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'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' cast explains those wild and funky wigs in Season 3 (exclusive)

Sun, 07/27/2025 - 11:00am
The cast of "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" has to cover a wide range of dramatic genres, aided in part by the show's ample stockpile of wigs.
Categories: Astronomy

Go behind the gory scenes of Hulu's 'Alien: Earth' with gruesome aliens and crawling eyeballs (video)

Sun, 07/27/2025 - 10:00am
A new behind-the-scenes featurette from Hulu's upcoming 'Alien: Earth' show why the series will be pure nightmare fuel.
Categories: Astronomy

Troubled balloon-tourism pioneer Space Perspective bought by Spanish company

Sun, 07/27/2025 - 9:00am
The European company Eos X Space has acquired Space Perspective, one of its key rivals in the nascent field of stratospheric balloon tourism.
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Hurricane forecasters are losing 3 key satellites ahead of peak storm season − a meteorologist explains why it matters

Sun, 07/27/2025 - 8:00am
Satellite data allows meteorologists to keep track of the location, structure and intensity of severe weather, helping to keep people safe. Now they're losing access to these satellites.
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See Mars shine close to the waxing crescent moon after sunset on July 28

Sun, 07/27/2025 - 6:00am
Mars will be less than four degrees from the crescent moon around sunset on July 28.
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SpaceX launch from California marks 2nd Starlink mission in 24 hours (video)

Sun, 07/27/2025 - 12:46am
After an early morning launch from Florida, SpaceX sent another 24 Starlink satellites into orbit on a Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California early on Sunday, July 27, 2025.
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SpaceX Crew-11 astronauts arrive in Florida ahead of launch to space station (video)

Sat, 07/26/2025 - 1:56pm
The NASA, JAXA and Roscosmos crew members set to launch next to the International Space Station arrived at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, July 26, 2025.
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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 170 — Atomic Space Batteries!

Sat, 07/26/2025 - 10:11am
On Episode 170 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Dr. Robert O'Brien to discuss powering spacecraft by radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs).
Categories: Astronomy

SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites from Florida on Saturday doubleheader (video)

Sat, 07/26/2025 - 10:02am
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 28 Starlink internet broadband satellites launched from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Saturday, July 26, 2025.
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'It starts with a bang this season and we don't give you room to breathe': 'Foundation' Season 3's stars on completing the far-future sci-fi saga (exclusive)

Sat, 07/26/2025 - 10:00am
'Foundation' Season 3 stars Jared Harris & Lou Llobell discuss the upcoming season of Apple TV+'s adaptation of Isaac Asimov's science fiction epic.
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Scientists look to black holes to know exactly where we are in the Universe. But phones and wifi are blocking the view

Sat, 07/26/2025 - 8:00am
Scientists working to study black holes use specific radio frequencies to track black holes, the same frequencies often used by phones and wifi.
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See a razor-thin moon shine close to Regulus in the evening sky tonight

Sat, 07/26/2025 - 6:00am
The bright star Regulus will appear close to the waxing crescent moon at sunset on July 26
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NASA losing nearly 4,000 employees to Trump administration's 'deferred resignation' program

Sat, 07/26/2025 - 12:24am
Nearly 4,000 NASA employees have chosen to accept the Trump administration's "deferred resignation" option, reducing the agency's workforce by more than 20%.
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How can the James Webb Space Telescope see so far?

Fri, 07/25/2025 - 8:00pm
Webb has been orbiting more than a million miles from Earth, capturing breathtaking images of deep space. But how does it actually work?
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SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule 'Endeavour' arrives at pad ahead of July 31 astronaut launch (photos)

Fri, 07/25/2025 - 6:00pm
The Crew Dragon capsule that will fly SpaceX's Crew-11 astronaut mission to the ISS for NASA has arrived at Kennedy Space Center ahead of its planned July 31 launch.
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European Vega C rocket launches CO2-mapping satellite, 4 Earth-observation spacecraft to orbit (video)

Fri, 07/25/2025 - 4:41pm
A Vega C rocket launched the MicroCarb carbon dioxide mapper and four Earth-observation satellites tonight (July 25) from South America.
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Rogue black hole found terrorizing unfortunate star in distant galaxy

Fri, 07/25/2025 - 4:14pm
The Hubble Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory saw an enigmatic intermediate-mass black hole lighting up in X-rays, potentially revealing a way of finding more of them in the future.
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Astronaut makes 'space kimchi fried rice' in orbit as crew starts packing for trip home | On the ISS this week July 21-25, 2025

Fri, 07/25/2025 - 3:00pm
The four members of SpaceX's Crew-10 mission on the Expedition 73 crew began packing for home, while also calling down to Earth to share their ongoing work aboard the ISS.
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Not so fantastic: the less than glorious history of the Fantastic Four on the big screen

Fri, 07/25/2025 - 2:30pm
Unlike other superhero superstars, the Fanastic Four have traditionally struggled with the transition to the big screen.
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Meet the SpaceX Crew-11 astronauts launching to the ISS on July 31

Fri, 07/25/2025 - 2:07pm
Crew-11 will launch from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 31 atop a Falcon 9 rocket, if all goes to plan.
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