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Live coverage: Falcon Heavy launches, three boosters land safely
Read more →: Live coverage: Falcon Heavy launches, three boosters land safelyLive coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from launch pad 39A at…
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Scientists unveil Event Horizon Telescope’s first image of a galaxy’s monster black hole
Read more →: Scientists unveil Event Horizon Telescope’s first image of a galaxy’s monster black holeThis image from the Event Horizon Telescope shows the supermassive black hole in the elliptical galaxy M87, surrounded…
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SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy ready for first commercial launch
Read more →: SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy ready for first commercial launchEDITOR’S NOTE: Updated after SpaceX scrubbed Wednesday’s launch attempt. The Falcon Heavy rocket stands vertical at pad 39A…
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BlackSky shares time-lapse satellite views
Read more →: BlackSky shares time-lapse satellite viewsBlackSky’s Earth-imaging satellites provided this view of Melbourne’s waterfront and central business district. Ships can be seen plying…
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Meow! Elon Musk calls Jeff Bezos a satellite copycat — and gets called out
Read more →: Meow! Elon Musk calls Jeff Bezos a satellite copycat — and gets called outThe rivalry between SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has surfaced on Twitter. Again. (Musk…
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The three finalists in the DARPA Launch Challenge include a mystery competitor
Read more →: The three finalists in the DARPA Launch Challenge include a mystery competitorAn artist’s conception shows multiple rockets lifting off from an oceanside launch complex. (DARPA Illustration) Three teams have…
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Astronomers capture first image of black hole’s event horizon
Read more →: Astronomers capture first image of black hole’s event horizonSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) — a planet-scale array of eight…
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Photos: Falcon Heavy raised vertical at pad 39A
Read more →: Photos: Falcon Heavy raised vertical at pad 39ASpaceX’s second Falcon Heavy, outfitted to produce more thrust than the heavy-lifter’s debut flight last year, was raised…
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Spacewalkers finish up wiring job in orbit
Read more →: Spacewalkers finish up wiring job in orbitCanadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques works on the International Space Station’s exterior, while NASA’s Anne McClain works in the…
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SpaceX Starlink satellite veterans join Amazon’s competing Project Kuiper team
Read more →: SpaceX Starlink satellite veterans join Amazon’s competing Project Kuiper teamSpaceX’s two prototype Starlink satellites are seen on either side of their carrier in advance of their launch…
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‘Destination Moon’ exhibit highlights Apollo history — and Neil Armstrong’s family history as well
Read more →: ‘Destination Moon’ exhibit highlights Apollo history — and Neil Armstrong’s family history as wellMark Armstrong, one of the sons of Apollo 11 commander Neil Armstrong, checks out the spaceship that his…
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Japan’s Hayabusa 2 probe releases ‘bomb’ at asteroid
Read more →: Japan’s Hayabusa 2 probe releases ‘bomb’ at asteroidArtist’s illustration of Hayabusa 2’s impactor experiment. Credit: JAXA Japan’s Hayabusa 2 spacecraft dropped an explosive charge on…