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NASA looks to private outposts to build on International Space Station's legacy

The ISS can't fly forever, however, and NASA officials envision a diverse market of commercial space stations taking its place as demand for access to low Earth orbit (LEO) continues to increase.

South Korea's moonshot will explore lunar magnetic mysteries and more

Not only is Danuri a trailblazer for Korean space exploration, with further missions set to follow, but Danuri will also use six different instruments to conduct important science during its year in operation around the moon. Among ...

NASA will preview its Artemis 1 moon mission this week. Here's how to watch for free.

NASA's Artemis 1 Space Launch System megarocket and Orion capsule on their Florida launchpad under a. NASA's Artemis 1 Space Launch System megarocket stands poised to launch the Orion spacecraft to the moon in ...

Perseverance Mars rover snags 11th rock sample

NASA's Perseverance rover has grabbed another rock that may contain clues as to whether there was life on Mars. Officials with the Mars mission announced the milestone briefly Monday (Aug. 1) on Twitter, linking the rover's collection with its future ...

Planets made of dark matter may have blown up, and we could see them

But while those planets would remain invisible to us, they might collect atmospheres of helium and hydrogen that could undergo nuclear fusion, giving us a major clue to their presence. Dark matter planets.

ULA's Atlas 5 rocket moved to launch pad with US military missile warning satellite

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Spaceflight Now

Two trackmobile locomotives powered the Atlas 5 rocket and its mobile launch platform — with a combined weight of 1.6 million pounds — along rail tracks from the VIF to Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

Parts of the moon may provide stable temperatures for humans, researchers find

(CNN) In early human history, caves provided people with protection from the elements and a place to call home. Now, similar formations on the moon could provide pioneering astronauts with a lunar safe haven, thanks to their Earth-like temperatures.

Earth sets record for the shortest day

Using atomic clocks, scientists have recorded a day in which the Earth completed a rotation in 1.59 milliseconds under 24 hours.

Tonga eruption blasted enough water to fill 58000 Olympic pools into the Earth's atmosphere, NASA says

When the undersea Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano erupted on January 15, 40 miles (65 kilometers) north of Tonga's capital, it created a tsunami as well as a sonic boom that rippled around the world -- twice.

Dark Matter From 12 Billion Years Ago Mapped Through Warped Spacetime

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These halos from the early universe could lead to a new era of cosmology. Monisha Ravisetti headshot. Monisha Ravisetti.