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New 'Jump Space' trailer blasts off with intense interstellar action ahead of September launch (video)
By Jeff Spry published
Leap into the killer cosmic combat for Keepsake Games' retitled first-person PvE shooter

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 175 — More AI in Space
By Space.com Staff published
On Episode 175 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and and Tariq Malik are joined by Daniel Selva to talk about crew interactions and trust with AI using computers.

On this day in space! Aug. 30, 1992: Discovery of the 1st Kuiper Belt Object
By Hanneke Weitering last updated
On Aug. 28, 1993, NASA's Galileo spacecraft flew by the asteroid Ida on its way to Jupiter.

Inside the search for sustainable aviation fuels, which are on the federal chopping block
By Li Qiao published
The Trump administration's "One Big, Beautiful Bill" slashes federal funding for efforts to create renewable or sustainable types of fuel for aircraft.

NASA employees fear worsening conditions as new Trump executive order eliminates their right to unionize
By Josh Dinner published
A new executive order signed by President Donald Trump removes NASA employees from federal labor-management protections, under the justification of national security.

See the half-lit first quarter moon shine in the grasp of a celestial scorpion tonight
By Anthony Wood published
The moon will appear in the constellation Scorpius at sunset on Aug. 30-31.

SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites to orbit from California (video)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink broadband satellites today (Aug. 30), sending 24 of them up from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base.

James Webb Space Telescope spots odd planet-forming disk around infant star
By Robert Lea published
The James Webb Space Telescope has observed a planet-birthing disk of gas and dust around a young star, uncovering some strange and unexpected chemistry.
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