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SpaceX is hoping to launch its first Starship test of 2024 as early as Thursday (March 14) in what it hopes will be a historic orbital flight of the world’s biggest rocket, and if you need to know when to watch it online, you’re in the right place.

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This billowing mass of dust filaments and gas tendrils stretching across 100 light-years of space like delicate lace is the Vela supernova remnant — scattered ashes of a star that exploded about 11,000 years ago. The image was acquired by the Dark …

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The Red Planet continues to surprise us. New research has unveiled a giant volcano and possible sheet of buried glacier ice. The site for this groundbreaking announcement is in the eastern part of the Tharsis volcanic province on Mars, …

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Weeks before passing her astronaut training, NASA’s Christina “Chris” Birch found herself out in open water. The newly minted NASA astronaut was testing the fit of the Orion spacecraft that will support Artemis program astronauts ahead of their planned …

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The NASA Europa Clipper spacecraft will carry a commemorative metal plate when it aims to launch in October to explore Jupiter’s ocean moon. NASA/JPL-Caltech. Sign …

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“This discovery suggests that black holes ripping stars apart nearby could be more common than previously thought — we just haven’t witnessed it happening frequently.” Comments (0). An illustration shows the aftermath of a black hole shredding and …

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While you’re enjoying the duo, be sure to note how Earthshine illuminates the “dark” portion of the moon’s disk. Comments (0). a pale purple-hued green city skyline sits below a night sky with red clouds. An illustration of the night sky on March 13, …

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Starship’s third-ever test flight is officially on for Thursday morning (March 14). The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced today (March 13) that it has awarded a launch license for the mission. “The FAA determined SpaceX met all …

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SpaceX is set to tie its rocket-reuse record tonight (March 13). A Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to launch 23 of SpaceX’s Starlink internet satellites to orbit from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida tonight, during a four-hour window that opens at …

USA TODAY

This year’s eclipse is projected to be “the most accessible eclipse this nation has experienced in this generation.” Here are the reasons why. Eric Lagatta. USA TODAY. Astronomers and avid skygazers are unlikely to ever tire of looking up and searching …