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By Mike Wall Published
SpaceX has rolled Starship's first-stage booster to the pad ahead of the megarocket's first-ever orbital flight, which is targeted to lift off on Sept. 28.

By Stefanie Waldek Published
We're one step closer to interstellar weather forecasting.

By Robert Lea Published
Scientists have created a video reconstruction of the high-energy jets of a blazar, a supermassive black hole blasting plasma straight at Earth.

By Monisha Ravisetti Published
McGetchin crater formed some time in 2024 and is as wide as two football fields.

By Robert Lea Published
Astronomers have studied nine local galaxies to discover how shock waves from the galaxies' central supermassive black holes sculpt star formation.

By Hanneke Weitering Published
On Sept. 20, 1970, the Soviet Union's Luna 16 moon probe landed on the moon to retrieve a soil sample and return it to Earth. Here's why it mattered.

By Mike Wall Published
The growing diversity and capability of China's launch sector were on display last week, as the nation launched four different rockets in a 45-hour span.

By Charles Q. Choi Published
"Neutrinos are not a side detail in supernovas."
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