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US military's mysterious X-37B space plane zooms toward orbital record

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US military's mysterious X-37B space plane zooms toward orbital record

The U.S. military's X-37B robotic space plane is closing in on a mission-duration record. The X-37B launched to Earth orbit on May 17, 2020 on the sixth mission for the program, a flight known as Orbital Test Vehicle-6 (OTV-6).

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SpaceX and NASA have set a new date for the already-delayed CRS-25 resupply mission that will send a robotic Dragon capsule to the International Space Station aboard a Falcon 9 rocket. NASA now says the robotic mission will launch no earlier than July 14.

Strange cloud in satellite data catches interest of scientists

A "peculiar" cloud, as NASA terms it, was found over the Caspian Sea on May 28. The cloud offers an interesting case study of how satellites can detect such phenomena in Earth's atmosphere.

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Science & Astronomy

NASA sun mission spots stunning solar eclipse in space

A sungazing spacecraft captured the moon passing in front of the face of the sun Wednesday (June 29). NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory caught the solar eclipse in action from its unique vantage point in space, the only spot where this eclipse was visible.

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Spaceflight

China tests engine for new crewed moon rocket (photo)

China has successfully conducted a hot-fire test of a new engine that will help power a next-generation rocket capable of launching astronauts to the moon.

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Technology

Hypersonic missile defense program moves toward 2 prototypes

The Department of Defense's Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has selected two contractors to continue developing prototypes of a Glide Phase Interceptor (GPI), a planned next-generation countermeasure to defend against hypersonic weapons.

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Search for Life

NASA's Europa Clipper may crash into Ganymede, the largest moon in the solar system, at mission's end

Rather than plunging into Jupiter as had previously been planned, NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft may now crash into Ganymede or Callisto, two of Jupiter's Galilean moons.

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Entertainment

Luke and Lando land on Exegol in Adam Christopher's 'Star Wars: Shadow of the Sith' novel (exclusive)

Strap in and prepare for a perilous odyssey to the fabled Sith world of Exegol in author Adam Christopher's Luke Skywalker and Lando Calrissian team-up novel, "Star Wars: Shadow of the Sith."

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