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'Their loss diminishes us all': Scientists emphasize how Trump's mass NOAA layoffs endanger the world
"From our perspective down in the trenches actually working for the government, it feels like the people up top just have no clue about anything."
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This astronomer found a sneaky extra star in James Webb Space Telescope data
While unraveling the mystery of why some planet-forming disks fall onto their stars, an astronomer stumbled upon a surprise: a hidden star.
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Total lunar eclipse March 2025: Best photos of the "Blood Worm Moon"
Relive the 2025 "Blood Worm Moon" total lunar eclipse with these breathtaking photos.
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Former Google chief Eric Schmidt takes the reins at rocket startup Relativity Space
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has assumed the top job at the startup Relativity Space, which aims to compete with SpaceX and other big launch companies.
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Tom Hanks at 'Moonwalkers' film premiere predicts getting busy on moon
Tom Hanks knows there are two things that are going to happen in the future: the moon will become a home to astronauts and the other — well, it is best to hear it from him.
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The 1st full live-action 'Lilo and Stitch' trailer just dropped and fine, we admit it: it looks fantastic (video)
This nostalgic remake of the 2002 animated classic arrives on May 23, 2025.
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Watch moon dust fly as private Blue Ghost lunar lander touches down (video)
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost moon lander just beamed home up-close video of its epic March 2 touchdown, showing how its thrusters kicked up plumes of lunar dust.
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ESA's Hera probe trains its cameras at Mars' moon Deimos | Space photo of the day March 13, 2025
During a flyby of Mars on Wednesday (March 12), ESA's Hera spacecraft inaugurated use of its science instruments to image the smaller of the planet's two moons, Deimos.
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Capri Sun takes a swing at an eclipse with limited 'Moon Punch' drink
Capri Sun now shares another thing in common with NASA. The juice brand and space agency are already using the same foil for their drink packages. Now both are moon-bound.
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Tiny Mars moon Deimos gets a rare close-up, thanks to Europe's Hera asteroid probe (photos)
Europe's HERA mission has taken a good look at Mars and its moon Deimos on its way to explore the aftermath of the DART impact in the Didymos–Dimorphos asteroid system.
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How to spot fake images of the 'Blood Worm Moon' total lunar eclipse
The moon will turn blood red overnight on Thursday and Friday during the 'Blood Moon' total lunar eclipse. How can you tell what images of this event are the real deal?
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Saturn officially has 128 more moons
The grand total of Saturnian moons is now 274.
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'Blood Worm Moon' US weather forecast: Best places to see tonight's total lunar eclipse
Here are the weather conditions that can be expected during the the total "Blood Moon" lunar eclipse thought the United States on March 13, 2025.
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Dead Athena moon lander seen inside its crater grave from lunar orbit (photos)
Intuitive Machines' Athena lander died inside a small crater near the moon's south pole, photos by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter show.
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SpaceX launches 21 Starlink broadband satellites to orbit from Florida (video, photos)
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 21 Starlink internet satellites, 13 of which have direct-to-cell capability, to orbit on Wednesday night (March 12).
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A total lunar eclipse comes to North America tonight: Here's everything you need to know about the 'Blood Worm Moon'
The moon will put on quite the show tonight; we've got everything to make sure you don't miss all the total lunar eclipse action.
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Is our universe trapped inside a black hole? This James Webb Space Telescope discovery might blow your mind
The James Webb Space Telescope has found perhaps its most profound discovery to date. The uncovered preferred direction for galaxies supports the idea that the universe was born in a black hole.
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SpaceX calls off Crew-10 astronaut launch for NASA due to hydraulics issue (video)
SpaceX scrubbed today's (March 12) planned launch of the Crew-10 astronaut mission for NASA due to a ground-system hydraulics issue.
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SpaceX Crew-10 astronauts depart for launch pad ahead of liftoff (video, photos)
The SpaceX Crew-10 astronauts have departed NASA's checkout facility at Kennedy Space Center and are bound for the launch pad ahead of their imminent liftoff.
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We found 6 Easter eggs in the 'Alien: Earth' shorts revealed at SXSW 2025... at least we hope they're just Easter eggs
From malevolent computers to Arcturian shore leave, here are all the callbacks and references we spotted in these short clips.
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