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Trump invited the Artemis 2 moon astronauts to the Oval Office. Here's what happened
By Mike Wall published
President Trump hosted the Artemis 2 moon astronauts at the White House today (April 29), congratulating the quartet and musing about the possibility of going to space himself.

Is Ben Mauro's 'Huxley' graphic novel universe the next big thing in sci-fi? (interview)
By Jeff Spry published
'It's exciting to see things come to life and see it grow and expand. It just makes me happy every day.'

James Webb Space Telescope's strange little red dots may really be 'black hole stars', X-ray data suggests
By Keith Cooper published
Finding X-rays coming from one of the little red dots discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope could be the key to answering what these weird objects truly are.

Europe's powerful Ariane 6 rocket launching 32 Amazon internet satellites early April 30: Watch it live
By Mike Wall published
Europe's Ariane 6 rocket will launch 32 of Amazon's broadband-beaming satellites early Thursday morning (April 30), and you can watch it live.

'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' season 4 gets release date and trailer packed with space cowboys, black holes, and a T-rex
By Jeff Spry published
"We really think it's our best season yet."

SpaceX rocket debris could slam into the moon: Here's what you need to know
By Leonard David last updated
Earth's moon is to be on the receiving end of a spent rocket stage in early August - the leftovers from a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch last year.

SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket lifts off on 1st launch in 18 months
By Mike Wall last updated
SpaceX launched its Falcon Heavy rocket for the first time in 18 months on Wednesday morning (April 29), delivering the ViaSat-3 F3 communications satellite into geostationary orbit.

On this day in space! April 29, 1985: European 'Spacelab' launches on space shuttle Challenger
By Hanneke Weitering last updated
On April 29, 1985, the European Space Agency's Spacelab launched on the space shuttle Challenger on mission STS-51B.
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