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Watch tile-shedding private Chinese rocket launch 6 satellites to orbit (video)

Wed, 05/21/2025 - 9:00am
Chinese company LandSpace sent six satellites into orbit on Saturday (May 17) aboard its methane-powered, tile-shedding Zhugque-2E rocket.
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Get a massive 68% off a year's subscription to Peacock TV ahead of the Memorial Day weekend

Wed, 05/21/2025 - 8:37am
If you're looking for a Memorial Day streaming deal ahead of the long weekend, getting nearly 70% off an annual subscription to Peacock could be just the one.
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See the crescent moon rise close to Saturn and Neptune early on May 22

Wed, 05/21/2025 - 6:00am
Remember: A telescope or binoculars will be needed to spot far-flung Neptune!
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Perseverance rover rolls onto 'Crocodile' plateau on Mars to hunt for super-old rocks

Wed, 05/21/2025 - 5:00am
NASA's Perseverance rover is exploring a new Mars region called Krokodillen, which is thought to harbor some of the oldest and most intriguing rocks on the Red Planet.
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SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites to orbit on brand-new Falcon 9 rocket after abort (video, photos)

Wed, 05/21/2025 - 1:01am
SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink broadband satellites late Tuesday night (May 20), atop a Falcon 9 rocket that was flying for the first time ever.
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Lightning on alien worlds may fail to spark life, simulations suggest

Tue, 05/20/2025 - 3:00pm
New research has found that lightning, while not very common, can occur on tidally locked exoplanets like our nearest neighbor, Proxima b.
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Powerful Mother's Day geomagnetic storm created radio-disrupting bubbles in Earth's upper atmosphere

Tue, 05/20/2025 - 1:00pm
Researchers have provided some new insights about the powerful geomagnetic storm that flared up last Mother's Day, after a big solar storm hit Earth.
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NASA's X-59 jet takes 'flight' without leaving the ground | Space photo of the day for May 20, 2025

Tue, 05/20/2025 - 12:44pm
NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft is seen during its “aluminum bird” systems testing, verifying how its systems work together, respond to pilot inputs and handle injected failures.
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House-size asteroid will miss Earth by just 72,000 miles today (video)

Tue, 05/20/2025 - 12:00pm
The asteroid poses no threat to the moon or Earth.
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The 100th woman in space: Emily Calandrelli talks about her Blue Origin flight and inspiring the next generation

Tue, 05/20/2025 - 11:00am
As the 100th woman to travel to space, Calandrelli isn't just celebrating personal achievement — she's using her journey to inspire others and push the boundaries of STEM accessibility.
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Why do dwarf galaxies line up? 'Zippers' and 'twisters' in the early universe may solve a galactic mystery

Tue, 05/20/2025 - 10:00am
Structures known as "zippers" and "twisters" in the early universe may explain why dwarf galaxies tend to line up with each other, as well as hint at how dark matter operates in the universe.
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'We don't know how bad it could get': Are we ready for the worst space weather?

Tue, 05/20/2025 - 9:00am
Space weather forecasting doesn't yet command the same resources as Earth weather forecasting, even though the stakes are growing.
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Did Predator just harpoon a plane out of the sky? Oh, count us in for 'Predator: Killer of Killers' after this latest trailer (video)

Tue, 05/20/2025 - 8:00am
The first of 2025's two Predator movies is an animated anthology which is looking even bloodier and more action-packed in its second trailer.
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Take a closer look at the moon and galaxies with the SkyMaster 15x70 binoculars from Celestron: Now only $76!

Tue, 05/20/2025 - 7:07am
With a huge 15x magnification, these binoculars from Celestron will give you great views of star clusters and galaxies.
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Has Polaris always been the North Star? How Earth's 26,000 year cycle changes the 'pole star'

Tue, 05/20/2025 - 6:00am
Lets take a trip through time.
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NASA names geomagnetic storm for 1st time, honoring a space weather scientist who died suddenly in 2024

Tue, 05/20/2025 - 5:00am
NASA took the initiative to name Storm Gannon after a space weather scientist who died in 2024. This was the storm that sparked beautiful auroras across the globe that same year.
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Moon mining machine: Interlune unveils helium-3 harvester prototype (photo)

Mon, 05/19/2025 - 6:00pm
Seattle startup Interlune's newly unveiled machine is designed to churn up 110 tons (100 metric tons) of moon dirt per hour to harvest helium-3, a fuel for future fusion reactors.
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SpaceX gets updated Starship launch license but still awaits Flight 9 approval

Mon, 05/19/2025 - 5:00pm
The FAA has greenlit license modifications ahead of Flight 9 of SpaceX's Starship but has not yet approved the launch itself.
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