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High-energy particles in Earth's radiation belt can appear to spread out randomly, even when they are moving in a ...

NASA astronaut Mike Fincke is stepping away from his role at the space agency months after a medical issue cut short his last International Space Station mission.

Fifteen years after its retirement, the Space Shuttle Endeavour is set to dazzle museum spectators like never before. When the new Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center opens at Los Angeles’ California ...

China unveiled its first-ever medium- and long-term plan for space science development on Tuesday, setting out objectives for 2050. The plan was jointly released by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, ...

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Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS and its unusual gas-to-dust chemistry Crewed and robotic lunar missions advancing sustained exploration Asteroid characterization and deflection studies supporting ...

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