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SpaceX Dragon Capsule debris as big as a car hood crash-landed in North Carolina. It's part of a major space trash problem.
Humans are launching more stuff in space than ever before and we don't have the right models to pre…
Ellyn Lapointe
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Can you name these new space trash constellations? 10 new signs highlight consequences of space garbage
Each of these ten "trash constellations" represent a different consequence of space pollution. "The…
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Scientists found an underground cave on the moon where astronauts could live and think there may be hundreds more
Scientists have discovered that the moon contains a vast underground cave on the side of a deep pit…
Jessica Orwig,Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Stranded in space: Sunita Williams shares her experience LIVE from the International Space Station
Astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore addressed Earth live from the ISS. They were launched …
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US astronauts had to take shelter after a Russian satellite broke into over 100 pieces near the ISS
Authorities say the Russian RESURS-P1 broke into over 100 trackable pieces, with US firm LeoLabs sa…
Matthew Loh
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Crashing a spacecraft into an asteroid may have changed its shape in addition to its trajectory, NASA scientists find
Recent research suggests that DART may have done more than just redirect Dimorphos; it might have s…
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20 Starlink satellites rained down on Earth yesterday; turbulent space weather doomed mission recovery
SpaceX faced a setback in its Starlink project as 20 satellites were lost due to a malfunction duri…
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A dead Russian spacecraft almost collided with a NASA satellite. The crash could have sent 7,500 bits of debris rocketing around Earth.
A dead Russian spacecraft almost crashed into a NASA satellite. The collision would have sent debr…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Ellyn Lapointe
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See Elon Musk's Starship shredding apart as it descends to Earth, with a whole fin almost ripping off
Starship started falling apart as it plummeted into the ocean. But Elon Musk and SpaceX still consi…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Space Invaders, IRL: Japanese startup to zap space junk with ground-based laser beams!
EX-Fusion is an Osaka-based startup with a plan that's as audacious as it is ingenious: zapping spa…
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Scientists want to use a self-consuming rocket to help control the space junk problem
Researchers at the University of Glasgow announced they've designed a rocket engine that eats its o…
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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Japan unveils world's first wooden satellite! Here’s all you need to know about ‘LignoSat’
Human ingenuity knows no limits. From launching rovers to explore distant planets to capturing blac…
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4 times NASA astronauts lost things in space
A NASA astronaut accidentally dropped a tool bag in space earlier this month. Turns out, it's not t…
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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Photos show European satellite tumbling to its fiery doom after a first-of-a-kind maneuver that prevented a lot of space trash and falling debris on Earth
The European Space Agency was able to shorten the amount of time the satellite took to fall to Eart…
Grace Eliza Goodwin,Maiya Focht
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Is there really another planet hiding deep inside our Earth?
Scientists theorise that approximately 4.5 billion years ago, a colossal collision, termed the "gia…
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NASA is investigating where a chunk of metal that smashed into a Florida house came from
Most space debris burns up as it enters Earth's atmosphere, but a homeowner in Naples, Florida, wit…
Polly Thompson
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Increasing space exploration missions are posing a silent threat to Earth by dispersing toxic metals in the stratosphere
Advancements in technology and growing private interest have resulted in a surge in space missions,…
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Starship's first liftoff toward space created the equivalent of a volcanic eruption in the launchpad, physicist finds
SpaceX's Starship rocket atop its Super Heavy booster is the most powerful rocket in history, capab…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Erin Snodgrass
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A signal linked to aliens by a Harvard professor may have been caused by a passing truck
Harvard's Avi Loeb led an expedition searching for potential extraterrestrial technology on the sea…
Marianne Guenot
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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope imaged a stunning supernova remnant and revealed details Hubble couldn't capture
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope recently observed the Crab Nebula, a supernova remnant located 6,…