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US Space Force creates unit to target adversary satellites
(Space Force/Getty Images)
"We are changing the way targeting is done across the joint community when it comes to space and electromagnetic warfare."
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NASA's New Horizons to peer back at Uranus and Neptune
(NASA)
You could help solve the mystery of Uranus' missing heat.
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Space quiz! NASA's New Horizons became the first spacecraft to visit which solar system body in July 2015?
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Spaceflight
SpaceX submits Starship mishap report to the FAA
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SpaceX has submitted to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) its final report about the debut launch of its Starship vehicle, which ended with a bang four minutes after liftoff.
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Science & Astronomy
Rare meteorite could reveal secrets of early solar system
(Andreas Forsberg and Anders Zetterqvist)
Iron meteorites such as this constitute just around 2% of the space rocks that make it to Earth's surface, so the object became a rare and valuable sample for researchers.
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SpaceX
SpaceX Crew-7 mission will launch international crew to ISS
(SpaceX)
Four astronauts from four countries will fly on SpaceX Dragon capsule to the International Space Station for a six-month mission.
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Technology
3 teams won cash prizes for hacking a US Air Force satellite
(Sarah McNulty, Space Systems Command)
The issue of satellite cybersecurity has taken center stage in recent years.
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Search for Life
NASA's Curiosity rover overcame its steepest Mars climb yet
(NASA/JPL-Caltech)
NASA's Curiosity rover marked its 11th year on Mars on Aug. 5, but the tireless spacecraft is still pushing itself to explore the Red Planet.
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Star Wars
'Ahsoka' video explores Jedi masters and apprentices
Disney Plus
Take a deep dive into the sacred bond between master and apprentice in the "Star Wars."
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