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- August 22
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- NASA astronaut marks his 400th day in space | On the International Space Station Aug. 18-22, 2025
- Astronomers discover brightest ever fast radio burst: 'This marks the beginning of a new era'
- Walmart is offering $383 off the Canon EOS R8 and includes a wide-angle RF lens — perfect for capturing the galactic core of the Milky Way
- NASA's Hubble telescope watches supernova explosion | Space photo of the day for Aug. 22, 2025
- 'Fallout' Season 2 teaser sets release date and introduces New Vegas, but did it spoil too much? (video)
- Pair of colliding galaxies may hint at the fate of the Milky Way and its closest galactic neighbor
- SpaceX launches Space Force's X-37B space plane on 8th mystery mission (video)
- August 21
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- SpaceX moves giant Super Heavy rocket to pad ahead of Starship Flight 10 launch (photos)
- Astronomers discover strange new type of supernova: 'This is the first time we have seen a star that was essentially stripped to the bone'
- How do the biggest stars in the universe grow so large?
- If aliens explore space like humans do, NASA scientists know where to look for their signals
- 'It's not over!' — 'Invasion' Season 3 clip carries an ominous warning from Trevante (exclusive)
- Black Moon darkens August skies — here's how to hunt sparking wonders in the Milky Way this weekend
- Astronomers trace massive cosmic explosion back 12 billion years. 'This is the most distant event where we can directly see light escaping from around stars'
- Reining in the sun: Venus, Earth and Jupiter may work together to reduce the risk of extreme solar storms
- Watch SpaceX launch US Space Force's classified X-37B space plane today
- Watch 2 fiery blasts erupt from the sun — is Earth in the danger zone? (video)
- Curiosity rover images 3 intersecting Mars ridges | Space photo of the day for Aug. 21, 2025
- Lunar Strike is a hard sci-fi adventure game about preserving humanity's legacy on the moon (exclusive)
- A partial solar eclipse is coming: 1 month until the moon takes a 'bite' out of the sun
- August 20
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- Artemis 2 astronauts suit up for nighttime moon launch dress rehearsal (photos, video)
- Test your true terrestrial trivia with our Earth quiz!
- US Space Force's secretive X-37B space plane will test quantum alternative to GPS navigation
- Forget Galactus, 'Strange New Worlds'' ancient scavenger ship is the real 'destroyer of worlds' (exclusive)
- This Chappell Roan song boosted interest in a Canadian dark sky preserve by 1,800%
- New tactical roguelite game 'Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes' sees you escape the Cylons with a full fleet of spaceships (video)
- Russia launches mice, microbes and more on monthlong mission to Earth orbit (video)
- Watch a bright fireball explode above Japan, turning night to day (video)
- Acting NASA administrator Sean Duffy says the agency will 'move aside' from climate sciences to focus on exploring moon and Mars
- Pragmata rethinks sci-fi shooter combat, and it owes a lot to Snake (preview)
- South Korea's K-RadCube radiation satellite will hitch a ride on NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission
- Astronauts get stuffy noses in space because of microgravity, scientists find
- Semiconductor wafer on ISS goes under the microscope | Space photo of the day for Aug. 20, 2025
- 'Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War 4' revealed, with a new developer promising a return to 'mass-battle, base-building roots' (video)
- Nocs Provisions Zero Tube 10x25 waterproof monocular review
- SpaceX partners with astronomers to protect radio astronomy from satellite interference
- August 19
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- The Milky Way's faintest satellite may not be what astronomers thought. 'These results solve a major mystery in astrophysics'
- Supernovas are hard to detect. Scientists just found a way to spot them hours after they explode
- Pixar's 'Elio' stars get space food tips from a real-life astronaut in this exclusive bonus clip (video)
- 'NASA is science': How real space exploration inspired Moleskine's new NASA-themed notebook collection (interview)
- Scientists find tiny new moon around Uranus with the James Webb Space Telescope (photos, video)
- See a razor-thin crescent moon join Jupiter and Venus in the predawn sky on Aug. 20
- A rare Black Moon rises with the sun tomorrow Here's what to expect
- Wheelie smart? Take our Mars rover quiz to prove it!
- "I find your abundance of faith… encouraging." Watch this new trailer for 'Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy - Pieces of the Past' (video)
- Fly through the eye of Hurricane Erin and see the powerful storm from space (video)
- Artemis 2 astronauts practice photographing the moon | Space photo of the day for Aug. 19, 2025
- 'Devil Comet' contains 'strongest evidence yet' that comets delivered water to Earth
- August 18
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- SpaceX completes investigation into recent Starship failures, clears the way for Flight 10
- 1st Portuguese spaceport could soon emerge as nation grants license for launch center in the Azores (photos)
- Chinese astronauts beef up Tiangong space station's debris shield during 6.5-hour spacewalk (video)
- Look for Mercury in the morning sky as it hits peak distance from the sun on Aug. 19
- Fly me to the moon: 25 finalists chosen for Artemis 2 'zero-g indicator'
- SpaceX sends 24 Starlink satellites into orbit on 100th Falcon 9 launch of the year (video)
- Think you know our solar system's dwarf planets? Test your skills with our new quiz!
- We're within 3 years of reaching a critical climate threshold. Can we reverse course?
- SpaceX's Super Heavy booster will fly with fresh 'grid fins' | Space photo of the day for Aug. 18, 2025
- Northern lights may be visible in these 10 states overnight Aug. 19-20
- Hubble telescope uncovers rare star born from cosmic collision: 'A very different history from what we would have guessed'
- Don't miss Mercury, the moon and the Beehive Cluster align in a special August morning sky show
- August 17
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- How much has Mercury shrunk?
- See a trio of spectacular star clusters brighten the summer sky in August 2025
- Mercury quiz: How well do you know the Swift Planet?
- How the nature of environmental law is changing in defense of the planet and the climate
- NASA and Google test AI medical assistant for astronaut missions to the moon and Mars
- August 16
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- Moon quiz: For all lunatics
- Scientists just recreated the universe's first ever molecules — and the results challenge our understanding of the early cosmos
- This Week In Space podcast: Episode 173 — The Return of the Malik
- If everyone in the world turned on the lights at the same time, what would happen?
- Titan darkens Saturn in rare shadow transit on Aug. 19: Here's how to see it
- Tiny devices propelled by sunlight could explore a mysterious region of Earth's atmosphere
- August 15
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- SpaceX aims to launch Starship Flight 10 test flight on Aug. 24
- Blue Origin's 2nd New Glenn rocket launch will fly twin NASA Mars probes to space on Sep. 29
- NASA wants new spacecraft to fly to hard-to-reach orbits around Earth and in deep space
- Russia to launch 75 mice, 1,000 fruit flies on Aug. 20 to study spaceflight effects
- X-ray telescope finds something unexpected with the 'heartbeat black hole'
- Canada's NordSpace begins construction on orbital spaceport. When will it open for launches?
- Every original 'Star Trek' character who has appeared in 'Strange New Worlds'
- This Week In Space podcast: Episode 172 — Earth on Mars
- This Week In Space podcast: Episode 171 — What's an UNOOSA?
- Astronaut trades meditation for starry sky views in orbit | On the International Space Station Aug. 11-15, 2025
- Whose moon is it anyway? A matching space quiz
- Meet 'lite intermediate black holes,' the supermassive black hole's smaller, much more mysterious cousin
- This baby star's big explosion fired back: 'Nature is far more complex than humans think'
- James Webb Space Telescope uncovers 300 mysteriously luminous objects. Are they galaxies or something else?
- Milky Way and zodiacal light glow above telescopes in Chile | Space photo of the day for Aug. 15, 2025
- What if we've been thinking about dark matter all wrong, scientist wonders
- August 14
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- Was it cooked in space? A space food-themed quiz!
- NASA plans to build a nuclear reactor on the moon — a space lawyer explains why, and what the law has to say
- NASA's new sun-studying mission 'PUNCH' attains its final form in Earth orbit
- TRAPPIST-1d isn't the Earth-like planet scientists had hoped it to be, according to JWST data
- US Space Force's new deep space radar tracks multiple satellites 22,000 miles away in key test
- Discovery of 250 'mini galaxies' could help scientists pin down the nature of dark matter
- Blue Origin pitches new 'Mars Telecommunications Orbiter' for Red Planet missions (video)
- Trump signs executive order to boost commercial space — and shift NASA's balance of power
- SpaceX sends 28 more Starlink satellites into orbit on Falcon 9 flight from Florida (video)
- I tried to image the Veil Nebula but accidentally got an 'Alien' Xenomorph (photo)
- Don't miss the moon rendezvous with the Pleiades in the early morning sky Aug. 16–17
- Why Kirk's main character energy is bad news for 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds'
- SpaceX Crew-11 Dragon spacecraft approaches the ISS | Space photo of the day for Aug. 14, 2025
- Hidden fault beneath Canada could trigger massive earthquake after 12,000 years of silence
- SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from California with new batch of Starlink satellites (video)
- August 13
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- China launches 8th batch of satellites for 13,000-strong internet megaconstellation (video)
- Trailblazing women in space quiz: Can you name the first five female astronauts in space?
- NASA's Artemis 2 Orion spacecraft fuels up and moves closer to launch
- "You will tell me everything": Exclusive 'Foundation' Season 3 clip shows a tense reunion for Demerzel and Gaal Dornick (video)
- AI helps astronomers make a potentially major find — an exploding star being attacked by a black hole
- NASA's Perseverance rover spies mysterious 'helmet' on Mars (photo)
- Is water really a necessary ingredient for life? Aliens may swim in truly exotic pools
- Red supergiant star expels mysteriously large cloud of gas
- Satellites watch Tropical Storm Erin take shape over the Atlantic Ocean (video)
- New lunar surface simulator in Colorado puts moon machinery to the test
- China's moon lander passes key test | Space photo of the day for Aug. 13, 2025
- Perseid meteor shower 2025 outshines moon to put on a spectacular show (photos)
- This real 'Eye of Sauron' spits out ghost particles in space. Here's what it looks like
- The Lego Technic Mars Rover Perseverance is now one of its lowest-ever prices on Amazon, with almost 20% off
- August 12
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- How realistic is the xenomorph in 'Alien: Earth'? We asked a zoologist how its biology and lifecycle compare to real animals
- Virgin Galactic's new Delta class space plane could fly as soon as fall 2026
- 1 year until the total solar eclipse 2026: Here's what you need to know
- We tracked illegal fishing in marine protected areas – satellites and AI show most bans are respected, and could help enforce future ones
- Watch the 2025 Perseid meteor shower peak Aug. 12 in free webcast
- Today is the last chance to secure an exclusive NordVPN deal, perfect for watching Alien: Earth anywhere in the world
- Europe's powerful Ariane 6 rocket launches for 3rd time ever, sending weather satellite to orbit (video)
- New Pluto mission could uncover dwarf planet's hidden ocean — if the 'queen of the underworld' gets to fly
- Vulcan Centaur rocket launches experimental military satellite on its 1st-ever US Space Force mission (video)
- Know this photo? Test your knowledge of these famous firsts in our astrophotography quiz!
- Hubble spots stars forming in the Tarantula nebula | Space photo of the day for Aug. 12, 2025
- Scientists may have found a powerful new space object: 'It doesn't fit comfortably into any known category'
- How to watch 'Alien: Earth' online and from anywhere
- August 11
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- Skyrora becomes 1st British company to get license to launch from the UK
- Can you name all the planets in order in the solar system? Try our new quiz to find out!
- Meteorite that punched a hole through Georgia roof may be older than Earth itself
- James Webb telescope reveals 'Sleeping Beauty' galaxies in the early universe — snoozing where they weren't supposed to exist
- 'Alien: Earth' cast talks 'Peter Pan' references, AI warnings, and navigating complex roles (exclusive)
- NASA's Roman Space Telescope gets its 'extremely strong sunblock' installed
- Mars orbiter looks deep into chasms and valleys on the Martian surface
- Astronomers find bizarre 'Cosmic Grapes' galaxy in the early universe. Here's why that's a big deal (photo)
- Don't miss Perseid meteor shower 2025 peak Aug. 12-13: Here's what you need to know
- ISS astronaut captures breathtaking star trails | Space photo of the day for Aug. 11, 2025
- Is astronomy safe from organized scientific fraud?
- Smithsonian Planetarium star projector review
- August 10
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- Are these names of real spacecraft or fictional ones? Test your sci-fi smarts in our quiz!
- Light pollution is encroaching on observatories around the globe – making it harder for astronomers to study the cosmos
- 'Ice cube' clouds discovered at the galaxy's center shouldn't exist — and they hint at a recent black hole explosion
- August full moon 2025 captivates skywatchers worldwide as Sturgeon Moon lights up the sky (photos)
- See Saturn and the moon in a stunning close encounter tonight
- August 9
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- New York to Los Angeles in 3 hours? Executive order could make it possible by 2027, reopening the door for commercial supersonic flight
- How the Red Planet craze started 120 years ago: Interview with 'The Martians' author David Baron
- 'Olympus' the 4-legged robot could help astronauts explore Mars someday (video)
- SpaceX's Crew-10 astronauts return to Earth after nearly 5 months in space (video)
- Astronaut arrives at ISS, longs to be on the moon or Mars | On the International Space Station Aug. 4-8, 2025
- Is that wildfire smoke plume hazardous? New satellite tech can map smoke plumes in 3D for better air quality alerts at neighborhood scale
- August 8
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- Scientists capture bridge of stray stars being sucked from one galaxy to another
- Can you name the 12 Apollo astronauts who walked on the moon?
- Jim Lovell, commander of NASA's Apollo 13 moon mission, dies at 97
- 'A Quiet Place Part III' is confirmed for 2027 with John Krasinski back in the director's chair
- Spacecraft headed to DART asteroid crash site images 2 faint space rocks to boost planetary defense tactics
- Satellites watch France's largest wildfire in 75 years burn an area larger than Paris
- Scientists find oldest-known black hole in the universe: 'This is about as far back as you can practically go'
- What would Mars look like under an Earth-like blue sky? NASA's Perseverance rover just showed us
- 'Alien: Earth' creators Noah Hawley and David W. Zucker want to 'mimic the feeling of discovery' you felt when watching the original (exclusive)
- Will the bright moon ruin the Perseid meteor shower, or is it still worth watching?
- Hubble Telescope gives us our best look yet at the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS (video, photo)
- Discovery Space Projector review
- LaView Galaxy Star Projector review
- A mysterious substance on Mars might be an undiscovered mineral
- European weather satellite readied for launch on Ariane 6 rocket | Space photo of the day for Aug. 8, 2025
- What time is the August full moon?
- August 7
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- The biggest black hole ever seen? Scientists find one with mass of 36 billion suns
- A laser-propelled mini spacecraft could travel to a nearby black hole, astrophysicist says
- China's lunar lander aces touchdown and takeoff tests ahead of planned 2030 crewed moon mission (video)
- 'Star Wars: A New Hope' will return to theaters to celebrate its 50th anniversary, but Disney didn't say which version
- Who's a good robot dog? Bert and Spot explore Mars-like surface with help from AI and astronaut in space
- SpaceX signs deal to fly Italian experiments to Mars on Starship's 1st commercial Red Planet flights
- Unistellar eQuinox 2 is over $700 cheaper — perfect for nebula and galaxy hunting in the summer skies
- Jupiter and its 4 largest moons will line up in the sky on Aug. 8. Here's how to see the 'parade'
- Astronomers use starlight to measure greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere
- James Webb Space Telescope spots a potential new exoplanet just 4 light-years away from Earth
- August full moon 2025 rises this weekend: Here's how to see the stunning 'Sturgeon Moon'
- Science Can Solar System Planetary Projector review
- A blood moon is coming: Here's what you need to know about the total lunar eclipse on Sept. 7
- Has 'Strange New Worlds' just unleashed 'Star Trek's scariest aliens since the Borg?
- Canon's entry-level full-frame camera —now $380 cheaper ahead of the peak of the Perseid meteor shower
- Northern lights may be visible in these 18 states Aug. 8-9
- Planetarium celebrates 1st images from Vera Rubin Observatory | Space photo of the day for Aug. 7, 2025
- Veeniix V11PRO drone review
- Falcon 9 rocket launches Amazon Kuiper satellites on SpaceX's 100th mission of the year (video)
- SpaceX's Crew-10 astronauts undock from ISS, head home to Earth (video)
- August 6
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- Astronaut Butch Wilmore retires from NASA after 25 years
- Quantum physics protects videos from prying eyes and tampering
- UK launching new rocket engine test lab on picturesque peninsula immortalized by Paul McCartney song
- Vulcan Centaur rocket to launch 1st national security mission on Aug. 12
- 'We want to get there first and claim that for America': NASA chief explains push for nuclear reactor on the moon (video)
- 'Destroy All Humans!' declared war on humanity 20 years ago, and we're still waiting for another good sequel
- Artemis 2 moon astronauts suit up and enter their Orion spacecraft together for 1st time
- Exotic 'lava worlds' are a hot new frontier in exoplanet science
- Manipulate the power of the Infinity Stones with 42% savings on the Lego Marvel Infinity Gauntlet set
- China wants to return samples from Mars. Will there be any international cooperation?
- Curiosity rover celebrates 13 years on Mars with well-deserved naps and Red Planet 'coral'
- Meteor lights up West Virginia night sky | Space photo of the day for Aug. 6, 2025
- Solar eruption from Earth-facing sunspot could trigger northern lights Aug. 8 (video)
- 'The threat has evolved': Humanity faces the ultimate apex aliens in stunning new 'Invasion' season 3 trailer (video)
- An icy supervolcano eruption on Pluto may have left a massive crater on the frozen world
- August 5
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- Earth's 'oldest' impact crater is much younger than previously thought, new study finds
- NASA awards Firefly Aerospace $177 million for 1st multi-rover mission to moon's south pole
- NASA aiming to build nuclear reactor on the moon by 2030
- NASA declares troubled Lunar Trailblazer moon orbiter dead
- Space junk cleanup tech that could 'shepherd' debris into Earth's atmosphere gets US patent
- 'It was kind of a blast!': Director Jonathan Frakes breaks down 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' wiggy holodeck episode, 'A Space Adventure Hour' (exclusive)
- Venus and Jupiter conjunction 2025: How to see two iconic planets meet in the morning sky
- Alien life on Mars or Europa could survive off cosmic rays instead of the sun, scientists suggest
- Celebrities in space quiz: Do you know the stars among the stars?
- The Perseid meteor shower 2025 peaks Aug. 12-13: Here's what to expect from the dazzling cosmic light show
- 'Alien: Earth' is an intelligent and thought-provoking bloodbath, and everything we ever wanted from an 'Alien' show (review)
- Extremely Large Telescope gets a roof | Space photo of the day for August 5, 2025
- Solar farms could help find dangerous asteroids, scientist says
- We gave this star projector five stars in our review, and now it's at its joint-lowest price ever on Amazon
- August 4
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- James Webb Space Telescope revisits a classic Hubble image of over 2,500 galaxies
- 'Predator: Badlands' looks like it's taking inspiration from an unlikely ancestor — a divisive 20-year-old video game
- You can design the wheels for NASA's next moon vehicle with the 'Rock and Roll Challenge
- NASA's Europa Clipper radar passes key test during Mars flyby
- Moonquakes could pose threat to future lunar bases, scientists say
- 3 powerful solar flares erupt in less than 24 hours, ending weeks of calm on the sun (video)
- Best space flight simulation games, ranked
- Binary star systems are complex astronomical objects − a new AI approach could pin down their properties quickly
- Sunrise hits SpaceX's Crew-11 rocket on the pad | Space photo of the day for August 4, 2025
- Space hurricanes are real — and they wreak more havoc than we thought
- Rocket Lab launches private Japanese radar satellite to orbit from New Zealand (video)
- Mysterious boost to Earth's spin will make today one of the shortest days on record
- SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites from Florida, lands rocket at sea (video)
- August 3
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- Spacecraft equipped with a solar sail could deliver earlier warnings of space weather threats to Earth’s technologies
- ‘Democratizing space’ is more than just adding new players – it comes with questions around sustainability and sovereignty
- See the moon shine alongside red supergiant star Antares after sunset tonight
- Blue Origin launches crypto billionaire Justin Sun and 5 other people to suborbital space (video)
- August 2
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- Scientists scan famous 'Earthrise' crater on mission to find alien life in our solar system
- August Moon: Here's what to look for during all 4 major moon phases
- Ghana has a rare treasure, a crater made when a meteor hit Earth: why it needs to be protected
- 'Lexx' appeal: A deeply underrated sci-fi classic that was equal parts Farscape, Star Wars, and Red Dwarf
- August 1
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- SpaceX's Crew-11 astronauts arrive at the International Space Station (video)
- Rookie crewmates kept things fresh for Ax-4 astronaut Peggy Whitson: 'It's always great to relive a little bit of that first time'
- SpaceX just launched disease-causing bacteria to the International Space Station
- Satellites are helping protect critically endangered desert elephants. Here's how
- Best camera for astro now $300 cheaper: This Nikon bundle comes with plenty of extras
- SpaceX launches Crew-11 astronauts to the ISS for NASA on milestone Crew Dragon flight (video)
- New discovery at CERN could hint at why our universe is made up of matter and not antimatter
- Exotic 'blazar' is part of most extreme double black hole system ever found, crooked jet suggests
- Astronaut savors the moment and shares a stunning aurora shot | On the International Space Station July 28-Aug. 1, 2025
- Big lake in Quebec suddenly disappears, satellite finds | Space photo of the day for August 1, 2025
- Stunning 'sun dogs' could sparkle in alien skies, James Webb Space Telescope suggests
- SpaceX fires up Starship spacecraft ahead of 10th test flight (video, photos)
- Did 'primordial' black holes born right after the Big Bang help our universe's 1st stars form?
