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By Josh Dinner Published
NASA's SunRISE mission has been assigned a new launch vehicle: It will now be delivered to orbit by a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket rather than a United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur.

By Robert Lea Published
NASA's next super telescope, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, may leave nowhere to hide for black holes that violently murder and devour stars, not even cosmic noon.

By Robert Lea Published
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered the secrets of early galaxies that pumped the infant cosmos full of dust, but by studying a much closer and modern galaxy.

By Elizabeth Howell Published
This week's ISS astronaut launch used a Soyuz rocket emblazoned with an ad for an energy drink. It's not the first time Russia has put an ad in space — and more may be coming.

By Robert Lea Published
"Nearby isolated white dwarfs are usually easy to find, but we couldn't see these four stars directly."

By Mike Wall Last updated
NASA astronaut Anil Menon and two cosmonauts launched toward the International Space Station atop a Russian rocket at 10:47 a.m. EDT on Tuesday (July 14), and docked just three hours later.

By Samantha Mathewson Published
Scientists have directly measured the magnetic field surrounding the speedy neutron star for the first time.

By Elizabeth Howell Published
The Artemis II astronauts made an impact on potentially hundreds of millions of people during their mission, according to NASA figures.

By Elizabeth Howell Published
A simulation of future astronaut moon bases suggests that mission design, and not just psychology, needs to be considered for success.

By Brett Tingley Published
NASA's New Horizons probe has woken up in good health nearly 6 billion miles away beyond Pluto after spending nearly a year in hibernation.
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