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SpaceX has shared some amazing photos of its giant Starship vehicle stacked for launch at the company's Starbase facility in South Texas.

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Astronomers develop new AI software to sharpen photos from ground-based telescopes
Researchers have developed new AI-powered software that can sharpen astronomical images from ground-based telescopes that are blurred by Earth's atmosphere.

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Dwarf star is surrounded by massive 'double ring' that hints at a Saturn-size exoplanet
A red dwarf star almost 500 light-years from Earth is surrounded by two rings of dust that might have been separated by the orbit of a Saturn-sized planet.

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James Webb Space Telescope spots the Cosmic Seahorse through a gravitational lens (photo)
The Cosmic Seahorse galaxy is seen through a gravitational lens in a newly released image from the James Webb Space Telescope.

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Europe's JUICE mission will explore the Jupiter ocean moons Callisto, Europa and Ganymede. Here's why they're so weird
The icy Jupiter moons Callisto, Europa and Ganymede all likely host hidden global oceans, but that's not the only reason they stand out.

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NASA's asteroid-smashing DART mission revealed how battered space rock Dimorphos formed
Observations by NASA's DART spacecraft suggest that the asteroid Dimorphos formed from material flung into space by its spinning asteroid partner, Didymos.

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New 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3' teasers and poster drops as pre-order tickets go on sale
Dolby Cinema unveils new "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" poster with more Marvel teaser trailers as tickets go on sale.

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Northrop Grumman names cargo craft for fallen Columbia astronaut Laurel Clark
A NASA astronaut whose first spaceflight was the ill-fated final mission of the space shuttle Columbia is being remembered by Northrop Grumman with the naming of the "S.S. Laurel Clark" cargo craft.

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Pre-orders live for three new Lego Star Wars sets coming in May, including the UCS X-Wing
Lego announces three new Lego Star Wars sets which will be available to buy from early May: two dioramas and a UCS X-wing model.

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Eerie ring of red light flashes like a massive UFO above Italy. What was it?
An enormous halo of red light flashed in the night sky above Italy before disappearing within milliseconds. It was likely caused by an electromagnetic pulse from a nearby thunderstorm.

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Marvel Studios releases a first look trailer for November's cosmic superhero team-up film, "The Marvels"

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Chinese launch company tests vertical rocket landings with jet-powered prototype (video)
A Chinese launch company has stepped up its quest to develop reusable rockets with sea platform landing tests using a small demonstrator.

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Revisit a classic 'Guardians of the Galaxy' comic arc with 'Annihilation: Conquest' novel
Titan Books is releasing a new "Guardians of the Galaxy" book from author Brendan Deneen.

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SpaceX shows off shiny Falcon Heavy rocket ahead of April 18 launch (photos)
SpaceX's Falcon Heavy is targeting its second mission of 2023, and sixth mission overall, with the launch of a ViaSat satellite no earlier than April 18.

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Satellites watch Russian volcano erupt and blanket villages in ash
Satellites around the globe watched one of Russia's most active volcanoes erupt on Tuesday (April 11), covering villages in ash.

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Europe's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer is unlikely to find life. Here's why.
What will Europe's Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer (JUICE) tell us about the presence of life in the vicinity of the solar system's largest planet?

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Darth Vader Force FX Elite Lightsaber review
If you only knew the power of the dark side.

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60,000-mile-tall 'plasma waterfall' seen showering the sun with impossibly fast fire
A massive wall of falling plasma, known as a polar crown prominence, was recently captured in a stunningly-detailed new photo of the sun.

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Space pictures! See our image of the day
Jupiter and its largest moon Ganymede seen by an Earth-observing satellite.

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Watch SpaceX launch 50 small satellites, land rocket early Thursday after delay
SpaceX will launch 50 small satellites to orbit early Thursday (April 13) and land a rocket back on Earth, and you can watch the action live.

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Space Center Houston showcases more than six decades of spaceflight history, mapping out how humanity is on the cusp of returning to the moon.

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International Dark Sky Week 2023 begins today to combat the light pollution crisis
International Dark Sky Week 2023 runs from Saturday, April 15 and Saturday, April 22 to ensure that policymakers aren’t in the dark about the problem of light pollution and its effects.

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Grab the Celestron Travel Scope 70 for under $100
You can apply a $15 coupon on Amazon and grab the Celestron Travel Scope 70, ideal for beginners, for under $100.

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How to watch SpaceX's 1st Starship space launch live online for free on April 17
When SpaceX attempts to launch its Starship, the world's biggest rocket, for the first time on April 17, the world will be watching and you can, too.

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Watch the moon and Saturn have a close encounter in the sky tonight
The moon and Saturn will be separated by about three degrees during a conjunction and close approach that occurs overnight on April 15.

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The Lyrid meteor shower begins April 16 to light up the spring night sky
The Lyrids are an annual display of fairly fast meteors that may be seen any night from April 16 to 25.

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Star Trek's bad captains: Celebrating Starfleet's less-than-perfect commanding officers
Picard's Liam Shaw is the latest in a long line of commanding officers who didn't receive the memo about being the best of the best.

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What's next for Europe's JUICE mission? Here's what to expect on its long journey to Jupiter
Now that ESA's JUICE mission to Jupiter has successfully blasted off, what does the future hold for the next eight years as it cruises to the giant planet?

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SpaceX's 1st orbital Starship launch: How it will work
SpaceX is gearing up to launch the first orbital-velocity test flight of its combined Super Heavy booster and Starship upper stage on Monday (April 17). Here's what to expect.

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Europe preps dark matter-hunting Euclid spacecraft for trip to Florida launch site (photos)
Europe's newest space telescope is set to cross the ocean ahead of its planned launch atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket this summer.

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Imagery from satellites operated by Maxar Technologies has provided insight into the damage caused by fighting between rival military factions in Sudan.

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Rocket Lab to fly used engine for 1st time later this year
Rocket Lab plans to launch a mission with a pre-flown engine later this year, taking a big step toward its goal of rocket reusability.

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China's Shenzhou 15 astronauts complete record-breaking 4th spacewalk (video)
China's Shenzhou 15 astronauts have completed the fourth and final spacewalk of their six-month-long mission.

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Pentagon has 'no credible evidence' of aliens or UFOs that defy physics
In a hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on April 19, the director of the Pentagon's new UFO office shot down hopes that the U.S. government has evidence that aliens have visited Earth.

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Shuttle simulators and astronaut artifacts featured in new Lone Star 'Space Gallery'
A museum dedicated to the history of Texas aviation now has a "space" devoted to flight even higher than the state's skies. The Lone Star Flight Museum in Houston opened its Space Gallery.

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SpaceX working 'many issues' ahead of Thursday Starship launch, Elon Musk says
SpaceX is working "around the clock" on a variety of issues ahead of the first planned space launch of its huge Starship vehicle, Elon Musk said.

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CAPSTONE Cider celebrates success of trailblazing satellite in lunar orbit
A company behind a NASA mission is capping off its first six months with an experimental cider. Advanced Space and Stem Ciders are releasing CAPSTONE, a hoppy cider celebrating a spacecraft.

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Space pictures! See our image of the day
Russian cosmonauts Dmitri Petelin and Sergey Prokopyev completed a nearly eight-hour spacewalk on Tuesday, April 19, relocating a radiator between two modules of the Russian segment of the ISS.

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BetaFPV Cetus Lite FPV kit review
The BetaFPV Cetus Lite FPV Kit is incredibly easy to fly alongside offering a great introduction to using FPV goggles at a competitive price.

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North Korea readying launch of nation's 1st spy satellite: report
North Korean state media announced Wednesday (April 19) that the country has built its first spy satellite and is preparing it for launch.

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Writer Andy Diggle and artist Rubine discuss their new Boom! Studios series, "The Expanse: Dragon Tooth."

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'Star Wars Jedi: Survivor:' Cal Kestis battles a Rancor in final gameplay trailer from Star Wars Celebration
EA Star Wars has released the final gameplay trailer for "Star Wars Jedi: Survivor."

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China prepping next space station cargo mission for May launch
Components of the Long March 7 rocket that will launch the Tianzhou 6 cargo mission arrived at southern China's Wenchang Satellite Launch Center on April 13.

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Space station astronauts get Earth Day call from Post Malone (video)
Rapper Post Malone asked NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Woody Hoburg about they joys of seeing our beautiful but fragile planet from above.

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Mars on Earth: What months of simulated astronaut missions taught this scientist
Meet Anastasia Stepanova, a PhD student in space resources and a veteran of multiple missions here on Earth that simulate the conditions human crews would experience spaceflight.

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How does astronomy use the electromagnetic spectrum?
Frequencies of light invisible to the human eye reveal a vast amount of information about our universe. But it took decades for scientists to learn how to view this hidden cosmos.

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'Look what I found!' SpaceX urges finders to report debris from Starship test flight
Hours after the first test flight of SpaceX's Starship ended with the spacecraft being commanded to explode, possible debris from the colossal rocket began to wash up on the surrounding shores.

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Fly, and fly again: Private astronauts take to the skies on Zero-G training flights
Zero-G's new CEO says private astronaut companies are encouraging their fliers to level up their space skills first on a modified 727 aircraft. And demand is growing quickly.

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Earth Day: The best recipe for living in space borrows ideas from our planet
Astronauts come back from long missions so weak that they need rehabilitation. A new study suggests we can look to key resources on Earth to help us live better in space.

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Catch a falling star as the Lyrid meteor shower peaks tonight
The Lyrid meteor shower peaks overnight on Saturday (April 22), offering skywatchers the opportunity to spot some fast and bright meteors as they streak through the night sky.

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The chief designer of China's Mars exploration program has provided a long-awaited comment on the status of the country's Zhurong Mars rover.

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Hubble Telescope celebrates 33rd anniversary with gorgeous photo of nearby stellar nursery
A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope captures a nearby stellar nursery called NGC 1333. Bright stars shine through clouds of dust and gas, showcasing the chaotic nature of star formation.

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New MotoArt PlaneTags made from NASA aircraft used by Apollo tracking stations
A NASA aircraft used to test the agency's Gemini and Apollo tracking stations has "taken off" as a popular collectible. MotoArt's latest PlaneTag is made from NASA 420, a C-121G Super Constellation.

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Wow! Maxar satellite captures up-close look at NASA's Landsat 8 spacecraft in orbit
Maxar Technologies' Worldview-3 satellite has snapped images of NASA's Landsat 8 spacecraft in orbit, showing clear details of the powerful Earth-observation satellite.

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Look up and see the half-lit first quarter moon buzz the Beehive Cluster tonight
The moon will be half-illuminated on Thursday (April 27), during the first quarter phase halfway between the new moon and the full moon.

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NASA's TESS exoplanet-hunting satellite celebrates 5 years in space
NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, or TESS, is now in its fifth year scanning the sky for new worlds.

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Lego Star Wars Captain Rex Helmet review
In our book, the Lego Star Wars Captain Rex Helmet outranks everything.

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Silva Terra Scout XT headlamp Review
Looking for an award-winning headlamp that's made from hemp and recycled plastics? This eco-friendly head torch is one of the best headlamps you can buy right now.

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The strange mystery of asteroid Phaethon's comet-like tail may have just been solved
Astronomers observing the strange "rock comet" hybrid Phaethon as it passed the sun have found a surprise that could upend 14 years of thinking about the weird asteroid.

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Space pictures! See our image of the day
The thick band of the Milky Way galaxy arches above the Cerro Pachón mountain in Chile as if connecting the Rubin Auxiliary Telescope (on the left) with the Vera C. Rubin Observatory (on the right).

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China will definitely put boots on the moon within the next seven years, according to a leading Chinese lunar scientist.

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Environmental groups sue FAA over SpaceX Starship rocket
A coalition of environmental groups is suing the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, claiming the agency didn't fully analyze the environmental damage that SpaceX's Starship could cause.

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A lunar eclipse happens on May 5. Here's what you need to know
The moon will darken but not completely disappear as it slips into Earth's outer shadow on Friday (May 5), creating a penumbral lunar eclipse.

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I watched the moon 'take a bite of the sun' in a rare hybrid solar eclipse last week. Here's what I saw from Australia.
From my viewpoint in the Exmouth Gulf of Western Australia, the solar eclipse's totality brought a colossal corona and a dramatic drifting diamond ring.

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How do you create lunar gravity in a plane? A veteran zero-G pilot explains
Veteran parabolic flight pilot Eric Delesalle sits down with Space.com to talk about what it takes to create weightlessness and lunar gravity in a plane.

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Moonquakes could 'smooth out' the surfaces of Jupiter and Saturn's icy moons
Something is shaking on the moons of Jupiter and Saturn as moonquakes are linked to landslides that smooth out icy surfaces of bodies like Europa and Enceladus.

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Everything you need to know about Lego's May the 4th Star Wars event
It's almost Star Wars day, and that means Lego is planning an event filled with free gifts, new sets and discounts.

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See Mercury's giant, comet-like tail in stunning new image as it passes close to the sun
Shortly after Mercury reached its closest point to the sun, its massive, comet-like tail became unusually visible in the night sky and was captured in a stunning new photo.

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NASA satellite crash not source of mysterious flash of light above Ukraine capital, agency claims
A blinding flash of light set off air raid alerts across Ukraine’s capital city. Officials at first thought it was a falling NASA satellite, but the space agency has said it isn’t.

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Acebeam X75 flashlight power bank review
We tried it, and yes, the Acebeam X75 flashlight power bank lives up to its self-given title of the most powerful flashlight in the world.

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NASA's ShadowCam instrument has imaged the lunar south pole in great detail, helping shed light on the region where astronauts will land as part of the Artemis 3 mission.

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Tour 10 mind-bending supermassive black holes in this NASA video
A new NASA animation shows the tremendous scales of supermassive black holes, which have masses millions to billions of times that of the sun and dominate the centers of most galaxies.

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'Silo' star Tim Robbins on joining Apple TV+'s latest dystopian drama (exclusive)
"Silo" debuts on Apple TV+ today (May 5), and we spoke with Academy Award winning actor/director Tim Robbins about the making of this post-apocalyptic thriller.

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Uranus' 4 biggest moons may have buried oceans of salty water
The four biggest moons of Uranus — Titania, Oberon, Ariel and Umbriel — may harbor salty oceans beneath their frozen surfaces, a new study suggests.

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The end may be near for ice-hunting Artemis 1 moon cubesat
Mission team members may stop trying to fix a stuck valve on the LunaH-Map cubesat at the end of the month, according to reports.

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Eta Aquarid meteor shower 2023 peaking now! See pieces of Halley's Comet in the night sky
The annual Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks on Saturday (May 6) offering skywatchers the chance to see debris from Halley's Comet burn up in Earth's atmosphere.

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Fox names Lance Armstrong, Ariel Winter among 'celebronauts' on 'Stars On Mars'
A crew of celebrities are set to go where none have gone before. "Well, sort of," says William Shatner, the actor-turned-astronaut who serves in Mission Control for "Stars on Mars," June 5 on Fox.

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'Star Wars: Visions Vol. 2' director tells a ghost story in the galaxy far, far away (exclusive)
An interview with director Paul Young on his short film in "Star Wars: Visions Vol. 2"

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Gargantuan 'superflare' from distant star may have launched one of the strongest solar storms ever seen
Scientists studying a star system in Orion witnessed one of the most powerful stellar eruptions ever seen — and it could be devastating to nearby planets.

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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 review: The emotional sendoff the team deserved
The third Guardians of the Galaxy movie is a raw, dark, and sentimental last adventure for James Gunn's endearing band of misfits.

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What time is it on the moon? One wristwatch tried to answer that question, yet was largely forgotten by history.

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Bizarre object 10 million times brighter than the sun defies physics, NASA says
A bizarre 'ultraluminous X-ray source' shines millions of times brighter than the sun, breaking a physical law called the Eddington limit, a new study finds.

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China to launch communications relay satellite to the moon in early 2024
Queqiao 2 ('Magpie Bridge 2') will launch early next year and will be used to support China's upcoming Chang'e 6, 7 and 8 robotic moon missions.

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Apparent meteorite strikes house in New Jersey (photos)
A meteorite crashed through the roof of a home in New Jersey on Monday (May 8). No one was injured by the space rock, which may be part of the ongoing Eta Aquarid meteor shower.

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Rare 'backward' sunspot could create supercharged auroras this week
A reverse polarity sunspot is continuing to bombard Earth with powerful solar flares and ejections of plasma that could create auroras as far south as the mid-latitudes of the globe on May 10 and 11.

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Enormous M87 galaxy looks like giant potato in 1st-ever 3D map (image)
Astronomers have created a 3D map of the massive elliptical galaxy Messier 87 and gotten a better estimate of the mass of its central supermassive black hole.

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The Eta Lyrid meteor shower peaks tonight. Stay up late and wish upon a falling star
The annual Eta Lyrid meteor shower lasts from May 3 to May 14 this year and will produce its most prominent displays on Tuesday.

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China builds simulated moon chamber to prep for crewed lunar landings (video)
Chinese scientists have built a chamber to simulate the conditions on the surface of the moon to help prepare the country for future crewed lunar exploration.

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Meet 'Scary Barbie,' a black hole slaughtering a star in the brightest way possible
Astronomers detected one of the brightest and most energetic cosmic objects ever observed in the form of a star being torn to shreds by a supermassive black hole.

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Mandalorian Darksaber Force FX Elite Lightsaber review
A replica worthy of the Armorer herself.

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Andrew Garfield and Daisy Edgar-Jones are set to star as Carl Sagan and his wife Ann Druyan in the upcoming film "Voyagers" about the legendary astronomer.

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James Webb Space Telescope catches ancient galaxy in the act of explosive star birth
The James Webb Space Telescope has observed an early dusty galaxy over 12 billion light-years away during an explosive period of star formation.

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Watch SpaceX launch 56 Starlink satellites early Sunday
SpaceX plans to launch another batch of its Starlink broadband satellites to orbit early Sunday morning (May 14), and you can watch the action live.

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Rock that punched hole in New Jersey house confirmed to be 4.6 billion-year-old meteorite
The rock that struck a residential home in New Jersey earlier this week is a rare 4.6 billion-year-old meteorite, scientists confirmed on Thursday (May 11).

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See the moon snuggle up to Saturn in the sky today
The conjunction and close approach of the moon and Saturn will be visible in the sky from the early morning until just after midday on Saturday, May 13.

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NASA gives up on tiny Lunar Flashlight probe's troubled moon ice mission
NASA has given up on the planned moon mission of its tiny Lunar Flashlight cubesat, which aimed to hunt for water ice in shadowy lunar craters.

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'Mars Horizon 2' lets players search for Red Planet life with real science
CalTech professor Konstantin Batygin, best known for his search for Planet 9, will pivot his expertise to Mars in support of a PC game coming in 2024.

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Russian cosmonauts move vital radiator for International Space Station in 5-hour spacewalk
Russian cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin completed a spacewalk to activate a radiator that they earlier helped relocate outside of the International Space Station.

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This snake robot could hunt alien life on icy moons like Saturn's Enceladus
Finding alien life just took a twist. A snake-shaped robot from NASA aims to climb the crumpled terrain of icy moons like Enceladus to search out microbes.

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Europe's JUICE Jupiter probe fixes antenna glitch in deep space (video)
The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, or JUICE, deployed its Radar for Icy Moons Exploration antenna today (May 12) after more than three weeks of troubleshooting efforts.

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College students shattered a category record in amateur rocketry last month, sending their Deneb vehicle far higher than the tallest mountain on Earth.

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Take a sneak peek at new 'Star Trek: The Motion Picture — Echoes' comic series out May 17 (exclusive)
Get a sneak peak at IDW's new comic series "Star Trek: The Motion Picture — Echoes" with this exclusive interview with screenwriter/producer Marc Guggenheim.

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Artemis 2 crew begins 1st moon mission training in 50 years
Newly divulged details about the Artemis 2 moon crew's include mission milestones and a simulated docking exercise planned in Earth orbit before flying to the moon.

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Zombie white dwarf fed on neighbor star until exploding in a thermonuclear blast
Astronomers have made the first detection of a supernova in radio waves, finding that an exploding white dwarf star was feeding from a companion star like a cosmic vampire before it blew.

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Volcanoes may carpet surface of newfound Earth-size exoplanet
A newfound exoplanet that lies 90 light-years from Earth may be studded with active volcanoes, whose emissions could sustain an atmosphere.

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Violent origins of gravitational waves probed by new telescope array
The new BlackGEM array will hunt for black hole mergers and neutron star collisions, cataclysmic events that generate ripples in space-time known as gravitational waves.

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'Crater' is an old-fashioned kids' sci-fi flick with out-of-this-world charm (review)
A review of Disney Plus's enjoyable new Young Adult sci-fi adventure movie, "Crater."

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Could the floating islands in 'The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom' exist?
The latest entry in the Zelda series features floating islands high above the lands of Hyrule. But can we find these features on Earth, or alien planets?

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Powerful solar flare erupts from hidden sunspot sparking widespread radio blackouts (video)
The explosive solar flare erupted from a hidden sunspot on May 16 at 12:43 pm EDT (1643 GMT) triggering widespread radio blackouts.

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Building telescopes on the moon could transform astronomy – and it's becoming an achievable goal
Lunar exploration is undergoing a renaissance. Dozens of missions, organized by multiple space agencies – and increasingly by commercial companies – are set to visit the moon by the end of this decade.

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The zero-g indicator flying on the second private mission to the International Space Station may be the first that needed assembly. Ax-2's 'GiGi' is the first Build-A-Bear to launch into orbit.

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What time is the SpaceX Ax-2 private astronaut launch for Axiom Space?
SpaceX is launching the second all-private mission to the International Space Station today (May 21) and if you're hoping to follow it online, you need to know when it actually lifts off.

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Yellowstone volcano super-eruptions appear to have multiple explosive events
The last caldera-forming eruption at Yellowstone "was much more complex than previously thought," according to the annual report about activity at the supervolcano.

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NASA spots El Niño precursor from space: 'If it’s a big one, the globe will see record warming'
The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite recorded Kelvin waves moving eastward across the Pacific — a phenomenon often considered a precursor to El Niño.

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Axiom crews to use custom Fisher space pens on private missions
When former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson launches on her first commercial mission, she will have a familiar tool along with her. Whitson will be among the first to use Axiom Space Fisher space pens.

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SpaceX rocket 'go' to launch four private astronauts on Ax-2, a mission filled with 1sts, today
Axiom Space is ready to launch its second-ever private mission to the International Space Station.

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Axiom Space Ax-2 private spaceflight with SpaceX: Live updates
Follow along with Axiom Space's Ax-2 mission to the International Space Station, the second-ever all-private mission to the orbital lab.

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Watch SpaceX's Ax-2 private astronaut launch for Axiom Space in this free livestream on May 21
SpaceX's next private spaceflight will launch four astronauts to the International Space Station on Sunday (May 21) and you can watch the mission live online in a series of free webcasts.

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Global warming will likely cross dangerous 1.5 C threshold within 5 years, UN report warns
The U.N. weather agency has warned that El Niño and human-caused climate change will likely push temperatures into "uncharted territory."

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AI runs amok in 1st trailer for director Gareth Edwards' 'The Creator' (video)
20th Century Studios releases the first look at director Gareth Edwards' 'The Creator.'

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Astronomers are snooping on the Milky Way's galactic neighbors to gain insights about the ancient galaxies being viewed by the James Webb Space Telescope.

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Today is Towel Day! Salute the legacy of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' author Douglas Adams
Towel Day is dedicated to "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" author Douglas Adams

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Space pictures! See our image of the day
Virgin Galactic has successfully completed a test flight that will pave the way for the company to commence commercial space tourism operations.

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Virgin Galactic aces final test spaceflight, eyes start of commercial service in June
Virgin Galactic aced its fifth test flight to suborbital space this morning (May 25), keeping the company on track to start commercial operations next month.

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New supernova thrills astronomers and skywatchers around the world (photos)
A star explosion in deep space is visible in amateur telescopes, although folks have had to battle low lighting conditions, haze and the occasional satellite trail to see it in action.

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'Return of the Jedi' at 40: How 'Star Wars' legend Phil Tippett crafted special effects magic (exclusive)
Space.com's exclusive interview with Oscar-winning visual effects wizard Phil Tippett for the 40th anniversary of "Star Wars: Return of the Jedi."

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Strange star system may hold first evidence of an ultra-rare 'dark matter star'
In a distant star system, a sunlike star orbits an invisible object that may be the first example of a 'boson star' made of dark matter, new research suggests.

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DJI Mavic 3 Pro review
The DJI Mavic 3 Pro is the world’s first consumer drone featuring three cameras and provides a highly versatile option that comfortably straddles the consumer and prosumer markets.

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Meteorites and volcanoes may have helped jump-start life on Earth
Iron particles from meteorites and volcanoes could have catalyzed chemical reactions to form some of the organic compounds essential for life.

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Why does Jupiter change its stripes? Scientists may finally have the answer
Using data from NASA's Juno spacecraft, an international team has correlated the variations in Jupiter's bands to changes in the planet's magnetic field.

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On Wednesday (May 31), NASA will hold a meeting of the "independent study group" the agency created to study data related to unidentified anomalous phenomena, or UAP. Here's how to watch it live.

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Watch China launch Shenzhou 16 astronauts to Tiangong space station tonight
China's next crew of three astronauts is all set to launch for the country's Tiangong space station tonight (May 29) on a Long March 2F rocket and you can watch it live.

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National Memorial Day Parade honored Apollo astronauts in US capital (video)
Apollo lunar module pilots Charlie Duke, Harrison Schmitt and Rusty Schweickart joined active NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik in the National Memorial Day Parade in Washington, DC.

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Best space settlement games: Manage bases & build cities on other worlds
We're still a ways off from living on other planets in the real world, but the best space settlement games let you tame the unknown today.

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Scientists discover giant crater from ice age explosion that has methane-spewing mud volcano inside it
The Borealis Mud Volcano is only the second found in Norwegian waters and releases a continuous stream of methane-rich, muddy liquid from deep below Earth's crust.

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Climate change could trigger gigantic deadly tsunamis from Antarctica, new study warns
Slippages in sediment beneath the Antarctic seabed could spawn gigantic tsunamis as oceans warm.

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James Webb telescope discovers gargantuan geyser on Saturn's moon, blasting water hundreds of miles into space
The James Webb Space Telescope caught Saturn's icy moon Enceladus spraying a 'huge plume' of watery vapor far into space — and that plume may contain chemical ingredients for life.

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The Euclid spacecraft will transform how we view the 'dark universe'
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Euclid satellite completed the first part of its long journey into space on May 1, 2023, when it arrived in Florida on a boat from Italy.

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10 everyday NASA inventions and spin-offs you can find in your home
Explore 10 everyday inventions and spin-offs by NASA, many of which you'll find in your home.

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Princess Leia's original 'Star Wars' ceremonial dress could fetch $2 million at auction (exclusive)
Princess Leia's ceremonial dress costume from 'Star Wars' goes up for auction in June and could draw some staggering bids.

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An upcoming NASA mission will provide an unprecedented look at ice clouds at high altitudes in Earth's atmosphere.

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This tiny probe the size of your cell phone could measure asteroid gravity in a space 1st
The European Space Agency (ESA) has designed a tiny mobile phone-sized probe that could become the world's first to measure the gravity on the surface of an asteroid.

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Marvel's new 'Micronauts' comic collection dives into inner space
Marvel Comics will release their massive new "Micronauts" comics omnibus edition this fall

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Live from Mars! European probe beams Red Planet views to Earth in 1st-ever video feat
The European Space Agency held the first-ever "livestream from Mars" today (June 2), beaming home photos from its Mars Express orbiter in near-real time.

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UFOs worth investigating despite lack of 'real evidence,' former astronaut Scott Kelly says
Four-time astronaut Scott Kelly spoke with Space.com about UFOs and why air and space are so 'prone to optical illusions' that lead to reports of unidentified anomalous phenomena.

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Mysterious cosmic threads are reaching out from the Milky Way's monster black hole
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