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Black Moon darkens August skies — here's how to hunt sparking wonders in the Milky Way this weekend
The Double Cluster, Wild Duck open Cluster, and Coathanger asterism are on display in August.
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Astronomers trace massive cosmic explosion back 12 billion years. 'This is the most distant event where we can directly see light escaping from around stars'
Astronomers used the Einstein Probe to track a powerful blast of X-rays back to its source in the early universe.
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Reining in the sun: Venus, Earth and Jupiter may work together to reduce the risk of extreme solar storms
Tidal forces from Earth, Venus and Jupiter may help keep the sun calm, reducing the risk of powerful solar storms that threaten Earth, a new study suggests.
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Watch SpaceX launch US Space Force's classified X-37B space plane today
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will liftoff Thursday, Aug. 21, with the Boeing-built X-37B space plane for the U.S. Space Force. The mostly classified mission will study experimental technology in orbit.
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Watch 2 fiery blasts erupt from the sun — is Earth in the danger zone? (video)
Two colossal plasma fountains tore away from the sun in a breathtaking double blast, one of the most impressive eruptions this solar cycle.
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Curiosity rover images 3 intersecting Mars ridges | Space photo of the day for Aug. 21, 2025
As part of its exploration of Mars's boxwork landscape, Curiosity found itself in a fork-in-the-road
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Lunar Strike is a hard sci-fi adventure game about preserving humanity's legacy on the moon (exclusive)
Save the world and our lunar history in Lunar Strike, the 2026 sci-fi narrative adventure game that was just announced at the Future Games Show.
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A partial solar eclipse is coming: 1 month until the moon takes a 'bite' out of the sun
A deep partial solar eclipse will grace the Southern Hemisphere on Sept. 21, 2025, with the best views from remote seas and New Zealand's dawn skies.
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Artemis 2 astronauts suit up for nighttime moon launch dress rehearsal (photos, video)
If there's one thing astronauts know, it's "practice, practice, practice."
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Test your true terrestrial trivia with our Earth quiz!
This quiz will explore the science behind the scenery, the facts behind the familiar, and the wonders that make Earth a living planet.
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US Space Force's secretive X-37B space plane will test quantum alternative to GPS navigation
The U.S. Space Force's X-37B space plane will test a potential alternative to GPS that makes use of quantum science as a tool for navigation: a quantum inertial sensor.
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Forget Galactus, 'Strange New Worlds'' ancient scavenger ship is the real 'destroyer of worlds' (exclusive)
Join us as director Valerie Weiss breaks down this 'Trekiest' episode of the sci-fi series yet.
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This Chappell Roan song boosted interest in a Canadian dark sky preserve by 1,800%
Chappell Roan mentioned Canada's Saskatchewan just days before Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park hosts a "star party" festival in its dark-sky park.
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New tactical roguelite game 'Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes' sees you escape the Cylons with a full fleet of spaceships (video)
Battlestar Galactica meets FTL in this just-announced "story-rich tactical roguelite" from the makers of Crying Suns.
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Russia launches mice, microbes and more on monthlong mission to Earth orbit (video)
Russia launched its Bion-M No. 2 biosatellite today (Aug. 20), sending 75 mice, 1,000 fruit flies and other organisms to orbit to learn more about the health effects of spaceflight.
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Watch a bright fireball explode above Japan, turning night to day (video)
A fireball exploded into life in the skies above Japan on Aug. 19, briefly turning night to day before fragmenting close to the horizon.
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Acting NASA administrator Sean Duffy says the agency will 'move aside' from climate sciences to focus on exploring moon and Mars
Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy says it's time for the agency to focus on the moon and Mars, not the "smorgasbord of priorities," like climate science, the agency has been directing its resources.
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Pragmata rethinks sci-fi shooter combat, and it owes a lot to Snake (preview)
After five years, Pragmata could have been unambitious, but instead, it's a fascinating and innovative sci-fi game with heaps of potential.
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South Korea's K-RadCube radiation satellite will hitch a ride on NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission
South Korea's K-RadCube satellite has arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of its launch toward the moon on the Artemis 2 mission next year.
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Astronauts get stuffy noses in space because of microgravity, scientists find
Scientists are calling attention to an extremely common health problem that's been making astronauts uncomfortable: sinus issues.
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