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On This Day In Space: Sept. 14, 1966: Gemini 11 sets all-time altitude record

On This Day In Space: Sept. 14, 1966: Gemini 11 sets all-time...

On Sept. 14, 1966, NASA's Gemini 11 mission set an all-time spaceflight altitude...

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Supernova alert! Astronomers just found a way to predict explosive star deaths

Supernova alert! Astronomers just found a way to predict...

If you see a giant red star surrounded by a thick shroud of material, watch out...

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Germany and Japan pledge not to conduct destructive anti-satellite tests

Germany and Japan pledge not to conduct destructive anti-satellite...

Germany and Japan have pledged not to conduct destructive anti-satellite tests following...

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Hubble Space Telescope captures two 'overlapping' spiral galaxies in new photo

Hubble Space Telescope captures two 'overlapping' spiral...

A new photo from the Hubble Space Telescope captures two distant "overlapping" spiral...

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What would you name a Uranus probe? The internet's answers are about what you'd think

What would you name a Uranus probe? The internet's answers...

Thriller films, Antarctic explorers and female science pioneers featured in an informal...

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China launches military communications satellite to orbit (video)

China launches military communications satellite to orbit...

A Long March 7A rocket carrying the Zhongxing-1E satellite lifted off Tuesday morning...

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China's next moon missions get the green light

China's next moon missions get the green light

China's government has officially approved three robotic moon missions that will...

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Star blasted stellar nursery in 'Orion's sword' seen in detail

Star blasted stellar nursery in 'Orion's sword' seen in...

Using the Keck Observatory astronomers have imaged the Orion nebula, an intense...

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Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket grounded as FAA investigates launch failure

Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket grounded as FAA investigates...

Blue Origin is working to understand what caused Monday's accident, and the FAA...

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3D print the cosmos: An interview with the authors of 'Stars in Your Hand'

3D print the cosmos: An interview with the authors of 'Stars...

The new book 'Stars in Your Hand: A Guide to 3D Printing the Cosmos' offers an overview...

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Outer space is not the 'Wild West': There are clear rules for peace and war

Outer space is not the 'Wild West': There are clear rules...

Our increasing reliance on space infrastructure makes modern economies increasingly...

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Pearl Jam 'travels' to Mars and beyond in cosmic Apollo Theater show (videos, photos)

Pearl Jam 'travels' to Mars and beyond in cosmic Apollo...

Pearl Jam rocks cosmic "Gigaton" songs in SiriusXM's Small Stage Series performance...

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A change in Jupiter's orbit could make Earth even friendlier to life

A change in Jupiter's orbit could make Earth even friendlier...

The most massive planet in the solar system, Jupiter has played a key role in shaping...

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Dream Chaser space plane aims to deliver US military cargo within 3 hours

Dream Chaser space plane aims to deliver US military cargo...

The agreement for point-to-point transportation adds to others Department of Defense...

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Outer space is not the "Wild West": There are clear rules for peace and war

Outer space is not the "Wild West": There are clear rules...

Our increasing reliance on space infrastructure makes modern economies increasingly...

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James Webb Space Telescope spots baby stars cocooned in the Orion Nebula

James Webb Space Telescope spots baby stars cocooned in...

Newborn stars still wrapped in cocoons of dust and gas are revealed in a new image...