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NASA telescope uncovers new mystery in supernova first spotted by Chinese astronomers 2,000 years ago —‬ Space photo of the week

NASA's Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer reveals the expansion and shock patterns within RCW 86, a supernova observed by early astronomers in A.D. 185.

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I've witnessed nearly 100 rocket launches. Artemis II was like nothing I've ever experienced.

A veteran space reporter describes the full-body experience of watching NASA's historic Artemis II lift off

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IBM quantum processor achieves highest fidelity calculations for the longest period of time on record

Scientists have developed a novel approach to error correction that resulted in the highest-ever fidelity of entangled, logical qubits on a superconducting q...

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Artemis II officially leaves Earth's orbit on the way to the moon

With a successful translunar injection burn, NASA's Artemis II mission stopped circling Earth and began the first crewed journey toward the moon since the Ap...

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Artemis II blasts off: Humans are on their way back to the moon

NASA's Artemis II rocket has taken off in a historic launch on Florida's Space Coast, sending humans back to the moon for the first time in more than 50 years.

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Astronauts can face 'nearly lethal doses' of solar radiation — so why launch Artemis II during the sun's peak of activity? Space scientist Patricia Reiff explains.

NASA's Artemis II flight around the moon will expose astronauts to space weather. Space scientist Patricia Reiff tells Live Science how solar flares and radi...

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Farting comet seen reversing its spin for the first time ever —‬ and it may soon 'self-destruct'

A new analysis of archival Hubble Space Telescope photos reveals that a peculiar comet slowed its spin before fully reversing its rotational direction via "o...

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How to watch NASA's historic Artemis II launch for the moon

NASA's Artemis II mission is set to take four astronauts on a record-breaking spaceflight around the moon, bringing humans farther into space than ever befor...

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'80% chance of a go,' launch weather officer says at NASA's Artemis II prelaunch conference

NASA said an X-class solar flare is not currently expected to affect the Artemis II mission, while weather on Earth looks favorable for a smooth launch.

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China's huge push to reduce air pollution had an unexpected consequence in the Arctic

China's cuts to aerosol emissions reduced sea ice loss, but it may have revealed a bigger story about climate change.

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Quantum computers need just 10,000 qubits — not the millions we assumed — to break the world's most secure encryption algorithms

Future quantum computers will need to be far less powerful than we thought to threaten the security of encrypted messages, banking information and other sens...

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Artemis II timeline: 12 key steps that will take NASA astronauts to the moon and back

NASA is gearing up to send astronauts back to the lunar environment for the first time in nearly 55 years. We've broken the 10-day mission into 12 key steps,...