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Candy, cheese soar to space station to satisfy crew cravings
A cargo ship rocketed toward the International Space Station on Saturday, carrying candy and cheese to satisfy the astronauts' cravings.
SpaceX delays launch of 60 Starlink satellites due to rocket valve checks
SpaceX has postponed the launch of its next batch of Starlink satellites due to an issue with a valve component on the rocket's second stage.
Northrop Grumman launches Cygnus cargo ship to space station for NASA
A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket launched a commercial Cygnus cargo ship to the International Space Station for NASA after a week of delays.
Northrop launches International Space Station cargo mission from Virginia
Northrop Grumman successfully launched its Cygnus cargo capsule to the International Space Station from Virginia on Saturday without a hitch.
Galactic cosmic rays affect Titan's atmosphere
Planetary scientists have revealed the secrets of the atmosphere of Titan, the largest moon of Saturn. The team found a chemical footprint in Titan's atmosphere indicating that cosmic rays coming...
SpaceX Crew Dragon arrives at launch site for the 1st orbital crew flight from US soil since 2011
A SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule arrived on Florida's Space Coast on Thursday (Feb. 13), completing a cross-country trek from the company's California headquarters.
You'll be able to make a reservation for Disney's Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser this year
Soon, you will have a chance to reserve a spot on the ultraimmersive Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser.
Earth's cousins: Upcoming missions to look for 'biosignatures' in exoplanet atmospheres
Scientists have discovered thousands of exoplanets, including dozens of terrestrial—or rocky—worlds in the habitable zones around their parent stars. A promising approach to search for signs of life on these...
Wind delays Northrop Grumman's supply run to space station
High wind delayed Northrop Grumman's supply run to the International Space Station on Friday.
New photo of a star that people hope will explode shows it fading and changing shape
Betelgeuse just keeps on getting weirder. After an unprecedented dimming, followed by the detection of a gravitational wave, the star seems to have changed shape.
T-Mobile and Sprint may be cleared to merge, but users are left with unclear signals
Sprint's 5G towers showed up for this year's Super Bowl. (Sprint/)It’s only fitting that T-Mobile and Sprint would get final judge’s approval for their massive merger during the week of Valentine’s Day. While...
SETI search of interstellar Comet Borisov finds no sign of alien 'technosignatures'
The Breakthrough Listen SETI project has scanned the interstellar Comet Borisov for "technosignatures" but come up empty so far.
Astronomers want public funds for intelligent life search
Astronomers want more public funds to help search for intelligent life elsewhere in the universe.
Breakthrough Listen releases 2 petabytes of data from SETI survey of Milky Way
The Breakthrough Listen Initiative today released data from the most comprehensive survey yet of radio emissions from the plane of the Milky Way Galaxy and the region around its central...
SpaceX tests Falcon 9 rocket for Starlink satellite fleet launch
SpaceX just fired up the Falcon 9 rocket booster that will launch the company's next batch of Starlink satellites into space this weekend.
NASA taps Rocket Lab to launch CubeSat to lunar orbit
NASA announced Friday it selected Rocket Lab of Huntington Beach, Calif., to launch a small satellite, or CubeSat, that will orbit the moon to help prepare for lunar missions.
Puppy love! Astronaut's reunion with her dog after a nearly yearlong flight made us cry
Koch was welcomed home to Earth by her sweet dog LBD.
No matter how badly you want an asteroid to hit Earth, it’s not happening this weekend
Maybe next time. (DepositPhotos/)You might have seen a few alarming headlines about a ‘planet killer’ headed for Earth this weekend. But don’t worry: rumors of our impending death by asteroid have been greatly...
Pearl Jam gets cosmic with 'Superblood Wolfmoon' AR experience, new album
The promotion for Pearl Jam's new record "Gigaton" is full of cosmic visuals and a "Superblood Wolfmoon" AR Experience.
Valentine's Day Cygnus cargo ship launch to space station delayed by high winds
Northrop Grumman's Valentine's Day cargo launch to the International Space Station has been delayed by at least 24 hours due to high winds, NASA says.
Black box analysis results from Iranian air crash likely to be 'anticlimactic,' says expert
The "black box" flight data recorders at the centre of a dispute between the international community and Iran in the wake of the destruction of Ukrainian Airlines Flight 752 likely won't contain information...
Astronomers watch dimming of supergiant star Betelgeuse
The Orion constellation star Betelguese is not only dimming but changing shape, photographs revealed on Friday by the European Southern Observatory indicate.
Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity space plane arrives at New Mexico spaceport
The company's newest SpaceShipTwo vehicle, VSS Unity, arrived yesterday (Feb. 13) at Spaceport America in New Mexico, the hub of Virgin Galactic's commercial operations.
Satellite megaconstellations prompt new warning from astronomy group about impact on science
The more astronomers consider the advent of satellite megaconstellations, the more anxious they get.
NASA's 'Pale Blue Dot' photo of Earth gets an upgrade on 30th anniversary
An iconic NASA photograph of Earth, taken from the Voyager 1 spacecraft in 1990 and known as the "Pale Blue Dot," received an upgrade on its 30th anniversary.
Dodgers' Bellinger: Astros stole World Series, MVP from Yankees' Judge
Los Angeles Dodgers star Cody Bellinger was among several Major League Baseball stars to criticize the Houston Astros' sign-stealing scheme Friday, saying the team stole an MVP award and a...
Mya secretly marries at Seychelles wedding
R&B singer Mya thanked fans for their support after reportedly marrying at a wedding in the Seychelles in December.
NASA's Next Low-Cost Planetary Science Missions Will Visit Venus or the Outer Solar System
With its selection of four candidates for its coveted Discovery class of interplanetary missions, the space agency seeks to handle some unfinished business -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com