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Although warp drives have long been considered to be exclusively a fictional idea, a growing number of physicists have begun to wonder in recent decades if they might really be possible.
On Sept. 22, 2006, the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency launched a sun-observing satellite called Hinode to study the sun's magnetic field. Here's why it mattered.
Windows are key to astronauts' comfort and mental health, but they pose risks to a spacecraft's structural integrity. Here's a look at how engineers make them work.
North Korean state media says the nation launched a new type of missile on Sunday (Sept. 20), one that's apparently topped with a hypersonic glide vehicle.
City lights streak by as stars twinkle in the distance in this image captured from aboard the International Space Station.
On Sept. 21, 2003, NASA's Galileo mission to Jupiter and its moons came to an end. Here's why it mattered for Jupiter exploration.
SpaceX has rolled Starship's first-stage booster to the pad ahead of the megarocket's first-ever orbital flight, which is targeted to lift off on Sept. 28.
On Sept. 20, 1970, the Soviet Union's Luna 16 moon probe landed on the moon to retrieve a soil sample and return it to Earth. Here's why it mattered.
