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SpaceX Launches Starlink Satellites on Valentine's Day

Falcon 9 rocket lights up the Southern California sky

SpaceX Launches Starlink Satellites on Valentine's Day

Falcon 9 rocket lights up Southern California sky during holiday launch

Lick Observatory Telescope Braces for New Storm After Damage

The historic Bay Area telescope is now protected after being battered by high winds in December.

UCSD Grad Jessica Meir Heads to International Space Station

NASA astronaut will spend 8 months studying microgravity's effects on the human body.

Advanced X-rays Uncover Long-Lost Star Map in Menlo Park

Scientists at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory use synchrotron technology to detect traces of ancient Greek astronomer Hipparchus' star catalog.

NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 Launches to International Space Station

Four astronauts begin science expedition aboard the orbiting laboratory

New Astronauts Launch to International Space Station

Crew change follows first-ever NASA medical evacuation from ISS

Astronomers Stunned by Giant Exoplanet Formation

JWST spectroscopy reveals clues about the origins of massive gas giants

Ariane 64 Rocket Launches 32 Amazon Satellites into Orbit

First flight of heavier Ariane 64 version, with 20-meter fairing, kicks off busy 2026 launch schedule for Arianespace.

Astronomers Detect Hydrogen Sulfide in Distant Exoplanets

Discovery provides clues about how gas giants form and could aid search for Earth-like exoplanets

Massive Venus Lava Tube Detected Using Magellan Spacecraft Data

Italian researchers uncover first solid evidence of a large subsurface lava tube on Venus using data from NASA's long-defunct Magellan mission.

Astronomers Reveal Super Jupiters' Formation Process

JWST data provides clues about how massive planets far from their stars form.

NASA's Roman Mission to Reveal Universe's Dark Side

Upcoming telescope to map hundreds of millions of galaxies and study dark matter and dark energy

Organic Molecules Detected on Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS

Scientists say the comet could be an 'interstellar gardener' seeding the cosmos with life

Momentus and NASA Partner to Advance In-Orbit Servicing and Space Operations

A groundbreaking mission to advance in-orbit servicing, rendezvous and proximity operations, and space infrastructure development in low Earth orbit

NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 Mission Prepares for Launch

Four astronauts set to embark on eight-month research mission to the International Space Station

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