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Google educates users about the moon cycle with new Doodle game

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Google educates users about the moon cycle with new Doodle game

Oct. 24 (UPI) -- Google is educating users about the lunar cycle with its latest interactive Doodle released Thursday.

Cyprus signs NASA's Artemis Accords, becoming 46th nation to commit to safe space exploration

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Cyprus signs NASA's Artemis Accords, becoming 46th nation to commit to safe space exploration

Oct. 23 (UPI) -- The Mediterranean island nation of Cyprus signed the U.S.-led Artemis Accords on Wednesday, becoming the 46th signatory to the agreement that establishes principles for the safe exploration of space.

SpaceX matches launch record with Starlink mission liftoff from Florida

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SpaceX matches launch record with Starlink mission liftoff from Florida

Oct. 23 (UPI) -- SpaceX launched 23 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Center on Wednesday to match its own record of launches in one year.

SpaceX Crew-8 astronauts undock from ISS, begin journey home to Earth

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SpaceX Crew-8 astronauts undock from ISS, begin journey home to Earth

Oct. 23 (UPI) -- Four SpaceX Crew-8 members climbed aboard Crew Dragon Endeavour on Wednesday, closed the hatch and successfully undocked from the International Space Station to begin their 34-hour journey back to Earth.

Space agencies tracking debris from Boeing-built satellite's explosion in orbit

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Space agencies tracking debris from Boeing-built satellite's explosion in orbit

Oct. 23 (UPI) -- The U.S. Space Force and Roscosmos are tracking potential threatening debris from a Boeing-built satellite that exploded in orbit. Intelsat said an anomaly triggered the explosion and the cause is under investigation.

NASA, ESA developing space telescopes to detect gravitational changes

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NASA, ESA developing space telescopes to detect gravitational changes

Oct. 22 (UPI) -- NASA is helping the European Space Agency develop space telescopes that can detect gravitational waves caused when black holes merge and when other cosmic events occur.

SpaceX launches OneWeb 20 mission

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SpaceX launches OneWeb 20 mission

Oct. 20 (UPI) -- A set of satellites for the European internet provider Eutelsat OneWeb were successfully launched by SpaceX late Saturday night.

SpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites

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SpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites

Oct. 19 (UPI) -- SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying a payload of 20 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 7:31 p.m. EDT Friday.

NASA Artemis III mission to moon unveils new spacesuit designed by Prada

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NASA Artemis III mission to moon unveils new spacesuit designed by Prada

Oct. 16 (UPI) -- A new spacesuit for NASA's Artemis III mission to the moon in September 2026 was unveiled Wednesday in Milan, Italy, featuring a "next-generation design" by Axiom Space and luxury fashion house Prada.

Commercial satellites to support NASA near-Earth missions

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Commercial satellites to support NASA near-Earth missions

Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Advancements in commercial satellite capabilities will enable NASA officials to transition to commercial systems to support its future near-Earth space missions.

NASA launches coding competition to organize solar eclipse images

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NASA launches coding competition to organize solar eclipse images

Oct. 15 (UPI) -- NASA is launching a coding competition to get some much-needed help with organizing images from April's solar eclipse for the 2024 Eclipse Megamovie project.

SpaceX deploys another batch of Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit

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SpaceX deploys another batch of Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit

Oct. 15 (UPI) -- SpaceX early Tuesday launched another batch of nearly two dozen Starlink Internet satellites into space.

NASA launches Europa Clipper mission to reach Jupiter moon by 2030

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NASA launches Europa Clipper mission to reach Jupiter moon by 2030

Oct. 14 (UPI) -- NASA's $5 billion Europa Clipper spacecraft successfully launched from the Kennedy Space Center on top of a SpaceX Super Heavy rocket Monday morning, beginning a six-year trek to Jupiter's icy moon.

Starship performs subsonic belly flop into Indian Ocean

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Starship performs subsonic belly flop into Indian Ocean

Oct. 13 (UPI) -- The fifth test flight of SpaceX's Starship spacecraft successfully ended Sunday with a controlled "subsonic belly flop" into the Indian Ocean.

NASA says comet expected to put on show in Earth fly-by

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NASA says comet expected to put on show in Earth fly-by

Oct. 11 (UPI) -- A comet just discovered last year by observers will whizz past Earth from 44 million miles away but leave a trail of dust and gases visible to the naked eye, NASA said.

Think you're always right? Science shows why you may be wrong

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Think you're always right? Science shows why you may be wrong

Folks who are sure they're right often believe they've got enough information to make up their minds, even if in reality they only have part of the picture, a new study finds.

Powerful solar flare to begin producing auroras and possible electrical disruptions

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Powerful solar flare to begin producing auroras and possible electrical disruptions

Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Space weather watchers are expecting a powerful solar flare from the sun to reach Earth Thursday evening giving off a light show of colorful auroras as far south as Alabama and northern California.

NASA seeks logistics designs for Artemis moon missions

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NASA seeks logistics designs for Artemis moon missions

Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Private industry in the United States will have an opportunity to provide NASA with designs for a lander and vehicle that will help supply future Artemis missions to the moon.

Scientists discover brain waste-disposal system that may help prevent Alzheimer's

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Scientists discover brain waste-disposal system that may help prevent Alzheimer's

The brain has a waste-disposal system that clears away junk proteins that contribute to the development of dementia and Alzheimer's disease, a new study finds.

SpaceX, ESA launch Hera spacecraft to study impact of NASA's DART mission

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SpaceX, ESA launch Hera spacecraft to study impact of NASA's DART mission

Oct. 7 (UPI) -- SpaceX launched the European Space Agency's Hera spacecraft on Monday to see a test NASA performed in 2022 to knock the moonlet off its orbit from an asteroid actually worked.

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