The US Space Force is recruiting (and has a snazzy video just for you)
In a new recruitment video unveiled today (May 6), the Space Force makes its case for a military life among…
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Webcast Q&A with astrophysicist Katie Mack! Watch live tonight @ 7 pm ET
Astrophysicist Katie Mack will talk about the end of the universe today (May 6), and you can follow the discussion…
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US Space Force to launch the next X-37B space plane mystery mission on May 16
The sixth X-37B mission is scheduled to lift off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Air Force Station May 16, Space Force…
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'Full Flower Moon': See the last supermoon of 2020 at its best in these webcasts
Get set for the “super” Full Flower moon of May! The full moon will occur on Thursday (May 7) at…
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Watch live tonight! Slooh webcasts the 'Super Flower Moon' @ 7 pm ET
Astronomers with the Slooh online observatory will host a free “star party” with live views of the supermoon today (May…
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Head of Russian human spaceflight program dies after COVID-19 diagnosis
Yevgeny Mikrin, the head of Russia’s human spaceflight program, has died, space agency Roscosmos confirmed in a statement released on…
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SpaceX's Starship SN4 prototype fires rocket engine for 1st time
SpaceX’s newest Starship prototype has fired its engine for the first time, potentially paving the way for a test flight…
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NatGeo launches first look at new Disney Plus Mercury 7 series 'The Right Stuff'
National Geographic offered a first look at its upcoming Disney+ series, “The Right Stuff,” including its recreation of the first…
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Newfound black hole is the closest one to Earth we've ever found
A newfound black hole may be the closest black hole to Earth, and you can spot its cosmic home in…
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Virgin Galactic, NASA teaming up on superfast 'point to point' flight
NASA has signed a Space Act Agreement with Virgin Galactic and its manufacturing subsidiary “to advance the United States’ efforts…
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The hunt for asteroid impacts on the moon heats up with new observatory
Sometimes a flash in the night is actually an asteroid slamming into the moon.
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How long will the 1st astronauts to ride SpaceX's Crew Dragon be in space? No one knows exactly (yet).
Two NASA astronauts will make history this month when they fly to the International Space Station in a SpaceX Crew…
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Steve Carell's 'Space Force' farce will launch on Netflix May 29. See the new trailer.
The U.S. Space Force faces the parody treatment in a brand new show aptly named “Space Force.”
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Tiny asteroid's super-close Earth flyby shows planetary protection in action, scientists say
On April 27, something caught the eyes of astronomers poring through data gathered by the Pan-STARRS Observatory in Hawaii: a…
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Tom Cruise, SpaceX, NASA developing action film shot in space — Report
Actor Tom Cruise, Elon Musk’s SpaceX and NASA are in the early stages of developing a feature-length action adventure film…
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China launches next-generation space capsule on Long March 5B rocket test flight
China launched a new space capsule into orbit Tuesday (May 5) on the debut test flight of a Long March…
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'Spaceship Earth,' a wild new doc about Biosphere 2 habitat, launches May 8
“Spaceship Earth,” a new documentary set to premiere May 8, reveals the incredible true story of life in quarantine inside…
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North Pole's largest-ever ozone hole finally closes
An unusually strong polar vortex kept an ozone hole open over the North Pole for nearly a month — now,…
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A long-lost type of dark matter may resolve the biggest disagreement in physics
Right now, key measurements of the universe’s expansion are contradicting each other. A lost form of dark matter could help…
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Is string theory worth it?
String theory is such a tempting, beautiful idea — but after 60 years, it hasn’t produced a final theory or…
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May full moon 2020: How to see the Flower Moon and the last supermoon of 2020
The full moon of May, also called the Flower Moon, arrives on Thursday (May 7). It will be the third…
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These Lego 'Star Wars' helmets are perfect for your Dark Side life
It’s time to suit up for “Star Wars Day” — that annual May the Fourth (be with you) fan celebration…
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Build a 'Star Wars' D-O droid in Lego form for May the Fourth
Meet the newest “Star Wars” movie droid — in Lego form.
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