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NASA fuels its next-gen Roman Space Telescope for August launch
By Monisha Ravisetti Published
Looks like everything is on track so far for an Aug. 30 launch.

Our Milky Way galaxy appears to have flipped 90 degrees long ago. But why?
By Keith Cooper Published
A slowly rotating stellar halo was the clue to a major and unknown event in the Milky Way's history that saw the spiral disc flip over by more than 90 degrees.

'Silo' season 3's Ashley Zuckerman and Jessica Henwick share the secret to their on-screen chemistry (interview)
By Jeff Spry Published
'It's nothing we worked to generate, it was really just there from the beginning'

SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites to orbit in wake of Starship test flight (video)
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 Starlink satellites lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Saturday, July 25, 2026.

ISS meets Venus in incredible daylight photo | Space photo of the day for July 28, 2026
By Brett Tingley Published
An astrophotographer captured a breathtaking scene as the International Space Station zoomed by Venus in the daytime sky.

On this day in space! July 28, 1851: The 1st photo of a total solar eclipse was taken by a Prussian daguerreotypist
By Hanneke Weitering Published
On July 28, 1851, the first-ever photo of a total solar eclipse was recorded by a Prussian daguerreotypist named Johann Julius Friedrich Berkowski. It changed solar astronomy.

BALLS on the moon: China set to launch Africa's 1st lunar science mission in 2029
By Leonard David Published
Africa's first space exploration mission aims to send a trio of spherical probes to the lunar south pole aboard China's Chang'e 8 lander in 2029.

Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse! Astronomers capture clearest image yet of famous star's elusive companion
By Robert Lea Published
"These are among the best moments in science: seeing something new, unexpected."
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