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By Hanneke Weitering Published
On Sept. 27, 1997, NASA's Mars Pathfinder mission beamed its very last data transmission back to Earth. Here's why it mattered.

By Mike Wall Published
SpaceX's Starship megarocket will attempt to go orbital for the first time ever on Monday morning (Sept. 28), and you can watch the historic action live.

By Keith Cooper Published
The findings also suggest that the material that gave birth to Bennu was representative of the average elemental content of the planet-forming disk that also formed Earth and the planets.

By Keith Cooper Published
The icy moons of the outer solar system could have experienced many impacts and been broken apart, but whether they keep an ocean depends on their size.

By Mike Wall Published
SpaceX launched its third national security flight of the month today (Sept. 26), sending up the USSF-385 mission for the U.S. Space Force.

By Hanneke Weitering Published
On Sept. 26, 1983, a Russian Soyuz rocket exploded on the launchpad, triggering the first ever launch abort escape for a human crew. Here's why it mattered.

By Sergio Pereira Published
Star Trek: Enterprise is far from the best in the franchise, but it has aged better than expected.

By Anthony Wood Published
September's Harvest Moon rises tonight as the first full moon of Autumn.
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