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- December 31
- December 30
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- SpaceX test fires giant Starship booster — and spaceship — for 3rd test flight (video)
- 'For All Mankind' season 4 episode 8 review: Mars prepares for the heist of the millennium
- NASA's Curiosity rover films from dawn to dusk on Mars during downtime (video)
- Japan's ispace shows off a tiny moon lander for its 2nd moon mission in 2024
- Zoom through a 'spectacular' chain of ancient underwater volcanoes on Antarctic ocean floor
- December 29
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- NASA can't wait for its OSIRIS-APEX spacecraft to meet 'God of Chaos' asteroid Apophis in 2029
- NASA's Juno spacecraft will get its closest look yet at Jupiter's moon Io on Dec. 30
- Chinese rocket booster falls from space, crashes near house, after satellite launch: report
- SpaceX wows with a double header of final 2023 rocket launches (photos, video)
- Quantum batteries could charge faster by scrambling the rules of cause and effect
- Tonga volcano eruption was fueled by 2 merging chambers that are still brimming with magma
- 12 times scientists penetrated the secrets of asteroids in 2023
- A guide to the solar system's planets in 2024
- SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launches mysterious X-37B space plane for US Space Force after delays
- December 28
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- Japan's H3 rocket will launch a 2nd time in February 2024 after explosive failure
- Unexpected cosmic clumping could disprove our best understanding of the universe
- NASA astronauts test SpaceX Starship elevator for future moon landings
- SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 23 Starlink satellites into orbit in final flight of 2023
- The best places in the US to experience totality during the April 2024 solar eclipse
- 10 exhilarating spaceflight missions to watch in 2024
- 10 dramatic discoveries about Earth from 2023
- Weird particle physics stories that blew our minds in 2023
- December 27
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- Japan's SLIM lander beams moon images home before Jan. 19 landing (photos)
- Private Peregrine moon lander is stacked on ULA Vulcan rocket ahead of Jan. 8 launch
- After 2 years in space, the James Webb Space Telescope has broken cosmology. Can it be fixed?
- History-making SpaceX Falcon 9 booster mostly destroyed in post-flight topple
- See December's Full Cold Moon shine in the sky like a Christmas ornament (photos)
- Iron oxide baked into Mesopotamian bricks confirms ancient magnetic field anomaly
- NASA outlines plan to deploy burrowing 'cryobots' on icy moons of Saturn and Jupiter
- 12 space medicine findings from 2023 that could help astronauts reach Mars one day
- 2023: The year UFOs descended on Washington, DC (but not like you'd expect)
- Dream Chaser enters final testing ahead of 2024 debut space flight
- December 26
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- Gold mine of kilonova explosions forged by neutron stars crashing together
- Mold-A-Rama and the space shuttle over Earth: A space age toy story
- International Space Station astronauts hang stockings and light a menorah for the holidays (images, video)
- Hubble Space Telescope spots a festive gathering of spiral galaxies (image)
- Discovery of 'calendar' rock carvings from Ancestral Pueblo in US Southwest surpasses 'wildest expectations'
- Project Kuiper: Amazon's answer to SpaceX's Starlink passes 'crucial' test
- How NASA's VIPER rover could revolutionize moon exploration with AI mission
- NASA hails historic space milestones of 2023 in inspiring new video
- The Full Cold Moon of December comes late for Christmas tonight
- Will Artemis 2 launch to the moon in 2024? NASA has a lot of work ahead
- December 25
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- Japan's SLIM 'moon sniper' lander arrives in lunar orbit for Christmas
- How to watch 'Doctor Who' Christmas special: Stream 'The Church on Ruby Road' from anywhere
- Astronauts in space beam holiday wishes to Earth for Christmas (video)
- Hubble Telescope sees a bright 'snowball' of stars in the Milky Way's neighbor (image)
- 30 years ago, astronauts saved the Hubble Space Telescope
- December 24
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- 12 out-of-this-world exoplanet discoveries in 2023
- This light-bending tech will let scientists see the sun like never before
- Artemis 2 moon crew invited to visit SpaceX to talk Starship (exclusive)
- 12 of the most exciting black hole discoveries of 2023
- 13 record-breaking space discoveries of 2023
- 55 years after Apollo 8's Christmas at the moon, a new Artemis crew readies for launch (exclusive)
- December 23
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- Home (Alone) on Mars: Actor Daniel Stern on leading NASA in 'For All Mankind'
- Watch giant loop of plasma dance above the sun in stunning video
- Alexander Skarsgård to star in Apple TV+ sci-fi 'Murderbot' series
- 10 times the night sky amazed us in 2023
- 12 James Webb Space Telescope findings that changed our understanding of the universe in 2023
- SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 2 German military satellites
- Life beyond Earth may form in the coldest depths of space, Ryugu asteroid samples reveal
- December 22
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- New Hubble Telescope image shows mysterious spokes on Saturn's rings
- Warped supernova spotted by James Webb Space Telescope could settle a longstanding debate
- SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Starlink satellites on record-breaking 19th mission
- Nuking an incoming asteroid will spew out X-rays. This new model shows what happens
- 'For All Mankind' season 4 episode 7 review: Teases a spectacular end of season run
- Upcoming Einstein Probe will use its 'lobster eye' to hunt for extreme black holes and star explosions
- The 12 patches of Christmas: 'KSC Artist' shares his favorite spaceflight designs of 2023
- Was it a good idea for humanity to go to space?
- Cygnus cargo craft departs the ISS Dec. 22 for fiery re-entry in new year (video)
- See the moon and Jupiter enjoy their final meet-up of 2023 in the night sky tonight
- The Ursids peak tonight, offering the last meteor shower of 2023 tonight
- December 21
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- Distant nebula looks like fleeing turkey in festive new Very Large Telescope photo
- Adam Sandler ventures deep into the cosmos in new teaser for 'Spaceman' (video)
- Chinese startup LandSpace poised to begin reusable rocket landing tests
- Hubble Telescope gifts us a dazzling starry 'snow globe' just in time for the holidays
- SpaceX launch of Axiom Space's 3rd private astronaut mission delayed to Jan. 17
- Astronomers discover strangely missing stars in galaxies near Milky Way
- Private moon lander's SpaceX launch delayed a month, to February
- Spectacular 'rainbow clouds' light up northern skies in a rare skywatching treat (photos)
- Steve Wozniak's start-up Privateer develops ride-sharing spacecraft to reduce orbital clutter
- Can stars form around black holes?
- Watch the 'Christmas Tree Cluster' twinkle in X-rays (video)
- Binoculars Christmas gift guide 2024
- Winter solstice 2023 is here, bringing the longest night of the year to Northern Hemisphere
- Virgin Galactic to launch 6th commercial spaceflight on Jan. 26
- SpaceX fires up giant Starship rocket ahead of 3rd test flight (video)
- December 20
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- Finding life on Saturn's moon Enceladus might be easier than we thought
- Artemis program will land international astronaut on the moon by end of 2020s, VP Harris says
- In the quest to find alien life, scientists are searching for extrasolar Earth-Jupiter duos
- Mars Express orbiter suggests evidence of ancient microbial life, water and volcanism on Red Planet
- Artemis 2 moon astronauts discuss 21st-century 'moonshots' with President Biden
- 'Kerbal Space Program 2' update launches new Exploration Mode, 'For Science!'
- Telescopes Christmas gift guide 2024: Best for all budgets
- Commercial Chinese rocket launches small returnable spacecraft to orbit (video)
- Microbes in Atacama desert's lost lagoons may mirror early life on Mars
- VP Kamala Harris lead National Space Council meeting today (Dec. 20)
- What's it like to buzz an Artemis SLS moon rocket with a supersonic jet? NASA's Artemis 2 commander tells all (video)
- Drones accessories Christmas gift guide
- Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket suffers problem, deploys satellite in wrong orbit
- Strange 'slide whistle' fast radio burst picked up by alien-hunting telescope defies explanation
- December 19
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- Watch Chinese astronauts get haircuts aboard Tiangong space station (video)
- How the runaway greenhouse gas effect can destroy a planet's habitability — including Earth's
- NASA laser-beams adorable cat video to Earth from 19 million miles away (video)
- Pew! Pew! Pew! NASA's 1st successful two-way laser experiment is a giant leap for moon and Mars communications
- Hubble Telescope captures a galaxy's 'forbidden' light in stunning new image
- Blue Origin launches New Shepard rocket, aces landing in 1st return to flight since 2022 failure (video)
- James Webb Space Telescope may have found the oldest black hole in the universe
- This alien planetary system has a Jupiter world 99 times wider than Earth
- Watch Artemis 2 moon crew take a slide for NASA training (video)
- See the last half moon of 2023 swim with the fish of Pisces tonight
- These scientists want to put a massive 'sunshade' in orbit to help fight climate change
- December 18
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- Space weather will drag NASA's NEOWISE asteroid-hunting probe back to Earth in 2025
- The rings of Uranus look positively festive in epic James Webb Space Telescope holiday photo
- SpaceX gearing up for 3rd Starship flight (photos)
- China's space plane apparently deployed 6 'mysterious wingmen' in orbit
- Western Europe's 1st vertical spaceport cleared for launch, hopes to see rockets fly in 2024
- Blue Origin calls off 1st New Shepard rocket launch since 2022 failure due to 'ground system issue'
- Hubble Space Telescope zooms in on member of galactic quartet (image)
- 'Apollo 13' moon disaster movie hits a new high for film fans
- Scientists find record-breaking collection of molecules in 2 extremely ancient galaxies
- Barringer Crater may have been formed by a cosmic 'curveball,' asteroid simulations show
- How Solar Orbiter is decoding the sun's mysterious miniflares: 'What we see is just the tip of the iceberg'
- December 17
- December 16
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- This Week In Space podcast: Episode 91 — 2023 Holiday Special!
- Mace Windu honors Qui-Gon's final mission in upcoming 'Star Wars: The Glass Abyss' novel
- Some UFO records must be released, US Congress says
- Nikon Z8 vs Sony A7R V vs Canon EOS R5: Which camera is better?
- NASA donates Ingenuity Mars Helicopter prototype to Smithsonian
- SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch of X-37B space plane now targeted for Dec. 28
- How the songs of stars can help perfect Gaia's sweeping map of our galaxy
- December 15
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- World's best space-based thermometer dead 2 months after 1st image release
- Startup True Anomaly snags $100 million for space security work
- Artemis 2 astronauts meet President Biden to talk America's next trip to the moon
- Saturn moon Enceladus harbors key ingredient for life
- 'For All Mankind' season 4 episode 6 review: Culmination of a storyline decades in the making
- NASA identifies 17 exoplanets with possible subsurface oceans
- This ISS mission could 'open some eyes' about climate science
- Perseverance Mars rover to climb crater rim next spring in bonus mission
- US government agencies join together to improve space weather forecasting
- 'What is that material?': Potentially hazardous asteroid Bennu stumps scientists with its odd makeup
- NASA reveals what 2 tomatoes look like after being lost in space for 8 months (video)
- Astronaut Chris Hadfield would love to fly SpaceX's Starship around the moon (exclusive)
- Saturn V moon rocket art revealed for 2024 American Innovation $1 coin
- Is humanity prepared for contact with intelligent aliens?
- SpaceX launches 1st batch of 'direct to cell' Starlink satellites (video)
- December 14
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- See the Geminid meteor shower 2023 light up the sky in these amazing photos
- Sun unleashes monster X-class solar flare, most powerful since 2017 (video)
- Aurora-like 'Steve' phenomenon and glowing 'picket fences' point to unknown exotic physics
- Tiny 14-inch satellite studies 'hot Jupiter' exoplanets evaporating into space
- FAA's launch mishap investigations need a rethink, government report finds
- China launches secret space plane on 3rd-ever mission
- SETI's 1st 'conversation' with a humpback whale offers insight on how to talk to E.T.
- Humans could use black holes as batteries, physics paper claims. Here's how.
- The mission to discover the mystery origin of Mars’ moons
- Space weather is chaotic and hard to predict. This new model could change that
- Rocket Lab returns to flight with successful launch of Japanese satellite (video)
- New 'For All Mankind' patches feature 4th season Mars base and asteroid missions
- ISS astronaut snaps amazing photos of icebergs from space
- Could we defend Earth against a 'rubble pile' asteroid?
- Save 33% on this Christmas beginner telescope deal
- Camera photos & videos Christmas gift guide 2024: Capture the cosmos
- December 13
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- Mars' atmosphere swelled like a balloon when solar wind stopped blowing. Scientists are thrilled
- Eirsat-1, Ireland's 1st satellite, makes space history
- Underwater volcano riding a sinking tectonic plate may have unleashed major earthquakes in Japan
- SpaceX to launch 3rd private astronaut mission to the ISS for Axiom Space on Jan. 9
- James Webb Space Telescope spies record-breaking 'failed star' that shouldn't exist (video)
- Earth may have had all the elements needed for life all along − contrary to meteorite origin theories
- New 'Dune: Part 2' trailer sees Paul Atreides embracing his destiny
- SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule returns to Earth from ISS
- The Geminid meteor shower of 2023 continues tonight. Here's how to watch live online.
- The best places in Canada to see the 2024 total solar eclipse
- Perseverance rover celebrates 1,000 Mars days on the Red Planet
- Watch a Japanese startup test a rocket engine that will run on cow-dung methane (video)
- NASA building giant Artemis 2 moon rocket ahead of 2024 launch
- Massive 'lighthouses' on the moon could light the way for future lunar astronauts
- Christmas camera deal: $900 off Canon EOS R5 in lowest ever price!
- Star projectors Christmas gift guide 2024: Bring space home
- The Geminid meteor shower peaks tonight. Here's what weather you can expect in the US
- December 12
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- Solar storms could affect train safety by glitching railroad signals
- NASA's Voyager 1 probe in interstellar space can't phone home (again) due to glitch
- Relive Artemis 1 Orion's fiery return from the moon in this amazing video
- China lofts Yaogan spy satellites on 500th Long March rocket launch (video)
- December's new moon allows the Geminid meteor shower to shine tonight
- Blue Origin will return to flight with uncrewed mission on Dec. 18
- Cats and dogs in space! Pets crash onto an alien planet in 'Man's Best' miniseries (exclusive)
- How 'Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora' expands the exotic alien world of the movies
- 'Star Trek: Discovery' Season 5 snippet shows Burnham battling giant, invisible bugs
- Intergalactic 'stream of stars' 10 times longer than the Milky Way is the 1st of its kind ever spotted
- SETI is searching for alien life at previously unexplored frequencies
- What 8,000 hours flying military jets taught 2 Canadian astronauts
- Watch SpaceX's Starship go boom twice in this epic test-flight highlight video
- SpaceX scrubs Falcon Heavy's X-37B space plane launch due to ground issue
- Astronaut shows off vintage Nobel Prize in space — and talks 'quantum dots' ISS experiment (video)
- December 11
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- 'Star Trek: Insurrection' at 25: When Picard and the Enterprise crew found the Fountain of Youth
- SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from Florida after multiple delays (video)
- Experts are certain 2023 will be 'the warmest year in recorded history'
- James Webb Space Telescope's 'Cosmic Christmas Bauble' earns spot in White House Advent Calendar (photo, video)
- NASA's new 'Greenhouse Gas Center' tracks humanity's contribution to climate change
- New 'Halo' Season 2 trailer doubles down on more explosive Covenant combat
- NASA astronaut spins the dreidel for Hanukkah aboard International Space Station (video)
- Cosmic nuclear fission seen for 1st time in 'incredibly profound' discovery
- SpaceX private Polaris Dawn space mission delayed to April 2024
- ULA Vulcan Centaur rocket's 1st launch delayed to January 2024
- The moon has been altered by human activity. Are we in a 'Lunar Anthropocene?'
- Strange yellow glass found in Libyan desert may have formed from lost meteor impact
- Performing evasive maneuvers increases satellites' collision risk down the road
- The Geminid meteor shower peaks this week. Don't miss the best 'shooting stars' of 2023
- After Hubble: This Canadian telescope could fill coming 'ultraviolet gap'
- December 10
- December 9
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- This Week In Space podcast: Episode 90 — The Wizard of Griffith Observatory
- Japan may delay its Mars moon sampling mission MMX due to rocket problems
- How can we restore public trust in science? (op-ed)
- 'Foundation' fuels up for a thrilling 3rd season on Apple TV Plus
- Watch SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket launch a secretive X-37B military space plane today after delays
- Watch an asteroid eclipse the puzzling red giant star Betelgeuse tonight live online
- December 8
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- India's Aditya-L1 solar observatory captures 1st gorgeous views of the sun (images)
- How to watch 'Doctor Who' anniversary specials: Stream 'The Giggle' from anywhere today
- NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter aces 2nd-longest flight on the Red Planet
- That’s no moon! Scientists doubt proposed detection of the 1st exomoons
- 'Dark force' theory could solve 2 open cosmic mysteries
- Wild new NASA plasma tech reduces drag during hypersonic flight
- All black holes feast chaotically, no matter how hungry they are
- Halley's Comet begins its 38-year journey back toward Earth tonight
- Colliding space junk makes 'noise' that could be heard from Earth
- DARPA moon tech study selects 14 companies to develop a lunar economy
- 'For All Mankind' season 4 episode 5 review: A new asteroid heading for Mars puts a rocket under the season
- Ex-NASA scientist dishes on space food in new memoir 'Space Bites'
- Everything we know about 'Rebel Moon — Part Two: The Scargiver'
- US Space Force plans global radar to 'identify emerging threats' in distant Earth orbit
- Strange underground polygons on Mars hint at Red Planet's wet past
- Why is there so much military interest in the moon?
- SpaceX launches 22 Starlink satellites from California (video)
- Crossed wires caused parachute problem during OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample delivery, NASA says
- December 7
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- Chinese startup Galactic Energy bounces back with successful satellite launch
- SpaceX, US Space Force set to launch secretive X-37B space plane
- Scientists study violent 'superflares' on stars thousands of times brighter than the sun
- Hubble Telescope resumes science operations after gyroscope glitch
- Private cargo spacecraft named for shuttle-era astronaut who died of plane crash injuries
- Ethereal halo of light around full moon spotted during recent SpaceX rocket launch
- NOAA's older Earth-watching satellites get new 'extended life'
- Signs of life shooting from Saturn's moon Enceladus would be detectable by spacecraft, scientists say
- India sets sights on a moon base by 2047
- NASA astronaut will celebrate Hanukkah in space with felt menorah
- The ISS just turned 25, and NASA is getting ready for the end (video)
- An 'extragalactic' intruder may lurk among stars orbiting the Milky Way's black hole
- India returns Chandrayaan-3 moon mission's propulsion module to Earth orbit
- December 6
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- NASA marks 25th anniversary of ISS with call to crew on space station
- Satellites watch as Japan's new volcanic island continues to grow (image)
- SpaceX's next Starship launch could feature key refueling test
- Our universe's most extreme stars sometimes 'glitch' — we may now know why
- ISS astronauts find tomato that was lost in space for 8 months (video)
- SpaceX launches its 90th orbital mission of the year (video)
- Australia votes to name its 1st moon rover 'Roo-ver'
- James Webb Space Telescope bites cosmic burger to create 1st ice map of planet-forming disk
- Iran launches 'bio-space capsule' protoype, aims to fly astronauts by 2030
- OSIRIS-APEX prepares for 1st close solar encounter on way to asteroid Apophis
- Over 100 galaxies seen spewing powerful winds that can halt star formation
- Solid rocket boosters for shuttle Endeavour exhibit capped with nose cones
- Could a 'supervoid' solve an unrelenting debate over the universe's expansion rate?
- Nuclear power on the moon: Rolls-Royce unveils reactor mockup
- 'Wavy space-time' may explain why gravity won't play by quantum rules
- How exotic alien life could thrive in the giant molecular clouds of deep space
- Watch live as astronauts on the ISS celebrate the station's 25th anniversary today (video)
- Gravitational waves rippling from black hole merger could help test general relativity
- December 5
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- Watch the explosive new trailer for astronaut action film 'ISS' (video)
- NASA's Psyche spacecraft finds its 'first light' while zooming to a metal asteroid (image)
- Japan targeting Jan. 19 for nation's 1st-ever moon landing
- China launches remote-sensing satellite for Egypt (video)
- China could use a foldable helicopter to collect samples on Mars
- Canada's 'Space Force' soars with new astronaut assignments
- James Webb Space Telescope pierces through dust to find an ancient ghostly galaxy
- Gigantic 'hole' in the sun wider than 60 Earths is spewing superfast solar wind right at us
- 'Space Rescue Service' needed for coming space tourism era, report argues
- Do we live in a giant void? It could solve the puzzle of the universe's expansion
- NASA's Mars robots back in action after 'solar conjunction'
- Satellite map of North America's largest glacier shows 'hidden lagoon' and other secrets
- DARPA-funded 'Inchworm' robots could help us build moon bases. Here's how
- Interstellar astronauts would face years-long communication delays due to time dilation
- Astronaut Mike Massimino shares advice from NASA career in new book 'Moonshot'
- 'The Star Wars Holiday Special' was a disaster. This new film examines why
- Pluto's 'almost twin' dwarf planet Eris is surprisingly squishy
- December 4
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- How Perseverance rover captured its youngest samples from Mars' Dream Lake (video)
- Stratolaunch's huge Roc plane flies with fueled-up hypersonic vehicle for 1st time (photos)
- X-ray telescope catches 'spider pulsars' devouring stars like cosmic black widows (image)
- SpaceX buys parachute manufacturer Pioneer Aerospace
- James Webb Space Telescope gazes into 'The Brick,' a dark nebula near the Milky Way's heart
- Historic magnetic storms help scientists learn what to expect when one hits
- The Predator returns in Marvel Comics' 'The Last Hunt' miniseries
- A cosmic 'fossil record' could be hidden among orphaned stars
- Mighty morphin' Centaur rings — a distant icy object's rings are transforming
- The elusive origins of long gamma-ray bursts may finally be revealed
- Why are there no gas moons?
- NASA to train Indian astronauts for a week-long trip to ISS in 2024
- Strange 'blob' circling Milky Way's central black hole is shooting powerful radiation at Earth every 76 minutes
- December 3
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- Cosmonauts dock Russian Progress cargo ship to ISS on remote control after autopilot glitch
- A 'runaway star' could save Earth from extinction a billion years from now. Here's how.
- China's Landspace gears up for 3rd launch of its methane-powered rocket
- From Earth orbit to the moon: Europe's I-Hab continues Spacelab 40-year legacy
- 1st launch of Europe's Ariane 6 rocket finally has June 2024 launch target
- Axiom Space's 3rd private mission will conduct pioneering microgravity experiments on ISS
- SpaceX launches 23 more Starlink satellites from Florida (video)
- December 2
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- This Week In Space podcast: Episode 89 — Who’s in Charge in Space?
- Unwrapping Uranus and its icy secrets: What NASA would learn from a mission to a wild world
- Lockheed Martin's 'Tantrum' tech could help get satellites up and running without the wait
- The Peregrine Lunar Lander is set to launch on Dec 24. Here's what it'll bring to the moon
- 'Star Wars' has changed the English language. Here's how
- December 1
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- How to watch 'Doctor Who' anniversary specials: Stream 'Wild Blue Yonder' from anywhere now
- NASA's Artemis 3 astronaut moon landing unlikely before 2027, GAO report finds
- This 'forbidden' exoplanet is way too massive for its star
- The beautifully bizarre animated classic 'Fantastic Planet' turns 50 today
- 'For All Mankind' season 4 episode 4 review: The shove that shook two worlds
- A mysterious river of gas flowing into the Milky Way has stars inside after all
- Life as we know it may have its roots in an old, cold cosmic cloud
- SpaceX launches Irish, South Korean satellites and lands its 250th rocket (video)
- Sci-fi classic 'The Abyss' washes into theaters and home video remastered in 4K
- China's Chang'e 5 moon samples, beyond NASA's reach for years, are finally available to US scientists
- Scientists are devising ways to gaze past Earth's radio haze
- Deal extended: Huge 47% off this Cyber Monday home planetarium deal
- U.S. Space Force delays launch of secretive X-37B space plane
- Last chance! Black Friday telescope deal continues: Save $310 on Celestron NexStar 8SE at Walmart
