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India stacks moon lander, rover atop rocket ahead of July 13 launch (video, photos)

India stacked its Chandrayaan 3 moon lander and rover atop their rocket ride on Wednesday (July 5), notching a big milestone ahead of the mission's planned July 13 launch.

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'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' season 2 episode 4 delivers a well-written nod to the original series

In this week's episode of 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds,' not only is there a throwback to the original series pilot, but Lt. Erica Ortegas has her chance to shine.

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Happy Aphelion Day! Earth is at its farthest from the sun for 2023 today

Earth reaches the farthest point in its orbit around the sun for 2023, called aphelion, on Thursday (July 6) at a distance of 94,506,364 miles (152,093,250 km).

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This NASA probe has been revealing stunning moon views for 14 years. How long will it last?

Over the 14 years since its launch, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has produced images and data proven that have transformed our understanding of the moon. But how much longer can the orbiter last?

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When will Ariane 6 fly? Europe's new heavy-lift rocket battles delays as Ariane 5 era ends

Ariane 6 may launch later this year to provide fresh European access to space, but it faces stiff competition from veteran US competitor SpaceX.

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Farewell, Ariane 5! Europe's workhorse rocket launches 2 satellites on final mission

Europe's Ariane 5 rocket launched for the final time today (July 5) after 27 years of service, sending two communications satellites to orbit.

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Cosmic 'sandwich' theory could explain how smaller planets are formed

Do you want that toasted? A newly suggested planet formation process suggests smaller worlds could be created when a gas and dust filling is squeezed between two larger planets.

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Gravitational waves could help us find out how fast the universe's expansion is accelerating

Gravitational waves from merging black holes distorted due to a phenomenon predicted by Einstein could be a new way of measuring the rate of cosmic expansion.

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El Nino is officially here and may cause temperature spikes and major weather events, scientists warn

The World Meteorological Organization has declared the onset of El Niño conditions in the tropical Pacific, leading to surging temperatures and disruptive weather that could threaten lives.

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Time appeared to move 5 times more slowly in 1st billion years after Big Bang, quasar 'clocks' reveal

Time dilation, brought about by the relativistic expansion of space, has resulted in the observed slowing of 'clocks' in the early universe.

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'Terminator 3': Average movie, fantastic ending

Twenty years on, 'Rise of the Machines' powerful and bleak conclusion remains one of the highlights of the killer cyborg franchise.

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A 'double punch' of solar storms could smash into Earth and spark widespread auroras this week

As the U.S. celebrated July 4, the sun hosted its own fireworks display in the form of a coronal mass ejection "double punch" that NASA predicts could strike Earth on Friday (July 7).

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Secret Invasion season 1 episode 3 review: Nick Fury and Talos go on the offensive

Episode 3 of Marvel's Secret Invasion doesn't pack a lot of character work, focusing instead on ramping up the plot and delivering shocking twists.

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'Star Trek: Picard - The Final Season' warps onto home video with exclusives and extras

"Star Trek: Picard- The Final Season" comes to Blu-ray and DVD on September 5, 2023 along with special edition box sets fortified with hours of extra features for loyal Trekkies.

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Blast off for less with 20% off LEGO City Lunar sets at Walmart

Head into space with these NASA-inspired LEGO deals from Walmart.

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The Outer Worlds is a warning of the corporate space age we're barreling towards

Obsidian's dark satire is a warning that leaving billionaires in charge of our expansion to the stars might not be the best idea, which is a shame because it's exactly what we're doing.

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Alien's-eye view of the Milky Way: Our galaxy is unusual but not unique

Astronomers have now deduced what alien scientists might see when they gaze at the Milky Way from afar. Our home galaxy is unusual but not unique, at least when it comes to chemistry.

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Satellites uncover 'invisible' auroras glowing in infrared in Earth's atmosphere

Scientists have observed an aurora glimmering in infrared light, created by the interaction of energetic cosmic particles and carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere.

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The James Webb Space Telescope spots the wreckage of a cosmic clash of the Titans (image)

The James Webb Space Telescope has spied a distant galaxy that represents the wreckage of a titanic collision between two galaxies 500 million years ago.

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The UK's ODIN Space just aced its 1st space junk tracking system test in orbit

ODIN Space's demonstration team confirmed their new debris sensor successfully recorded acoustic data during its recent on-orbit test, bringing micro-space debris tracking a step closer to reality.

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"Shooting stars" seen raining down on the sun for the first time (images)

New observations of the sun have revealed never-before-seen meteor-like fireballs raining down as shooting stars on the surface of the sun.

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