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Final supermoon of 2024 rises this week: Here's when to watch

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How to see the Northern Taurid meteor showers peaking this week

Here’s what to know about the Taurids and other meteor showers.
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Marine Corps releases new details in F-35B mishap that led to an unmanned 64 mile flight and crash in South Carolina

The report said that while the decision to attempt a landing was justified, the pilot's eventual decision to eject was in error despite multiple system malfunctions.
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Source: Layoff notices to be issued to impacted Boeing employees mid-November

Impacted employees' last day on payroll will be Jan. 17.
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NASA astronaut who was hospitalized after returning from space has been released

The astronaut was briefly hospitalized for an unspecified medical issue Friday after returning from a nearly eight-month stay at the International Space Station.
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NASA astronaut remains at hospital after returning from an extended stay in space

The three Americans and one Russian should have returned two months ago, but were delayed by Boeing's Starliner crew capsule and weather.
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October's supermoon pairs with a comet for a special nighttime spectacle

A supermoon usually happens only three or four times a year and consecutively, given the moon’s constantly shifting, oval-shaped orbit.
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NASA spacecraft blasts off on 5 1/2 year-long quest to explore Jupiter's moon Europa

Scientists are almost certain a deep, global ocean exists beneath Europa's icy crust.
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NASA's Europa Clipper launches as quest to Jupiter begins

SpaceX launched the Europa Clipper on Monday from Florida's Kennedy Space Center. It will take 5 1/2 years for Clipper to reach Jupiter.
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Northern lights visible yet again in South Carolina. Check out these photos

It's the second time this extremely rare sight has been visible in South Carolina in 2024.
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Machinists' strike could cost Boeing $1 billion a month, estimate suggests

The company's credit rating is at risk if the strike doesn't resolve in the near future, according to S&P Global.
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What's behind the northern lights that dazzled the sky farther south than normal

The northern lights lit up the night sky farther south than normal on Thursday. Could we be in for a back-to-back solar show?