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- 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 on Aug. 11
- 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?
- Discovery Space Projector review
- LaView Galaxy Star Projector review
- Hubble Telescope gives us our best look yet at the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS (video, photo)
- 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
- Jupiter and its 4 largest moons will line up in the sky on Aug. 8. Here's how to see the 'parade'
- Unistellar eQuinox 2 is over $700 cheaper — perfect for nebula and galaxy hunting in the summer skies
- 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
- Science Can Solar System Planetary Projector review
- August full moon 2025 rises this weekend: Here's how to see the stunning 'Sturgeon Moon'
- Has 'Strange New Worlds' just unleashed 'Star Trek's scariest aliens since the Borg?
- A blood moon is coming: Here's what you need to know about the total lunar eclipse on Sept. 7
- 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 tonight
- Planetarium celebrates 1st images from Vera Rubin Observatory | Space photo of the day for Aug. 7, 2025
- Veeniix V11PRO drone review
- Falcon 9 rocket launching Amazon satellites on SpaceX’s 100th mission of the year after delays: Watch it live on Aug. 11
- 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?
