SpaceX recovers Starship from the Indian Ocean a month after launch and is shipping it back to Texas
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Stunning partial eclipse photographs from across Sussex
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On Aug. 28, 1993, NASA’s Galileo spacecraft flew by the asteroid Ida while on its way to Jupiter.…
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Shanghai starts work on wharf for its “Rocket City”
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In pictures – the Blood Moon lunar eclipse wows stargazers across America and Europe
The 28 August 2026 partial lunar eclipse was visible over North and South America, the UK and Europe…
Blood moon eclipse seen across Suffolk in amazing photos
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Partial lunar eclipse Aug. 27-28 live updates — tonight is the night!
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In 2026, astronomer Samantha Lawler and two colleagues modelled SpaceX’s proposal for one million orbital AI data-centre satellites and found that, if they are launched with the assumed sizes and reflectivity, naked-eye satellites could outnumber visible stars for large portions of the night and year almost everywhere on Earth.
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Observing the blood Moon right now? Quick facts and smartphone tips to catch the lunar eclipse at its best
If you’re out looking at the lunar eclipse this morning – or tonight, depending on where you’re observing…