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How did humanity end up underground in 'Silo'? Apple TV digs deep in new Season 3 teaser (video)
By Jeff Spry published
"Before we know how it all will end, we need to understand how it all began."

This X-ray image shows our solar system 'breathing'
By Robert Lea published
The eROSITA spacecraft has built the most precise map of soft X-rays over Earth, observing a fascinating phenomenon driven by solar winds from the sun.

How did the USSR win the space race to beat the US to the moon in Apple TV's new 'Star City'?
By Jeff Spry published
"I take this step for my country, for my people, and for the Marxist-Leninist way of life."

Comet PanSTARRS approaches Earth on April 26. Here's how to catch it in satellite imagery this weekend
By Anthony Wood published
Comet PanSTARRS recently survived its close brush with the sun.

Famous asteroid Ryugu may have been bombarded by a swarm of tiny space rocks 1,000 years ago
By Robert Lea published
Samples of Ryugu returned to Earth by the Hayabusa2 spacecraft show that the asteroid bears the scars of a recent bombardment by tiny space rocks.

'Guess I'll be waiting a minute to surf again': Artemis 2 moon astronaut Christina Koch shares her recovery journey
By Elizabeth Howell published
A week after the Artemis 2 moon mission ended, NASA astronaut Christina Koch struggled to walk in a straight line during a blindfold test. But it's all part of readjusting to life on Earth.

A Lego 'Project Hail Mary' set just soared into the stratosphere, breaking the Guinness World Record for highest flight
By Elizabeth Howell published
Amaze, amaze, amaze! A Lego version of the 'Project Hail Mary' spaceship soared into the stratosphere and set an altitude record.

On this day in space! April 24, 1970: China launches its 1st satellite
By Hanneke Weitering last updated
On April 24, 1970, China became the fifth nation to independently launch a satellite into orbit.
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