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SpaceX launches new batch of Space Defense Agency missile tracking satellites
A SpaceX Falcon-9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., on Saturday, carrying the Space…
India successfully launches first solar observatory mission
The Indian Space Research Organization successfully launched its Aditya-L1 mission Saturday. The mission will study the Sun. Photo by Piyal…
NASA’s TEMPO sends first North American pollution data maps
1 of 2 | NASA released the first pollution data maps from its TEMPO instrument orbiting 22,000 miles over the equator. This combined…
SpaceX sends 22 new Starlink satellites into orbit in 60th launch of 2023
1 of 3 | The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 22 Starlink satellites from Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station…
Stormy Atlantic off Florida delays return of astronauts from space station
1 of 2 | NASA has delayed the return of the Crew 6 team from the International Space Station because of severe weather off the coast…
NASA’s Crew-7 launch aborted after last-minute safety hitch, pushed back 24 hours
1 of 5 | NASA's Crew-7 mission launch early Friday of a SpaceX crew rotation flight to the International Space Station was canceled…
Mars helicopter Ingenuity completes 56th flight, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab says
The Mars helicopter Ingenuity now has flown more than 42,369 feet across the surface of Mars. The highest altitude it has reached is a little less…
Notice a vivid sunset, sunrise this week? Here’s how Idalia played a role
1 of 2 | Cirrus clouds occur very high in the atmosphere and are made up of ice crystals. When ice crystals from these clouds are…
Researchers: Thousands of penguin chicks died because of melting Antarctic ice
Melting Antarctic ice may have caused the deaths of thousands of emperor penguin chicks, according to a new study published in the journal…
NASA discovers new structures in supernova
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has observed previously undiscovered structures in the SN 1987A supernova. Researchers hope the new observations…