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Chinese rover helps find evidence of ancient Martian shoreline
With the assistance of China's Zhurong rover, scientists have gathered fresh evidence that Mars was home to an ocean billions of years ago - a far cry from the dry and desolate wor...
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Webb telescope reveals rapid growth of primordial black hole
At the heart of our Milky Way galaxy lurks a supermassive black hole about four million times the mass of the sun, called Sagittarius A*. In fact, these objects, which increase in ...
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US startup Axiom Space explores using Indian rockets for space mission
U.S.-based startup Axiom Space is exploring using Indian launch vehicles to support its international space station mission, a senior executive said on Tuesday.
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World's first wooden satellite, developed in Japan, heads to space
The world's first wooden satellite, built by Japanese researchers, was launched into space on Tuesday, in an early test of using timber in lunar and Mars exploration.
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Russia launches Soyuz rocket with dozens of satellites, including two from Iran
Russia launched a Soyuz rocket early on Tuesday carrying two satellites designed to monitor the space weather around Earth and 53 small satellites, including two Iranian ones, Russ...
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Russia to launch two Iranian satellites on Nov. 5, Tehran's Moscow envoy says
Russia will launch two Iranian satellites into orbit using a Soyuz launcher on Tuesday, Iran's ambassador to Moscow said on Monday, as the two U.S.-sanctioned countries deepen thei...
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Chinese astronauts to conduct experiments in space, including lunar bricks
China sent three astronauts on Wednesday to its permanently inhabited space station, where they will conduct dozens of scientific experiments, some related to the construction of h...
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Sceye partners with NASA, USGS to monitor wildfires, storms from the edge of space
Aerospace startup Sceye has partnered with NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey to deploy climate management tools to monitor wildfires and storms from the edge of space, the compan...
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China to send 14th crewed mission to space on Shenzhou-19
China will send three astronauts into low-Earth orbit on Wednesday in the country's 14th crewed mission to space, where dozens of scientific experiments will be conducted.
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US, Russian ISS astronauts in medical facility after SpaceX splashdown
Three American astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut were taken to a medical facility "out of an abundance of caution" on Friday after returning to Earth from a nearly eight-month mis...
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European agency offers support for struggling space sector
The European Space Agency unveiled measures on Thursday to speed up payments to the space industry in the face of mounting job cuts, while imposing greater scrutiny following a raf...
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Exclusive: Europe agency says it is in talks with SpaceX on tackling space junk
The European Space Agency is in talks with SpaceX about the possibility of Elon Musk's space venture joining an international charter designed to reduce a growing swarm of debris i...
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Chinese startup to sell tickets for 2027 space tourism flights
Chinese startup Deep Blue Aerospace said on Wednesday it will sell its first two tickets for seats on a rocket that will take passengers to space in 2027, charging 1.5 million yuan...
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Exclusive: Moon sample talks show space engagement by rivals US and China
NASA and Chinese officials are engaged in talks to let American scientists analyze rocks retrieved by China from the moon's far side, according to the head of the U.S. space agency...
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Eutelsat uses SpaceX rocket to launch first satellites after merger
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket took off with Eutelsat satellites from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base.
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European space chief says Europe must be able to compete globally
The head of the European Space Agency (ESA) has said the region's space industry needs the muscle to compete globally, warning Europe risks falling behind in the new space race.
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Satellite firm Visiona eyes growth as Brazil doubles down on aerospace
Brazilian aerospace company Visiona expects to advance in its satellite business at a time when the South American country indicates it is looking to expand its presence in the ind...
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Exclusive: Biden administration to ease restrictions on space-related exports to allies
The Biden administration is easing export restrictions on U.S. commercial space companies to ship certain satellite and spacecraft-related items to allies and partners on Thursday,...
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