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Atlas V rocket launches huge communications satellite to orbit
By Mike Wall last updated
A United Launch Alliance Altas V rocket launched the powerful and hefty ViaSat-3 F2 satellite on Thursday night (Nov. 13).

5 reasons why Blue Origin's New Glenn Mars launch was a big deal
By Mike Wall published
The Nov. 13 launch of two Mars probes atop Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket was a big deal for a variety of reasons. Here's a brief rundown.

Could alien life be found in the clouds of an exoplanet?
By Stefanie Waldek published
It's based on the colorful microorganisms that live in the clouds on Earth.

Blue Origin lands huge New Glenn rocket booster for 1st time after acing Mars ESCAPADE launch for NASA
By Josh Dinner, Tariq Malik published
Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket launched for the second time ever today (Nov. 13), sending NASA's twin Mars ESCAPADE probes aloft — and acing an epic booster landing at sea.

ISS astronauts take cover from radiation as solar storms spark auroras across the planet
By Josh Dinner published
The International Space Station's three Russian cosmonauts were instructed to spend a night in a laboratory module to shelter from radiation during a solar storm.

Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) splits into 3 pieces after a close brush with the sun (video)
By Anthony Wood published
C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) has broken into three distinct pieces following its closest approach to the sun on Oct. 8.

Northern lights may be visible in 10 states tonight
By Daisy Dobrijevic published
Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Maine as geomagnetic storm conditions could continue tonight.

US military wants to track 'potential threats' coming from the moon
By Brett Tingley published
As the moon becomes the center of the new space race, the United States is looking for new ways to track spacecraft and other objects flying to or from lunar space.
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