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Virgin Galactic Unveils Under Armour 'Spacewear' for Suborbital SpaceShipTwo Flights

By Tariq Malik

Virgin Galactic lifted the curtain Wednesday (Oct. 16) on its new line of Under Amour "spacewear" for passengers on suborbital trips aboard its SpaceShipTwo vehicles.

The GOES-A weather satellite launches on a Delta rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Oct. 16, 1975.

On This Day in Space! Oct. 16, 1975: NASA Launches 1st GOES Weather Satellite

By Hanneke Weitering

On Oct. 16, 1975, NASA launched the first operational GOES weather satellite. See how it happened in our On This Day in Space video series!

green dots from a large area telescope image showing gamma ray burst locations

Faster-Than-Light Travel Could Explain Mysterious Signals Beaming Through the Cosmos

By Erika K. Carlson

But don't worry, no laws of physics are being violated.

Artist's illustration of NASA's Space Launch System megarocket launching the Orion crew capsule.

NASA's 1st SLS Megarocket Launch to the Moon Could Be Delayed to 2021

By Hanneke Weitering

NASA is officially targeting 2020 for the first test flight of its long-delayed Space Launch System megarocket, but it may not launch until mid-2021, an agency official said.

An artist's depiction of 51 Pegasi b, the first exoplanet found orbiting a sunlike star.

How the Nobel Prize-Winning Exoplanet Was Found

By Paul Sutter

The 1995 discovery showed that the sun isn't the only star to host a family of planets — something we had long figured but never demonstrated — and also that the universe is really, really weird.

A view of the south pole of the moon from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.

'Young' Ice at the Moon's South Pole Surprises Researchers

By Elizabeth Howell

Some ice deposits on the moon are younger than expected, researchers say, and it appears these deposits came from multiple sources at different times in our solar system's history.

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A computer-generated image of objects in Earth orbit that are currently being tracked. Approximately 95 percent of the objects in this illustration are orbital debris – not functional satellites. The dots represent the current location of each item. The orbital debris dots are scaled according to the image size of the graphic to optimize their visibility and are not scaled to Earth.

Scientists Propose New Satellite Tech to Dodge Space Junk from Megaconstellations

By Charles Q. Choi

New infrared cameras and gel-based thrusters just might help future satellites dodge space debris, a new study finds.

A Russian Proton rocket launches Eutelsat's 5 West B communications satellite and Northrop Grumman's Mission Extension Vehicle-1 from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Oct. 9, 2019.

First-of-Its-Kind Satellite Servicing Spacecraft Launches on Russian Rocket

By Mike Wall

Northrop Grumman's Mission Extension Vehicle-1 (MEV-1) launched today (Oct. 9) from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, kicking off a first-of-its-kind commercial-servicing mission.

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Virgin Galactic Unveils Under Armour 'Spacewear' for Suborbital SpaceShipTwo Flights

By Tariq Malik

Virgin Galactic lifted the curtain Wednesday (Oct. 16) on its new line of Under Amour "spacewear" for passengers on suborbital trips aboard its SpaceShipTwo vehicles.

The GOES-A weather satellite launches on a Delta rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Oct. 16, 1975.

On This Day in Space! Oct. 16, 1975: NASA Launches 1st GOES Weather Satellite

By Hanneke Weitering

On Oct. 16, 1975, NASA launched the first operational GOES weather satellite. See how it happened in our On This Day in Space video series!

Science & Astronomy

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green dots from a large area telescope image showing gamma ray burst locations

Faster-Than-Light Travel Could Explain Mysterious Signals Beaming Through the Cosmos

By Erika K. Carlson

But don't worry, no laws of physics are being violated.

An artist's depiction of 51 Pegasi b, the first exoplanet found orbiting a sunlike star.

How the Nobel Prize-Winning Exoplanet Was Found

By Paul Sutter

The 1995 discovery showed that the sun isn't the only star to host a family of planets — something we had long figured but never demonstrated — and also that the universe is really, really weird.

Search For Life

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Diagram showing the ExoMars 2020 parachute deployment sequence.

European-Russian ExoMars Rover Team in 'Race Against the Clock' to Fix Parachutes for 2020 Launch

By Mike Wall

The European-Russian ExoMars 2020 mission will have to find some parachute fixes fast if it wants to be ready for launch next summer.

An artist's depiction of a molten exoplanet.

A Churning 'Molten Blob' of Planet May Be Easier to Find. Here's Why.

By Meghan Bartels

The smaller a planet, the more difficult it is to spot — which is frustrating for scientists hoping to find Earth-like worlds.

Glowing meteor, fireball entering Earth's atmosphere.

Falling Fireballs Crashed in Chile Last Week. They Weren't Meteorites, Experts Say.

By Nicoletta Lanese

Chilean officials are investigating a curious collection of burning objects that fell onto parts of the country last week.

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A meteor lights up the midnight sky over the northeastern China provinces of Jilin and Heilongjiang in this dashcam and surveillance camera video views taken on Oct. 11, 2019.

Brilliant Midnight Fireball Lights Up Sky Over Northeast China

By Tariq Malik

What appears to be a dazzling meteor lit up the sky over northeast China on Friday (Oct. 11), appearing as a brilliant fireball in surveillance video of the event.

Full Hunter's moon over Bear River Valley

October Full Moon 2019: Hunter's Moon Is Smallest of the Year

By Jesse Emspak

The full moon of October, called the Hunter's Moon, will grace the skies Oct. 13, as the smallest full moon of the year. Don't miss Jupiter and Saturn, too!

Venus as it will appear in the evening sky on Oct. 29, 2019.

Venus Returns to Evening Sky After Weeks of Hiding Behind the Sun

By Joe Rao

After an absence of more than a year, the most brilliant planet returns to the evening sky.

Entertainment

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goose and captain marvel figure set

Cute Goose (and Captain Marvel) Figure Set Coming in 2020

By Newsarama Staff

A new Goose the Flerken figure is coming for Captain Marvel fans. It lands in 2020.

star wars: legends of luke skywalker

'Star Wars: Legends of Luke Skywalker' Manga Coming to U.S. in 2020

By Chris Arrant

Illustrated by Legend of Zelda manga-ka Akira Himekawa.

A Soviet satellite crash sparks a wildfire in "The Walking Dead" season 10 premiere "Lines We Cross" on AMC.

A Soviet Satellite Falls to Earth in 'The Walking Dead' Season 10. How Realistic Is It?

By Tariq Malik

The episode "Lines We Cross" ends with an old Soviet satellite crashing to Earth, sparking a new plot point for the show. But how realistic is it? We asked a scientist.