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SpaceX launches highly secret Israeli communications satellite

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SpaceX launches highly secret Israeli communications satellite

July 13 (UPI) -- SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station early Sunday carrying an Israel Aerospace Industries communications satellite, a payload that had been kept largely secret until liftoff.

Pluto photos from NASA's New Horizons still captivating scientists decade later

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Pluto photos from NASA's New Horizons still captivating scientists decade later

Ex-astronaut, one-time Trump nominee Jared Isaacman gives $15M to rocket center

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Ex-astronaut, one-time Trump nominee Jared Isaacman gives $15M to rocket center

Comet believed to be 3 billion years older than our solar system

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Comet believed to be 3 billion years older than our solar system

NASA 'claws back' thick dust layer in Cat's Claw Nebula

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NASA 'claws back' thick dust layer in Cat's Claw Nebula

July 10 (UPI) -- NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has revealed thick, dusty layers of the Cat's Claw Nebula, a region of star formation about 5,500 light-years away in the constellation Scorpius, the agency has announced.

SpaceX to launch Falcon 9 with Israeli communications satellite

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SpaceX to launch Falcon 9 with Israeli communications satellite

July 10 (UPI) -- The payload is listed as "Commercial GTO-1," which the company hasn't used before. The Dror-1 satellite uses mostly Israeli technology.

Researchers claim Earth, Milky Way are trapped in cosmic void

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Researchers claim Earth, Milky Way are trapped in cosmic void

July 10 (UPI) -- Fresh evidence claims that the Earth and the surrounding galaxy are suspended inside a cosmic void based on echoes from the Big Bang.

July full 'Buck Moon' set to peak

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July full 'Buck Moon' set to peak

July 10 (UPI) -- July's full moon the 'Buck Moon" rose on Thursday, July 10 at 4:37 p.m. ET.

Earthquake swarm detected at Mount Rainier, biggest since 2009

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Earthquake swarm detected at Mount Rainier, biggest since 2009

Hundreds of small earthquakes have rattled Mount Rainier this week in the largest swarm of tremors in more than a decade.

Robotic surgery hits 'milestone' with autonomous gallbladder removal

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Robotic surgery hits 'milestone' with autonomous gallbladder removal

ST. PAUL, Minn., July 9 (UPI) -- Efforts to train robots to perform certain kinds of surgical procedures without human help have reached a "critical milestone" with successful gallbladder removal procedures in lifelike settings, researchers say.

Study: Melting Glaciers could cause more volcanic eruptions

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Study: Melting Glaciers could cause more volcanic eruptions

July 8 (UPI) -- The melting of glaciers due to the climate crisis could make volcano eruptions more catastrophic than before, scientists cautioned in a study.

Red, white and blue on the Red Planet

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Red, white and blue on the Red Planet

July 3 (UPI) -- On the eve of the 249th anniversary of American independence, NASA on Tuesday showcased a patriotic image of Old Glory as seen from hundreds of millions of miles away.

NASA discovers third interstellar comet

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NASA discovers third interstellar comet

July 3 (UPI) -- NASA discovered the third interstellar comet through a survey telescope in Rio Hurtado,Chile on Monday.

Gilmour Space again delays launch of Australia's first orbital rocket

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Gilmour Space again delays launch of Australia's first orbital rocket

July 2 (UPI) -- The Australian aerospace firm Gilmour Space has again delayed the launch of its Eris 1 rocket, the country's first orbital rocket.

Defense Department to end satellite data used for storm forecasts

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Defense Department to end satellite data used for storm forecasts

June 30 (UPI) -- With the peak hurricane season looming, forecasters will be without key information starting Monday because the Defense Department said it will no longer provide them with data from the weather satellites.

NASA to live-stream launches, spacewalks on Netflix

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NASA to live-stream launches, spacewalks on Netflix

June 30 (UPI) -- NASA plans to launch its live-streamed programming on Netflix -- featuring rocket liftoffs, astronaut spacewalks and live views of Earth from the International Space Station -- starting this summer.

Blue Origin launches six tourists on 13th passenger flight

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Blue Origin launches six tourists on 13th passenger flight

June 30 (UPI) -- Blue Origin launched 6 more tourists into space and back on Sunday from Texas on its 13th flight.

Japan launches third rocket to measure climate change

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Japan launches third rocket to measure climate change

June 29 (UPI) -- A Japanese company has launched a rocket designed to monitor sea temperature and greenhouse gases as part of its overall mission to study the effects of climate change.

SpaceX launches second mission in 2 days from same pad, breaks own record

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SpaceX launches second mission in 2 days from same pad, breaks own record

June 28 (UPI) -- SpaceX early Saturday launched another 27 Starlink satellites, breaking it's own record by preparing the launchpad for another liftoff two days after a launch from the same pad in Florida.

NOAA predicts mild to moderate algal bloom for western Lake Erie

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NOAA predicts mild to moderate algal bloom for western Lake Erie

June 26 (UPI) -- The NOAA on Thursday forecast a mild to moderate harmful algal bloom for western Lake Erie this summer.

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