Our Milky Way galaxy appears to have flipped 90 degrees long ago. But why?
A slowly rotating stellar halo was the clue to a major and unknown event in the Milky Way's history that saw the spiral…
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'Silo' season 3's Ashley Zuckerman and Jessica Henwick share the secret to their on-screen chemistry (interview)
'It's nothing we worked to generate, it was really just there from the beginning'
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SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites to orbit in wake of Starship test flight (video)
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 Starlink satellites lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on…
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On this day in space! July 28, 1851: The 1st photo of a total solar eclipse was taken by a Prussian daguerreotypist
On July 28, 1851, the first-ever photo of a total solar eclipse was recorded by a Prussian daguerreotypist named Johann…
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ISS meets Venus in incredible daylight photo | Space photo of the day for July 28, 2026
An astrophotographer captured a breathtaking scene as the International Space Station zoomed by Venus in the daytime…
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BALLS on the moon: China set to launch Africa's 1st lunar science mission in 2029
Africa's first space exploration mission aims to send a trio of spherical probes to the lunar south pole aboard China's…
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Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse! Astronomers capture clearest image yet of famous star's elusive companion
"These are among the best moments in science: seeing something new, unexpected."
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'Crazy idea' succeeds: Scientists monitor space junk with radio telescopes
"That's the first time that's ever been done."
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The unique DJI Lito X1 drone is packed full of functionality and you can't buy it in the USA
The DJI Lito X1 delivers impressive features and functionality, including omnidirectional obstacle sensing in a…
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Starship in space! See highlights of SpaceX megarocket's epic Flight 13 test launch (video)
The 13th test flight of SpaceX's Starship megarocket went pretty well —and provided some amazing visuals, too. See the…
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Rocket Lab to start launching missile-defense missions from Alaska under $266 million Space Force deal
Rocket Lab just inked a $266 million deal with the U.S. Space Force to launch up to 18 suborbital missile-defense…
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25 years on, 2001's 'Planet of the Apes' has become a bit of a guilty pleasure
Time to fire up the Wayback Machine to pay tribute to Tim Burton's controversial sci-fi reimagining.
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On this day in space! July 27, 1962: The 1st zero-g cosmonaut training flight took off on a Soviet jetliner
On July 27, 1962, two Russian cosmonauts boarded a Soviet airliner and experienced weightlessness without going to…
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Are we overlooking signs of alien life that aren't technological or biological? 'Bread would be a signature of intelligence'
Between biosignatures and technosignatures lie noosignatures, and some scientists think they could help us find alien…
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We've found huge discounts on a range of ZWO astronomy cameras, including three we love
Save on ZWO astrophotography gear at B&H Photo Video. Shop discounts on astrocams, telescopes and mounts to upgrade…
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Curiosity Mars rover inspects cracked wheel | Space photo of the day for July 27, 2026
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has experienced some serious wear and tear during its nearly 14 years on the Red Planet, as…
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X-ray spacecraft finds supermassive black hole stirring up the 'red potato' galaxy: 'There may be a cook in this cosmic kitchen'
Using the Chandra X-ray spacecraft, astronomers have seen a jet from a feeding supermassive black hole churning gas…
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Private companies could ruin the night sky for the entire world, and international law can't stop them
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) can single-handedly approve space projects that will change the night…
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A seed that flew around the moon grew into this tree in NYC
The Madison Square Park Conservancy unveiled its moon tree at a smoky birthday party.
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An 'almost blood moon' is coming on Aug. 27 and it'll be the best lunar eclipse until NYE 2028
The countdown is on! Millions of skywatchers will have front-row seats to a dramatic 96% 'blood moon' lunar eclipse.…
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I'm not an astronaut, but I went to the International Space Station (sort of)
"Just the fact that it exists, just the fact that it continues to exist. We should marvel at that."
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'He took all the blame of the collision on his shoulders.' Astronaut Michael Foale explains how a 1997 spaceship crash at Space Station Mir unfolded
'I believe that we, as a crew, saved space station Mir that day'
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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 220 — First on Mars
On Episode 220 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Dr. Pascal Lee and astrobiologist Dr.…
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An off-the-shelf camera could help us find more black holes smashing together
"It doesn't require any new technology development, which is almost unheard of for solving a LIGO instrumentation…
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NASA astronaut, 2 cosmonauts return to Earth after 241 days on space station (video)
NASA astronaut Chris Williams and two Russian cosmonauts returned to Earth from the International Space Station early…
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SpaceX's Starship megarocket makes the 'softest splashdown' ever after launching next-gen Starlink satellites in Flight 13 test (video)
SpaceX launched Starship, the world's most powerful rocket, on a critical 13th test flight on July 24, a stunning test…
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ZWO Seestar S30 Pro smart telescope review
A compact, automated smart telescope with a higher resolution upgrade
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We boldly chat to 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' showrunners about dinosaurs in space and Lovecraftian horrors for season 4 (interview)
'The minute we started talking about doing dinosaurs, we were like, 'Yeah, let’s figure out a way to do that.''
Read at source →We boldly chat with 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' showrunners about space dinosaurs and Lovecraftian horrors for season 4 (interview)
'The minute we started talking about doing dinosaurs, we were like, 'Yeah, let’s figure out a way to do that.''
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What lurks beneath the volcanoes of Jupiter's moon Io? NASA's Juno probe just took a peek
The subsurface findings could transform how scientists study volcanoes across the solar system — including those on…
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Planet hunter gets the silent treatment | Space photo of the day for July 24, 2026
ESA's Plato spacecraft completes critical testing ahead of its spaceflight.
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The easiest way to learn the summer night sky starts with these 3 stars
How to use the Summer Triangle stars — Vega, Deneb and Altair — as a key to unlock your understanding of the night sky.
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Lightning strike on Chinese rocket captured in epic launch photo
Lightning struck a Chinese Long March-3B rocket shortly after liftoff this week, but the launch still successfully…
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This Week In Space LIVE: The Viking Mars landings 50 years later
Tune in today, July 24, at 1:30 p.m. ET for a LIVE This Week In Space taping to mark the 50th anniversary of the Viking…
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Hubble telescope watches unique nova explosion fire cosmic 'bullets' through the Milky Way at 20 million mph
Using Hubble, astronomers have discovered that the only known "helium nova" in the Milky Way is riddling our galaxy…
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