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SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket set to launch secretive X-37B space plane on Dec. 10
By Josh Dinner published
The U.S. Space Force's mysterious X-37B space plane is poised to launch atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket on Sunday (Dec. 10), and you can likely watch it live.

Wild new NASA plasma tech reduces drag during hypersonic flight
By Brett Tingley published
NASA is licensing a radical new form of propulsion that uses electromagnets to control the flow of plasma over aircraft and spacecraft flying at hypersonic speeds.

Colliding space junk makes 'noise' that could be heard from Earth
By Tereza Pultarova published
Weird effects of space junk collisions could help researchers detect dangerous, hard-to-see orbital clutter.

Ex-NASA scientist dishes on space food in new memoir 'Space Bites'
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
Of all of the food items she helped send into space, Vickie Kloeris' favorite was the cherry-blueberry cobbler. A NASA food scientist for 34 years, Kloeris has published her memoir 'Space Bites.'

On This Day In Space: Dec. 8, 1990: Jupiter-bound Galileo probe flies by Earth
By Hanneke Weitering last updated
On Dec. 8, 1990, NASA's Galileo spacecraft flew by Earth on its way to Jupiter.

US Space Force plans global radar to 'identify emerging threats' in distant Earth orbit
By Brett Tingley published
The United States, United Kingdom and Australia signed an agreement to develop a deep space radar capability to keep an eye on what's happening in geosynchronous orbit.

SpaceX launches 22 Starlink satellites from California (video)
By Mike Wall last updated
SpaceX launched 22 more Starlink internet satellites to orbit from California early on Friday morning (Dec. 8).

Crossed wires caused parachute problem during OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample delivery, NASA says
By Mike Wall published
Crossed wires likely prevented OSIRIS-REx's return capsule from deploying its drogue parachute during its descent through Earth's atmosphere on Sept. 24, NASA officials say.
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