Air pollution levels will bounce back as COVID-19 restrictions loosen, scientists say
Smog has cleared as people stay inside and factory production is halted, but it won’t last.
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Scientists looked back in time to find new evidence for Europa plumes
Scientists looked back in time to offer new evidence suggesting that plumes of water vapor shoot out from Jupiter’s moon…
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You can dock a SpaceX Crew Dragon at the space station in this free simulator
If you always wanted to pilot a spaceship, here’s your big chance to simulate the experience.
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Newfound Comet SWAN could soon fizzle out of view
During the next couple of weeks we’ll have a chance of seeing a new comet as it sweeps past the…
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Your kids can join a free class with an astronaut (and more) in these virtual school days
Want to study space exploration with an astronaut? Now’s your chance.
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These lava tubes could be the safest place for explorers to live on Mars
The Martian surface is a radiation hot zone. But ancient lava tubes might offer explorers safety from the cosmic bombardment
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Saturn's weird hexagon has 'sandwich-like' layers of hazy mists
There’s an extensive system of haze layers in the bizarre hexagon on Saturn, a new study has found.
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Chinese Kuaizhou-1A rocket launches 2 satellites for the 'Internet of Things'
China launched the first two satellites in a new constellation that will support internet-connected objects today (May 12).
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Massive piece of Chinese space junk slams uncontrolled into Earth's atmosphere
The 19.6 ton (17,800 kilogram) body of a Chinese rocket slammed into the planet’s atmosphere today (May 11). It was…
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Mars may be wetter than we thought (but still not that habitable)
Mars is wetter than previously thought, but not in a way that boosts its life-hosting potential, a new study suggests.
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After Demo-2: SpaceX is already prepping for 1st operational Crew Dragon mission
SpaceX’s first crewed mission is just the beginning, and the company is already gearing up for what comes next.
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Scientists spot super-Earth planet in Earth-like orbit
Scientists suspect they have identified an intriguing new alien planet in a particularly roundabout way.
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Mars orbiter finds evidence of ancient, long-lived rivers on the Red Planet
Rivers could have been raging on ancient Mars for hundreds of thousands of years, a new study finds.
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Cygnus cargo ship leaves space station for free-flying fire mission
A robotic Cygnus cargo ship cast off from the International Space Station on Monday (May 11) to begin a brief,…
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See the moon near Jupiter and Saturn in the predawn sky Tuesday
The moon will make a close approach to Jupiter and Saturn in the predawn sky on Tuesday, May 12, 2020.
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Space technologies can help solve Earth's challenges (op-ed)
Space exploration technologies have already helped benefit Earth in many ways, especially when it comes to communications, Earth observation and…
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'A truly dark night sky can change someone's life forever': Q&A with 'The World at Night' photobook author Babak Tafreshi
In the photo book “The World at Night” (White Lion Publishing, 2019), astrophotographer and science journalist Babak Tafreshi takes readers…
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In photos: The dazzling 'Super Flower Moon' of May 2020
Space.com readers not only enjoyed the spectacle but snapped some truly incredible photos of the full moon.
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Kepler-88 has a new king! Planet three-times Jupiter's mass discovered in alien star system
A new world has been confirmed in the Kepler-88 planetary system, tipping the scales at three-times the mass of solar…
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Scientists get their best-ever look at Jupiter's atmosphere and storms
It’s always dark and stormy on Jupiter — and now, scientists have gotten their most detailed view of the wild…
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SpaceX's Starship SN4 prototype passes another, tougher pressure test
SpaceX’s latest Starship prototype keeps passing tests, edging closer and closer to a highly anticipated test flight.
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Beyond the movies: 10 essential 'Star Wars' comics
The comic book side of ‘a galaxy far, far away…’
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Four amazing astronomical discoveries from ancient Greece
Almost as interesting as what they knew, however, is what they did not know.
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