SpaceX’s giant Starship rocket enters orbit for the first time
SpaceX launched its massive Starship rocket on Monday, entering orbit around Earth for the first time.
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BepiColombo nears Mercury as ESA prepares for tricky spacecraft separation
The BepiColombo spacecraft is approaching its final destination, Mercury, and will reveal secrets about the Sun's closest neighbor. It's hotter than a pizza oven - and colder than Siberia. It's almost easier to say what can't go wrong, says Ignacio Tanco at ESA.
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NASA chief promises to send soccer ball to the moon if US wins the World Cup
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman promises to send a soccer ball to the moon if the United States wins the World Cup. The challenge is thus set: Team USA, now it's time to get the job done, says Isaacman.
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Leak threatens ISS, possible evacuation prepared
A leak has been detected on the International Space Station (ISS), according to the American space agency NASA. Russia's Roscosmos, the Russian space agency, said it will fix the leak - but a precautionary evacuation was prepared.
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Musk's giant Starship rocket launched from Texas after last-minute postponement
After previous problems, the space company SpaceX has managed to launch its largest rocket to date.
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Astronauts after the trip: Earth is a lifeboat
The expedition beyond the Moon provided NASA with new research data. For the astronauts themselves, how lonely Earth appears in the darkness of space seems to have left the most lasting impression after the trip. Earth is just a small lifeboat floating peacefully in the universe, said astronaut Christina Koch.
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NASA's new moon rocket heading to the launch pad
NASA's rocket that will carry the first astronauts to the Moon since 1972 has begun being transported to the launch pad, the BBC reports.
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New images of rare visitor to our solar system
Earth's telescopes are focused on an unusual visitor from another solar system. Comet Atlas – only the third celestial body we've seen come from outside and travel through our small part of the galaxy – is being photographed up close during its transit.
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