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The researchers established the network using a complex system of lasers.

World's 1st multinode quantum network is a breakthrough for the quantum internet

By Ben Turner

Researchers say the new network will be unhackable and able to coordinate systems to unprecedented levels. Many of the deeper implications, however, cannot be foreseen.

NASA's Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image of the Ingenuity Mars helicopter (upper right) using its Mastcam-Z camera on April 30, 2021.

Perseverance rover captures sounds of Mars helicopter Ingenuity's flight in awesome first (video)

By Mike Wall

NASA's Perseverance rover captured the whirring of Ingenuity's fast-spinning rotors during the little chopper's fourth Red Planet flight, which took place on April 30.

Spaceflight

An artist's illustration of the Hayabusa asteroid-sample return spacecraft at the asteroid Itokawa, a mission by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.

On This Day in Space! May 9, 2003: Japan launches Hayabusa mission to asteroid

By Hanneke Weitering

On May 9, 2003, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launched the first-ever asteroid sample return mission, Hayabusa. See how it happened in our "On This Day In Space" series!

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Sirius XM satellite SXM-7 is seen atop Space Launch Complex 40 of the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida during a launch attempt on Dec. 11, 2020. The same booster will make its 10th flight on May 9, 2021 to launch 60 Starlink satellites.

Replay! SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches for 10th time on Starlink mission

By Space.com Staff

SpaceX is counting down to launch a Falcon 9 rocket on its 10th mission, a record for the company, early Sunday (May 9) and you can watch it live online.

Science & Astronomy

Abstract spheres represent the three-body problem in physics.

Physicists get close to taming the chaos of the 'three-body problem'

By Charlie Wood

The intractable "three-body problem" gets closer to being solved with breakthrough study.

An artist's impression of a millisecond pulsar and its stellar companion.

8 extremely rare 'millisecond pulsars' discovered inside globular clusters

By Harry Baker

Scientists using South Africa's MeerKAT radio telescope have detected 8 new millisecond pulsars in the hearts of globular clusters.

Search For Life

The Library of the Great Silence will feature artifacts of transition, like this handaxe.

'Library of the Great Silence' invites E.T. to share long-term survival strategies

By Mike Wall

Intelligent aliens will soon have a space here on Earth where they can share how they made it through their technological adolescence.

Artist's impression of a primitive ocean on Mars, which may have had more water than the Arctic Ocean on Earth. (Most of that water was later lost to space.)

Mystery solved? Heat-trapping clouds may explain ancient Mars' rivers and lakes

By Mike Wall

Cloudy skies may have allowed water to flow on Mars long ago.

Artist's conception of a violent flare erupting from the star Proxima Centauri.

Proxima Centauri shoots out humongous flare, with big implications for alien life

By Harry Baker

Scientists have detected the largest stellar flare ever recorded from Proxima Centauri. The finding changes what we know about stellar flares and the potential for alien life around red dwarfs.

Skywatching

Mystery of strange new 'dune' auroras solved, scientists say

By Elizabeth Howell

A Finnish-led team has new insights into auroral "dunes" first reported in scientific literature a year ago.

Justin Ng of Singapore captured this view of a bright Eta Aquarid meteor hurtling across the night sky over Mount Bromo, on the Indonesian island of Java.

The Eta Aquarid meteor shower of 2021 peaks this week. Here's how to see it.

By Joe Rao

The Super Pink Moon is seen over Stonehenge in Amesbury, England, during the early morning of April 27, 2021.

See the 'Super Pink Moon' of 2021 shine in these stunning photos

By Samantha Mathewson

April's full moon, called the "Super Pink Moon," wowed skywatchers on Monday (April 26) as it shone brightly in the night sky.

Entertainment

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk as himself handling a crisis on Mars from SpaceX mission control on "Saturday Night Live" on May 8, 2021.

SpaceX's Elon Musk lands on 'Saturday Night Live' to talk space, Mars (and yes, Dogecoin)

By Elizabeth Howell

SpaceX founder Elon Musk landed on late-night TV Saturday (May 8) as the host of "Saturday Night Live."

The TV series "Debris" on NBC wonders what would happen if something not of this Earth actually hit the Earth, and how humans would respond.

'Debris' on NBC is a sci-fi show with enormous potential

By Scott Snowden

NBC's original sci-fi show "Debris" is nearing its Season 1 finale with just three episodes left and if you're not already watching it, you ought to be.

Follow along with Space.com senior writer Chelsea Gohd on an analog astronaut mission in a new mini-documentary.

This week on the forums: Going to Mars, SpaceX giveaway and an alternate Earth!

By Mohamed Mohammed

It’s been another week of enthusiastic space chatter and we've got some highlights for you. Be sure to sign up for the Space.com forums and join the discussions today!

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