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NASA honors fallen astronauts with 'Day of Remembrance' ceremony

NASA honored its fallen space explorers during ceremonies at multiple sites on Thursday (Jan. 23).

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Trump orders interim NASA chief to end DEI initiatives

NASA employees received a memo from acting agency administrator Janet Petro, Wednesday, mandating the closure of all diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility initiatives and contracts.

Space

The Moon has been listed as a threatened historic site – but the value of ‘lunar heritage’ needs defining

Scientific and commercial activities on the Moon could permanently change the lunar environment. These activities include sending vehicles to the Moon, extracting its resources through mining the lunar surface, building facilities and extracting water from areas on the Moon where sunlight never shines.

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A young star may soon disappear: Inside the great dimming of T Tauri

The young protostar T Tauri is about to be eclipsed by a huge disk of gas and dust that could prompt the star to fade or even disappear.

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Hubble Space Telescope reveals richest view of Andromeda galaxy to date (image)

The most detailed panorama of the entire Andromeda galaxy is packed with science that could revolutionize our understanding of how spiral galaxies across the universe form and evolve.

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400 rocket landings! SpaceX notches reuse milestone

SpaceX made some history during a Jan. 21 Starlink satellite launch from California, landing an orbital-class rocket for the 400th time.

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Trillions of comets discovered orbiting alien planet systems (image)

Using the Atacama Large Millimeter Array, astronomers have discovered icy exocomet belts circling 74 different alien planetary systems.

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Aurora alert: Incoming solar storms could spark northern lights as far south as New York and Idaho tonight

Aurora chasers are on high alert for minor geomagnetic storm conditions from Jan. 24 through to Jan. 25. Northern lights might be visible over some northern and upper Midwest states.

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Astronomers watch monster black hole spit out a light-year-long jet

Astronomers have witnessed a monster supermassive black hole erupting with a light-year-long jet traveling at one-third the speed of light.

Space

Chinese commercial Ceres-1 rocket launches 5 weather satellites to orbit (video)

Chinese company Galactic Energy launched five satellites atop a Ceres-1 four-stage rocket on Jan. 20, 2025.

Space

Strange 'quasi-moon' of Earth gets named Cardea, after goddess of door hinges

A quasi-moon of Earth has been given a name. It's Cardea, after the goddess of door hinges.

Space

Astrophotographer captures a 'Great Dragon' in the Pelican Nebula (photo)

Miguel Claro captured a stunning portrait of the colorful Pelican Nebula from the Dark Sky Alqueva Observatory in Portugal.

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Watch Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost moon lander witness an eclipse from space (video)

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander is healthy on its way to the moon, and even witnessed a solar eclipse from space when Earth passed in front of the sun as seen from the spacecraft.

Space

Chinese astronauts install debris shields on Tiangong space station during 8.5-hour spacewalk (video)

Two Chinese astronauts completed an 8.5-hour spacewalk on Jan. 20, a sojourn that installed debris shielding outside the Tiangong space station.

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Europe plans to launch advanced Mars lander in 2035

The European Space Agency (ESA) wants to develop key technologies for a Mars surface lander by the mid-2030s.

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Want a Telescope for Christmas? Here's What You Need to Know

Christmas is a great time to look for a telescope for your budding amateur astronomer. But there are some things to keep in mind when buying a telescope. Here are some tips and features to consider when looking for astronomy telescopes and binoculars.

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SMILE! Europe and China move toward 2026 launch of space weather mission

The European Space Agency is set to launch a joint space science mission with China in early 2026 after a long collaboration.

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Hubble tension is now in our cosmic backyard, sending cosmology into crisis

Measurements of the distance to the Coma Cluster of galaxies find that it is millions of light years closer than the standard model predicts.

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Finland becomes 53rd country to join the Artemis Accords for moon exploration

Finland just became the Artemis Accords' 53rd member nation, bolstering NASA's efforts to establish peaceful and cooperative international space exploration.

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Watch (and hear!) a meteorite impact on doorbell camera video in a world 1st

A doorbell camera caught the moment when a meteorite impacted on the walkway of a home in Prince Edward Island, Canada, recording what is likely the world's first audio of a space rock impact.

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Catch The Cosmic Show Of the Year, with Six Planets in a Stunning Parade

Six planets align in a rare planetary parade visible across January and February offering stargazers an unforgettable experience.

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Rocket Lab selected to launch more hypersonic test vehicles for US military

The new 5-year contract that focuses on hypersonic technology is worth $1.45 billion.

Space

UK approves 1st vertical rocket launch from Saxavord Spaceport

German launch startup Rocket Factory Augsburg has taken a step towards a first launch by gaining a first-ever license to vertically launch an orbital rocket from mainland Europe.

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SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites to orbit on 1st flight since Starship explosion (video)

SpaceX launched 21 of its Starlink internet satellites early Jan. 21, five days after a test flight of the company's Starship megarocket ended in an explosion.

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Hubble Telescope spies newborn stars in famous Orion Nebula (photo)

A recent photo from the Hubble Space Telescope captures two protostars called HOPS 150 and HOPS 153, which are located in the stellar nursery of the Orion Nebula.

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