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NASA moves up return date for Boeing Starliner astronauts after swapping SpaceX Dragon spacecraft
By Josh Dinner published
NASA will return Starliner astronauts to Earth early along with their Crew-9 companions, after deciding to swap Crew-10 spacecraft to launch the SpaceX mission sooner.

NASA picks SpaceX to launch Pandora exoplanet mission
By Mike Wall published
NASA's Pandora exoplanet-studying probe will launch atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket no earlier than this fall.

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SpaceX rocket launches 21 Starlink satellites into orbit, then lands at sea (video)
By Tariq Malik published
The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 1:53 p.m. EST (1853 GMT), less than 24 hours after another Starlink flight from California.

NASA HQ verbally orders employees to purge workspaces of LGBTQI+ symbols
By Josh Dinner published
Employees at NASA's Washington D.C. headquarters have reportedly been barred from displaying Pride symbols in their personal work areas.

How to watch 'Captain America: Brave New World': Catch it in theaters, and later stream on Disney Plus
By Lou Mudge published
Anthony Mackie picks up the shield for the fourth Captain America film

Mysterious cosmic lights turn out to be 2 undiscovered supernova remnants
By Victoria Corless published
The European Space Agency's XMM-Newton X-ray observatory has identified what's causing mysterious lights in the outskirts of the Large Magellanic Cloud.

There was nearly 1 rocket launch attempt every 34 hours in 2024 — this year will be even busier
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
2024 set spaceflight records for the fourth consecutive year with 259 launches worldwide and one launch attempt roughly every 34 hours, according to a recent analysis of the global space economy.

Huge solar storm in May 2024 spawned 2 new radiation belts around Earth
By Keith Cooper published
The creation of the belts, and others like it in the future, are a potential new danger to astronauts and satellites headed to geostationary orbit and beyond.

Scientists alarmed as Rubin Observatory changes biography of astronomer Vera Rubin amid Trump's push to end DEI efforts
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
Astronomers are expressing disappointment and alarm as the federally-funded Rubin Observatory altered the biography of renowned astronomer Vera Rubin, for whom the facility is named, on its website.
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