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Watch a burnt and battered Starship splash down in Indian Ocean to wrap up historic Flight 10 (video, photos)

Space.com - Fri, 08/29/2025 - 6:00am
Newly released SpaceX footage gives us great looks at the final moments of Starship's epic Flight 10 test on Aug. 26, which ended with an Indian Ocean splashdown.
Categories: Astronomy

Starship brings the heat in fiery Flight 10 launch video from SpaceX

Space.com - Thu, 08/28/2025 - 6:00pm
SpaceX's Starship nailed its 10th-ever test flight on Aug. 26. Footage from the launch pad that day shows just how much power the giant rocket packs.
Categories: Astronomy

'I will destroy your Vault': Exclusive 'Foundation' Season 3 clip sees Hari Seldon and The Mule face off (video)

Space.com - Thu, 08/28/2025 - 5:00pm
This sneak peek at 'Skin in the Game' is a battle of wits between galactic heavyweights.
Categories: Astronomy

Glacial lake flood hits Juneau, Alaska, reflecting a growing global risk as mountain glaciers melt

Space.com - Thu, 08/28/2025 - 4:00pm
The glacial flood risks that Juneau is now experiencing each summer are becoming a growing problem in communities around the world.
Categories: Astronomy

'We need to broaden our search, and now we can.' Scientists are set to unleash a powerful new weapon in the hunt for dark matter

Space.com - Thu, 08/28/2025 - 3:00pm
Scientists have retreated to deep beneath the French Alps to broaden the hunt for dark matter particles that could be "WIMPier than WIMPS."
Categories: Astronomy

Don't miss the stars of the 'Summer Triangle' twinkle with the Milky Way after sunset

Space.com - Thu, 08/28/2025 - 2:00pm
Altair, Vega and Deneb can be seen shining with the Milky Way throughout August.
Categories: Astronomy

Perseverance Mars rover stumbles upon wind-carved 'megaripples' on the Red Planet

Space.com - Thu, 08/28/2025 - 1:14pm
NASA's Perseverance rover captured a striking new image of massive, wind-carved sand formations known as "megaripples" during its latest exploration stop on the Red Planet.
Categories: Astronomy

Ripples from the Big Bang could transform our understanding of the universe — and we may be close to detecting them

Space.com - Thu, 08/28/2025 - 12:00pm
It will take the most sensitive instruments ever imagined to reveal ripples from the Big Bang, but they could change our understanding of the entire universe.
Categories: Astronomy

Meet Surya, the 1st-of-its-kind AI model NASA and IBM built to predict solar storms

Space.com - Thu, 08/28/2025 - 11:00am
A new NASA-IBM algorithm called Surya could be a major leap in space weather forecasting.
Categories: Astronomy

10 of the best stargazing locations in North America

Space.com - Thu, 08/28/2025 - 10:00am
Here's where to find very dark skies in the U.S. and Canada.
Categories: Astronomy

Why do we photograph the Milky Way in summer?

Space.com - Thu, 08/28/2025 - 10:00am
The Milky Way is a spectacular sight in the summer skies but why does it look so much more brilliant than it does in the winter?
Categories: Astronomy

NASA debuts new Orion mission control room for Artemis 2 astronaut flight around the moon (photos)

Space.com - Thu, 08/28/2025 - 9:00am
NASA has opened a new Orion Mission Evaluation Room at the Johnson Space Center to analyze in-flight spacecraft data and provide support for Artemis 2 and other future missions to the moon.
Categories: Astronomy

Where no gourd has gone before | Space photo of the day for Aug. 28, 2025

Space.com - Thu, 08/28/2025 - 8:00am
The USS Enterprise, a 'Star Trek' spaceship, is created from pumpkins as part of a German contest.
Categories: Astronomy

A dead 'sun' forms building blocks of exoplanets in new JWST Butterfly Nebula image

Space.com - Thu, 08/28/2025 - 6:00am
The Butterfly Nebula, which is a planetary nebula resulting from the death of a sun-like star, has been caught creating large dust grains that could form planets.
Categories: Astronomy

The Peacock TV Young Adult Discount is one of the best streaming deals around — get an entire year of Sci-Fi content and more for just $2.99 a month

Space.com - Thu, 08/28/2025 - 5:33am
If you're a student or between 18 and 24 years old, you can get nearly 73% off an annual subscription to Peacock and enjoy a huge selection of fantastic documentaries, movies, sports, and entertainment.
Categories: Astronomy

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Starlink satellites on record-breaking 30th flight (video)

Space.com - Thu, 08/28/2025 - 4:21am
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket flew for a record 30th time early Thursday morning (Aug. 28), sending 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida.
Categories: Astronomy

'A remarkable discovery': Astronomers find 1st exoplanet in multi-ring disk around star

Space.com - Wed, 08/27/2025 - 5:00pm
Astronomers are amazed to have discovered a baby exoplanet gobbling up matter around an infant star like a planetary Pac-Man.
Categories: Astronomy

'If ever there's a movie where I got everything right, it was 'Alien': How Oscar winner Roger Christian made 'Alien: Earth' feel like a classic (exclusive)

Space.com - Wed, 08/27/2025 - 4:00pm
Academy Award-winning "Star Wars" legend Roger Christian shares how he recreated the vibe of the original 'Alien' film in Hulu's new series 'Alien: Earth.'
Categories: Astronomy

Why are our solar system planets tilted? These warped exoplanet-forming disks may offer clues

Space.com - Wed, 08/27/2025 - 3:00pm
Although the existence of the warps is widespread, their origin is still a mystery.
Categories: Astronomy

What's next for SpaceX's Starship Mars rocket after Flight 10 success?

Space.com - Wed, 08/27/2025 - 2:43pm
Starship performed very well on its 10th-ever test flight Tuesday (Aug. 27), but SpaceX will soon move on from the shiny silver vehicle —to an even bigger version of it.
Categories: Astronomy