The forces of rotation caused red hot masses of stones to be torn away from the Earth and to be thrown into the ether, and this is the origin of the stars.

— Anaxagoras 428 BC

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'Apollo 13' at 30: The space movie where scientists have the right stuff too

Mon, 06/30/2025 - 9:00am
Ron Howard's classic celebrates the mission control geniuses who got the astronauts home.
Categories: Astronomy

NASA exoplanet-hunting spacecraft and citizen scientists discover a cool new alien world

Mon, 06/30/2025 - 9:00am
With the aid of NASA's exoplanet-hunter TESS, citizen scientists have discovered a new gas giant that is cool, literally and figuratively.
Categories: Astronomy

NASA budget cuts threaten Europe's already troubled flagship Mars rover

Mon, 06/30/2025 - 6:00am
NASA was to supply some critical technologies for the mission, which Europe may not be able to readily replace.
Categories: Astronomy

'War of the Worlds' at 20: Steven Spielberg made three-quarters of an apocalyptic classic

Sun, 06/29/2025 - 12:00pm
Spielberg's contemporary spin on H. G. Wells would be up there with his best if only he could have nailed the ending.
Categories: Astronomy

Blue Origin launches 6 tourists on suborbital trip from Texas, including 750th person ever to fly into space

Sun, 06/29/2025 - 11:11am
Blue Origin, the spaceflight company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, launched its 13th crewed New Shepard rocket on a successful suborbital spaceflight on Sunday, June 29, 2025.
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New satellite constellation will scan the entire Earth every 20 minutes to find wildfires

Sun, 06/29/2025 - 11:00am
Muon Space released the first images from its new wildfire detection satellite, FireSat.
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How do hurricanes and tropical storms get their names?

Sun, 06/29/2025 - 10:00am
The World Meteorological Organization maintains a list of 21 hurricane names for each year. In especially busy years, a supplemental list is used.
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Early visions of Mars: Meet the 19th-century astronomer who used science fiction to imagine the red planet

Sun, 06/29/2025 - 9:00am
Parisian astronomer Camille Flammarion brought used science fiction to bring Mars to life
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Is the US forfeiting its Red Planet leadership to China's Mars Sample Return plan?

Sun, 06/29/2025 - 6:00am
"Returning the scientifically selected samples that await us on Mars, as part of a balanced portfolio, will help to ensure the US does not cede leadership in deep space to other nations, such as China."
Categories: Astronomy

Did you ever hear the tragedy of 'Star Wars: Underworld', George Lucas' cancelled Star Wars TV show?

Sat, 06/28/2025 - 11:00am
George Lucas had big plans for a live-action TV series before he sold Lucasfilm to Disney in 2012 — so what happened?
Categories: Astronomy

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 167 — An Outpost on the Moon

Sat, 06/28/2025 - 10:32am
On Episode 167 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by AJ Gemer of Lunar Outpost, a fast-moving company innovating in cislunar technology.
Categories: Astronomy

Is the bar higher for scientific claims of alien life?

Sat, 06/28/2025 - 10:00am
The skepticism and debate around the question of "are we alone in the universe" makes the field of astrobiology more cautious
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The ups and downs of life in space | On the ISS this week June 23 - 27, 2025

Sat, 06/28/2025 - 9:00am
The Axiom Mission-4 (Ax-4) crew flying aboard SpaceX's Dragon "Grace" docked to the International Space Station beginning a two-week stay on the orbiting laboratory with the Expedition 73 crew.
Categories: Astronomy

Japan launches GOSAT-GW on 50th and final liftoff of the H-2A rocket (video)

Sat, 06/28/2025 - 8:38am
The 50th and final liftoff of Japan's H-2A rocket launched the GOSAT-GW satellite on Saturday, June 28, 2025.
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Satellites keep breaking up in space. Insurance won't cover them.

Sat, 06/28/2025 - 6:00am
Cheap, uninsured satellites are creating more space junk — and it's starting to rain down on our heads.
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SpaceX sends two batches of Starlink satellites on Saturday doubleheader (video)

Sat, 06/28/2025 - 12:37am
Two SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets lifted off with Starlink satellites on June 28, 2025. The first launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida and the second from Vandenberg Space Force Station in California.
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Look for the 'Other Dipper' this summer: How to find Ursa Minor, the Little Bear with a little help from the North Star

Fri, 06/27/2025 - 5:00pm
Most people have never seen the Little Dipper, because most of its stars are too dim to be seen through light-polluted skies.
Categories: Astronomy