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This baby star's big explosion fired back: 'Nature is far more complex than humans think'
Astronomers discovered a star-triggered explosion shaping its dusty disk, revealing a far more chaotic and intense environment than previously thought.
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Milky Way and zodiacal light glow above telescopes in Chile | Space photo of the day for Aug. 15, 2025
The Milky Way galaxy glows alongside the zodiacal light over the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO) in Chile.
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What if we've been thinking about dark matter all wrong, scientist wonders
Two exotic new theories suggest dark matter could be either made from tiny black holes or formed by Hawking radiation at the cosmic horizon.
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Was it cooked in space? A space food-themed quiz!
In this quiz, you’ll explore the weird, wonderful, and sometimes surprising world of space cuisine. Can you tell which foods have actually made it to orbit?
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NASA plans to build a nuclear reactor on the moon — a space lawyer explains why, and what the law has to say
Recently, acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy reportedly suggested a U.S. reactor would be operational on the moon by 2030.
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NASA's new sun-studying mission 'PUNCH' attains its final form in Earth orbit
The four spacecraft of NASA's PUNCH mission have successfully locked in place in Earth orbit.
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TRAPPIST-1d isn't the Earth-like planet scientists had hoped it to be, according to JWST data
As another world around TRAPPIST-1 shows no signs of an atmosphere, astronomers urge us not to give up hope for an Earth-like atmosphere on one of the other worlds in the system.
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US Space Force's new deep space radar tracks multiple satellites 22,000 miles away in key test
The U.S. Space Force's powerful new military radar system designed to detect and track objects in distant orbits above Earth has passed an initial key test.
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Discovery of 250 'mini galaxies' could help scientists pin down the nature of dark matter
Only a fraction of the size of the Milky Way, these galaxies have thus far been too faint for most telescopes to spot.
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Blue Origin pitches new 'Mars Telecommunications Orbiter' for Red Planet missions (video)
Blue Origin has used its Blue Ring spacecraft platform to develop the Mars Telecommunications Orbiter, which the company says could aid future NASA missions to the Red Planet.
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Trump signs executive order to boost commercial space — and shift NASA's balance of power
The executive order directs multiple federal agencies to streamline launch licensing, fast-track spaceport construction and better support emerging in-space industries.
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SpaceX sends 28 more Starlink satellites into orbit on Falcon 9 flight from Florida (video)
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Florida on Thursday morning (Aug. 14), carrying 28 Starlink broadband satellites into low Earth orbit.
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I tried to image the Veil Nebula but accidentally got an 'Alien' Xenomorph (photo)
As 'Alien: Earth' hits screens, the night sky delivers a cameo from the franchise's iconic villain.
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Don't miss the moon rendezvous with the Pleiades in the early morning sky Aug. 16–17
The moon will drift towards the Pleiades and Uranus in the early hours of Aug. 16-17.
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Why Kirk's main character energy is bad news for 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds'
The future captain of the Enterprise eclipses his co-stars every time he appears in "Strange New Worlds."
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SpaceX Crew-11 Dragon spacecraft approaches the ISS | Space photo of the day for Aug. 14, 2025
SpaceX's Crew-11 mission delivered four astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA, aboard a Crew Dragon spacecraft.
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Hidden fault beneath Canada could trigger massive earthquake after 12,000 years of silence
Advanced satellite and lidar mapping has uncovered signs that the Tintina fault in Canada's Yukon may be primed for a powerful earthquake.
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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from California with new batch of Starlink satellites (video)
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 24 Starlink internet satellites into low Earth orbit after lifting off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Aug. 14, 2025.
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China launches 8th batch of satellites for 13,000-strong internet megaconstellation (video)
A Long March 5B rocket launched the eighth batch of satellites for China's Guowang broadband network on Wednesday (Aug. 13). It was the fourth Guowang launch in less than three weeks.
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Trailblazing women in space quiz: Can you name the first five female astronauts in space?
This quiz tests your knowledge of which female astronauts broke barriers and reached for the stars.
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