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Mars orbiter spies a tiny Earth and moon from the Red Planet (photos)

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Mars orbiter spies a tiny Earth and moon from the Red Planet (photos)

Space.com July 13, 2023

You’ve never seen Earth and the moon like this before. The Mars Express spacecraft recently celebrated 20...

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Jupiter shines near the moon with the Seven Sisters of the Pleiades on July 14. Here’s how to see it.

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Jupiter shines near the moon with the Seven Sisters of the Pleiades on July 14. Here’s how to see it.

Space.com July 13, 2023

The moon has a date with the Seven Sisters star cluster, also known as the Pleiades, in...

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Watch India launch Chandrayaan 3 moon rover and lunar lander and rover on July 14

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Watch India launch Chandrayaan 3 moon rover and lunar lander and rover on July 14

Space.com July 13, 2023

India’s next moon mission will launch early Friday morning (July 14), and you can watch the historic...

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Watch SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch for record-tying 16th time early Friday morning

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Watch SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch for record-tying 16th time early Friday morning

Space.com July 13, 2023

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch on its record-tying 16th mission early Friday morning (July 14),...

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On This Day In Space: July 13, 1969: Soviet Union launches Luna 15 moon mission

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On This Day In Space: July 13, 1969: Soviet Union launches Luna 15 moon mission

Space.com July 13, 2023

On July 13, 1969, the Soviet Union launched its Luna 15 spacecraft on a mission to the...

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NASA shelves Janus asteroid mission after launch delay

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NASA shelves Janus asteroid mission after launch delay

Space.com July 13, 2023

NASA has put its Janus asteroid mission on ice after a launch delay made the twin probes’...

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Exotic ‘stripped stars’ may be missing link on path to powerful kilonova explosions

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Exotic ‘stripped stars’ may be missing link on path to powerful kilonova explosions

Space.com July 12, 2023

Astronomers have discovered a population of stars that represent the “missing link” in the evolution of binary...

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Metal clouds turn scorching hot exoplanet into the universe’s largest mirror

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Metal clouds turn scorching hot exoplanet into the universe’s largest mirror

Space.com July 12, 2023

Astronomers have discovered the most reflective planet outside the solar system ever seen. The ultra-hot extrasolar planet,...

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NASA is celebrating 1 year of James Webb Space Telescope science on July 12. Here’s how to participate

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NASA is celebrating 1 year of James Webb Space Telescope science on July 12. Here’s how to participate

Space.com July 12, 2023

This week marks one year since NASA’s powerful James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) shared its first science...

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‘Ohioans in Space’ mural to recognize state’s astronauts in capitol

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‘Ohioans in Space’ mural to recognize state’s astronauts in capitol

Space.com July 12, 2023

The U.S. state that has produced the fourth largest number of astronauts is set to honor four...

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