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Dream Chaser spaceplane reusable and runway-ready
Daisy Hips
When NASA’s space shuttle program ended after 30 years in July 2011, so too did a familiar sight often captured ...
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Everything you need to know to watch
Elaine Hadley
A stunning solar eclipse is almost here. Without a doubt, the full eclipse in the U.S. in 2017 was one ...
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Ukraine reports it sunk Russian ship. See where it went down
Abhinav Thawait
Ukraine said it sunk a Russian warship in the Black Sea off the coast of Russian-occupied Crimea on Wednesday. The ...
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How NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft brought Bennu sample back to Earth.
Daisy Hips
NASA’s astromaterials curation team at Johnson Space Center in Houston has revealed high-resolution photos of the materials from asteroid Bennu ...
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Gaza city population flees, new images show
Abhinav Thawait
After warnings from the Israeli army and a lack of humanitarian aid, large groups of people are fleeing Gaza City. ...