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SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from two coasts in two days

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 25 Starlink satellites lifted off from California on Jan. 29, 2026. The company repeated the feat the next day with 29 satellites from Florida.

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Rocket Lab launches Korean disaster-monitoring satellite after long delay

Rocket Lab launched a South Korean disaster-monitoring satellite from New Zealand on Thursday (Jan. 29), about six weeks later than originally planned.

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Astronomers watch 1st black hole ever imaged launch a 3,000‑light‑year‑long cosmic jet from its glowing 'shadow'

"It is amazing to see that we are gradually moving towards combining these breakthrough observations across multiple frequencies and completing the picture of the jet launching region."

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New 'Starfleet Academy' episode 'Vox in Excelso' shows that Klingons are the most versatile species in 'Star Trek'

Think Klingons are just loudmouthed louts with terrible table manners? Think again…

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US government declassifies Cold War-era 'JUMPSEAT' spy satellites

The National Reconnaissance Office just revealed the existence of its "JUMPSEAT" line of spy satellites, eight of which launched to Earth orbit between 1971 and 1987.

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NASA's Juno spacecraft spots the largest volcanic eruption ever seen on Jupiter's moon Io

"What makes the event even more extraordinary is that it did not involve a single volcano, but multiple active sources."

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NASA's Artemis 2 crewed mission to the moon shows how US space strategy has changed since Apollo – and contrasts with China's closed program

The United States is no longer competing against a single rival in a largely symbolic race.

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This trio of 'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' cadets weren't Trekkies before the show, but they are now (interview)

"It's like when you watch 'The Lord of the Rings.' It feels like it's drawing from such a deep well of history."

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Jupiter's moon Europa has an ice shell about 18 miles thick — and that could be bad news for alien life

Using data gathered by NASA's Juno Jupiter orbiter, scientists estimate that Europa's ice shell is about 18 miles thick — which could make it hard for nutrients to get down to its buried ocean.

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The 10 best sci-fi TV Shows of the 1990s

From "The X-Files" to "Farscape," drift back three decades with us as we reminisce over the last great run of science fiction on the small screen.

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Satellite sees river flow across the globe | Space photo of the day for Jan. 29, 2025

Along with this stunning image is the first-ever global estimate of river water discharge and overall sediment suspension.

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Goodbye Goldilocks: Scientists may have to look beyond habitable zones to find alien life

Scientists may need to broaden their horizons in their search for alien life.

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James Webb Space Telescope reveals new origin story for the universe's 1st supermassive black holes

Recent James Webb Space Telescope data confirms a decade-old theory that the universe's earliest supermassive black holes formed without stars.

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NASA and SpaceX move up launch of Crew-12 astronauts to Feb. 11 as relief crew after ISS medical evacuation

NASA and SpaceX are proceeding ahead of schedule with their next astronaut launch to the International Space Station, which is currently operating with a skeleton crew.

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NASA exoplanet probe tracks interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS to gauge its spin

The interstellar visitor may still have a few things to tell us before it leaves our solar system.

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How Earth's atmosphere and climate come together to create a polar vortex

To understand what Americans are experiencing with this winter blast, we need to look more than 20 miles above the surface of Earth, to the stratospheric polar vortex.

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See the Milky Way glow with the stars of the Summer Triangle above Egypt's Black Desert

Deneb, Vega and Altair are among the brightest stars in the night sky.

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SpaceX targeting mid-March for 1st flight of bigger, more powerful Starship 'Version 3,' Elon Musk says

SpaceX plans to launch the 12th test flight of its Starship megarocket in six weeks, according to Elon Musk. It will be the first mission of the bigger, more powerful Starship "V3."

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Proteins before planets: How space ice may have created the 1st building blocks of life

"We used to think that only very simple molecules could be created in these clouds. But we have shown that this is clearly not the case."

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Rocket Lab's 'Hungry Hippo' Neutron fairing arrives at spaceport in Virginia

The "hungry hippo" fairing for Rocket Lab's new Neutron launch vehicle has arrived for integration at the company's Virginia Spaceport facilities.

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'Star Wars Outlaws' scores a new prequel novel starring antagonist Jaylen Vrax and his ND-5 assassin droid

Author Mike Chen returns fans to the galaxy's grimy underworld in this thrilling crime caper book

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Stargazing in the city: what you can (and can't) see at night

A range of gorgeous skywatching targets are visible to the naked eye in city skies.

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America's 250th lights up Washington Monument | Space photo of the day for Jan. 28, 2026

A 250th anniversary only comes once in a lifetime.

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NASA research jet makes fiery 'wheels-up landing' after experiencing mechanical issue (video)

One of NASA's high-altitude WB-57 research jet made a fiery wheels-up landing on Tuesday (Jan. 27) after a mechanical issue prevented it from lowering its landing gear.

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40 years after the space shuttle Challenger disaster, spaceflight remains far from routine

Seven astronauts lost their lives during the Challenger space shuttle disaster on Jan. 28, 1986. Four decades later, human spaceflight remains a difficult business.

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