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The continent’s imminent attempt at a commercial orbital launch could be the start of a bold new era that ends Europe’s ...

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SpaceX launched another batch of Starlink satellites into orbit, a little more than 12 hours after the private company teamed ...

Astronomers have discovered four planets that are just a fraction of the mass of Earth orbiting Barnard’s Star, which is 6 ...

Elon Musk has announced plans to send a Starship rocket to Mars in 2026, carrying Tesla’s Optimus ... Since then, the vehicle has been following an elliptical orbit around the Sun. Recently, ...

Last year, astronomers announced that a planet orbits Barnard’s star. Now, researchers have confirmed the existence of three more.

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A combination of cosmic processes shapes the formation of one of the most common types of planets outside of our solar system ...