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Rise Goes to Washington

NASA/Joel Kowsky “Rise,” the Artemis II zero gravity indicator, is seen sitting on the dais as NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman,…

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What flings mysteriously powerful particles called ‘cosmic rays’ at Earth?

High-energy cosmic rays, 10 million times more powerful than particles accelerated in Earth's strongest atom smasher, may hide a superheavy…

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Astrophotographer captures remarkable view of galactic ‘Eyes’ with backyard telescope

The string of galaxies is just a small part of the colossal Virgo Galaxy Cluster

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How Super-Quasars Shaped Early Galaxies and Confounded the JWST

Extremely powerful quasars in the early Universe drove star-forming gas out of their galaxies. These Super-quasars are behind the JWST's…

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Blue Origin’s lunar lander mockup is ready for NASA Artemis astronaut training

A mockup of Blue Origin's Blue Moon Mark 2 lunar lander has been assembled at the Johnson Space Center, and…

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NASA Outlines Preliminary Artemis III Mission Plans

The Sun rises behind NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft on top of a mobile…

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Studying Pneumonia in Space for Heart Health on Earth

NASA astronaut Jack Hathaway works on MVP Cell-09 research inside a portable glovebag aboard the International Space Station.ESA/Sophie Adenot Expedition…

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Rocketeers are Competing at the IREC for Your Attention

The 2026 International Rocket Engineering Competition (IREC) is rapidly approaching.  Thousands of engineering students, representing 150 teams from 20+ countries,…

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Citizen Scientists May Have Just Doubled the Number of Known Brown Dwarfs

Brown dwarfs are notoriously difficult to find. These “failed stars” aren’t big enough to sustain nuclear fusion, and therefore aren’t…

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NASA’s Planet-Hunting TESS Reveals Dazzling Night Sky

3 min read NASA’s Planet-Hunting TESS Reveals Dazzling Night Sky NASA’s TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) has released its most…

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