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Star Wars should have focused on the Sith ages ago
Disney plans to tell a Star Wars story from the side of the villains. Finally!
These new photos of SpaceX's giant Starship Booster 9 engine test are just gorgeous
The immense power of SpaceX's Starship Super Heavy booster is on glorious display in newly released photos of a recent engine test.
Watch 2 Russian cosmonauts conduct spacewalk outside ISS today
Two Russian cosmonauts will perform a seven-hour spacewalk outside the International Space Station today (Aug. 9), and you can watch the action live.
South Korea marks anniversary of 1st lunar probe with new moon photos
South Korea's space agency has released new images of the moon to mark the anniversary of the launch of its first moon probe.
The Universe in a box: preparing for Euclid’s survey
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ESA’s Euclid mission will create a 3D-map of the Universe that scientists will use to measure the properties of dark energy and dark matter and uncover the nature of these mysterious components. The map will contain a vast amount of data, it will cover more than a third of the sky and its third dimension will represent time spanning 10 billion years of cosmic history.
Why 2023 is a Great Year for the Perseid Meteors
Don’t miss one of the best meteor displays of 2023, as the Perseids peak this coming weekend.
Comet 46P/Wirtanen: All Dust, No Ice
Where is all of the water around hyperactive comets coming from? A recent article asked if it could be “Ice, Ice, Maybe?” and concluded that it likely isn’t.
Artemis 2 astronauts get first look at their Orion moonship
The Artemis 2 crew, standing in from of their Artemis spacecraft, discusses their planned 2024 around-the-moon flight with reporters at the Kennedy Space Center. Left to right: commander Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now.
NASA’s four Artemis 2 astronauts, getting their first look at the Orion capsule that will carry them around the moon next year, said seeing the hardware first hand and meeting the men and women building the spacecraft brought home the reality of their historic mission.
The chemical contamination of the International Space Station is out of this world (and not in a good way)
Levels of potentially harmful chemicals found in dust collected by filtration systems aboard the International Space Station are greater than those in floor dust found in U.S. homes.
Can't wait for 'Dune Part 2'? Let your creativity flow with this official 'Dune' coloring book
Penguin Random House is releasing "The Official Dune Coloring Book" in September 2023.
This 'Star Wars' auction could put Han Solo's blaster or Chewbacca's bowcaster in your hands
September's "Legends: Hollywood & Royalty" auction features many priceless "Star Wars" and "Star Trek" props.
Meet the crew of Virgin Galactic's 2nd commercial spaceflight
Virgin Galactic has announced the crew of its second commercial spaceflight mission, set to launch Aug. 10.
Russian rocket debris falls from space in spectacular fireball over southern Australia (video)
A Russian rocket body fell back to Earth near southern Australia on Monday night (Aug. 7), putting on quite a show for observers in the region.
NASA's Mars Helicopter Had an Unscheduled Landing, But Flew Again
The Ingenuity helicopter continues to explore the landscape around Jezero Crater on Mars, now more than 800 days into its original 30-day demonstration mission. Recently, Ingenuity completed its 54th flight on the Red Planet. However, things haven’t gone exactly to plan the past several weeks.
Artemis 2 astronauts eager to prep Orion spacecraft for more moon missions
Artemis 2 will be a shakedown mission for humans to go around the moon on the new Orion spacecraft. Its crew says they want to pave the road for moon landing missions.
Mars is Spinning Faster and Faster
A day on Earth last about 24 hours. The word “about” in that sentence does a lot of heavy lifting because Earth’s rate of rotation changes all the time. Not by much, only fractions of milliseconds, but it means our common 24-hour day only really applies at human scales.
Trio of tiny autonomous NASA rovers will launch to the moon next year
A trio of miniature autonomous NASA rovers will soon head for the moon, with the aim of boosting the efficiency of exploration missions.
Powerful sun storm knocks out radio transmissions across North America
A powerful solar flare disrupted radio and navigation signals across North America on Monday and prompted space weather forecasters to issue warnings because of energetic particles hitting Earth.
Olight Perun 2 headlamp review
This compact multifunctional flashlight meets headlamp combo has quickly become our go-to light for outdoor adventures.
Portugal blaze
Image: With Portugal in the grip of a heatwave, a wildfire broke out on 5 August south of Odemira in the Alentejo region in southern Portugal. This image, captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite mission, shows the fire on 7 August.
