NewsNorthern Lights Alert Upgraded Across 23 States
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Prediction Center upgraded its aurora outlook for Thursday, 4 June into Friday, 5 …
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NewsWebb finds methane on interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured something remarkably rare: a detailed chemical fingerprint from an object that came from beyond our Sol…
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NewsRussian cosmonauts install new Sun-watching telescope during ISS spacewalk
Two Roscosmos cosmonauts stepped back inside the International Space Station on 27 May 2026 after a tightly choreographed spacewalk that blended orbit…
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NewsNASA unveils first Moon Base missions for its lunar south pole campaign
NASA has taken a more concrete step towards a sustained human foothold at the lunar south pole, laying out the first missions, rover contracts and car…
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NewsESA and China launch SMILE mission to track space weather in real time
The Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer, better known as SMILE, has now launched, opening a fresh chapter in space weather research just…
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NewsAsteroid 2026 JH2 Came Surprisingly Close to Earth
Asteroid 2026 JH2 made a notably close but entirely safe pass by Earth on 18 May, giving skywatchers a vivid reminder of how busy our cosmic neighbour…
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NewsStarship V3 launch: what to know before Flight 12
SpaceX is targeting 19 May 2026 for the first launch of Starship Version 3, the newest and largest iteration yet of the company’s giant launch system.…
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NewsSolar flare boosts northern lights chances tonight
A strong solar eruption on 10 May has raised the prospect of auroras at high latitudes as charged material from the Sun sweeps past Earth. The key poi…
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NewsSpaceX Fuels Starship V3 Ahead of Flight 12
SpaceX has carried out the first full propellant loading of its upgraded Starship Version 3, a major preflight milestone that brings the company’s nex…
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NewsCuriosity Shook a Stuck Mars Rock Off Its Drill
NASA’s Curiosity rover has spent nearly 14 years exploring Gale Crater, drilling into Martian rocks to uncover clues about ancient habitability. In la…
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NewsSpaceX launches secret NROL-172 spy mission
SpaceX has launched another classified mission for the United States, sending the NROL-172 payload to orbit aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from California. …
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