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Countering missile threats ‘left of launch’

COLORADO SPRINGS – U.S. government agencies are working with industry to develop tools to disrupt missiles before they take flight,…

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Early Galaxies Were Surrounded by Huge Clouds of Hydrogen, and Astronomers Found a Whole Bunch!

Astronomers using data from the Hobby–Eberly Telescope Dark Energy Experiment (HETDEX) have discovered tens of thousands of gigantic hydrogen gas…

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Landing astronauts on the moon ‘is absolutely doable, and it’s doable soon,’ NASA’s Artemis 2 commander says

The Artemis 2 astronauts said they gained a deeper understanding of their Orion capsule during their moon mission —and what…

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Taiwan floats shared satcom constellation amid calls for more space collaboration

Taiwan’s space agency chief has called on other countries to band together on a shared communications constellation to match the…

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Companies make the case for commercial space station markets

Companies proposing to develop commercial space stations are pushing back against claims by NASA that a market for such stations…

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‘That was a wonderful toilet’: Artemis 2 commander defends mission’s lunar loo

Artemis 2's groundbreaking space toilet doesn't deserve the bad press it's gotten over the past two weeks, according to mission…

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Fantasy RPG ‘Crimson Desert’ lets you stab your way up to space, showcasing a remarkably detailed cosmos

One of the game's more bizarre features is the ability to stab your way up to the edge of space.

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Boeing and its subsidiary Millennium Space team on new mid-size satellite

The new satellite platform is being positioned to compete in the emerging “micro GEO” market for space-based communications and sensing…

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Blue Origin fires up used New Glenn rocket ahead of landmark reflight (photo)

Blue Origin conducted a static fire test today (April 16) with a flight-proven New Glenn booster, paving the way for…

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The Lyrid meteor shower 2026 has begun! Here’s what to expect

Fireballs and meteors could be seen anytime the constellation Lyra is above the horizon.

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