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Rare Red Moon & Northern Lights Align Tonight
Tonight's partial lunar eclipse may coincide with red northern lights, creating a rare sky double feature visible across northern regions.
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Trump Signs Order for New U.S. Space Academy
President Trump signed an executive order Friday to create the U.S. Space Academy, a new institution to train students for careers in space exploration and security.
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NASA Astronaut Returns to Military Service
NASA astronaut Jonny Kim departs agency after nine years, returning to active duty as Navy lieutenant commander.
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NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Survives Cuts to Launch
NASA's Roman Space Telescope is ready to launch after surviving a proposed budget cut last year, promising to revolutionize our view of the cosmos.
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Brain Mapping Eases Chronic Pain
New technique maps brain activity to target pain circuits with electrical stimulation.
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Blood Moon Meets Northern Lights Tonight
Tonight's deep partial lunar eclipse creates rare opportunity to see both red moon and northern lights together
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NASA’s Roman Telescope Ready to Hunt Alien Worlds
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is now enclosed in its Falcon Heavy fairing and ready for launch, targeting Aug. 30 liftoff.
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NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Launch Set for Aug. 30
NASA and SpaceX are targeting a Sunday morning liftoff for the next-generation dark energy detective.
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Artemis II Crew to Get Top Space Medal
The Artemis II crew, who flew farther from Earth than any humans in history, are about to receive the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.
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NASA Swift Telescope Doomed After Rescue Fails
A $30 million private rescue mission failed, and NASA's Swift telescope is now doomed to crash back to Earth.
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SpaceX Rocket Crater Revealed by NASA
A discarded SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage smashed into the Moon on Aug. 5, leaving a 60-foot-wide crater.
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Star to Reveal Milky Way’s Black Hole Spin
A star zooming around our galaxy's black hole at incredible speeds may reveal how the black hole spins.