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Private Japanese moon lander arrives in Florida ahead of January SpaceX launch (photos)
By Andrew Jones published
The "Resilience" Mission 2 lander, built by Japanese company ispace, has arrived in Florida ahead of its planned January launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
Communicating with aliens one day could be much easier if we study the way AI agents speak with each other
By Olaf Lipinski published
Decoding emergent languages in AI can have many benefits.
On this day in space! Meteorite falls on woman in Alabama
By Hanneke Weitering last updated
On Nov. 30, 1954, an Alabama woman received an out-of-this-world surprise.
SpaceX launches next-gen US spy satellites, 20 Starlink spacecraft from California
By Mike Wall last updated
SpaceX launched a batch of spy satellites for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office on Saturday morning (Nov. 30) from California's central coast.
NASA's next-gen Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope gets its powerful eye (photos)
By Victoria Corless published
The optics for NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope have been delivered, marking a big milestone in the assembly of the powerful next-generation observatory.
SpaceX lofts 24 Starlink satellites in midnight launch from Florida (video)
By Mike Wall last updated
SpaceX launched 24 more of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at midnight on Saturday (Nov. 30).
Voyager 1 interstellar spacecraft finds its voice again as NASA restores communications
By Keith Cooper published
Voyager 1 is shouting across the cosmos again, following a glitch that had seen it inadvertently switch to its low-power transmitter.
James Webb Space Telescope explores monster star supercluster Westerlund 1 (image)
By Robert Lea published
The James Webb Space Telescope has taken a detailed look at the Milky Way's monstrous young supercluster Westerlund 1.
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