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Incredible first images from Euclid space telescope released
The first images from the Euclid Mission, which looks into mysteries of dark matter and dark energy, were released by the European Space Agency (ESA) Tuesday.
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NASA launches asteroid-chasing Psyche mission for clues to how planets formed
The Psyche mission is the first time the space agency has sent a probe to a world primarily made of metal, rather than rocks and ice.
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NASA shares photos of Saturn moon, prompting food comparisons
The photos show Pan, the innermost of Saturn’s known moons.
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Ravioli moon: NASA shares photos of Saturn moon that resembles food and people had some suggestions
“Ravioli, pierogi, empanada…What do you see? No wrong answers,” NASA wrote in an Instagram post.
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Three astronauts return to Earth after a year in space. NASA's Frank Rubio sets US space record
A NASA astronaut and two Russians are back on Earth after being stuck in space for just over a year.
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Richard Branson talks new climate change coalition and his plans to return to space
Branson sat down with NBC News while in New York for the United Nations General Assembly. This week he revealed his new climate change coalition, Planetary Guardians.
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Japan launches rocket carrying X-ray telescope to explore origins of universe
In cooperation with NASA, JAXA will look at the strength of light at different wavelengths, the temperature of things in space and their shapes and brightness
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India lands spacecraft near moon's south pole, a first for the world as it joins elite club
India has landed a spacecraft near the moon’s south pole, where scientists believe vital reserves of frozen water and precious elements could be found.
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India becomes first country to land on moon's south pole
India’s space program landed a spacecraft near the moon’s south pole on Wednesday, an unchartered territory that scientists believe could hold vital reserves of frozen water and precious elements.
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Russia's Luna-25 spacecraft crashes into Moon's surface, officials say
The Russian space agency says its Luna-25 spacecraft crashed into the moon.
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Russian spacecraft suffers ‘abnormal situation' on way to moon's south pole
Russia reported an “abnormal situation” Saturday on its moon-bound Luna-25 spacecraft, which launched earlier this month.
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Virgin Galactic flies its first tourists to the edge of space
Virgin Galactic took its first space tourists on a long-delayed rocket ship ride, including a former British Olympian who bought his ticket 18 years ago and a mother-daughter duo from the Caribbean.
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Meet the 3 civilians heading to space in Virgin Galactic's historic launch — including a mother-daughter duo
The upcoming Virgin Galactic flight features an all-civilian crew for the first time, including the first Caribbean astronauts in history.
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Astronauts get first look at the Orion spacecraft that will fly them around the moon
The astronauts peeked into their unfinished Orion capsule, red “Remove Before Flight” tags still dangling from it, and came away impressed
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NASA restores contact with Voyager 2 spacecraft after weeks of silence from interstellar space
NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft is back in contact again, after flight controllers corrected a mistake that had led to weeks of silence.
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NASA's Webb Telescope captures new image of ‘El Gordo' galaxy cluster
NASA released an image of the “El Gordo” galaxy cluster from its James Webb Space Telescope, offering a glimpse at other background galaxies.
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Virgin Galactic sets August date for next commercial flight to the edge of space
The company announced Thursday that the window for the commercial flight from Spaceport America in southern New Mexico will open Aug. 10. The short up-and-down flight will be streamed live on Virgin Galactic’s website.
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Webb Space Telescope captures dramatic close-up images of 50 stars at moment of birth
NASA shared the latest photos from the Webb Space Telescope on Wednesday, revealing 50 baby stars at the moment of birth over 390 light-years away from Earth.
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Webb Space Telescope spots most distant black hole yet. More may be lurking
Astronomers have discovered the most distant black hole yet using NASA’s Webb Space Telescope.
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Watch European Space Agency's First Live Stream From Mars
The European Space Agency said the one-hour live stream showing images from Mars “will be the closest you can get to a live view from the Red Planet.”