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Many NASA contractors and federal civil servants are not being paid during the ongoing government shutdown, which could lead to delays.
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NASA Not Paying Moon Astronauts as They Prepare to Risk Their Lives

By Victor Tangermann

Astronomer Avi Loeb suggests that a quasi-satellite may be the "relic of an interplanetary mission by humanity from the 1960s."
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Object Spotted Near Earth May Be Ancient Spacecraft

By Victor Tangermann

According to astronomer Avi Loeb, it's the perfect day to test whether interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is the remnant of an alien civilization.
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Mysterious Interstellar Visitor Reaches Perihelion Today

By Victor Tangermann

A recent survey uncovered several mysterious objects in the night sky, photographed before the first satellite ever made it to space.
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Scientists Find Strange Lights in the Sky in Photographs Before First Satellites Were Launched, Clustered Around When Nuclear Weapons Were Tested

By Joe Wilkins

Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, which visits the Earth roughly every 71 years, was spotted releasing intriguing radio signals last year.
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Scientists Intrigued by Radio Signals Coming From Comet

By Victor Tangermann

3I-ATLAS could be an alien craft slamming on its breaks to orbit Mars, noted astrophysicist Ari Loeb argues.
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The Mysterious Interstellar Object May Be Slamming on the Brakes, Scientist Says

By Joe Wilkins

The astronomical community is horrified at plans made by a for-profit company to flood the night sky with sunlight.
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Scientists Oppose Huge Array of Mirrors in Space That Shines Nighttime Sunlight on Wealthy Customers

By Joe Wilkins

Avi Loeb suggested that if 3I/ATLAS is a spacecraft, it may use its proximity to the Sun's powerful gravitational pull while hidden from us.
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Astronomer Suspects Mysterious Object Is Up to No Good While It’s Hidden Behind the Sun: “If You Want to Take a Vacation, Take It Before Then”

By Victor Tangermann

China's Chang'e-6 mission, the first sample return mission to the far side of the Moon, discovered extremely rare water-rich minerals.CN
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China Found Something Fascinating on the Far Side of the Moon

By Victor Tangermann

A Chinese rocket booster tumbled back down to Earth and exploded in a massive orange fireball as it impacted the ground.
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Chinese Rocket Falls to Earth, Explodes in Epic Fireball

By Joe Wilkins

Some of SpaceX's classified military satellites are emitting a "mysterious signal" that could be violating international standards.
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SpaceX’s Classified Military Satellites Emitting “Mysterious Signal”

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists simulated the conditions of Mars in a lab to observe how blocks of carbon dioxide "dug" their way through the planet's dunes.
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Scientists Investigate Evidence of “Burrowing” Under Surface of Mars

By Victor Tangermann

NASA is getting ready to ditch SpaceX for its first attempt to deliver astronauts to the Moon's surface in over half a century due to delays.
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NASA May Ditch SpaceX for Moon Landing Because It’s So Behind

By Victor Tangermann

Keck II telescope observations of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS found "evidence for a puzzling anti-tail extension" pointing at the Sun.
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Mysterious Interstellar Object Has Sprouted a Tendril Reaching Toward the Sun

By Victor Tangermann

Space armor is described as a series of lightweight tiles which protect craft and astronauts against "all untrackable debris."
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Startup Reveals “Space Armor” to Protect Astronauts From Elon Musk’s Orbital Trash

By Joe Wilkins

Researchers have identified two theories explaining the mysterious gamma ray glow at the center of the Milky Way.
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Astronomers Ponder Strange Glow Coming From the Heart of Our Galaxy

By Victor Tangermann