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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.
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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.
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15 years before Helldivers 2, Lost Planet 2 taught us that the only good bug was a dead bug

Fri, 06/27/2025 - 4:00pm
One of the most overlooked sequels in Capcom's history, Lost Planet 2 walked so games like Helldivers 2 and Space Marine 2 could run.
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See the crescent moon dance with Mars and the bright star Regulus this weekend

Fri, 06/27/2025 - 3:07pm
For some lucky viewers, the moon will pass directly in front of Mars.
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Nozzle blows off rocket booster during test for NASA's Artemis program (video)

Fri, 06/27/2025 - 2:41pm
A solid rocket engine for NASA's Space Launch System rocket experienced an anomaly during a static fire test at the booster's Northrop Grumman facilities June 26.
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Hello, neighbor! See the Andromeda galaxy like never before in stunning new image from NASA's Chandra telescope (video)

Fri, 06/27/2025 - 12:00pm
Andromeda never looked as good as it does in a new image from the Chandra X-ray observatory and a range of powerful telescopes. A fitting tribute to dark matter pioneer Vera Rubin.
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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket creates nebula-like ring in night sky | Space photo of the day for June 27, 2025

Fri, 06/27/2025 - 11:00am
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket with the Dragon spacecraft carrying Axiom-4 astronauts heads to the International Space Station.
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Bootid meteor shower 2025 peaks tonight: Here's what you need to know

Fri, 06/27/2025 - 10:00am
The meteor shower radiant can be found in the constellation Bootes.
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Rare daytime fireball bright enough to be seen from orbit may have punched a hole in a house in Georgia

Fri, 06/27/2025 - 9:45am
The fireball was bright enough to be spotted by a lightning-tracking satellite from orbit.
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Mexico threatens lawsuit against SpaceX over Starship explosion 'contamination'

Fri, 06/27/2025 - 9:00am
The Mexican president said there is a "general review underway of the international laws that are being violated."
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How a fake astronaut fooled the world, broke women's hearts, and landed in jail

Fri, 06/27/2025 - 6:00am
For years, Robert Hunt convinced everyone he could that he was a NASA astronaut. The truth was anything but.
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More than 1,800 National Science Foundation workers abruptly kicked out of agency headquarters

Thu, 06/26/2025 - 5:35pm
National Science Foundation employees were told they'll be removed from the agency's headquarters on Tuesday (June 24) with no direction yet for where to go.
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Upcoming DC movies: Superman, Supergirl, Clayface, The Batman Part II & beyond

Thu, 06/26/2025 - 5:00pm
Superman is spearheading DC's big reboot in the realm of movies and TV, but what's coming next? And which projects are confined to elseworlds?
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Astronomers discover baby planets taking their 1st steps in nearby stellar nursery (images)

Thu, 06/26/2025 - 4:00pm
Astronomers have discovered the first step in planet birth, finding hitherto unseen structures in 78 planetary disks in the star-forming region of Ophiuchus.
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Rocket Lab launches 'Get the Hawk Outta Here' mission from New Zealand (video)

Thu, 06/26/2025 - 3:54pm
Rocket Lab launched an Electron rocket from New Zealand on June 26. The rocket carried a trio of radio frequency geolocation satellites and one experimental payload into a polar orbit.
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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3: Release date, cast & how to watch Paramount+'s summer sci-fi series

Thu, 06/26/2025 - 3:00pm
Captain Pike and the Enterprise crew are back and on the hunt for The Gorn. Here’s everything we know about 'Strange New Worlds' Season 3 after 2023’s cliffhanger finale.
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Human remains lost after memorial spaceflight capsule crashes into the sea

Thu, 06/26/2025 - 2:00pm
The remains of 166 people part of a Celestis Memorial Spaceflight are presumed lost after The Exploration Company's "Mission Possible" capsule presumably crashes into Pacific Ocean.
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