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Satellites spy red-hot lava threaten Iceland's Blue Lagoon
By Samantha Mathewson published
Satellites watched bright burning lava surge toward Iceland's Blue Lagoon following a volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula.
Fruit flies in space! Chinese astronauts show off experiment on Tiangong space station (video)
By Andrew Jones published
China's Shenzhou 19 astronauts have some winged companions to oversee aboard the country's Tiangong space station — fruit flies, which arrived on a cargo ship on Nov. 15.
On this day in space! Dec. 2, 1995: NASA launches SOHO sun-watching satellite
By Hanneke Weitering last updated
On Dec. 2, 1995, NASA launched the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, also known as SOHO.
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.
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).
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