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James Webb Space Telescope gets ready for the holidays with a cosmic Christmas Tree (image)

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James Webb Space Telescope gets ready for the holidays with a cosmic Christmas Tree (image)

Space.com November 9, 2023

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) left astronomers feeling festive recently as it allowed them to image...

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Powerful new thrusters for NASA’s moon-orbiting Gateway space station get a test (photo)

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Powerful new thrusters for NASA’s moon-orbiting Gateway space station get a test (photo)

Space.com November 9, 2023

NASA and Aerojet Rocketdyne are taking a big step in testing a new ion propulsion engine that...

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Frank Borman, Apollo 8 astronaut who led first flight to the moon, dies at 95

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Frank Borman, Apollo 8 astronaut who led first flight to the moon, dies at 95

Space.com November 9, 2023

Former NASA astronaut Frank Borman, who in 1968 led the first mission to fly humans to the...

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Between Venus’ atmospheric currents, a layer of reactive oxygen

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Between Venus’ atmospheric currents, a layer of reactive oxygen

Space.com November 9, 2023

Today, our sister planet Venus resembles an environment as close to hell as one can imagine. Surface...

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2nd rocket booster lifted into place for space shuttle Endeavour LA exhibit

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2nd rocket booster lifted into place for space shuttle Endeavour LA exhibit

Space.com November 9, 2023

For the second time in two days, the largest part of a space shuttle-era rocket booster has...

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SpaceX will launch the Space Force’s mysterious X-37B space plane on a Falcon Heavy rocket Dec. 7

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SpaceX will launch the Space Force’s mysterious X-37B space plane on a Falcon Heavy rocket Dec. 7

Space.com November 9, 2023

The U.S. Space Force’s shadowy X-37B is set for launch atop a SpaceX rocket. The reusable space...

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NASA’s hunting for ‘strategic minerals’ in the desert with a modified U-2 spy plane. Here’s why

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NASA’s hunting for ‘strategic minerals’ in the desert with a modified U-2 spy plane. Here’s why

Space.com November 9, 2023

NASA’s high-altitude ER-2 aircraft have their roots in the American desert. The agency’s two ER-2 (Earth Resources...

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NASA’s robotic prospectors are helping scientists understand what asteroids are made of, setting the stage for miners to follow someday

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NASA’s robotic prospectors are helping scientists understand what asteroids are made of, setting the stage for miners to follow someday

Space.com November 9, 2023

The cars, cellphones, computers and televisions that people in the U.S. use every day require metals like...

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Watch SpaceX launch its 29th cargo mission to the International Space Station tonight

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Watch SpaceX launch its 29th cargo mission to the International Space Station tonight

Space.com November 9, 2023

SpaceX’s next robotic cargo mission to the International Space Station has been cleared for its Thursday (Nov....

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SpaceX will launch Ireland’s 1st-ever satellite this month

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SpaceX will launch Ireland’s 1st-ever satellite this month

Space.com November 9, 2023

Ireland is all set to see its first-ever satellite reach orbit. The Educational Irish Research Satellite 1,...

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