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William Shatner is back in the captain's chair in wild new 'Stars on Mars' TV show

Fox has ordered a full season of "Stars on Mars," a celebrity-fueled unscripted show spotlighting "Star Trek" luminary William Shatner in a host-style role.

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NASA sets sights on a next-generation Mars helicopter to return Red Planet samples

Work is now underway to shape a new Mars helicopter design following the groundbreaking flights of NASA's robotic Ingenuity rotorcraft.

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India will start building new gravitational wave observatory

On April 6, the Indian government greenlit the construction of a Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) facility in the western state of Maharashtra.

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SpaceX Starship shines on pad ahead of 1st orbital launch (photos)

SpaceX shared stunning new photos of its Starship vehicle, ready for launch on the company's Starbase facility in South Texas on April 12, with the sun rising in the background.

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James Webb Space Telescope discovers oldest black hole in the universe — a cosmic monster 10 million times heavier than the sun

The James Webb Space Telescope detected what may be the oldest known black hole in the universe by deconstructing faint glimmers of light from close to the dawn of time.

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'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse' trailer sees Miles Morales clash with Spider-Man 2099

Sony Pictures Animation releases second trailer for the web-slinging animated sequel, "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse."

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Europe's Jupiter explorer JUICE misses one-second launch window because of lightning risk

Europe's Jupiter explorer JUICE missed its first one-second launch window on Thursday, April 13, because of bad weather at the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.

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Does the sun really belong in its family? Astronomers get to the bottom of stellar identity crisis

Astronomers have questioned whether the sun fits in with its family of stars. New research finally settles the debate.

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Watch the half-lit last quarter moon illuminate the night sky tonight

As we get closer to the new moon, stargazing conditions will improve with the lack of natural light pollution.

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First-ever black hole image gets a sharp new AI makeover

A machine learning algorithm has sharpened the first-ever image of a black hole, the supermassive monster at the heart of the galaxy Messier 87, to its maximum fidelity.

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Lego Marvel Hulkbuster: The Battle of Wakanda review

Can the Lego Marvel Hulkbuster: The Battle of Wakanda playset Hulk smash it out of the park or does it just leave us feeling ANGRY!? We put the Mark 48 Iron Man Armor to the test...

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What time is the rare hybrid solar eclipse on April 20?

On April 20, 2023, there will be a rare hybrid solar eclipse. Though you won't be able to see the eclipse from North America, you can still tune in to live streams.

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New Lego Ideas 'Tales of the Space Age' set creates out-of-this-world displays

Lego's next set to celebrate humanity's fascination with the cosmos uses the toy to capture the style that inspired exploration. "Tales of the Space Age" builds four postcard-size works of space art.

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Relativity Space shelves Terran 1 rocket, focuses on bigger, reusable Terran R

Relativity Space has moved on from its pathfinder Terran 1 rocket after a single flight, focusing on the development of the bigger, reusable Terran R.

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Space debris problem spurs a bold change in US government regulations

The Federal Communications Commission will create a new Space Bureau to work with regulations regarding space debris, space safety and other low Earth orbit needs.

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Europe's JUICE Jupiter mission rolls out to pad for April 13 launch (photos)

The European Space Agency (ESA) shared images of the Ariane 5 rocket that will send its JUICE spacecraft to Jupiter and its moons as it is rolled out to the pad ahead of its April 13 launch.

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Private Japanese moon lander targeting April 25 for historic touchdown try

Japan's Hakuto-R spacecraft is preparing to make a historic lunar landing attempt on April 25.

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Europe's JUICE mission has to squeeze into a 1-second launch window. Here's why.

Europe's Jupiter mission JUICE has only one second a day to launch to hit the correct trajectory that will take it to the gas giant planet in eight years' time.

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Earth-observing satellite captures rare photos of Jupiter and its moons

The European Earth-observing satellite Pleiades Neo snapped a rare sequence of images capturing the giant planet Jupiter and its moons.

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How to watch the launch of Europe's JUICE mission to Jupiter on April 13

Europe's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer mission is set to launch for its 8-year cruise to the solar system's largest planet on Thursday at 8:15 EDT (1215 GMT) and you can watch it live via Space.com.

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Newfound asteroid is a long-term 'quasi-moon' of Earth

A newfound asteroid called 2023 FW13 has been Earth's companion for centuries, astronomers say.

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