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Scientists find 'spooky' quantum entanglement on incredibly tiny scales — within individual protons

7 January, 2025 - 21:00
Einstein may have been troubled enough by entanglement to call it "spooky action at a distance" but scientists have discovered it operates at small scales between quarks and gluons in protons.

How NASA and Sierra Space are preparing for Dream Chaser space plane's 1st flight to ISS

7 January, 2025 - 20:00
Sierra Space and NASA's Johnson Space Center are conducting simulations to prepare for the Dream Chaser space plane's first flight to the International Space Station.

SpaceX launch of private Blue Ghost moon lander set for Jan. 15

7 January, 2025 - 19:00
SpaceX and NASA are targeting Jan. 15 for the launch of the private Blue Ghost moon lander from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

'Helldivers' game series is getting a movie — would you like to know more?

7 January, 2025 - 18:30
Movies are usually shot on 35mm, but we're feeling the 380mm barrage for this one. For Super Earth!

Big 'dark comet' discoveries could be coming in 2025

7 January, 2025 - 18:00
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory's Legacy Survey of Space and Time should spot many new "dark comets" after coming online in July 2025.

ISS astronaut captures green auroras dancing over city lights (video)

7 January, 2025 - 17:00
NASA astronaut Don Pettit continues to give us great views of Earth from the ISS, this time beaming home video of green auroras shimmering over bright city lights.

The 'original' John Glenn gave his 'go' for Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket

7 January, 2025 - 16:00
John Glenn's last correspondence before his death was to approve the use of his name for Blue Origin's first orbital-class rocket. Glenn hailed the booster for what it could enable for spaceflight.

Boldly boost your bartending skills with 'Star Trek Cocktails: A Stellar Compendium'

7 January, 2025 - 15:00
A preview of Titan Books' "Star Trek Cocktails: A Stellar Compendium"

James Webb Space Telescope spots record-breaking collection of stars in far-flung galaxy

7 January, 2025 - 14:00
The James Webb Space Telescope captured images of 44 individual stars in a gorgeous portrait of a distant galaxy.

Blue Origin to launch its 1st New Glenn rocket on Jan. 10

7 January, 2025 - 12:00
Blue Origin plans to launch its New Glenn heavy-lift rocket for the first time ever in the wee hours of Friday morning (Jan. 10).

India delays 1st space docking of SpaDeX satellites, 'further validation' needed

6 January, 2025 - 23:00
India postponed its first attempt to dock two SpaDex satellites in Earth orbit from Jan. 6 until Jan. 9, to allow more time for tests.

Springtime on Mars brings frost avalanches, gas geysers and explosions (photos)

6 January, 2025 - 22:00
It’s time to ring in the Martian New Year with a variety of strange sights on the planet’s Northern Hemisphere.

US Space Force broke its launch record in 2024 with 93 liftoffs

6 January, 2025 - 20:00
An impressive 93 launches lifted off from Florida’s coast in 2024, setting a new Space Force record for the second year in a row.

BluShift Aerospace hopes to launch 1st suborbital rocket from Maine in 2025

6 January, 2025 - 18:00
Maine-based bluShift Aerospace is planning for its next big milestone: a suborbital flight test toward the end of 2025.

SpaceX's Starship Flight 7 test flight will deploy simulated Starlink satellites for 1st time

6 January, 2025 - 17:29
SpaceX aims to launch the seventh Starship flight test on Jan. 10. It will mark the first time the company attempts to deploy a payload during the flight.

How Pluto captured its largest moon Charon with a 10-hour icy 'kiss'

6 January, 2025 - 17:01
Pluto may have got romantic to capture its largest moon, colliding and engaging in a passionate but icy 10 hour kiss with Charon billions of years ago.

Astronomers have pinpointed the origin of mysterious repeating radio bursts from space

6 January, 2025 - 16:00
Innew research, we have for the first time tracked a fast radio burst back to its source: a common kind of lightweight star called a red dwarf.

Dark Energy Camera captures thousands of galaxies in stunning image

6 January, 2025 - 14:00
Astronomers have captured a breathtaking new image of the Antlia Cluster of galaxies.

SpaceX launches 1st Starlink satellites of 2025 (video, photos)

6 January, 2025 - 13:51
SpaceX launched the first batch of its internet satellites this year from Florida's Space Coast today (Jan. 6).

Desert planets like those in 'Dune' and 'Star Wars' unlikely to host life, NASA says

6 January, 2025 - 12:00
"Even if a planet is in the habitable zone, if it has too small a water inventory, it transitions to an uninhabitable state."

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