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How scientists are using spinning dead stars to find ripples in the fabric of spacetime
By Keith Cooper published
Identifying the gravitational waves from black holes binaries could also make it clearer to detect primordial gravitational waves that date back to inflation at the moment of the Big Bang.

Watch the moment a brilliant green fireball meteor turns night to day over Tennessee (video)
By Anthony Wood published
A fireball flared to life in the skies over southern America in the early hours of Oct. 14, briefly turning night to day before fragmenting as it neared the surface.

Asteroid discovered only 2 days ago will fly by Earth closer than the moon today
By Elizabeth Howell published
A small asteroid, called 2025 TP5, will safely fly by our planet Oct. 15 at about a quarter of the distance to the moon.

'Predator: Badlands' is getting a prequel comic, but it's not coming out until after the movie
By Jeff Spry published
This official tie-in title was created in collaboration with the film's director, Dan Trachtenberg.

A new private moon lander rises: Impulse Space throws its hat into the lunar ring
By Mike Wall published
Impulse Space — which was founded by Tom Mueller, SpaceX's second-ever employee — just announced that it plans to build a robotic moon lander to help open the lunar frontier.

Watch SpaceX launch 21 communications satellites for the US military today
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX plans to launch 21 satellites for an advanced new U.S. military constellation this evening (Oct. 15), and you can watch the action live.

A giant weak spot in Earth's magnetic field is getting bigger — and it could be bad news for satellites
By Brett Tingley published
Satellite data reveal that a weak region in Earth's magnetic field has grown by an area roughly half the size of continental Europe in the last 10 years.

Rocket launch today: Is there a rocket launch and what time?
By Josh Dinner, Tariq Malik last updated
Follow Space.com's rocket launch blog for the latest on when the next rocket launch will be and how to follow it live.

On this day in space! Oct. 15, 1997: Cassini-Huygens launches to Saturn
By Hanneke Weitering last updated
On Oct. 15, 1997, NASA launched the Cassini spacecraft on a mission to explore Saturn and its moons.

Satellites watch as record-breaking ocean waves carry a storm's power across the sea
By Samantha Mathewson published
Satellites recorded the largest ocean swells ever seen from space, highlighting how massive waves can act as storm “messengers,” carrying a storm’s power across entire oceans.
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