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What’s next for Europe’s Euclid ‘dark universe’ telescope after stunning SpaceX launch?

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What’s next for Europe’s Euclid ‘dark universe’ telescope after stunning SpaceX launch?

Space.com July 2, 2023

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A new space observatory is flying across the void after a dramatic launch...

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On This Day In Space: July 1, 1962: NASA’s Kennedy Space Center established in Florida

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On This Day In Space: July 1, 1962: NASA’s Kennedy Space Center established in Florida

Space.com July 1, 2023

Happy Birthday, Kennedy Space Center! On July 1, 1962, NASA established the Launch Operations Center — which...

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Watch SpaceX launch Europe’s new Euclid space telescope to probe ‘dark universe’ in this free livestream today (July 1)

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Watch SpaceX launch Europe’s new Euclid space telescope to probe ‘dark universe’ in this free livestream today (July 1)

Space.com July 1, 2023

Update for 12:15 pm ET: SpaceX has successfully launched the Euclid space telescope into orbit and deployed...

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We have never seen dark matter and dark energy. Why do we think they exist?

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We have never seen dark matter and dark energy. Why do we think they exist?

Space.com July 1, 2023

Scientists think that only about 5% of the stuff that makes up the universe is known to...

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Mars helicopter Ingenuity phones home, breaking 63-day silence

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Mars helicopter Ingenuity phones home, breaking 63-day silence

Space.com July 1, 2023

The Ingenuity Mars helicopter’s two-month silent stretch is over. Ingenuity got in touch with its handlers on...

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July full moon 2023: See the Buck Moon, 1st supermoon of the year, shine with 4 planets

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July full moon 2023: See the Buck Moon, 1st supermoon of the year, shine with 4 planets

Space.com July 1, 2023

The Full Buck Moon will be joined by four planets in the night sky this month. The...

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One of the longest solar eclipses on Earth darkened the sky 50 years ago. Here’s how it happened.

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One of the longest solar eclipses on Earth darkened the sky 50 years ago. Here’s how it happened.

Space.com July 1, 2023

Fifty years ago on June 30, 1973, one of the longest total solar eclipses of modern times...

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Saturn’s rings look gorgeous in 1st James Webb Space Telescope photo of the gas giant

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Saturn’s rings look gorgeous in 1st James Webb Space Telescope photo of the gas giant

Space.com July 1, 2023

Image of Saturn and several of its moons, captured by the James Webb Space Telescope’s NIRCam instrument...

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James Webb Space Telescope spots intriguing carbon molecule in planet-forming disk

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James Webb Space Telescope spots intriguing carbon molecule in planet-forming disk

Space.com July 1, 2023

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has spotted a carbon molecule thought to be a cornerstone of...

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Rare streaks of light above US are a sign that solar maximum is fast approaching

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Rare streaks of light above US are a sign that solar maximum is fast approaching

Space.com July 1, 2023

A photographer recently snapped images of vibrant green streaks of light hanging apparently motionless in the star-filled...

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