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For most of the past decade, forecasters have been able to use satellites to track these smoke plumes, but the view was only two-dimensional

Astronomers spot a rare stellar bridge in Abell 3667, revealing an aggressive galaxy merger and new clues about dark matter.

Astronaut James A. Lovell Jr., Apollo 13 mission commander, reads a newspaper account of the safe recovery of the problem plagued mission. Lovell is on board the USS Iwo Jima, prime recovery ship for Apollo 13, which was on a course headed for Pago Pago. From Pago Pago the astronauts flew to Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, where they were presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Richard M. Nixon. Other Apollo 13 crew members were astronauts John L. Swigert Jr., command module pilot, and Fred W. Haise Jr., lunar module pilot. Image: NASA

James ‘Jim’ Lovell, one of the last seven surviving Apollo astronauts died on Thursday, Aug. 7, at the age of 97. A veteran of four spaceflights at the dawn of America’s human spaceflight program, he flew two missions in the Gemini program and then served on the crews of Apollo 8 and the ill-fated Apollo 13.

This quiz tests your knowledge of the astronauts who have stepped foot on the moon.

NASA astronaut Jim Lovell — a veteran of four spaceflights, including Apollo 8 and the near-disastrous Apollo 13 —passed away on Aug. 7, 2025 at the age of 97.

Black holes are among the most enigmatic and fascinating objects in the universe. These regions of spacetime exhibit such strong gravitational effects that nothing—not even particles and electromagnetic radiation such as light—can escape from inside them. The theory of general relativity predicts that a sufficiently compact mass can deform spacetime to form a black hole.

Paramount’s hit sci-fi horror franchise returns in 2027 with more ultrasonic alien invaders.

The techniques used to target the asteroids could also be employed in tracking hazardous asteroids and interstellar objects.

Satellite images revealed the scope of destruction in the south of France where an area larger than the country's capital Paris has been turned into ashes by a massive wildfire.

A newfound supermassive black hole from the dawn of the universe challenges how early cosmic giants formed.

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover captured a breathtaking panorama of the Red Planet surface depicted in false-color under a blue sky.

File: A Falcon 9 rocket stands ready to launch a Starlink mission. Image: SpaceX

SpaceX is gearing up for its first Falcon 9 rocket launch from the West Coast in nine days with a mission to deliver 24 optimized Starlink V2 Mini satellites into a polar, low Earth orbit.

Ahead of Alien: Earth's two-episode premiere, we talked to series creator Noah Hawley and executive producer David W. Zucker.

While moonlight might steal the spotlight, it won't steal the Perseids' show.

New Hubble Telescope imagery of the interstellar interloper comet 3I/ATLAS reveals a dusty coma and the beginning of a tail.

The LaView Galaxy Star Projector posits itself as a premium option, but doesn’t quite live up to the competition.

It’s a disappointing star projector, but the Discovery Space Projector has some nice scientific images of moons and planets.

Scientists have spotted a mysterious mineral on Mars that may be new to science — and could help reveal some Red Planet mysteries.

Week in images: 04-08 August 2025