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SpaceX reveals new EVA suit for upcoming Polaris Dawn private spaceflight (video)
By Josh Dinner published
SpaceX revealed its new spacesuit designed for Crew Dragon passengers to unbuckle and float outside the spacecraft.
SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites from Florida (video)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites today (May 6), the company's 46th orbital mission of the year already.
Boeing's Starliner launch will be the 1st astronaut flight on an Atlas V rocket. How did NASA and ULA get it ready for crews? (exclusive)
By Elizabeth Howell published
NASA astronauts will ride a United Launch Alliance Atlas V for the 1st time on May 6. Getting the long-running rocket ready for humans took thousands of checks.
Sun unleashes X-class solar flare, radio blackouts reported (video)
By Meredith Garofalo published
A recently detected sunspot region unleashed a powerful X4.5 solar flare early Monday morning, causing radio blackouts throughout parts of the Eastern Hemisphere.
The ISS may be more visible in the night sky throughout May. Here's how to see it
By Joe Rao published
The International Space Station, the largest and brightest object now orbiting Earth, will provide excellent views for skywatchers across much of the Northern Hemisphere for much of May.
1st woman to command a US spacecraft Eileen Collins 'signs' patch to inspire girls
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
A patch created to honor Eileen Collins, the first woman to command a U.S. spacecraft, features a geometric pattern representing the glow of her space shuttle lifting off into the night sky.
Boeing Starliner brings astronaut launches back to Atlas rocket and Cape Canaveral
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
The launch of astronauts on a Boeing spacecraft will mark a first for the company, but will also bring human spaceflight back to a rocket and launch site after more than 50 years.
The 2024 Humans to Mars Summit is happening this week. Here's how to attend.
By Samantha Mathewson last updated
The annual Humans to Mars Summit takes place next week, with talks focusing on establishing a sustainable and permanent human presence on the Red Planet by the mid-2030s.
How 'Earth's twin' Venus lost its water and became a hellish planet
By Robert Lea published
New research may have identified a culprit molecule that caused Venus, often described as Earth's twin, to lose its water and become an inhospitable hellscape.
Euclid telescope: A scientist tells us of his quest to understand the nature of dark matter and dark energy
By Henk Hoekstra published
Clumps of dark matter reveal their presence by distorting the shapes of more distant galaxies, just like waves on the surface of a swimming pool distort the pattern of tiles on the bottom.
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