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US Army launches hypersonic missile from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
By Brett Tingley published
The U.S. Army launched its new hypersonic missile from Cape Canaveral Space Force station last week, just days after naming it the "Dark Eagle."

Borderlands 4: Release date, trailers & everything we know
By Fran Ruiz last updated
The Pandora saga might be over, but Borderlands is just evolving. Launching in 2025, this is everything we know about Borderlands 4.

AI designs 50 gravitational wave detectors that could outperform human-made ones
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
Artificial intelligence could offer a powerful pathway to supercharge our ability to "hear" the universe, according to new research.

The pursuit of truths: A letter on the boy who cried aliens (op-ed)
By Darryl Seligman, Adina Feinstein published
As scientists, we must not forget our collective direction: the pursuit of truths and our responsibility to share these truths — and only these truths — with humanity.

See a wafer-thin crescent moon leapfrog Jupiter this week
By Anthony Wood published
The crescent moon will seemingly jump over the planet Jupiter between the nights of April 29 and April 30.

Rocket launch today: Is there a rocket launch and what time?
By Josh Dinner, Tariq Malik last updated
Follow Space.com's rocket launch blog for the latest on when the next rocket launch will be and how to follow it live.

Vega-C rocket launches European forest-monitoring 'Biomass' satellite to orbit (video)
By Mike Wall last updated
The European Space Agency's Biomass forest-monitoring satellite headed toward orbit early Tuesday morning (April 29) on the fourth-ever launch of the Vega-C rocket.

40-year-old spy satellite photos are helping find forgotten land mines in Cambodia
By Tereza Pultarova published
Long-forgotten mine fields in Cambodia are being revealed in decades-old, recently declassified images from U.S. military satellites.

Brand-new Falcon 9 rocket sends 23 Starlink satellites to orbit on SpaceX's 2nd launch of the day (video)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX sent another batch of Starlink satellites to orbit tonight (April 28), its second liftoff of the day.

Amazon launches 27 satellites to begin building huge 'Project Kuiper' internet constellation (video)
By Mike Wall published
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launched the first big batch of satellites for Amazon's Project Kuiper broadband constellation to low Earth orbit today (April 28).
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