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SpaceX launches Sirius XM radio satellite to orbit, lands rocket on ship at sea (photos)

SpaceX launched the SXM-10 satellite for SiriusXM early Saturday morning (June 7), adding another spacecraft to the company’s broadcasting constellation.…

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Satellites are polluting Earth’s atmosphere with heavy metals. Could refueling them in orbit help?

The world at large is working to stop the fast-progressing degradation of Earth’s environment. In the space sector, however, one-use-only…

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Scientists discover new dwarf planet far beyond the orbit of Neptune: Meet 2017 OF201

Scientists have found evidence of a previously-undetected dwarf planet at the edge of the solar system. The object, dubbed 2017…

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SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites to orbit on brand-new Falcon 9 rocket after abort (photos)

A brand-new SpaceX rocket just earned its wings. A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force…

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That’s a hat trick! Varda successfully returns 3rd space capsule from orbit

California startup Varda Space Industries has completed its third successful space capsule return mission. Varda’s W-3 reentry capsule landed in…

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The ‘Flower Moon’ from orbit photo of the day for May 13, 2025

NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers, an Expedition 73 crew member aboard the International Space Station, photographed the full “Flower” moon in…

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 28 Starlink satellites to orbit on record-breaking 28th flight

SpaceX has broken its rocket-reuse record yet again. A Falcon 9 rocket topped with 28 of the company’s Starlink internet…

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Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 crashes back to Earth, disappearing into Indian Ocean after 53 years in orbit

After 53 years stuck in space, a Soviet spacecraft designed to land on Venus has finally crash-landed back on Earth.…

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Failed Soviet Venus lander Kosmos 482 crashes to Earth after 53 years in orbit

Astronomer Gianluca Masi of the Virtual Telescope Project caught this image of Kosmos 482 during one of its last orbits…

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SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida

SpaceX sent another batch of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit from Florida’s Space Coast this morning (May 10), its…

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