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Watch William Shatner gaze at Earth from space in awe during Blue Origin's launch

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October 14, 2021

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Watch William Shatner gaze at Earth from space in awe during Blue Origin's launch (video)

(Blue Origin)

We finally have our first look at William Shatner's first real trip to space after decades portraying a legendary "Star Trek" captain and it looks like the view was amazing. "No description can equal this," Shatner said during the launch.

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NASA's Lucy asteroid mission will explore mysteries of the early of solar system

Southwest Research Institute

NASA is just days away from launch its most ambitious asteroid mission yet, a spacecraft called Lucy. And it won't just visit one asteroid. It's going to SEVEN.

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How to watch the 2021 International Mars Society Convention for free this week

The Mars Society, a space advocacy group supporting the human exploration of Mars, will have virtual panels online between Thursday (Oct. 14) and Sunday (Oct. 17)

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Spaceflight

These smartphone photos of Earth from space by China's Shenzhou 12 astronauts are just gorgeous

(CMSA)

China's Shenzhou 12 astronauts have been back on Earth for nearly a month, but we just got a look at some of the gorgeous photos they captured in orbit, and yes, they're from a smartphone.

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Meet the Orion Service Module, the Europe-built brain of the Orion capsule | Space *CHANGE ME*

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Rocket rolls out to launch NASA's ambitious asteroid mission Lucy

NASA's newest asteroid probe, named Lucy, rolled out of to the launch pad today (Oct. 14) ahead of its planned Saturday morning liftoff.

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Science & Astronomy

NASA's daring Lucy asteroid mission is ready to launch

(NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Called Lucy, the mission to seven asteroids is scheduled to launch on Saturday (Oct. 16) at 5:34 a.m. EDT (0934 GMT) aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

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Scientists capture image of bizarre 'electron ice' for the first time

Physicists have taken the first ever image of a Wigner crystal - a strange honeycomb-pattern material inside another material, made entirely out of electrons.

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Forecasting space weather is hard. A new Australian satellite may help make it easier

The shoebox-sized CubeSat CUAVA-1 will study what radiation from the sun does to Earth's atmosphere and electronic devices.

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Skywatching

How to Photograph the ISS

(George Rose/Getty Images)

It's very possible to photograph the ISS, but you need to know where the International Space Station is, and how to track it. Our guide explains it all.

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Canon EOS M200 camera review

(Amazon)

The Canon EOS M200 is small, affordable, and easy to operate, but does this mirrorless camera offer enough features to tempt beginners and vloggers alike?

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Nikkor AF-S 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR lens review

The Nikkor AF-S 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR lens has an incredible focal length range at a low price with a constant aperture that outperforms even third party super telezooms.

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