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The Rocket Lab's pioneering private mission to Venus, which had been set to launch last month, has been delayed until at least 2025.

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Satellites watch floods ravage Ukraine following dam collapse (photos)
Satellites watched as floodwaters ravaged southern Ukraine following the mysterious collapse of a major dam on Tuesday (June 6).

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Satellite images by U.S. Earth observation company Planet reveal the extent of damage caused by an explosion to the Nova Kakhovka water dam in Ukraine.

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Gravitational waves may come from 'cocoons' of debris around dying stars (video)
Astronomers have created the first model for how debris around exploding stars could emit gravitational waves powerful enough to be detected by instruments on Earth.

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James Cameron's 'Avatar' scores wacky new Wes Anderson-inspired AI tribute trailer (video)
A new AI-generated trailer previews the nonexistent Wes Anderson film "The Peculiar Pandora Expedition: An Avatar Story."

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Loud launches: Researchers study how rocket noise affects endangered wildlife
A new study will monitor the short- and long-term impacts of rocket launches on endangered wildlife near California's Vandenberg Space Force Base.

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Watch Space.com experience moon gravity at 30,000 feet in new mini-documentary out June 7
Space.com's reporter Tereza Pultarova takes part in a research flight simulating lunar gravity in this original documentary.

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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope mission — Live updates
Read the latest news about NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.

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Virtual Nightmare is the anti-Matrix movie you've never seen
Everyone remembers The Matrix but there’s another, lesser known movie that delved into the murky world of artificial reality. And it deserves better than to be forgotten.

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Jimi Hendrix rocks the cosmos as an interstellar time traveler in 'Purple Haze'
Jimi Hendrix turns into a galactic time traveler hunting for an ancient cosmic relic in upcoming graphic novel "Jimi Hendrix: Purple Haze."

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Astronomers using the Keck Observatory have spotted a rare type of star evolving into a supernova right before their eyes.

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Catch a glimpse of the half-lit moon in its third quarter phase today
The third quarter phase marks the halfway point between the full moon and the next new moon which will occur on June 18.

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How do Mars rocks and riverbeds get their names? NASA explains (video)
A new NASA video explains why and how the features studied by the Perseverance and Curiosity Mars rovers are named.

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China breaks its rideshare record with 26-satellite launch (video)
A Chinese Lijian-1 solid-fuel rocket launched on Wednesday (June 7), carrying 26 satellites to orbit — a rideshare record for the country.

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NASA begins 60th round of space artifact awards for schools, museums
Fifteen years after NASA opened its space artifact archive to schools and museums, the program still has a lot to give. The agency is accepting applications for its 60th screening of space hardware.

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China wants to launch a moon-orbiting telescope array as soon as 2026
China wants to put a small constellation of satellites in orbit around the moon to create a radio telescope that would open a "new window" into the universe.

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'Marvel Anatomy' takes you inside your favorite aliens and superheroes
A new collector's edition of 'Marvel Anatomy' is out with never-seen art prints revealing the innerworkings of your favorite aliens, metahumans and more.

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NASA astronauts deploy 5th roll-out solar array on spacewalk outside space station (video)
NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Woody Hoburg deployed a new solar array outside the International Space Station during a spacewalk today (June 9).

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SpaceX Starship problems likely to delay Artemis 3 moon mission to 2026, NASA says
NASA is worried that SpaceX's giant new Starship vehicle won't be ready to carry Artemis astronauts to the surface of the moon in late 2025, as currently planned.

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See new supernova shine bright in stunning Pinwheel Galaxy photo
The Gemini North telescope turned its gaze toward the Pinwheel Galaxy, offering a crystal-clear view of a new supernova discovered in May 2023.

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Two NASA astronauts will conduct a spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Thursday (June 15), and you can watch the excursion live.

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Ultra-hot exoplanet has an atmosphere of vaporized rock
Astronomers have taken a deeper look at the scorching hot giant exoplanet WASP-76b, where iron rains from the sky to determine the other chemical elements that comprise its blistering atmosphere.

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Saturn's moon Enceladus has all the ingredients for life in its icy oceans. But is life there?
For the first time, phosphorus — the rarest of six elements upon which life as we know it depends — has been found in a tiny ocean-bearing moon in our solar system.

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James Webb Space Telescope reveals how galaxies made the early universe transparent
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have determined that stars in early galaxies transformed the gas throughout the universe from opaque to transparent.

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Strange radio emissions from a feeding star puzzle astronomers
Astronomers studying the fastest and most dramatic nova ever recorded continue to find more puzzles than answers, most recently in the form of unexpected radio emissions.

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Pentagon gearing up to launch 1st experimental navigation satellite in 50 years (video)
Later this year, the Pentagon aims to launch Navigation Technology Satellite-3, which could help make the nation's vital GPS architecture more robust.

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'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' Season 2 warps onto Paramount Plus tomorrow
'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' returns with ten new episodes of exciting and nostalgic Trek following its impeccable debut season.

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Friendless 'hot Jupiter' exoplanets may not be so lonely after all
Jupiter-like exoplanets that are blisteringly close to their parent stars were long thought to be alone in their star systems. But a new study has now revealed that many of them might have companions.

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Space pictures! See our image of the day
United Arab Emirates astronaut Sultan AlNeyadi took this photograph of cyclone Biparjoy swirling above the Indian Ocean earlier this week.

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Annular solar eclipse October 2023: Plan your trip to see the amazing 'ring of fire' eclipse with these top tips
Here's how to get organized for the annular solar eclipse visible across North American in October 2023.

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The crescent moon joins Mars, Venus and some of the brightest stars to kick off the summer 2024 skywatching season.

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Disney's new Tron Lightcycle Run ride immerses fans in high-speed sci-fi action
Space.com experienced the Tron: Lightcycle Run ride at Walt Disney World. Here's what you can expect from this high-speed cyberpunk adventure.

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Humans are pumping out so much groundwater that it's changing Earth's tilt
The way humans pump groundwater from the planet's interior has changed Earth's tilt by 31.5 inches (80 centimeters) between 1993 and 2010.

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Pixar's 'Elio' trailer reveals Earth's pint-sized leader in new cosmic adventure
Pixar drops the first teaser trailer for 2024's family-friendly sci-fi fantasy, "Elio," in which a young boy

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US Space Force wants private companies to help it counter 'emerging threats' in space
The U.S. Space Force recently opened the COSMIC center, a new office aimed at taking advantage of a thriving commercial space industry.

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Watch a SpaceX rocket launch Indonesian satellite into orbit tonight (June 18)
SpaceX will launch an Indonesian communications satellite to orbit and land the returning rocket at sea this evening (June 18), and you can watch it live.

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Astronaut Sally Ride brought women and the LGBTQ+ community to the final frontier 40 years ago
Sally Ride's journey to space not only continues to inspire young students 4 decades later, but shows the value of diversity and respect, a woman engineering dean argues.

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China launches national-record 41 satellites on single rocket (video)
A Long March 2D rocket lifted off from China on June 15, carrying 41 satellites to orbit. China's previous single-launch record, set just a few days earlier, was 26 satellites.

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El Niño is officially here, scientists say
After months of warning, experts have confirmed that the ocean-warming event El Niño is here and will gradually strengthen into the winter, with a potential worldwide climate impact.

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Alien green flash: Lightning crackles in vortex near Jupiter's north pole (photo)
NASA's Juno spacecraft snapped a photo of a lightning strike high in the swirling clouds near Jupiter's north pole.

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Russian cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin worked outside of the International Space Station to remove and toss overboard a trio of outdated devices, including a spent science experiment.

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Debris from missing submersible found near Titanic, crew of 5 — including space tourist — presumed dead
Debris from the submersible that disappeared while on an expedition to the wreck of the Titanic on Sunday (June 18) has been found, and its five passengers are presumed dead.

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Watch SpaceX launch 56 Starlink satellites on June 23
SpaceX plans to send 56 Starlink satellites to orbit on June 23 to grow its broadband megaconstellation, and you can watch the whole launch live online for free.

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SpaceX's next Starship prototype spins up engines ahead of test fire (photo)
SpaceX recently chilled and spun the engine pumps on Ship 25, the upper-stage prototype that will make the next Starship test flight.

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High fashion! Mountain of discarded clothes in Chilean desert is visible from space (satellite photo)
A satellite photo captures a mountain of discarded clothes in Chile that's growing by about 39,000 tons a year.

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The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season is beginning to pick up momentum early as a new tropical depression forms in the trail of tropical storm Bret, which nearly became this year's first hurricane.

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Green comet soars in stunning 3D image of the Milky Way (photo)
Astrophotographer Miguel Claro captured a panoramic view of the Milky Way, a comet and other night sky sights from a dark sky preserve in Portugal. Watch it in virtual reality.

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'Firefly: The Fall Guys' comic brings the Serenity crew back for one more job gone wrong (exclusive)
A new "Firefly: The Fall Guys" limited comic series is coming in September from Boom! Studios, returning the crew of the Serenity for more gun-slinging adventures in deep space.

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Watch Mercury roll by in a stunning sequence from BepiColombo probe (video)
The European-Japanese BepiColombo spacecraft took this stunning sequence of images of its target planet Mercury during a gravity assist flyby designed to alter its speed.

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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope mission — Live updates
Read the latest news about NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.

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An onboard anomaly sent space startup Launcher's Orbital SN3 vehicle into an uncontrollable spin following SpaceX's Transporter-8 launch June 12.

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New laser communications system arrives at NASA for Artemis 2 moon mission
The Orion capsule that will fly NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission recently received an essential piece of mission hardware — a novel laser-communication module.

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Wes Anderson's 'Asteroid City' is a love letter to UFO culture
Space.com's review of director Wes Anderson's latest feature film, "Asteroid City," a heavily stylized tale of a close encounter during a high school science competition.

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SpaceX making 'well over 1,000' changes to Starship ahead of next launch
SpaceX has made more than 1,000 changes to the design of its giant Starship vehicle ahead of its next test flight, company founder and CEO Elon Musk said over the weekend.

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Watch house-size asteroid 2023 MU2 fly by Earth at over 2,000 mph (video)
A house-size asteroid zoomed past Earth on June 25 at a staggering 2,000 mph and the Virtual Telescope Project was able to image the near-Earth object in real time.

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North Korea's 1st spy satellite has been pulled from the sea after launch failure: report
South Korean military authorities have salvaged North Korea's first spy satellite after its failed first launch last month, according to reports.

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Space tourism companies might learn a lesson from the Titan sub disaster. But are they ready to listen?
The tragedy of the Titan submersible might usher in a sea change in the tolerance of unclear hazard mitigation practices in space tourism companies.

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Virgin Galactic to launch its 1st commercial spaceflight on June 29
Virgin Galactic is aiming for no earlier than Thursday (June 29) for the company's first commercial spaceflight aboard its reusable VSS Unity space plane.

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Smoke from wildfires in Canada has drifted across the Atlantic Ocean over the weekend and reached the coast of western Europe.

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James Webb Space Telescope could determine if nearby exoplanet is habitable
The exoplanet LP 890-9c resides near the inner edge of its star's habitable zone, and if conditions are favorable it could potentially support liquid water and life.

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NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity has phoned home after 63 days of silence, and all appears to be well with the little rotorcraft.

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One of the longest solar eclipses on Earth darkened the sky 50 years ago. Here's how it happened.
Fifty years ago, on Saturday, June 30, 1973, one of the longest total eclipses of the sun in modern times took place.

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Europe's 'dark universe' Euclid spacecraft ready for July 1 SpaceX launch
The Euclid spacecraft, which aims to shed light on dark matter and dark energy, is ready to lift off atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Saturday (July 1).

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Saturn's rings look gorgeous in 1st James Webb Space Telescope photo of the gas giant
Saturn's famous rings shine bright in an incredible new photo by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, its first officially released shot of the gas giant.

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James Webb Space Telescope spots intriguing carbon molecule in planet-forming disk
The James Webb Space Telescope spotted the carbon molecule methyl cation in a planet-forming disk around a red dwarf star.

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July's Full Buck Moon is the 1st of 4 supermoons this summer
Summer 2023 is supermoon season! On Monday, July 3, the Buck Full Moon rises, beginning a series of four supermoons lasting through September.

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Watch this new 'Dune: Part 2' trailer to see Christopher Walken as Emperor of the Known Universe (video)
A new "Dune: Part Two" trailer offers a sneak peek at the concluding installment of Denis Villeneuve's adaptation of the Frank Herbert's epic novel arriving November 3.

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Rare streaks of light above US are a sign that solar maximum is fast approaching
The ethereal aurora-like light show could become a more common sight over the next few years as the sun's activity continues to ramp up.

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Can you see the cosmic 'cat' grinning into one of the world's largest telescopes in this photo? (video)
Observations of a distant stellar nursery show it as a smiling cosmic cat with a head so massive it stretches for 150 light-years with a cluster of infants stars below its nose.

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Indiana Jones weaves his way into Apollo 11 history in 'Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny'
Indiana Jones changes the course of space history in his final big screen adventure. The archeologist crosses paths with four of NASA's most famous figures in "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny."

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The James Webb Space Telescope has spied a distant galaxy that represents the wreckage of a titanic collision between two galaxies 500 million years ago.

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The UK's ODIN Space just aced its 1st space junk tracking system test in orbit
ODIN Space's demonstration team confirmed their new debris sensor successfully recorded acoustic data during its recent on-orbit test, bringing micro-space debris tracking a step closer to reality.

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"Shooting stars" seen raining down on the sun for the first time (images)
New observations of the sun have revealed never-before-seen meteor-like fireballs raining down as shooting stars on the surface of the sun.

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Tour the mock Mars habitat where 4 NASA analog astronauts will spend the next year (video)
This video from NASA shows just how much space the four CHAPEA crew members will be sharing during their year-long mission.

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If humans went extinct, what would the Earth look like one year later?
After a year without people, the sky would be bluer, the air clearer. The wind and the rain would scrub clean the surface of the Earth; all the smog and dust that humans make would be gone.

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Full Buck Moon, the 1st supermoon of the year, thrills skywatchers all over the world (photos, video)
On July 3, the Buck Moon full supermoon rose over Earth, and enthusiastic skywatchers were on hand to capture stunning images of the event.

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Space Blocs: The future of international cooperation in space is splitting along lines of power on Earth
Even during times of conflict on the ground, space has historically been an arena of collaboration among nations. But trends in the past decade suggest the nature of cooperation in space is shifting.

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Hubble telescope checks on the Milky Way galaxy's lonely neighbor (photo)
The Hubble Space Telescope has spied on the Milky Way's galactic neighbor, irregular galaxy ESO 174-1, imaging it as a lonely hazy cloud.

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The extent of winter sea ice in Antarctica hit a record low in June, remaining well below the previous minimum for this part of the year.

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Our infant solar system may have survived a nearby supernova explosion
A supernova that erupted when a massive star died could have destroyed our infant solar system — if it weren't protected by a cocoon of molecular gas.

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is poised to set a new reusability record early Sunday morning (July 9), and you can watch the action live.

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Yes, solar storms are increasing, but don't lose sleep over an 'internet apocalypse.'
Unfounded claims about a major solar storm in 2025 triggering widespread internet blackouts have been circulating online.

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Swirls of liquid iron may be trapped inside Earth's 'solid' core
Though Earth's innermost core is solid, new research suggests that it hosts a lot of variation.

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Catastrophic climate 'doom loops' could start in just 15 years, new study warns
Climate "tipping points," such as the loss of the Amazon rainforest or the collapse of the Greenland ice sheet, could come within a human lifetime, scientists have said.

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Stay up late and see the half-lit moon in its last quarter phase tonight
The moon reaches its third-quarter phase on July 9, appearing half-lit in the morning skies before setting shortly after midday.

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SpaceX, FAA seek to dismiss environmental groups' Starship lawsuit
SpaceX and the FAA aim to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a coalition of environmental groups, which seeks a more stringent assessment of SpaceX's huge Starship rocket.

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New 'Foundation' Season 2 trailer teases massive spaceships and explosive combat (video)
Apple TV+ has released a new extended trailer for the second season of its sci-fi epic "Foundation" that premieres globally on July 14, 2023.

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Orion spacecraft gets its heat shield for Artemis 2 moon mission (photo)
Technicians at NASA's Kennedy Space Center have attached the heat shield to the Artemis 2 Orion spacecraft, which will send astronauts around the moon for the first time in over fifty years.

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Europe's Earth-observing satellite Sentinel-3 witnesses a powerful summer storm batter the Netherlands. .

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Life on Venus? Intriguing molecule phosphine spotted in planet's clouds again
More evidence of the potentially life-indicating molecule phosphine has been discovered in Venus' atmosphere, opening the next chapter in a heated debate.

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The European Space Agency's Mars Express spacecraft celebrated 20 years in space by taking a nostalgic glance back at Earth and the moon.

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China just launched a methane-fueled rocket into orbit, a world's 1st for spaceflight (video)
Zhuque-2, a rocket built by the Chinese company Landspace, reached Earth orbit on July 12, becoming the first methane-fueled launcher ever to do so.

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NASA's new Artemis 'astrovans' arrive for use by moon-bound crews
Attention Artemis astronauts: Your new rides to the launch pad have arrived. Canoo delivered three fully electric crew transportation vehicles to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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Time is running out on this Occer 12x25 binoculars deal for Prime Day!
Grab these great little compact binos before midnight — now just $30.39 on Amazon (and add a 5% coupon at checkout)

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This Prime Day you can fly high with up to 50% off these Holy Stone drones
At around $150 off, these camera-equipped Holy Stone HS720G and HS175D drones are not to be missed.

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North Korea launches ICBM on record-breaking 74-minute flight
North Korea test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile on Wednesday (July 12), shortly after complaining about purported spying activity by the United States.

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Space Force wants 'Foo Fighter' satellites to track hypersonic missiles
The FOO Fighter program adds to the U.S. military's continuing pursuit of space-based sensors designed to track emerging threats such as hypersonic missiles.

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India's moon-landing mission is 'go' for Friday morning launch (photos)
India's Chandrayaan 3 moon mission has passed its readiness review and is all set to launch toward Earth's nearest neighbor early Friday morning (July 14).

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Amazon's answer to Adorama's Canon EOS R6 deal — check out before 23:59 today
This is Amazon's lowest-ever deal price for the Canon EOS R6, pick it up now for less than $2k! Add the EF-EOS R adapter to your basket and it's $50 cheaper than Adorama.

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Astro-tourism – chasing eclipses, meteor showers and elusive dark skies from Earth
In 2024, much of the eastern United States will fall in the path of a total solar eclipse.

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Data from the closest cosmic supernova explosion to Earth for 10 years was collected by a record number of observers for SETI, showing what the collective power of citizen scientists can achieve.

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Hubble telescope captures stunning shot of spiral galaxy (photo)
A dazzling new photo from the Hubble Space Telescope shows a distant galaxy that hosted a supernova explosion not long ago.

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'Foundation' Season 2 clip reveals a brutal look at the new season (video)
Apple TV+ released a new clip from the Season 2 premiere of its stellar space saga based on the classic Isaac Asimov novel, "Foundation," which aired July 14.

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Truly to open 1st zero-gravity hard seltzer bar aboard astronaut training aircraft
A popular hard seltzer brand is giving new meaning to the term 'pop-up bar' with a zero-g twist that could have its fans popping up and down and in every which way this summer.

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The summer meteor showers of 2023 could be awesome. Here's how to see them
One of the best meteor displays of the year will be visible soon: The Perseid Shower. But there also are a number of minor meteor displays that will be peaking in the next couple of weeks.

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These 3 Orion spacecraft will carry Artemis astronauts to the moon (photo)
Three NASA Orion spacecraft for the agency's Artemis moon program are coming together at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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Where did the interstellar object 'Oumuamua come from? Its speed could tell us
The velocity of interstellar objects passing through our solar system, like 'Oumuamua, can be correlated to their chemistry and the type of star they came from.

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Do fabled 'dark stars' actually exist? James Webb Space Telescope spots 3 candidates
The James Webb Space Telescope spotted three objects that may be 'dark stars,' or stars that are powered by dark matter. But follow-up work is needed to learn their nature.

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NASA and Metallica team up for epic Artemis 1 moon rocket video
NASA is using an epic guitar score from Metallica to highlight its Artemis program, which aims to land humans on the moon a few years from now.

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See the wild Las Vegas Sphere transform into Earth, Mars and the moon (photos)
The Sphere in Las Vegas, the world's largest spherical structure, used its 580,000-square-foot LED 'exosphere' display to bring us Mars, the moon and Earth on July 4.

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SpaceX launched 15 Starlink satellites into orbit overnight, steadily adding to the company's broadband megaconstellation. A few hours after liftoff, they posted these gorgeous launch photos.

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Hubble telescope spies cloud of space rocks created by DART asteroid impact (photos)
NASA's ambitious asteroid collision mission may have created a swarm of boulders filled with key scientific information.

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China to launch moon astronauts' new spacecraft for 1st time in 2027 or 2028
China is planning to launch a next-generation crewed spacecraft around 2027 that will be capable of carrying astronauts to the moon and even beyond.

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San Diego Comic-Con 2023: The space fan's ultimate guide
The grandfather of pop culture conventions is a somewhat scaled-down affair this year, for a variety of reasons.

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Satellite will die by fire as 1st-of-its-kind operation sends it plummeting down to Earth
Scientists will attempt a first-of-its-kind guided safe reentry to Earth's atmosphere with the European Space Agency wind satellite Aeolus as it heads home at increasing speed.

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Artemis 2 moon astronaut explains risk of flying NASA's supersonic training jet
Fighter pilot Jeremy Hansen, a Canadian astronaut on the Artemis 2 mission, talks about how the T-38 supersonic fleet 'can kill you' and why that's important for space training.

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Most Americans expect routine space tourism by 2073, but few would actually try it: report
A Pew Research Center report reveals more than half of Americans expects to have access to space, but barely a third would be willing to make the trip themselves.

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Strange two-faced dying star 'Janus' baffles scientists in cosmic oddity
While routinely scanning the sky for the burnt-out remnants of dying stars, scientists stumbled upon a strange cosmic signal.

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How Apollo 11 inspired record-breaking NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson (exclusive)
Record-breaking former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson appeared on CBS News on July 20 to talk about how the Apollo 11 moon landing influenced her career choice.

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Return to the moon: The race we have to win (again)
The race is on. We are in a Sputnik moment — a sudden and important recognition that we are about to lose the heavens if we do not act with clarity and unity.

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SpaceX is targeting July 26 for the seventh launch of its powerful Falcon Heavy rocket, a mission that will loft the EchoStar Jupiter 3 communications satellite.

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A cosmic chameleon reveals its true colors in stunning infrared image (photo)
A cosmic chameleon shows off its bright colors in a new image from the European Southern Observatory (ESO).

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Review: 'Oppenheimer' ushers in atomic age in bleak but absorbing biopic
Director Christopher Nolan delivers an impactful 3-hour portrait of the brilliant physicist who altered humanity's fate.

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'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' Season 2, episode 6 revisits how alien life can get lost in translation
"Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" Season 2 episode 6 lays some interesting ground work, but fails to amaze, much like the rest of the second season.

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'Cosmic Time Machine:' Director discusses new James Webb Space Telescope documentary (exclusive)
An exclusive interview with Shai Gal, director of Netflix's "Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine" documentary about NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.

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The US government is holding a historic UFO hearing this week. Here's how to watch
The U.S. House of Representatives will hear from several witnesses who will offer accounts of unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) in order to assess government transparency surrounding the issue.

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A satellite will fall to Earth this week in a 1st-of-its-kind reentry. Here's what you need to know
The Aeolus satellite will make its fiery return to Earth on Friday (July 28). In a pioneering operation, Aeolus will be guided back to Earth safely. However, the spacecraft won't be returning in one piece.

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James Webb Space Telescope spies water near center of planet-forming disk in cosmic 1st
Rocky exoplanets could possess large amounts of water from the moment they form, observations by the James Webb Space Telescope suggest.

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400 Earth-size rogue planets could be wandering the Milky Way
When NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Telescope comes online, it could be capable of spotting as many as 400 Earth-size rogue planets, and that might merely be the tip of the iceberg.

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Sky Guide stargazing app review
This visually-appealing and informative stargazing app for Apple devices now comes in a free version with impressive in-app upgrades.

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Quite close to our solar system, an angry red dwarf star is terrorizing a misfortunate planet by ripping away the world's atmosphere.

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Japan gearing up to launch small moon lander next month
The SLIM moon lander will test precision landing and pave the way for small-scale exploration of Earth's nearest neighbor.

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James Webb Space Telescope spies giant cosmic question mark in deep space (photo)
The James Webb Space Telescope spied a cosmic question mark in deep space while observing two young stars located more than 1,000 light-years from Earth.

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'Futurama' relaunches on Hulu with a hilarious Season 11 premiere (review)
Good news everyone! Animated sci-fi comedy "Futurama" is back with its Season 11 premiere episode on Hulu, and it does not disappoint.

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Extremely distant galaxy reveals stories of stars from their cradles to their graves
Located 13.2 billion light years away, a galaxy that existed just 600 million years after the Big Bang is home to one of the most distant sites of star birth, and death, ever seen.

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SpaceX rocket double play! Falcon 9 soars over Falcon Heavy in gorgeous launch video, photo
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carves a fiery orange arc into the sky above its burly cousin the Falcon Heavy in gorgeous launch footage photo snapped early Friday (July 28).

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Removing carbon from Earth's atmosphere may not 'fix' climate change
Removing carbon from Earth's atmosphere may not reverse devastating changes to weather patterns in vulnerable areas, a new study suggests.

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3D-printed hearts on ISS could help astronauts travel to deep space
Scientists are using new technologies to create 3D-printed hearts that'll be sent to the ISS in about five years. This could be key for a future in which humans are deep-space explorers.

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NASA's Juno Jupiter probe to get closest view of volcanic moon Io on July 30
NASA's solar-powered spacecraft, Juno, will take another spin past Jupiter's moon Io on Sunday (July 30) with its 52nd pass being its closest approach to the volcanic moon yet.

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How will space tourism be impacted by the Titan submersible tragedy?
That ill-fated dive of the Titan submersible and loss of its deep ocean exploring occupants has sparked conversation and debate in the world of public space travel.

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Hoping to combat our planet's rising temperatures, a scientist from the University of Hawaii explains a very futuristic way of shielding the Earth from sunlight.

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Mystery of space debris found on Australian beach may be solved
The mystery of a huge piece of space debris that washed up on a beach in Western Australia may have been solved by the Australian Space Agency.

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Amazon's Project Kuiper opens satellite facility at Kennedy Space Center
Amazon's new satellite processing facility in Florida brings the company's Project Kuiper closer to competing with SpaceX's Starlink, but it still has a way to go.

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Space weather forecasts to get a boost from new probe on the International Space Station
A new space weather sensor is heading to the International Space Station to help scientists understand how the sun's outbursts alter Earth's upper atmosphere.

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Space pictures! See our image of the day
Greenland's snow cover has melted in front of the eyes of Earth-observing satellites this summer as unusually warm weather engulfed the Arctic island.

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Everything we know about Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon — Release date, plot, gameplay
FromSoftware are letting dark fantasy video games rest for a bit and have turned their sights to sci-fi and mechas again with the sixth main Armored Core.

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NASA's interstellar Voyager 2 probe suffers a communication breakdown, leaving it alone in deep space
NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft is alone drifting through interstellar space after a communications breakdown left it unable to receive commands or transmit data back to Earth.

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The forgotten story of the real first Barbie to fly into space (on a still-secret mission)
As it turns out, the two Barbie dolls that recently went on display at the Smithsonian are not the first to have flown into space. Another Barbie made the trip aboard a classified mission.

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'Star Wars' fan favorite Lando Calrissian gets his own TV series on Disney Plus
The smooth-talking, cape-wearing Lando Calrissian is getting his own series at Disney Plus, "Lando," written by Donald Glover and Stephen Glover.

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'The Expanse' still a hit with astronauts and scientists as new video game releases
As a new video game for 'The Expanse' expands upon the hit series, an astronaut about to launch to space on SpaceX shares the time he tried to save the show from cancelation.

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