Space

Watch the Super Flower Blood Moon Total Lunar Eclipse

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Those located in the Americas, Europe, or Africa can see this rare total lunar eclipse during the night of May 15, 2022.

NASA Launches CAPSTONE to Test Experimental Orbit Around the Moon

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In preparation for future missions, NASA is testing a never-been-flown-before orbit around the Moon in search of the most efficient deep space route for space travel.

The First Exoplanet Found…Outside the Galaxy!

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This new planet has had a pretty rough life.

Wanna Go to the Moon? This Billionaire Will Pay for It

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Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa's SpaceX lunar mission dearMoon is set to jet in 2023, and there are some available seats, all expenses paid.

Inspiration4: Successful Liftoff and Splashdown for the First Civilian Mission to Space

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SpaceX launched four private citizens to space on Wednesday, September 15, at 8:02PM ET. Following their three-day trip around the Earth, the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule successfully splashed down off the coast of Florida Saturday evening. There were no professional astronauts aboard the Crew Dragon spacecraft. Let’s learn more about Inspiration4's journey. Updated Monday, September 20.

Evidence for Water on Mars Might be Clay Instead (Bummer!)

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What’s shiny and lives under the Martian ice? No, it’s not a joke. It’s clay. Just…clay.

The Secrets of Jupiter’s Atmosphere…in 3D!

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Jupiter is all sorts of wild.

The James Webb Space Telescope Launches!

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Finally! It was initially proposed way back in 1998 and named the James Webb Space Telescope in 2002. After a decade of delays and over 10 billion dollars past its original budget, NASA’s next great observatory finally launched from the European Space Agency’s Guiana Space Centre in South America.

October: What's New In Space Exploration This Month?

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From launches to landings, here are some exciting space exploration highlights for this month!

It’s Time to Study Space Sexology

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Scientists say the time has come to study sex in space if humanity will ever stand a chance at surviving on other planets.

Axiom Mission 1 Liftoff

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This morning, April 8, 2022, at 11:17am ET, Axiom Space, NASA and SpaceX launched the first all-private crewed flight to the International Space Station.

The Rover's Arrival

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See the NASA footage taken during the landing of the Mars Rover, Perseverance.

India’s Space Agency is Going Big… By Going Small

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Astrophysicist Paul M. Sutter shares the latest in the world of rocket launches and what India’s SSLV is all about.

We’re Watching a Giant Star Die Before Our Very Eyes

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Sure, the Sun is big. It’s over a hundred times wider than the Earth and weighs over 330,000 times the mass of our planet.It’s peanuts.

What Comes After the Moon and Mars?

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Space hotels may be in our future.

NASA and SpaceX are Going on a Date, and We're All Invited

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Save the date--On May 27th, if everything goes as planned, a rocket will launch from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Watch SPACE LAUNCH LIVE: AMERICA RETURNS TO SPACE on Discovery and Science Channel starting at 2P ET.

Scientists Watch as Stars Quake

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The European Space Agency’s Gaia spacecraft has managed to watch stars tremble, their light subtly changing as starquakes ripple through their surfaces. Which is pretty cool, because Gaia wasn’t even designed to do it.

New Photos of Martian Space Wreckage

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NASA's Ingenuity helicopter captured photos of an eerie debris field on Mars.