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

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NASA is visiting an asteroid valued at more than the entire world economy's worth, but that's not why it's going there

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An artistic concept of what Psyche might look like.

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NASA probe heads for metal-rich asteroid worth $10 quintillion after launch on SpaceX rocket

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A large metallic asteroid named 16 Psyche that could contain trillions of dollars in raw materials.

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A rare solar eclipse is happening in the US this weekend and 68 million Americans have the chance to see it. Here's when, where, and how to see this spectacular 'ring of fire' safely.

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An annular solar eclipse as seen by Japan's Hinode spacecraft.

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NASA's Hubble spots a mysterious flash in the middle of nowhere that defies science

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Scientists have spotted a mysterious flash of blue light, and they don't know what is causing it.

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