An artificial 'Saturn's ring' of satellites could soon fill the sky, astronomers warn
A bright Saturn's ring of satellites will encircle Earth if plans to launch a million orbiting data centers and tens of…
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'Aliens' at 40: James Cameron's sequel is a sci-fi icon, but did you know he quit the movie twice?
Forty years ago, Aliens burst into our hearts, but this classic sequel nearly fell by the wayside due to some serious…
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Should we trust AI in the search for alien life? Scientists aren't so sure
New research suggests AI can be repeatedly fooled into mistaking non-life for life.
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How Christopher Nolan's 'Interstellar' turned general relativity into the bad guy
As Nolan embarks on "The Odyssey", we look back on the sci-fi movie where time dilation is as cruel as any Greek god.
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10 places in the US and Canada to see August's partial solar eclipse and Perseid meteor shower in 1 trip
A partial solar eclipse by day and the peak of the Perseid meteor shower by night make Aug. 12, 2026, one of the best…
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James Webb Space Telescope discovers how black holes feed themselves
Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have gotten a glimpse at the mechanisms that supermassive…
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Scientists told them, 'No, it's too dangerous,' but they did it anyway: Inside Japan's super-close asteroid flyby
Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft returned spectacular images of a near-Earth asteroid following a super-close flyby on July…
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Another reusable rocket? Japan launches, lands RV-X prototype (video)
Japan has succeeded in the first-ever flight test of its RV-X experimental reusable rocket prototype.
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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 219 — SpaceX Goes to War!
On Episode 219 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik discuss the space headlines for the past few weeks.
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'We knew we had a lot to live up to': As 'Aliens' turns 40, we chat with the legendary VFX masters who created the Alien Queen (interview)
Legacy Effects' Oscar-nominated duo Shane Mahan and Lindsay MacGowan share tales from the trenches of 1986's 'Aliens'
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Beyond the Perseids: 6 meteor showers worth watching this summer
The Perseids may steal the spotlight, but six lesser-known meteor showers could also light up summer skies.
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Remembering 'Ulysses 31', the '80s cartoon that transported 'The Odyssey' to outer space
So much more than the earwormiest theme song in the galaxy.
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These 'metallic' dunes on Mars look like sci-fi. What are they really?
New images from the European Space Agency's Mars Express orbiter have captured strange-looking waves on the Red Planet.
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The Perseid meteor shower starts this week. Here's why you should look up now
The Perseid meteor shower begins on July 17 alongside two others, making "shooting stars" likely any night this month…
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'Aliens' at 40: Here are 26 reasons why James Cameron's sequel is still the greatest sci-fi action movie of all time
Sorry, "Predator", but four decades later, this is still the sub-genre's high watermark
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Earth's largest particle accelerator opens new window into the early universe just after the Big Bang: 'A culmination of a decades-long quest'
According to one researcher, this observation "promises new insights into the evolution of the early universe."
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'The dawn of a new space era': Vikram-1, India's 1st private orbital rocket, aces debut launch
Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1 rocket aced its debut mission on Saturday morning (July 18), making India the third nation…
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'The Starry Night' in space: Dark Energy Camera channels a cosmic Van Gogh (video)
The Dark Energy Camera has captured a vibrant view of the Corona Australis Molecular Cloud, with the star-forming…
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Smoke from devastating Canada wildfires visible from space | Space photo of the day for July 17, 2026
Satellites have captured images of the billowing smoke.
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The Perseid meteor shower is here! How to see the best shooting stars this summer
The 2026 Perseid meteor shower is active from tonight and peaks alongside a dramatic total solar eclipse on Aug. 12-13.
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Astronauts just launched on a Soyuz rocket with an energy-drink ad on it, continuing a Russian tradition
This week's ISS astronaut launch used a Soyuz rocket emblazoned with an ad for an energy drink. It's not the first time…
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