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North Korean missile test captures photos of Earth from space

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The Launchpad

SpaceX double vision: These photos show two Falcon 9 rockets on their pads for back-to-back launches

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If a recent SpaceX rocket photo has you seeing double, you're not alone. A Twitter post Monday (Jan. 31) shows two Falcon 9 rockets on their pads at NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) and the nearby Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, ahead of their respective launches.

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Watch SpaceX launch an Earth-watching radar satellite for Italy tonight!

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SpaceX is now expected to launch an Italian Earth-observation satellite no earlier than today (Jan. 31), two days later than planned due to bad weather, and you'll be able to watch it live here when it lifts off. A two-stage SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket topped with the Cosmo-SkyMed Second Generation FM2 (CSG-2) satellite is scheduled to lift off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 6:11 p.m. EST (2311 GMT).

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Spaceflight

North Korean missile test captures photos of Earth from space

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North Korea has launched yet another missile, in what appears to be the nation's biggest such test in more than four years. North Korea conducted a test launch of its Hwasong 12 intermediate-range ballistic missile on Sunday (Jan. 30), continuing a very busy January for the rogue nation. And the vehicle managed to snap some photos while it was aloft, according to North Korean officials.

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China prepares its Long March 8 rocket for second mission

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A Long March 8 rocket has arrived at the coastal Wenchang spaceport for the second mission of what is planned to be China's first reusable launch vehicle. The Long March 8 will launch in late February or early March and will be carrying 22 satellites for Chinese commercial space companies, including optical and radar Earth observation satellites.

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How NASA's James Webb Space Telescope will get ready for its first cosmic observations

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With NASA's newest space observatory exactly on schedule in its commissioning phase, the science team outlined their plan to make the most of this $10 billion opportunity.

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Science & Astronomy

Bizarre alien planet has layered atmosphere of vaporized metals

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Scientists have spotted the first evidence of an alien world with an atmosphere that's layered like Earth's — although perhaps a little too toasty for human tastes. The planet, dubbed WASP-189b, isn't a new discovery. Scientists already knew that the world, which lies about 322 light-years from Earth, is a gas giant that orbits its star 20 times closer than Earth does the sun, making it a sweltering world. And in a new study of the exoplanet, scientists found the first hint that such a body sports a complex atmosphere like our own.

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Ancient solar storm smashed Earth at the wrong part of the sun's cycle — and scientists are concerned

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An extremely powerful solar storm pummeled our planet 9,200 years ago, leaving permanent scars on the ice buried deep below Greenland and Antarctica. A new study of those ancient ice samples has found that this previously unknown storm is one of the strongest outbursts of solar weather ever detected and would have crippled modern communications systems if it had hit Earth today.

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The James Webb Space Telescope will map the atmosphere of exoplanets

The James Webb Space Telescope, launched on Dec. 25, 2021, is expected to revolutionize the field of exoplanetary science.

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Skywatching

February new moon 2022: The moon swings by Jupiter while winter constellations shine

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The new moon occurs Tuesday (Feb. 1), at 12:46 a.m. EST (0546 GMT), a day before the moon makes a close approach to the planet Jupiter in the night sky.

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The James Webb Space Telescope's 1st target star is in the Big Dipper. Here's where to see it.

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The James Webb Space Telescope is setting its eyes towards the Big Dipper. Although the spacecraft is still months away from beginning its official scientific observations, one particularly bright star named HD 84406 will soon be the object of JWST's attention.

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Entertainment

New trailer for 'Halo' TV series reveals more from Master Chief, plus a premiere date

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The latest trailer for the live-action "Halo" TV show coming from Paramount Plus dropped during Sunday's AFC Championship Game and not only did we get to see Spartans in action, but we also saw Cortana for the first time outside of the game, a teaser of some back story to Master Chief Petty Officer John-117 and the all-important premiere date — Thursday, March 24, 2022.

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New 'Aliens Artbook' celebrates the 35th anniversary of James Cameron's iconic sci-fi sequel

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Director James Cameron had some legendary shoes to fill when he took on the daunting task of filming a sequel to Ridley Scott’s 1979 masterpiece "Alien." But in 1986, Cameron rose to the occasion and crafted a cinematic juggernaut in "Aliens" that stands as one of the best follow-ups in Hollywood history and launched an entire franchise.

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The greatest spaceships of science fiction

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What are the greatest spaceships of science fiction? So many discussions of ships in science fiction movies and tv fall into the same tired debates. Who goes faster, the Star Wars's Millennium Falcon or Star Trek's the USS Enterprise? How big of a planet would the Death Star blow up — and how much would that ship cost, anyway? This article takes things a step further.

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