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usatoday. com > story > news > local > california > 05/10/2026 > reconnaissance-satellites-vandenberg-rocket-launch-when > 89976916007

Monday Vandenberg rocket launch planned. Where to see Space X liftoff

2+ hour, 40+ min ago  (582+ words) Space X's next delivery of satellites from California won't be its own Starlink variety, but military satellites. The commercial spaceflight company is gearing up to get its Falcon 9 off the ground once again from the Vandenberg Space Force Base. This…...

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usatoday. com > story > news > nation > 05/08/2026 > apollo-17-ufo-files-trump > 89991931007

Did Apollo 17 astronauts witness UFO on moon? What's in disclosure files

2+ day, 9+ hour ago  (773+ words) The Apollo 17 astronauts were the last humans to set foot on the moon, and apparently the three crew members saw some very interesting sights during the mission. While scouring the lunar surface for intriguing rock samples in 1972 to take back…...

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usatoday. com > story > news > nation > 05/07/2026 > mars-shortcut-space-travel-astronauts > 89963683007

A researcher may have found a shortcut to Mars as NASA eyes red planet

3+ day, 9+ hour ago  (583+ words) Under the best circumstances, a trip from Earth to Mars and back would take a spacecraft three years to complete. And that's during a very specific orbital alignment that occurs once every two years or so as the two planets…...

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usatoday. com > story > news > nation > 05/07/2026 > summer-meteor-shower-season-perseids-2026 > 89974560007

After the Eta Aquarids, summer meteor showers are around the corner

3+ day, 11+ hour ago  (622+ words) Within the first five months of 2026, stargazers have been treated to three dazzling meteor showers'that sent "shooting stars" streaking across the night sky. The peak of the third major meteor shower of 2026, the Eta Aquarids, has come and gone'after becoming…...

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usatoday. com > story > news > world > 05/06/2026 > trans-neptunian-object-atmosphere-celestial-body > 89942671007

Astronomers may have detected an atmosphere around a distant body

4+ day, 21+ hour ago  (481+ words) Beyond the reaches of Neptune, the outskirts of our solar system are teeming with thousands of icy celestial bodies like Pluto. For years, it's been an accepted tenet of astronomy that, with the exception of Pluto " infamously now classified as…...

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usatoday. com > story > money > business > 05/06/2026 > spacex-tesla-files-55-billion-plans-to-build-terafab-chip-plant > 89958999007

Musk, Space X to invest $55 billion for Terafab chip facility in Texas

4+ day, 16+ hour ago  (173+ words) Elon Musk is looking to make another major investment in his space company in Texas " this time to the tune of $55 billion. Musk's company, Space X, has filed plans to invest $55 billion in building a semiconductor manufacturing facility, dubbed Terafab,…...

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usatoday. com > story > news > nation > 05/06/2026 > international-space-station-visible-earth-how-spot-iss > 89946097007

International Space Station often visible from Earth. How to spot it

4+ day, 13+ hour ago  (770+ words) The International Space Station has long cemented its legacy as an iconic feature in Earth's orbit. For more than 25 years, astronauts from the U. S. and all over the world have made the orbital outpost their home " helping establish humanity's constant presence…...

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usatoday. com > story > news > nation > 05/06/2026 > virgin-galactic-spaceplane-photo-space-tourism > 89927374007

Virgin Galactic shares a 1st look at its new spaceplane, Space Ship

4+ day, 14+ hour ago  (598+ words) Virgin Galactic rolled out its new spaceplane amid plans for ground tests in Arizona, offering one of the earliest looks at a vehicle that could be taking paying customers beyond Earth's atmosphere before 2026 comes to an end. The commercial suborbital…...

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usatoday. com > story > graphics > 05/06/2026 > artificial-light-pollution-earth-sky > 89875586007

Earth's glow is growing. NASA imagery reveals the brightest regions

4+ day, 21+ hour ago  (636+ words) Our night sky is getting brighter and brighter " not because of the moon, but due to artificial lighting. While outdoor lighting is a necessary part of modern society, its widespread use has reshaped natural darkness, affected human and animal health,…...

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usatoday. com > press-release > story > 31960 > medical-care-technologies-inc-otc-pinkmdce-advances-ai-platform-accuracy-for-early-melanoma-detection

Medical Care Technologies Inc. (OTC PINK: MDCE) Advances AI Platform Accuracy for Early Melanoma Detection

5+ day, 10+ hour ago  (245+ words) Building upon its patent-pending imaging platform, the Company is exploring enhancements beyond it's current platform to enhance deep learning architectures, pattern recognition models, and temporal image analysis techniques designed to improve the identification and tracking of skin irregularities using the…...