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Venus Aerospace debuts potentially revolutionary rocket engine with landmark 1st flight (video)
By Josh Dinner published
Houston-based startup Venus Aerospace just launched the first successful test flight of a rotating detonation rocket engine (RDRE) test from U.S. soil.

Not-so-clean rooms: Scientists discover 26 new microbe species in NASA spacecraft facility
By Stefanie Waldek published
Scientists have discovered 26 previously unknown bacterial species in the clean rooms that were used to prep NASA's Phoenix Mars lander for its 2007 launch.

On this day in space! May 18, 1969: Apollo 10 launches for lunar landing dress rehearsal
By Hanneke Weitering last updated
On May 18, 1969, Apollo 10 launched on a mission to the moon.

National Air and Space Museum to reveal more renovated galleries on July 28
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
Hundreds of space artifacts are set to return to or debut on display with the opening of five reimagined galleries at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. this summer.

Amateur astrophotographer catches a cosmic sunflower in bloom
By Anthony Wood published
The spiral galaxy shines with the light of countless newly-born stars.

Indian rocket launch fails, Earth-observation satellite lost (video)
By Mike Wall, Robert Z. Pearlman published
India attempted to launch an Earth-observing radar satellite on Saturday (May 17) but a problem with the mission's rocket resulted in a failure.

Who is the mysterious woman in the Doctor's 'The Interstellar Song Contest' visions?
By Richard Edwards published
A familiar face from ancient "Doctor Who" history makes an unexpected return.

Every episode of Netflix's 'Love, Death + Robots' Volume 4, ranked
By Jeff Spry published
The Emmy-winning animated anthology returns, and we've scored every exceptional short from bottom to top.
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