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Astronauts, from left, Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen, of Canada,, Pilot Victor Glover, Commander Reid Wiseman, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch pose for a photo after leaving the Operations and Checkout Building for a trip to Launch Pad 39-B and a planned liftoff on NASA's Artermis II moon rocket at the Kennedy Space Center Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Artemis II launches for historic mission to the moon from Kennedy Space Center

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Residents in Florida and South Georgia have a good chance to catch a glimpse of the evening launch of Artemis II from their own backyards.

FILE - A total lunar eclipse, known as the blood moon, is visible between skyscrapers Friday, March 14, 2025, in downtown Chicago. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)

Happening overnight! Total lunar eclipse to grace Southeast Georgia, Northeast Florida

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Something special is happening next week in the sky and we will be able to view it here in Southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida! A total lunar eclipse will occur on Tuesday, March 3rd!

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 crew, from left to right, is NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev.

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 begins quarantine ahead of Space Station mission

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The four crew members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission began their routine two-week quarantine on Wednesday at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston ahead of their upcoming launch to the International Space Station.

The resolution also supports the development of a ‘space vehicle facility’

JAA backs reentry license at Cecil Spaceport to support Jacksonville’s Mayo Clinic medical research

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The Jacksonville Aviation Authority board voted unanimously on Thursday to approve a resolution supporting efforts to get a reentry license at Cecil Spaceport along with the development of a “space vehicle facility," according to News4JAX news partners at The Jacksonville Daily Record.

This image, provided by the European Space Agency, shows Euclid’s panoramic view of the Horsehead Nebula. The agency will beam a symphonic broadcast into the farthest depths of space, where life — if it exists — may one day listen.

Sound of Earth: This famous ’2001: A Space Odyssey’ song will drift forever through the cosmos starting May 31

Read full article: Sound of Earth: This famous ’2001: A Space Odyssey’ song will drift forever through the cosmos starting May 31

The Vienna Symphony Orchestra will perform Strauss’s “Blue Danube” on May 31, 2025, with a recording of the concert beamed into deep space by the European Space Agency as a symbolic message of humanity’s culture, joining Voyager 1 on its eternal journey beyond our solar system.

FILE - In this long exposure photo, a streak appears in the sky during the annual Perseid meteor shower at the Guadarrama mountains, near Madrid, in the early hours of Aug. 12, 2016. The best viewing for the annual shower visible around the world will be from Saturday night, Aug. 12, 2023, local time, into early Sunday morning, when viewers might be able to spot a meteor per minute. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)

Catch a shooting star Monday night during the Lyrid meteor shower

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The Lyrid meteor shower peaks TONIGHT, and skies are mostly clear across our area.

Students will compete alongside top universities to develop cryogenic fuel systems for future moon and Mars missions

Jacksonville University only school with 2 finalist teams in NASA’s 2025 Human Lander Challenge

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Jacksonville University is the only school in the nation with two student teams named finalists in NASA’s 2025 Human Lander Challenge. The teams will present innovative cryogenic fuel solutions to support future Moon and Mars missions.

Crew 10, from left, cosmonaut Kirill Peskov, astronaut Nichole Ayers, astronaut Anne McClain and JAXA astronaut Takuya Onishi leave the Operations and Checkout building before heading to Launch Pad 39-A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., for a mission to the International Space Station, Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)

NASA, SpaceX to launch Falcon 9 from Kennedy Space Center for Crew-10 mission

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SpaceX and NASA are preparing to launch three astronauts and a cosmonaut to the International Space Station from the Kennedy Space Center on Friday night.

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NASA launches partnership with 3 Florida universities to enhance space research, technology capabilities

Read full article: NASA launches partnership with 3 Florida universities to enhance space research, technology capabilities

Officials marked a significant milestone Wednesday with the launch of the Florida University Space Research Consortium, a partnership between three universities and the Kennedy Space Center that aims to enhance space research and technology capabilities.