A mysterious rock orbiting Earth appears to be a chunk of the moon that was blasted away by a meteorite

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A painting represents a large grey asteroid, Kamo`oalewa, floating in space near the moon. The Earth is seen in the background.
An artist's illustration of near-Earth asteroid Kamo`oalewa floating in space between the moon and our planet.

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Russia moved one of its satellites uncomfortably close to a French one, possibly to spy on it: report

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An artist's illustration shows a geostationary satellite flying in space, its solar panels reflecting a picture of the Earth.
An artist's illustration of a geostationary satellite.

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Space Perspective's balloon-like spacecraft is floating toward a 2024 commercial launch. See new photos of the high-altitude luxury vehicle — including its fancy space toilet.

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James Webb Space Telescope discovers Jupiter has a jet stream whipping around the planet at 320 mph, twice as fast as Earth's fiercest hurricanes

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The high-speed jetstream can be seen around Jupiter's equator.

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An astrophysicist explains why even if you were right next to the Voyager probes 15 billion miles from the sun you could still see them

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The Voyager probes are floating indefinitely through space, reaching further than any other space mission.

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Elon Musk's SpaceX plans a record 144 launches next year for Starlink's Direct to Cell service

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A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket with the Psyche spacecraft launches from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on October 13, 2023. The spacecraft is bound for Psyche, an object 2.2 billion miles (3.5 billion kilometers) away that could offer clues about the interior of planets like Earth.
A SpaceX Falcon rocket launches from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on October 13.

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How to see the Orionid meteor shower: the best place and time to catch the perfect view

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The Orionid meteor shower is known to produce fireballs occasionally.

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Humans have launched so much to space that it's actually polluting Earth's atmosphere, a new study found

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Illustration of something impacting Earth creating a giant fireball in the atmosphere.
When something enters Earth's atmosphere, it's typically in a fiery blaze.

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Asteroid 33 Polyhymnia is so dense it may actually contain elements never before seen on Earth, according to a new study

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Artistic rendering of asteroids in space.

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At age 12, I signed myself up for online astronomy classes under my mom's name. 14 years later I became the first Mexican-born woman to go to space.

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Katya Echazarreta
Katya Echazarreta became the first Mexican-born woman in space in June 2022.

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