Tech

The bulbous blue orb of Earth hangs from above. On its face, on the left, a giant white swirl of this cloud, a hurricane. On the bottom right, within the sliver of black space beneath the Earth, a white spacecraft is partially seen.

Near Space Labs launches fleet of AI-powered balloon robots to track Earth climate risks

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

New York-based Near Space Labs has launched a new fleet of balloon-borne zero-emission robots to keep a supersharp eye on Earth.

Tech
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NASA awards $11.5 million to help design the aircraft of tomorrow

By Samantha Mathewson published

NASA has awarded $11.5 million to five organizations that will contribute to the study of new design concepts for more sustainable aircraft.

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Spaceflight

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Building blocks: How China plans to make bricks on the moon for lunar habitats

By Andrew Jones published

Chinese scientists are developing the capability to build a moon base made of bricks formed from lunar soil.

Human Spaceflight
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Fruit flies in space! Chinese astronauts show off experiment on Tiangong space station (video)

By Andrew Jones published

China's Shenzhou 19 astronauts have some winged companions to oversee aboard the country's Tiangong space station — fruit flies, which arrived on a cargo ship on Nov. 15.

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Science & Astronomy

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The shape of light: Scientists reveal image of an individual photon for 1st time ever

By Victoria Atkinson published

Active volcanoes were erupting on the far side of the moon 2.8 billion years ago, the first lunar samples returned from the far side reveal. 1

The Universe
An illustration shows an asteriod slamming into a neutron star releasing a Fast Radio Burst

Mysterious fast radio bursts could be caused by asteroids slamming into dead stars

By Robert Lea published

An asteroid hitting a neutron star could release enough energy to power humanity for 100 million years, more than enough to explain fast radio bursts!

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Search For Life

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Communicating with aliens one day could be much easier if we study the way AI agents speak with each other

By Olaf Lipinski published

Decoding emergent languages in AI can have many benefits.

Search for Life
An alien megastructure like a Dyson sphere doesn’t seem to be causing the weird dimming of one of the weirdest stars in our galaxy, Tabby's star.

The fastest-moving stars in the galaxy may be piloted by intelligent aliens, new paper suggests

By Paul Sutter published

To explore the galaxy and hunt for resources, intelligent aliens might need to turn their home stars into natural spaceships, a new paper suggests. A few known star systems might fit the bill.

Search for Life
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Japan's priceless asteroid Ryugu sample got 'rapidly colonized' by Earth bacteria

By Robert Lea published

A sample of the asteroid Ryugu returned to Earth by the Hayabusa2 mission was rapidly colonized by terrestrial microorganisms, new research has revealed.

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Skywatching

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The last Cyber Monday 2024 deals you can buy: Telescope deals, binocular discounts, camera deals after Black Friday week

By Jase Parnell-Brookes last updated

Deals We've scoured the net for the best Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals on space-related gear, from telescopes to cameras and more.

Deals

Aurora forecast: Will the northern lights be visible tonight?

By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated

The latest aurora forecast for tonight help you make sure you're in the right place at the right time to see the northern lights.

Aurora Borealis
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Night sky for tonight: Visible planets, stars and more in this evening's sky

By Jamie Carter last updated

Find out what you can see in the night sky for tonight, from planets and stars to dazzling meteor showers.

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Entertainment

Screenshots from Directive 8020, the upcoming sci-fi horror game.

Directive 8020: Everything we know about Supermassive's sci-fi horror game

By Fran Ruiz published

The fifth installment of Supermassive Games' Dark Pictures Anthology is going to outer space in search of Lovecraftian horrors.

Space Games & Toys
Star Trek Short Fiction Anthology

Get a sneak peek at 'Star Trek' illustrated short story anthology beaming up later this month (exclusive)

By Jeff Spry published

A sneak peek at the new "Star Trek" short story anthology, "A Year To The Day I Saw Myself Die and Other Stories"

Entertainment
Galaxy Quest

'Galaxy Quest' blasts back onto our screens with 25th anniversary Blu-ray release

By Jeff Spry published

A preview of new "Galaxy Quest" 4K UHD Blu-ray and Limited Edition Steelbook

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References

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'Star Trek:' History & effect on space technology

By Ian Stokes last updated

Ever since we were invited to explore the "final frontier" on the USS Enterprise, "Star Trek" technologies have also made their way into our everyday lives.

Space Movies & Shows
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The brightest planets in December's night sky: How to see them (and when)

By Joe Rao last updated

Reference December is certainly a great month for planet watchers. Venus finally becomes the preeminent evening star, by climbing well up into the southwest evening sky during this month.

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Night sky, December 2024: What you can see tonight [maps]

By Chris Vaughan last updated

Reference Find out what's up in your night sky during December 2024 and how to see it in this Space.com stargazing guide.

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