China lands its secretive space plane after 9 months in orbit

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The X-37B space plane returns from a test flight. China's space plane is not pictured.

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Elon Musk once praised a rocket CEO who didn't go to college for beating Jeff Bezos to orbit, new book reveals: 'Bezos has spent a shitload of money, and he hasn't made it'

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Elon Musk said it was "impressive" that space company Rocket Lab was able to launch a rocket into orbit before Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin company.

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Russia's economy is suffering from industrial decline as satellites detect less pollution in the air

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Russia's main tank factory in October 2022.

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The Eta Aquarids meteor shower is peaking, giving you the chance to see up to 40 shooting stars an hour. Here's how to watch.

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A past picture of the Eta Aquarids in the US.

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The International Space Station is hiding in this mind-blowing photo, as it passes the sun. Can you spot it?

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The International Space Station orbits 250 miles above Earth.

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Photo shows the moment lighting struck the launchpad as SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket was preparing for liftoff

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SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket sat atop its launchpad as it was struck by lightning on April 27.

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Elon Musk expects to spend $2 billion on Starship rocket after first launch explosion 'slightly' exceeded expectations

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The Starship mega-rocket's April 20 launch ended in an explosion, but Musk is still hopeful to launch again this year.

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Voyager 2 has been in space for 45 years. NASA just found a way to keep it alive for another 3, despite it being 12 billion miles from Earth.

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This artist's drawing shows one of the Voyager probes.

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A Russian 'inspector' satellite appears to be chasing a secret US military satellite in a game of cat and mouse

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A Russian Soyuz spacecraft ascends after its launch, as seen from the International Space Station.

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Scientists capture first direct image of a supermassive black hole, 6.5 billion times the size of the sun, spewing out jets of plasma

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A picture shows the jet of matter emanating from the black hole at the center of the M87 galaxy. Zoomed out is a picture of the black hole's accretion disk

R.-S. Lu (SHAO), E. Ros (MPIfR), S. Dagnello (NRAO/AUI/NSF)

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