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ESA's JUICE spacecraft confirmed Earth is habitable. Here's why
By Stefanie Waldek published
JUICE successfully identified water and the building blocks of life in Earth's atmosphere. In doing so, the probe headed for Jupiter's moons confirmed that its instruments are working properly.
SpaceX's private Polaris Dawn astronauts beam photos to Earth using Starlink satellites
By Mike Wall published
The private Polaris Dawn crew notched another milestone on Thursday (Sept. 12), beaming photos home using SpaceX's Starlink broadband satellites.
Black hole or neutron star? Gravitational wave 'chirps' can tell us what becomes of dying stars
By Robert Lea published
The current generation of gravitational wave detectors could "hear" supernovas over 65 million light-years away, helping scientists determine if a dying star creates a black hole or a neutron star.
SpaceX Polaris Dawn astronaut plays 'Star Wars' song in music video beamed from space (video)
By Brett Tingley published
Polaris Dawn astronaut Sarah Gillis released a new music video from space while playing violin inside the mission's Crew Dragon spacecraft.
Japan's ispace will launch its 2nd lunar lander to the moon in December
By Andrew Jones published
Japanese company ispace plans to launch Mission 2, its second shot at landing on the moon, this December on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
Boeing’s Starliner astronauts speak publicly today for 1st time in 2 months: Watch it live
By Elizabeth Howell published
Boeing Starliner's historic first mission with astronauts did not turn out as planned. Starliner's 2 NASA astronauts will share their experiences from the ISS today (Sept. 13).
SpaceX's Starship won't be licensed to fly again until late November, FAA says
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX's Starship likely won't be able to fly again until late November at the earliest, because the FAA and partner agencies need more time for licensing reviews.
Sun fires off X-class solar flare, increasing aurora viewing chances into weekend
By Meredith Garofalo published
The sun unleashed an X1.3-class solar flare on Thursday (Sept. 12), increasing the likelihood of widespread auroras this weekend.
SpaceX's private Polaris Dawn astronauts talk US flag and kids' books from orbit on historic spaceflight (videos)
By Elizabeth Howell published
The Polaris Dawn crew called down to Earth to honor the anniversary of 9/11, and to do a book-reading event to support St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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