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SpaceX Launches First Orbital Starship Test Flight
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SpaceX’s supersized Starship launches into orbit for the first time, but flight ends early

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Mercury may be shrinking faster than scientists expected

The planet has been shrinking since its formation, but a new study suggests the planet’s contraction may be greater than previously thought.
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Artemis II moonshot commander and pilot are hanging up their astronaut suits at NASA

Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman and pilot Victor Glover flew around the moon in April with two other astronauts.
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Should rocket companies like SpaceX be exempt from some environmental rules? The FAA says yes

The FAA wants to waive some environmental review requirements for space companies. Critics worry they wouldn’t be held accountable.
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NASA launches its next-generation space telescope

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is expected to survey billions of galaxies, unlocking clues about the universe’s mysteries.
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Trump signs order to create space-focused military academy

The president made the announcement during a visit to NASA’s Johnson Space Center, where he awarded medals of honor to the crew of the Artemis II mission.
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Donald Trump.
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A near-total lunar eclipse will be visible across the U.S. tonight

Earth’s shadow will appear reddish orange on the lunar surface — the reason a lunar eclipse is also known as a “blood moon.”
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Blood Moon Observed Across China
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NASA set to launch a space telescope whose findings could rewrite astronomy textbooks

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, set to launch Sunday, is designed to capture giant panoramas that could reveal billions of galaxies.
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SpaceX to build major spaceport in Louisiana for Starship rocket launches

The site is designed to support thousands of flights ​per year, Elon Musk’s company said.
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China abruptly postpones ambitious Chang’e-7 lunar mission launch

Chinese officials said the mission does not meet the launch conditions and “cannot take place during the planned window this year.”
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20 years after Pluto lost its status as a planet, the debate rages on

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman says he wants to “make Pluto a planet again,” two decades after it was reclassified.
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A photo of Pluto in space.
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China is about to launch an ambitious moon mission to hunt for ice

China aims to search for frozen stores of water in shadowed craters near the moon’s south pole.
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A rocket and booster are displayed upright

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