in the 2030s.
A “ride-out” team of 139 people is staying through the two-day shutdown
The fifth and final flight of the New Shepard vehicle demonstrated the vehicle's in-flight escape system for future passengers
The bizarre object’s overall brightness has been gradually dimming for years
Harsh radiation, thin air and frigid temperatures on the Red Planet likely forced any extant microbes into subterranean refuges long ago
A deliberate collision with a comet brought the historic space mission to an end
The entrepreneur announces detailed plans for a reusable craft that can cary 100 people
New images capture best-yet view of cometary disintegration
Data from the New Horizons probe suggests Pluto's atmosphere paints the north pole of Charon, its largest moon
OSIRIS-REx is set to scrape dirt and gravel from a space rock and return to Earth in 2023
Scientists spotted the space rock two days before its flyby
"Cryovolcanism" and other curious features mark the dwarf planet as a surprisingly active and complex world
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