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SpaceX may try to launch its Starship SN11 rocket prototype Friday

March 25th, 2021 by

SpaceX may attempt to test fire — then launch — its latest Starship rocket prototype at the company’s South Texas facility on Friday (March 26).

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See SpaceX’s most-flown rocket returns to home port after 9th flight (photos)

March 25th, 2021 by

SpaceX’s most-flown rocket, a Falcon 9 booster that has flown a historic nine times has returned home to Florida’s Port Canaveral.

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The huge ship stuck in the Suez Canal is visible from space (satellite photos)

March 25th, 2021 by

Tiny Earth-observing Dove satellites operated by the California company Planet have spied the giant cargo ship that’s blocking the Suez Canal, as well as the traffic jam caused by the vessel’s plight.

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How to spot aliens? Look at Earth, scientists propose.

March 25th, 2021 by

Revisiting how Earth looks from space could offer scientists clues for finding alien life on distant worlds.

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What messages have we sent to aliens?

March 25th, 2021 by

The most important thing we’ve communicated? That we exist.

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‘For All Mankind’ sneak peek: Watch astronauts test-fire guns on the moon in ‘Best-Laid Plans’

March 25th, 2021 by

It looks like we’ll find out in what happens when astronauts fire a gun on the moon in this week’s episode of “For All Mankind” airing Friday (March 26) on Apple TV+ .

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Firefly Aerospace readies Alpha rocket for 2021 debut launch, ramps up operations

March 25th, 2021 by

Though Firefly Aerospace missed its own 2020 deadline to launch its Alpha rocket into space, the company says it’s confident a 2021 debut is in the cards.

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World’s oldest meteor crater isn’t what it seems

March 25th, 2021 by

The world’s oldest meteor impact crater is not a crater at all, say scientists of a new study suggesting natural forces put the giant indent into Earth’s surface. But the jury is still out.

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