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On This Day In Space: Sept. 7, 1995: STS-69 Endeavour launches on NASA’s 100th crewed mission

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On This Day In Space: Sept. 7, 1995: STS-69 Endeavour launches on NASA’s 100th crewed mission

Space.com September 7, 2023

On Sept. 7, 1995, the space shuttle Endeavour launched on mission STS-69. This was the 100th successful...

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Dark matter ‘clumps’ found by tapping into Einstein’s general relativity theory

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Dark matter ‘clumps’ found by tapping into Einstein’s general relativity theory

Space.com September 7, 2023

Astronomers have used a principle first proposed by Albert Einstein over 100 years ago to map the...

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Japanese brand Cosmology to provide skincare for astronauts aboard the ISS

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Japanese brand Cosmology to provide skincare for astronauts aboard the ISS

Space.com September 7, 2023

A Japanese cosmetics company has revealed the first skincare line with astronauts in mind. The brand Cosmology,...

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Photographer captures rare ‘gigantic jets’ of upside-down lightning blasting out of Atlantic hurricane

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Photographer captures rare ‘gigantic jets’ of upside-down lightning blasting out of Atlantic hurricane

Space.com September 6, 2023

On Aug. 20, Puerto Rico-based photographer Frankie Lucena was taking pictures of a passing storm system that would soon...

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4.6 billion-year-old meteorite could reveal how Earth formed different layers

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4.6 billion-year-old meteorite could reveal how Earth formed different layers

Space.com September 6, 2023

Scientists have analyzed one of the oldest space rocks ever discovered. The data could reveal secrets about...

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Perseverance Mars rover spots ‘shark fin’ and ‘crab claw’ rocks on Red Planet (photo)

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Perseverance Mars rover spots ‘shark fin’ and ‘crab claw’ rocks on Red Planet (photo)

Space.com September 6, 2023

It looks like something fishy is happening on Mars. NASA’s Perseverance Rover recently spotted a shark-fin-looking outcrop...

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‘Star Trek: Picard’s Academy’ comic shows how a young Jean-Luc got schooled

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‘Star Trek: Picard’s Academy’ comic shows how a young Jean-Luc got schooled

Space.com September 6, 2023

As the official home of “Star Trek” comic books and graphic novels, IDW Publishing has been transporting...

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Weirdly wobbly jets may be evidence of elusive supermassive black hole pairings

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Weirdly wobbly jets may be evidence of elusive supermassive black hole pairings

Space.com September 6, 2023

Jets blasted out by feeding supermassive black holes at the hearts of active galaxies could brighten and...

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India’s Chandrayaan-3 moon lander spotted from lunar orbit (photo)

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India’s Chandrayaan-3 moon lander spotted from lunar orbit (photo)

Space.com September 6, 2023

A NASA moon probe has snapped an aerial photo of India’s Chandrayaan-3 lander, the first craft ever...

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Tiny satellites use AI to sniff for methane leaks on the ground (photos)

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Tiny satellites use AI to sniff for methane leaks on the ground (photos)

Space.com September 6, 2023

California-based Earth-observation startup Orbital Sidekick has released the first images from its new constellation of planet-watching satellites...

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