Sophie Adenot, the second French woman to fly to space
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Senate committee advances FCC satellite licensing bill after changes
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The Senate Commerce Committee approved a bill intended to streamline satellite licensing after revising provisions related to automatic approval of applications.
NASA moon mission spacesuit nears milestone
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New astronauts launch to the International Space Station after medical evacuation
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A 'ring of fire' solar eclipse will dazzle people and penguins in Antarctica
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Startup bets on new approach to space-based missile defense
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‘Our interceptors will actively track hypersonic threats and shortly before impact will deploy large particle clouds’
Week in images: 09-13 February 2026
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Week in images: 09-13 February 2026
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Sunlight extracts oxygen from regolith using solar chemistry
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International crew takes off for space station
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NASA launched four astronauts to the International Space Station on Friday, the latest team to head out on a research expedition to the orbiting laboratory.
The US space agency's international Crew-12 lifted off at approximately 5:15 am local time (1015 GMT) aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Cape Canaveral launch site in Florida, according to a NASA video feed.
The astronauts Europe's most powerful rocket carries 32 satellites for Amazon Leo network into space
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The most powerful version of Europe's Ariane 6 rocket Thursday carried 32 satellites into space for the Amazon Leo network, which aims to rival Elon Musk's Starlink.
The launch from Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, on the northeastern coast of South America, is a first for Amazon Leo.
The largest number of satellites ever carried by an Ariane rocket successfully separated and Strange 'inside-out' planetary system baffles astronomers
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Surprised astronomers said Thursday they have discovered a star with planets in a bizarre order that defies scientific expectations - and suggests these faraway worlds formed in a manner never seen before.
In our Solar System, the four planets closest to the Sun are small and rocky, while the four farther out are gas giants.
Scientists had thought this planetary order - rocky first, th Chance glimpse of star collapse offers new insight into black hole formation
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A watched pot never boils and love happens when you least expect it - turns out, the same logic applies to capturing a star as it collapses into a black hole.
At least that proved true for one group of researchers whose work took a turn when they accidentally witnessed what appears to be an example of the astronomical unicorn, a "surprise" discovery they detailed in findings published Thurs Mars' 'Young' Volcanoes Were More Complex Than Scientists Once Thought
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What appears to be a single volcanic eruption is often the result of complex processes operating deep beneath the surface, where magma moves, evolves, and changes over long periods of time. To fully understand how volcanoes work, scientists study the volcanic products that erupt at the surface, which can reveal the hidden magmatic systems feeding volcanic activity.
New research published r xAI sees key staff exits, Musk promises moon factories
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Half of the original founding team at Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI has now departed after two co-founders resigned in rapid succession this week, raising fresh questions about talent retention ahead of an expected initial public offering.
The exodus comes at a delicate moment for xAI, which was valued at more than $200 billion when it was integrated with Musk's SpaceX rock Full replay: Launch of Crew-12 with Sophie Adenot | εpsilon mission
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Watch the launch of ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot to the International Space Station (ISS), aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre. Sophie flies as mission specialist. The other Crew-12 members are NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, respectively commander and pilot of the mission, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrei Fedyaev, mission specialist.