"Professor Goddard does not know the relation between action and reaction and the need to have something better than a vacuum against which to react. He seems to lack the basic knowledge ladled out daily in high schools."
--1921 New York Times editorial about Robert Goddard's revolutionary rocket work.

"Correction: It is now definitely established that a rocket can function in a vacuum. The 'Times' regrets the error."
NY Times, July 1969.

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What could be the '7 wonders of the universe' visible in the night sky?

Mon, 07/28/2025 - 11:00am
What could we choose as the seven most remarkable celestial objects visible either with our eyes or with a small telescope?
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Vera Rubin Observatory glows under recalibration LEDs | Space photo of the day for July 28, 2025

Mon, 07/28/2025 - 10:43am
The glowing light shows the intricate details that make this cutting-edge telescope work.
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Dune patterns in California desert hold clues that help researchers map Mars’ shifting sands

Mon, 07/28/2025 - 10:00am
Looking at dunes and other rock formations on both Earth and Mars can tell scientists the environmental conditions that created them
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Earth's continents are drying out at unprecedented rate, satellite data reveal

Mon, 07/28/2025 - 9:00am
The US West Coast is the world's worst mega-drying region.
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Rapidly spinning dead star's strange 'glitches' are oddly regular

Mon, 07/28/2025 - 6:00am
Ultimately, we do not understand where glitches come from or exactly what's going on inside pulsars.
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'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' cast explains those wild and funky wigs in Season 3 (exclusive)

Sun, 07/27/2025 - 11:00am
The cast of "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" has to cover a wide range of dramatic genres, aided in part by the show's ample stockpile of wigs.
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Go behind the gory scenes of Hulu's 'Alien: Earth' with gruesome aliens and crawling eyeballs (video)

Sun, 07/27/2025 - 10:00am
A new behind-the-scenes featurette from Hulu's upcoming 'Alien: Earth' show why the series will be pure nightmare fuel.
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Troubled balloon-tourism pioneer Space Perspective bought by Spanish company

Sun, 07/27/2025 - 9:00am
The European company Eos X Space has acquired Space Perspective, one of its key rivals in the nascent field of stratospheric balloon tourism.
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Hurricane forecasters are losing 3 key satellites ahead of peak storm season − a meteorologist explains why it matters

Sun, 07/27/2025 - 8:00am
Satellite data allows meteorologists to keep track of the location, structure and intensity of severe weather, helping to keep people safe. Now they're losing access to these satellites.
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See Mars shine close to the waxing crescent moon after sunset on July 28

Sun, 07/27/2025 - 6:00am
Mars will be less than four degrees from the crescent moon around sunset on July 28.
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SpaceX launch from California marks 2nd Starlink mission in 24 hours (video)

Sun, 07/27/2025 - 12:46am
After an early morning launch from Florida, SpaceX sent another 24 Starlink satellites into orbit on a Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California early on Sunday, July 27, 2025.
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SpaceX Crew-11 astronauts arrive in Florida ahead of launch to space station (video)

Sat, 07/26/2025 - 1:56pm
The NASA, JAXA and Roscosmos crew members set to launch next to the International Space Station arrived at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, July 26, 2025.
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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 170 — Atomic Space Batteries!

Sat, 07/26/2025 - 10:11am
On Episode 170 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Dr. Robert O'Brien to discuss powering spacecraft by radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs).
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SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites from Florida on Saturday doubleheader (video)

Sat, 07/26/2025 - 10:02am
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 28 Starlink internet broadband satellites launched from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Saturday, July 26, 2025.
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'It starts with a bang this season and we don't give you room to breathe': 'Foundation' Season 3's stars on completing the far-future sci-fi saga (exclusive)

Sat, 07/26/2025 - 10:00am
'Foundation' Season 3 stars Jared Harris & Lou Llobell discuss the upcoming season of Apple TV+'s adaptation of Isaac Asimov's science fiction epic.
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Scientists look to black holes to know exactly where we are in the Universe. But phones and wifi are blocking the view

Sat, 07/26/2025 - 8:00am
Scientists working to study black holes use specific radio frequencies to track black holes, the same frequencies often used by phones and wifi.
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See a razor-thin moon shine close to Regulus in the evening sky tonight

Sat, 07/26/2025 - 6:00am
The bright star Regulus will appear close to the waxing crescent moon at sunset on July 26
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NASA losing nearly 4,000 employees to Trump administration's 'deferred resignation' program

Sat, 07/26/2025 - 12:24am
Nearly 4,000 NASA employees have chosen to accept the Trump administration's "deferred resignation" option, reducing the agency's workforce by more than 20%.
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How can the James Webb Space Telescope see so far?

Fri, 07/25/2025 - 8:00pm
Webb has been orbiting more than a million miles from Earth, capturing breathtaking images of deep space. But how does it actually work?
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SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule 'Endeavour' arrives at pad ahead of July 31 astronaut launch (photos)

Fri, 07/25/2025 - 6:00pm
The Crew Dragon capsule that will fly SpaceX's Crew-11 astronaut mission to the ISS for NASA has arrived at Kennedy Space Center ahead of its planned July 31 launch.
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