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SpaceX Fram2 1st polar astronaut mission: Live updates
By Tariq Malik last updated
Find out the latest about SpaceX's private Fram2 polar astronaut mission for cryptocurrency billionaire Chun Wang.

Floating blue-eyed robot keeps watch on the ISS: Space photo of the day
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
Looking like a soccer ball with glowing blue eyes, the Japanese Experiment Module Internal Ball Camera-2 is put to test aboard the International Space Station.

Is the 'Blaze Star' about to explode? If it does, here's where to look in April
By Jamie Carter last updated
T Coronae Borealis (T CrB) is reappearing in the spring night sky, so be ready in case it goes nova.

Million-mile-long solar whirlwind could help solve sun's greatest mysteries (video)
By Keith Cooper published
Europe's Solar Orbiter spacecraft has chronicled the development of the magnetic escape of plasma driven out by a powerful magnetic reconnection event.

Watch chilling 1st views of Earth's poles seen by SpaceX Fram2 astronauts (video)
By Josh Dinner published
The first images of Earth's poles from the Fram2 Crew Dragon have been uploaded from the orbiting spacecraft, and the views are breathtaking.

On this day in space! April 1, 1960: NASA launches TIROS-1, first US weather satellite
By Hanneke Weitering last updated
On April 1, 1960, the U.S. launched its first weather satellite into orbit.

NASA's X-59 'quiet' supersonic jet aces key 'cruise control' test ahead of 1st flight
By Julian Dossett published
NASA's "quiet" new supersonic jet, the X-59, just passed a key engine test, bringing it closer to its first flight later this year.

Scientists used JWST instruments 'wrong' on purpose to capture direct images of exoplanets
By Victoria Corless published
The JWST was used in a creative way to capture direct images of distant worlds.
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