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New trailer for 'Star Wars Outlaws' video game proclaims a golden age for the underworld (video)
A new story trailer has dropped for Ubisoft's new "Star Wars Outlaws" video game.
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The Earth Day 2024 Google doodle is a climate change reminder
For Earth Day this year, the Google doodle is highlighting areas of our planet it sees itself in.
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China's new reusable rocket aces key engine tests
China has made progress on a powerful rocket engine to power its new reusable rockets that are expected to launch the nation's planned crewed moon missions.
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James Webb Space Telescope documentary returns to IMAX theaters this week for Earth Day. Watch exclusive clips here (video)
New James Webb Space Telescope documentary, "Deep Sky," returns to IMAX screens for Earth Day. Watch two exclusive clips here at Space.com.
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Happy Earth Day 2024! NASA picks 6 new airborne missions to study our changing planet
Six newly selected NASA airborne campaigns will focus on a range of studies focusing on Earth and its changing climate.
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12 of the best total solar eclipse 2024 photos from our readers
Here we look at the best photo of the total solar eclipse sent to us by our readers. From diamond rings to exquisite close-ups, we have it all and more!
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Saturn's ocean moon Enceladus is able to support life − my research team is working out how to detect extraterrestrial cells there
As a planetary scientist and astrobiologist who studies ice grains from Enceladus, '’m interested in whether there is life on this or other icy moons. I also want to understand how scientists like me could detect it.
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Why is it so hard to send humans back to the moon?
The Apollo program put humans on the moon in 1969. So why haven't we sent any more since?
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Eclipse expert Jamie Carter wins media award for extensive solar eclipse coverage
We spoke to Jamie Carter about winning the award and his plans for future solar eclipses.
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'Devil Comet' 12P/Pons-Brooks reaches peak brightness tonight. Here's how to see it
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks visits the inner solar system every 71 years and will reach its closest to the sun on Sunday (April 21), appearing bright enough to possibly be seen by the naked eye.
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Cosmonaut Muhammed Faris, first Syrian in space, dies at 72
Muhammed Faris, who was the first cosmonaut from Syria and second Arab to fly into space, has died at the age of 72.
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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 107 — Mars Sample Return Blues
On Episode 107 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with journalist Leonard David about NASA's troubled Mars sample return mission.
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Lego Star Wars Millennium Falcon (2024) review
Lego's latest Millennium Falcon model certainly isn't a hunk of junk, as Luke Skywalker famously called the ship in 'Star Wars: A New Hope.'
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Those magic minutes during April 8's solar eclipse brought me to tears
As a TV reporter and meteorologist, I experienced some pretty incredible things in my career. But the 2024 total solar eclipse in Dallas left me in awe and with unforgettable emotions like I've never seen or felt before.
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Everything we know about 'The Fantastic Four'
After several years in development and pre-production at Marvel Studios, The Fantastic Four is finally coming to the big screen in 2025. Here's all we know.
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NASA satellite's 'shocking' space junk near-miss was even closer than thought
The Feb. 28 encounter between NASA's TIMED satellite and a dead Russian spacecraft was even closer than first thought — a mere 33 feet (10 meters) or so, NASA officials said.
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NASA's Juno probe captures amazing views of Jupiter's volcanic moon Io (video)
NASA's Juno probe continues to give us more insight into Jupiter and the giant planet's moons, including Io, the most volcanically active object in the solar system.
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NASA's Artemis 3 astronauts will put a moonquake detector on lunar surface
NASA is building a moonquake detector for its upcoming Artemis 3 mission, in hopes of learning more about lunar tremors and the internal structure of the moon.
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Ingenuity's travels: New NASA video tracks Mars helicopter's 72 flights
NASA's history-making Ingenuity helicopter covered a lot of ground on Mars over the past three years, as a new video shows.
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Private space-junk probe to conduct up-close inspection of spent rocket stage
The mission aims to assist the later removal of spunk junk, an issue that threatens the sustainable use of orbital space above the Earth.
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