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3 big sunspots to trigger solar activity

The state weather bureau on Thursday released images of three large sunspot groups it took on Thursday, as the sun was entering the "solar...

After failed tests, NASA’s Moon rocket heads back to workshop

NASA's Space Launch System rocket is heading back to its assembly building for repairs next week, pushing the earliest possible launch date for its...

Lockheed Martin wins NASA contract to bring Mars samples back to Earth

Lockheed Martin's space division has won a NASA contract to build the rocket that will return the first Mars rock samples to Earth in...

Webb telescope reaches final destination, a million miles from Earth

The James Webb Space Telescope has arrived at its cosmic parking spot a million miles away, bringing it a step closer to its mission to...

NASA: Tonga eruption equivalent to hundreds of Hiroshimas

Nuku’Alofa—The Tonga volcanic eruption unleashed explosive forces that dwarfed the power of the Hiroshima atomic bomb, NASA scientists have said, as survivors on Monday...

2021: Year of space tourism, flights on Mars, China’s rise

Washington—From the Mars Ingenuity helicopter's first powered flight on another world to the launch of the James Webb telescope that will peer into the...

James Webb telescope to look for first light of cosmic dawn

Peering into deep space and billions of years back in time, the James Webb telescope promises to offer the clearest glimpse yet of the...

NASA announces 10 latest astronaut trainees

NASA announced Monday its 10 latest trainee astronauts, who include a firefighter turned Harvard professor, a former member of the national cycle team, and...