Newly Discovered Moon Around Uranus Was Hiding Outside Its Rings

The 29th moon found to be orbiting the solar system’s 7th planet is about six miles wide.

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Elon Musk’s SpaceX Most Likely Doesn’t Pay Taxes

Elon Musk’s rocket company relies on federal contracts, but years of losses have most likely let it avoid paying federal income taxes, according to internal company documents.

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Study Finds Planet Around Trappist-1 Star Shows No Signs of Life

Astronomers had hoped to observe an atmosphere on one of the seven planets known to orbit Trappist-1, a red dwarf star. A new study found nothing to write home about.

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Space Rock That Punched Through Roof Almost Struck Resident

Fragments of a meteorite that fell to Earth as part of a mysterious daytime fireball in late June missed striking a man near Atlanta, a researcher has found.

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How to Watch the Perseids, the Strongest Meteor Shower of the Summer

The summer’s most active shower, the Perseids, is reaching its peak Tuesday night into Wednesday morning

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Astronaut James Lovell, Commander of Apollo 13, Dies at 97

He led the three-man crew that survived a near catastrophic explosion in space in 1970, and was later immortalized by Tom Hanks in the movie “Apollo 13.”

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Possible Planet Spotted Around Alpha Centauri A by NASA’s James Webb Telescope

Astronomers found strong evidence that a gassy Jupiter-size world is orbiting Alpha Centauri A, one of three stars in the solar system closest to our own.

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NASA’s Acting Administrator Calls for a Nuclear Reactor on the Moon

The acceleration of nuclear development is part of the Trump administration’s efforts to focus NASA on human spaceflight. A reactor would be useful for long-term stays on the moon.

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SpaceX, NASA Launch Astronauts to Space Station as Clouds Stay Just Far Enough Away

After a scrubbed launch on Thursday, four astronauts lifted off from Florida and will dock at the International Space Station on Saturday.

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SpaceX Set to Launch NASA’s Crew-11 Mission to the Space Station

Cardman, who leads a crew of astronauts to the station on Thursday, was bumped from a similar mission last year.

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