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Friday, July 31There’s a bright Moon in the sky most of the night, so we’re limited to...
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The planet Mercury is the first planet from the Sun but also one shrouded in mystery. This...
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As companies develop large constellations of orbital data center satellites, experts say now is the time to...
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Galaxies in the infancy of the Universe are the building blocks of more modern galaxies. They began...
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A new Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposal says the agency wants to speed up commercial space licensing...
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Primordial black holes (PBH) remain hypothetical, but that isn’t stopping astrophysicists from figuring out how they could...
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In this July 6, 2026, image, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) reveals the nearby...
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On March 10, 2026, the Fermi telescope gamma-ray burst team reported the detection of a long-duration gamma...
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The Series D more than doubles the satellite manufacturer’s valuation in seven months and will fund a...
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How did the first solids that made up planets, moons and asteroids form from the “hot soup”...
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In this episode, David Ariosto speaks with former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, who is now the CEO...
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NASA’s next flagship space telescope is set to launch in late August, nine months ahead of schedule....
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Astronomers have detected helium leaking from a rocky exoplanet, a sign that the planet may have an...
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Until the Panamanian isthmus formed about 2.8 million years ago, North and South America were isolated continents...
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In the early hours of Aug. 5 (UTC), an abandoned SpaceX rocket stage is expected to slam into...
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Before any major telescope commissioning, there are dozens of papers that attempt to define what we can...
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Scientists have found the first triple-lobed asteroid in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter — and...
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Space isn’t known for rich soil or ideal agricultural conditions anywhere in the solar system. Yet amid...
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Trailers and teasers for HBO’s upcoming "Lanterns" series have been suspiciously devoid of much outer space footage...