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Trump signs memo to help drastically boost US commercial space launches
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a memo to help drastically increase the number of U.S. commercial space launches, including directing government agencies to look at...
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3D X-ray imaging unlocks the secrets of the narwhal's spiral tusk
In the Middle Ages, narwhal tusks were sold as unicorn horns blessed with magical powers such as neutralizing poisons and curing diseases — prized possessions of monarchs and nobl...
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Rescue mission for aging NASA space telescope fails
A mission to rescue NASA's aging Swift observatory in space was canceled on Wednesday after the spacecraft that was launched to tug the satellite to a higher orbit suffered irred...
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Fastest-known star zooms under Milky Way black hole's influence
Scientists have detected the fastest-known star, a stellar speedster that is zooming around the supermassive black hole residing at the center of our galaxy and might hold the key...
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Chinese space programme pioneer Liu Jiyuan dies at 93
A pioneer of China's aerospace programme, Liu Jiyuan, died in Beijing aged 93 after an illness, the main space contractor said on Wednesday.
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LandSpace nails rocket booster landing in first for China's private launchers
Chinese startup LandSpace on Wednesday recovered the first stage of its Zhuque-3 rocket, becoming the first private Chinese company to land an orbital-class booster and narrowi...
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The Milky Way devoured a smaller galaxy about 11.8 billion years ago
The Milky Way, a large and spiral-shaped galaxy that is home to hundreds of billions of stars including our sun, has taken a long and complicated path to achieve its current dimen...
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Eclipse craze grips Spain, Iceland as millions get set for 'event of the century'
Millions of people across Spain and Iceland geared up to witness a total solar eclipse on Wednesday, packing their protective glasses and travelling to areas where the rare astro...
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China says Long March 7A rocket launch failed after flight anomaly
China said a Long March 7A rocket carrying the ChinaSat-4B satellite failed after an in-flight anomaly following liftoff from the Wenchang space launch site in the southern island...
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