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‘Blood Moon' Puts on Lunar Display in San Diego and Across Globe
The celestial action unfolded Sunday night into early Monday morning, with the moon bathed in the reflected red and orange hues of Earth’s sunsets and sunrises.
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Here's Where to See Sunday's Super Flower Blood Moon in San Diego
May’s full moon comes with a lunar eclipse and a fun name. Here’s what to know.
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Astronomers Capture 1st Image of Milky Way's Huge Black Hole
Astronomers have unveiled the first wild but fuzzy image of the supermassive black hole at the center of our own Milky Way galaxy. Nearly all galaxies, including our own, are believed to have these giant black holes at their center, where light and matter cannot escape, making it extremely hard to get images of them. The image released Thursday was...
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Here's How to See Sunday's Super Flower Blood Moon
May’s full moon comes with a lunar eclipse and a fun name. Here’s what to know.
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What the Super Flower Blood Moon Is and How to Watch It
The rare “super flower blood moon” occurs when the Earth is positioned directly between the moon and the sun.
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SpaceX Brings 4 Astronauts Home With Midnight Splashdown
Friday’s homecoming for the three Americans and one German caps the busiest month yet for Elon Musk’s space taxi service.
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Paying $50K to Go to Space is Actually a Bargain
Right now, spacefaring companies charge hundreds of thousands of dollars to tourists who want to see Earth from up high. But the company World View plans to charge $50,000 when it starts commercial space flights in 2024. Additionally, some seats on the initial flights will be given away for free, World View CEO Ryan Hartman said on LX News.
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NASA's Mars Helicopter Spots Wreckage of Rover Landing Gear
The interplanetary photo op was conducted earlier this month by the helicopter, NASA reported.
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Astronaut Makes History as First Black Woman on Long-Duration Space Mission
Jessica Watkins, an accomplished UCLA and Stanford grad who worked on the Curiosity rover with NASA JPL, will make history as the first Black woman to serve on a long-duration space mission.
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SpaceX Launches 4 Astronauts for NASA After Private Flight
SpaceX has launched four astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA, less than two days after completing a flight chartered by millionaires
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Four Planets Will Line Up in the Sky This Month. Here's How to Spot Them
The midmonth alignment is a relatively unusual opportunity for people to see multiple planets in the sky with the naked eye.
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SpaceX Launches US Spy Satellite
SpaceX launched a spy satellite into orbit for the U.S. government from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Sunday.
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UCLA Researchers Measured the Largest Comet Astronomers Have Ever Seen
Scientists from UCLA have made an exciting discovery that’s heading toward our part of the cosmos from the oldest, outermost part of the solar system: the largest comet astronomers have ever seen.
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NASA's Psyche Mission Will Study an Asteroid to Learn How Planets May Have Formed
In a space-exploration-first, NASA’s Psyche mission will explore an asteroid made mostly out of metal rather than rocks. Scientists believe the Psyche asteroid may be the exposed core of an early planet — and it could tell us more about Earth.
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First All-Civilian Crew Docks at the International Space Station
Four private citizens made history by docking at the International Space Station Saturday. It’s the first private mission to the International Space Station with an all-civilian crew
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How Russia's Ukraine Invasion Puts the International Space Station at Risk
The International Space Station (ISS) has been a symbol of international cooperation since it was conceived by former President Ronald Reagan in 1984. But that doesn’t mean the partnership hasn’t been uncomplicated — and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has put the decades-long partnership at greater risk than ever before.
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Blue Origin Launches 6 People Into Space
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin carried six more space tourists out of the Earth’s atmosphere Thursday.
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Machine-Parts Start-Up Hadrian Raises $90 Million as It Seeks to Shake Up the Aerospace Supply Chain
Hadrian Automation raised $90 million in funding led by venture firms Lux Capital and Andreessen Horowitz, as it works to transform the aerospace supply chain.
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Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Launches First New Shepard Space Crew of 2022
Comedian and actor Pete Davidson was previously announced to be flying with the crew, but his seat was turned over.
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Astronaut, Spacewalker, UCSD Alum Jessica Meir to Give 2022 Commencement Speech at Alma Mater
Jessica Meir launched into space in September 2019, and, according to UC San Diego officials, is “poised to be one of the first women on the moon.”