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The sun, nearing solar maximum, is producing lots of solar flares and other types of space weather.
Sun unleashes solar storm at Earth, U.S. may see brilliant aurora
SpaceX's workhorse rockets are grounded. Here's why.
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A pit, leading to a cave, in the Mare Tranquillitatis region of the moon. Scientists discover fascinating tunnel on the moon
Getting a first look at Gateway Check out NASA's next space station. It won't orbit Earth.
Missy Elliott performs onstage during the Lovers & Friends music festival at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds. The first hip-hop song beamed into space? Congrats Missy Elliott.
A conception of NASA's Parker Solar Probe speeding through the sun's outer atmosphere, or corona. NASA spacecraft just flew over 500 times the speed of sound

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Earth as seen from the moon's orbit during the Apollo 8 mission in 1968, with updated color based on lunar and Earth observations. At 11,000 feet up, scientists find Earth broke a scary record
Turbulence on airplanes is increasing, according to atmospheric scientists. Airplane turbulence is getting worse. Scientists explain why.
An illustration shows the silhouette of a man hypnotised by his phone. Around him, the background is full of smartphones with bright screens reading FAKE, thumbs up and heart reactions, chat and email inboxes. How do we navigate climate disinformation online?
Drone footage shows an urban road submerged under water. Caption reads: "Devastating floods" Drone footage shows the devastating floods in Rio Grande do Sul

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A split screen image shows a hand polishing a newly finished wooden plank (left) and a phone scanning the tag of a log to verify its origin (right)
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The head of a cicada that emerged in 2021 as part of Brood X. Cicadas love to land on people. Experts explain why.
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