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'What a waste:' US scientists decry Trump's 47% cuts to NASA science budget
"I don't think it is an overstatement to say that morale among U.S.-based scientists is at an all-time low."
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Astronauts track huge dust clouds over Canada and US | On the ISS this week June 2-6, 2025
Preparations for the arrival of a visiting crew, the continued study of how humans adapt to microgravity and more highlight the sixth week of Expedition 73 on the International Space Station.
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See the moon shine with famous red star Antares in the southern sky on June 9
Antares is a red supergiant star located 400 light-years from Earth.
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China's Tianwen 2 spacecraft sends home 1st photo as it heads for mysterious 'quasi-moon' asteroid
China has revealed the first image from its Tianwen 2 asteroid sample return mission, which is now more than 3 million kilometers (1.9 million miles) from Earth.
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'In our spacesuit collection for movies, we have replicas of pretty much every historic spacesuit that's been into space.' How the son of an aerospace machinist built some of Hollywood's most iconic astronaut looks (exclusive)
"I've had a number of NASA personnel come up and think that the one that was theirs was ours, and they're shocked."
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Sega Toys Homestar Classic star projector review
If it's realism you're looking for, the Sega Toys Homestar Classic is the gold standard of star projectors.
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Best space & sci-fi games on Nintendo Switch 2025: Metroid Prime, Citizen Sleeper, No Man's Sky, & more
You don't have to stay at home to enjoy great games. Game on the go with the best space and sci-fi games on the Nintendo Switch.
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SpaceX fires up Super Heavy booster ahead of Starship's 10th test flight (video)
SpaceX conducted a static-fire test with one of its Super Heavy boosters today (June 6), part of the prep work for the next test flight of the Starship megarocket.
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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 164 — Goodbye NASA?
On Episode 164 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik discuss these concerning times for NASA with Casey Dreier, the Chief of Space Policy for The Planetary Society.
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It's been nearly a century since Chicago saw a powerful dust storm like this (photos)
A historic dust storm hit Chicago last month, and a weather satellite gave us a bird's-eye view of the dramatic event.
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June's full 'Strawberry Moon' illuminates the night sky this week: Here's how to see it
Don't miss the 2025 full "Strawberry Moon" when it rises above the southeastern horizon on June 10.
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'Flying Banana' traveling 125 mph fires laser into sky and catches aurora hunters off guard (video)
"The first time I spotted it, I thought at first it may have been a rare form of blue aurora but then realised it was moving too quickly."
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SpaceX launches Sirius XM radio satellite to orbit, lands rocket on ship at sea (video, photos)
SpaceX launched the SXM-10 satellite for SiriusXM early Saturday morning (June 7), adding another spacecraft to the company's broadcasting constellation.
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Saving Gateway, SLS and Orion? Sen. Ted Cruz proposes $10 billion more for NASA's moon and Mars efforts
Sen. Ted Cruz's newly unveiled legislative directives for Senate Republicans’ budget reconciliation bill would dedicate almost $10 billion to win the new space race with China.
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Best beginner binoculars 2025: Convenient, general use and affordable
These are the best beginner binoculars you can buy in every category, from the best overall and the best for stargazing to the best budget model.
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Powerful solar telescope unveils ultra-fine magnetic 'curtains' on the sun's surface
The sharpest images ever captured of the sun reveal intricate magnetic structures dancing across its surface.
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Catch Jupiter and Mercury side by side in the evening sky this week
The solar system's largest and smallest planets will greet one another in the eastern sky.
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European Mars orbiter spies crumbling crater 'soaked in layers of Martian history' (photo)
The Mars Express probe captured a striking new view of a Martian crater that holds clues to the planet's dynamic history spanning billions of years.
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Vast cosmic voids are far from empty — they're hiding something dark
The vast, seemingly empty spaces between galaxies are not entirely empty. So what's in these cosmic voids?
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Atlas V rocket to launch Amazon’s 2nd batch of Kuiper internet satellites on June 13
The second big batch of Amazon's Project Kuiper internet satellites will launch next Friday (June 13) from Florida, if all goes to plan.
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