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30 Apr

Scientists reveal Southern Ring Nebula’s unexpected structure: ‘We were amazed’

The glorious, billowing Southern Ring Nebula is the cocoon of a dying star — and it has a secret. Scientists have found this nebula...

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Astrophotographer captures the Running Chicken Nebula in impeccable detail

Image 1 of 2The Running Chicken Nebula was captured by astrophotographer Rod Prazeres. Click the lower righ...

30 Apr

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NASA’s TESS exoplanet hunter may have spotted its 1st rogue planet

NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) may have discovered its first free-floating, or "orphaned," planet. That's a pl...

30 Apr

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Space threats, NORAD upgrade may spur new private defense spending in Canada

Canada, like the U.S., is looking to private industry to beef up its space security and military satellites.The first Canada-U.S. N...

30 Apr

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Scientists unravel mysteries of gamma-ray bursts — the universe’s most powerful explosions

Scientists may be a step closer to discovering how gamma-ray bursts come to be some of the most powerful explosions in the known un...

30 Apr

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Evidence for Planet 9 found in icy bodies sneaking past Neptune

More evidence for a hypothetical extra planet lurking in the most distant reaches of our solar system has come to light — and the c...

29 Apr

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What would happen if the moon disappeared?

The moon has been bound to Earth for the vast majority of its 4.5 billion-year dance around the sun. Astrophysicists speculate that...

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China to launch sample-return mission to the moon’s far side on May 3

Launch preparations are quickening for China's next spacecraft sendoff to the moon — the robotic Chang'e 6 mission.The spacecraft n...

29 Apr

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Boeing Starliner astronauts conduct dress rehearsal ahead of May 6 launch (photos, video)

Even in quarantine, the first NASA astronauts to fly aboard Boeing Starliner are still practicing their mission just a week before ...

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Meet the crew launching on Boeing’s 1st Starliner astronaut flight

Two NASA astronauts will soon make history as the first to launch into space aboard a Boeing spaceship.Commander Barry "Butch" Wilm...