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Watch a brilliant fireball shine brighter than the full moon (video)

A fireball streaked across the skies above the southeastern United States in the early hours of Wednesday (Aug. 2) and was captured on film.

New ISS experiment will help develop air conditioning for future space habitats

An experiment sent to the International Space Station aims to help scientists develop AC for astronauts who may travel to remote areas of our solar system, and perhaps one day, beyond.

Right on track: Aeolus reentry map

Image: Right on track: Aeolus reentry map

This Week's Sky at a Glance, August 4 – 13

We're approaching the peak of the Perseid meteors. Vega claims the zenith as the Teapot claims the south. In twilight, Mars has a friendly but not very intimate date with Mercury.

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In for a spin

Image: Andreas Mogensen during a centrifuge training session

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China’s Chang’e-7 Will Deploy a Hopper that Jumps into a Crater in Search of Water Ice

Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese National Space Administration recently published a study in the journal Space: Science & Technology outlining how the upcoming Chang’e-7 mission, due to launch in 2026, will use a combination of orbital observations and in-situ analyses to help identify the location, amount, and dispersion of water-ice in the permanently-shadowed regions (PSRs) of the Moon, specifically at the lunar south pole.

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Tipler Cylinder

The Tipler Cylinder is a theoretical concept in physics proposed by physicist Frank J. Tipler in 1974. It is a cylindrical structure that, if it could be constructed, might allow for closed timelike curves (CTCs), which are paths in spacetime that loop back on themselves and could, in theory, allow for time travel into the past.

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'Star Trek's' Jonathan Frakes on directing the 'Strange New Worlds' crossover episode

An excerpt from Variety's new interview with "Star Trek" royalty Jonathan Frakes on directing the "Strange New Worlds"/"Lower Decks" crossover episode.

New book 'Stargazing: Contemplating the Cosmos to Find Inner Peace' teaches meditation to bring stargazing down to Earth

Swapna Krishna, author of the new book "Stargazing: Contemplating the Cosmos to Find Inner Peace," writes a guide to getting the most out of the night sky wherever you are.

Watch a cargo spacecraft dock with the International Space Station early on Aug. 4

The Cygnus cargo spacecraft SS Laurel Clark will dock at the International Space Station on Friday, Aug. 4, after a two-day flight. Watch it live here courtesy of NASA TV.

Asteroid collisions may be responsible for mysteriously magnetic meteorites on Earth

By modeling meteorite collisions, scientists from Yale University may have finally solved the puzzle of why some space rocks have unexpected magnetic fields.

The Celestron StarSense Explorer LT 80AZ is over $115 off

Get a huge saving on a quality telescope this Summer as the Celestron StarSense Explorer LT 80AZ is now over $115 off and it's ideal for beginners.

Queen's Brian May talks to Space.com about his role in NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission and new book on asteroid Bennu (video)

Legendary guitarist Brian May talks to Space.com about his collaboration with NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission and a new book about asteroid Bennu written with the mission's science lead Dante Lauretta.

Intelsat completes refresh of satellites with Falcon 9 launch of Galaxy 37

A Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Aug. 3, 2023, carrying Intelsat’s Galaxy 37 satellite. Photo: Adam Bernstein.

SpaceX launched an Intelsat communications satellite early Thursday, part of a fleet-wide refresh under a Federal Communications Commission push to free up transmission space for 5G cellular networks.

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Weird cosmic object identified as the remains of an exploded dead star

A distant cosmic object that has puzzled astronomers since 2005 has turned out to be the remains of a dying star that lost its outer layers in a massive supernova explosion.

James Webb Space Telescope reveals the colorful Ring Nebula in exquisite detail (photos, video)

The James Webb Space Telescope has imaged the Ring Nebula in vibrant color, presenting one of the most well-known objects in astronomy as it has never been seen before.

'Strange New Worlds' Season 2 episode 8 offers a gutsy, gritty look at the horrors of war

"Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" season 2, episode 8 serves up a plot twist that is up there with legends like "The Sixth Sense."

How long could you survive in space without a spacesuit?

How long could a person survive if thrust into the harsh vacuum of outer space? The short answer is, not very long.

New Stephen Hawking book 'You and the universe' asks kids to save the Earth (exclusive)

Physicist Stephen Hawking's clarion call to help Earth is now coming to kids in an illustrated book. Daughter Lucy Hawking collaborated on the project, too.

New Lego Technic Perseverance Mars rover was a 'thrill' says JPL advisor

Step 337 in assembling Lego's NASA Mars Rover Perseverance Technic model is to you install your name — assuming you were one of the nearly 11 million people who signed up to fly on the real rover.


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