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How SpaceX’s historic Polaris Dawn private spacewalk will work

SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission, which is scheduled to launch on Aug. 27, will feature the first-ever private spacewalk. Here's what…

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Where can I see the total solar eclipse on Aug. 12, 2026?

The total solar eclipse on Aug. 12, 2026, will pass over parts of Russia, Greenland, Iceland, Portugal and Spain.

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Neutron Star Mergers Could Be Producing Quark Matter

When neutron stars dance together, the grand smash finale they experience might create the densest known form of matter known…

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Chinese Researchers Devise New Strategy for Producing Water on the Moon

In the coming years, China and Roscosmos plan to create the International Lunar Research PStation (ILRSP), a permanent base in…

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Starliner to return from ISS without astronauts on board

Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner will return from the International Space Station in September without the two astronauts on board who launched…

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The Making of Our Alien Earth: The Undersea Volcanoes of Santorini, Greece

14 Min Read The Making of Our Alien Earth: The Undersea Volcanoes of Santorini, Greece The expedition team and crew…

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Boeing Starliner astronauts will return home on a SpaceX Dragon in 2025, NASA confirms

NASA decided Saturday (Aug. 24) to return its two Boeing Starliner astronauts to Earth in February 2025. Their Starliner capsule…

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NASA Decides to Bring Starliner Spacecraft Back to Earth Without Crew

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and leadership participate in a live news conference on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024, at the agency’s…

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Is Science Slowing Down?

Paradoxically, even though we produce more scientific output than ever before – each year, researchers around the world publish millions…

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Quantum data beamed alongside ‘classical data’ in the same fiber-optic connection for the 1st time

Scientists have transmitted quantum and conventional internet data through the same fiber-optic channel, meaning a future quantum internet could theoretically…

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