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The Full Wolf Moon 'eats' Mars on Jan. 13. Here's how to see it
On the night of Jan. 13, the full moon will appear to pass in front of Mars, resulting in an occultation visible from the United States, much of southern and eastern Canada, and West Africa.
China plans to plant a waving flag on the moon in 2026. Here's how
China's Chang'e 7 moon-landing mission will apparently include a flag that can flutter in the moon's thin and tenuous atmosphere.
Blue Origin scrubs 1st New Glenn rocket launch due to technical issue
Blue Origin called off the debut launch of its powerful New Glenn rocket this morning (Jan. 13) due to a technical issue.
China test-fires 5 new rocket engines in a single day. But what are they for? (video)
China's state-owned main space contractor tested five different rocket engines on one day last week in preparation for future missions and projects.
SpaceX will launch 2 private lunar landers this week, kicking off busy year for moon missions
Lunar landers from Firefly Aerospace and Japanese company ispace will lift off atop the same SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket this week, kicking off a busy year of moon missions.
Smart robot helps out astronauts on China's Tiangong space station (video)
The three astronauts aboard China's Tiangong space station have been getting some assistance from an "intelligent" robot named Xiao Hang.
Astronomers investigate black hole jets with Event Horizon Telescope
Astronomers are now confident the Event Horizon Telescope can help them decode elusive origins of black hole jets.
Watch Blue Origin launch its 1st New Glenn rocket early Jan. 16 in a free livestream
Blue Origin plans to launch the debut mission of its powerful New Glenn rocket early Thursday morning (Jan. 16), and you can watch the action live.
