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This photo of China’s spy balloon taken from a U-2 reconnaissance plane is absolutely bonkers (video)

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This photo of China’s spy balloon taken from a U-2 reconnaissance plane is absolutely bonkers (video)

Space.com February 24, 2023

One United States Air Force pilot has taken the selfie of a lifetime. The U.S. Department of...

California Science Center reopens retired space shuttle Endeavour’s payload bay

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California Science Center reopens retired space shuttle Endeavour’s payload bay

Space.com February 24, 2023

Space shuttle Endeavour is about to get its ‘boom’ back. No, the California Science Center is not...

NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter confirms that China’s Zhurong rover has been stationary for months

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NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter confirms that China’s Zhurong rover has been stationary for months

Space.com February 24, 2023

This cutout is from three images acquired in 2022 and 2023. The rover is the dark and...

SpaceX rolls out rocket for NASA’s Crew-6 astronaut launch (photos)

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SpaceX rolls out rocket for NASA’s Crew-6 astronaut launch (photos)

Space.com February 24, 2023

SpaceX’s rocket ride for its next NASA astronaut launch from Florida is on the pad and ready...

Russia launches Soyuz capsule without crew to replace leaky spaceship at space station

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Russia launches Soyuz capsule without crew to replace leaky spaceship at space station

Space.com February 24, 2023

Relief is on the way for three astronauts who currently depend on a leaky spacecraft docked with...

Relativity Space sets launch of world’s 1st 3D-printed rocket launch for March 8

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Relativity Space sets launch of world’s 1st 3D-printed rocket launch for March 8

Space.com February 24, 2023

The world’s first 3D-printed rocket may soar to space as soon as March. Relativity Space says it...

Watch the moon visit Mars for a close encounter next week

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Watch the moon visit Mars for a close encounter next week

Space.com February 24, 2023

The moon makes its close approach to Mars on Monday (Feb. 27) with the pair of celestial...

Massive ‘forbidden planet’ orbits a strangely tiny star only 4 times its size

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Massive ‘forbidden planet’ orbits a strangely tiny star only 4 times its size

Space.com February 24, 2023

Astronomers have discovered an unusual planetary system consisting of a Jupiter-sized planet orbiting a tiny star that...

NASA rover snaps photos of ancient ‘waves’ carved into Mars mountainside

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NASA rover snaps photos of ancient ‘waves’ carved into Mars mountainside

Space.com February 23, 2023

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has photographed rocks imprinted with tiny ripples from an ancient lake. And these...

‘Runaway’ black hole the size of 20 million suns found speeding through space with a trail of newborn stars behind it

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‘Runaway’ black hole the size of 20 million suns found speeding through space with a trail of newborn stars behind it

Space.com February 23, 2023

Astronomers have spotted a runaway supermassive black hole, seemingly ejected from its home galaxy and racing through...