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By Mike Wall Published
SpaceX launched a classified mission for the U.S. Space Force from California tonight (Nov. 11), the second such mission for the company in a six-day span.

By Leonard David Published
NASA is kickstarting a new initiative for Mars Sample Return (MSR), called the Perseverance Sample Retrieval Architecture.

By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
Fast radio bursts are invisible, but a composer has turned thousands of them into sound at a Finnish cathedral, where a choir will sing along on Nov. 21.

By Hanneke Weitering, Elizabeth Howell Published
On Nov. 11, 1966, the Gemini 12 mission launched an astronaut crew into orbit and set the stage for NASA's Apollo program. Here's why it mattered.

By Alix Freckelton Published
How would the crew of the Wild Blue Yonder fare on a real exoplanet?

By Keith Cooper Published
For over a century astronomers have speculated that comets could have delivered organic molecules necessary for life to Earth, but new modeling shows these molecules wouldn't have survived impact.

By Tariq Malik, Josh Dinner, Mike Wall last updated
Follow live updates as SpaceX attempts its Starship Flight 15 test flight with first double landings.

By Mike Wall Published
Rocket Lab has raised the launch cost of its next-gen Neutron rocket by more than 25%, an increase that reflects high demand amid a looming liftoff bottleneck.
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