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The alignment of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has begun

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SpaceX and NASA eye Dragon parachute issue ahead of next astronaut launch

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The parachute system on SpaceX's Dragon capsule hasn't behaved exactly as expected recently, and NASA and SpaceX want to know why.

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The top 5 deep-space objects to look for in the winter night sky

(ESO/S. Brunier)

We are now at the midpoint of winter in the Northern Hemisphere, and on a clear and cold night the sky is especially transparent, and the faintest stars abound in great profusion.

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The alignment of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has begun

(NASA)

NASA has begun the three-month process of aligning the $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope, but it's going to be a slow project.

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Spaceflight

NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins to set new record for Black women in space (report)

(NASA)

NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins is preparing to make history as the first Black woman to embark on an extended mission in space.

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NASA prepares for moon's dark south pole in eerie lights-out 'spacewalk'

(NASA)

NASA is preparing for the day its astronauts explore the south pole of the moon by heading underwater with the lights out.

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Axiom Space's 1st space station crew approved by NASA, ISS partners

(Axiom Space)

Axiom Space's first astronaut crew just got the green light from NASA and the other International Space Station partners for a trip to the orbiting lab.

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Science & Astronomy

Purple space 'lightning' spews from stellar corpse, creating cosmic shock waves (video)

(X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO; Optical: NASA/STScI, Palomar Observatory, DSS; Radio: NSF/NRAO/VLA; H-Alpha: LCO/IMACS/MMT)

Light and energy twist and turn in an explosive relationship between a stellar corpse known as a white dwarf and a variable red giant star called R Aquarii (R Aqr) orbiting each other out in space.

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Life-enabling moons can probably only form around small planets, study finds

(NOAA/NASA)

Earth's moon is large for the planet's size, and many astronomers have long believed that this fact has helped make Earth a habitable world.

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SpaceX

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stage to crash into moon 1 month from today

(SpaceX)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket upper stage is poised to slam into the moon one month from today (Feb. 4). In February 2015, the Falcon 9 launched the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR), a joint mission between the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and NASA. Now, the upper stage of the Falcon 9 is headed to an impact on the far side of the moon on March 4.

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Entertainment

'Moonfall' pulls scenes from space shuttle Endeavour move 10 years ago

(Lionsgate)

Hollywood has finally taken inspiration from the decade-ago move of a NASA space shuttle through the streets of Los Angeles and it only took the moon falling out of the sky for it to happen.

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