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Earth

third planet from the Sun in the Solar System

Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life. This is made possible by Earth being an ocean world, the only one in the Solar System sustaining liquid surface water.

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  1. Oct 8
    NASA Crew-12 Returns
    BalancedNASA’s Crew-12 astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA’s Sophie Adenot and Russian cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev returned safely to Earth aboard a SpaceX Dragon.
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  2. Sep 28
    SpaceX Starship Reaches Orbit
    BalancedSpaceX’s Starship reached Earth orbit for the first time on its 14th test flight after launching from Starbase in Texas.
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  3. Sep 15
    Pentagon Confirms Space Weapons
    Left & CenterIt was the first public U.S. acknowledgment of weapons in Earth orbit.
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