Best night sky events of June 2020 (stargazing maps)
See what’s up in the night sky for June 2020, including stargazing events and the moon’s phases, in this Space.com…
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The brightest planets in June's night sky: How to see them (and when)
Here’s how to see planets visible in June’s night sky.
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Fiery meteor that doomed the dinosaurs struck at 'deadliest possible' angle
The asteroid that sealed the dinosaurs’ fate at the end of the Cretaceous struck at an angle that was the…
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How heavy is the universe? Conflicting answers hint at new physics.
Two entirely different ways of “weighing” the cosmos are producing disparate results. The discrepancy could be a sign that physicists…
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Night sky, June 2020: What you can see this month [maps]
Find out what’s up in your night sky during June 2020 and how to see it in this Space.com stargazing…
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SpaceX 'stowaway' revealed by crew as sons' dinosaur toy 'Tremor'
A stowaway aboard SpaceX’s first mission to launch astronauts to the International Space Station may have set a new record…
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SpaceX's 1st Crew Dragon with astronauts docks at space station in historic rendezvous
SpaceX’s first crewed Dragon capsule slid into its dock on the International Space Station successfully today, concluding a 31-hour voyage…
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With SpaceX's first astronaut launch, a new era of human spaceflight has dawned
The launch of SpaceX’s first crewed mission was a very big deal.
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Astronauts name SpaceX spaceship 'Endeavour' after retired shuttle
The first NASA astronauts to launch from the U.S. since the end of the space shuttle program have named their…
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SpaceX's 1st Crew Dragon with astronauts to dock at space station today. Here's how to watch.
After a historic launch yesterday from the coast of Florida, two NASA astronauts arrive today at the space station aboard…
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Elon Musk 'overcome with emotion' after SpaceX's 1st astronaut launch
SpaceX founder Elon Musk was choked up with emotion after his company successfully launched astronauts to space for the first…
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Tour SpaceX's Crew Dragon spaceship in orbit with NASA's Demo-2 astronauts (video)
The NASA astronauts who launched to space today (May 30) invited the world into their spacecraft with a unique, live…
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Why now is a good time for a SpaceX astronaut trip to space
While this is not an easy moment in history, it might actually be the ideal time to launch a crewed…
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Trump hails SpaceX's 1st astronaut launch success for NASA
President Donald Trump hailed SpaceX’s epic first crew launch today (May 30) as the dawn of a new era in…
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SpaceX just launched 2 astronauts into orbit. What's next for the NASA crew?
What’s next for the NASA astronauts who launched to space today (May 30) aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule?
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Here's what SpaceX's 1st astronaut launch looked like from space (photo)
It’s a sight no one has seen in nearly a decade: A rocket carrying NASA astronauts launching from Florida’s Kennedy…
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Liftoff! SpaceX launches 1st astronauts for NASA on historic test flight
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule launched from Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center today (May 30), ending a nine-year orbital…
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Cosmonaut spots SpaceX's Demo-2 launch pad from space station (photo)
Florida doesn’t seem far from the International Space Station in this photo an orbiting astronaut snapped of NASA’s Kennedy Space…
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How to see SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule in the night sky after launch
If the skies are clear this evening (May 30), observers across the central and northern United States and southern Canada…
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SpaceX will try again to launch 1st astronaut mission for NASA today. Here's when to watch live.
SpaceX will take another crack at its first crewed mission today (May 30), and you can watch the historic liftoff…
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Hydrogen ice? Unheard-of composition could explain 'Oumuamua's weirdness
The weirdness of our solar system’s first known interstellar visitor stems from a very unusual composition, a new study suggests.
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What time is SpaceX's Demo-2 astronaut launch for NASA?
SpaceX is now targeting Saturday (May 30) at 3:22 p.m. EDT (1922 GMT) for the liftoff of the Falcon 9…
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Sun unleashes biggest flare since 2017. Is our star waking up?
This morning (May 29), our star fired off its strongest flare since October 2017, an eruption spotted by NASA’s sun-watching…
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Proxima b, the closest alien planet we know, may be even more Earth-like than we thought
The closest alien planet to our solar system is even more Earth-like than scientists had thought, new observations suggest.
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