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Voyager 1 approaches one-light-day distance from Earth

Nearly 50 years after launch, NASA’s Voyager 1 is approaching a milestone that illustrates just how far the spacecraft has traveled. On November 18, it will be one light-day from Earth, so even a basic round-trip communication will take roughly 48 hours. The milestone has been made

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China Outlines Lunar Landing Plan Targeting Before 2030

China has publicly outlined a plan to land on the Moon within three years, with the timeline targeting a landing before 2030. The disclosure provides a broad schedule for the lunar mission. It does not include a mission similar to Apollo 8 or Artemis II, so the announced objective is

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SpaceX reportedly explores Boost Mobile deal for Starlink-based cellular service

SpaceX is reportedly exploring an agreement with Boost Mobile that could give Starlink a path into the US cellular market. Options discussed include acquiring the budget-focused carrier or launching a service through its network, according to reports citing The Washington Post. SpaceX chief executive Elon Musk is said to

IceCube Detects Cosmic Neutrinos with Extraordinary Energy

Neutrinos are constantly streaming through Earth and human bodies, but they are exceptionally difficult to detect. The IceCube observatory, a massive particle detector buried in Antarctic ice, has now recorded neutrinos with energies around 10 billion times greater than those of solar neutrinos. The detections are significant because these unusually

NASA’s Perseverance Sets Distance Record on Mars

NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover has established a new distance record for off-world robotic exploration. The rover has traveled 28.10 miles across Mars, exceeding the distance driven by any vehicle on another world. Perseverance’s achievement is attributed in part to its autonomous navigation technology and increasingly capable

Hubble and Webb Find Ancient Solar-System Building Blocks Preserved for Billions of Years

NASA’s Hubble and James Webb space telescopes have found signs that some of the solar system’s earliest building blocks have survived largely unchanged since the system formed. The observations focused on 27 tiny objects beyond Neptune. Although their small sizes make them difficult to study, Hubble and Webb

NASA Seeks Commercial Options for Hubble’s Future

NASA is seeking input from commercial providers on possible ways to extend the Hubble Space Telescope’s mission or safely conclude it. The request opens the door to industry-led proposals that could support additional scientific work, maintain the observatory, or help manage a controlled end to operations. Any specific