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- August 22
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- How will NASA's astronaut training hub change with commercial space stations?
- This Week In Space podcast: Episode 224 — The Science of Artemis
- SpaceX sends 27 Starlink satellites to orbit on 100th Falcon rocket launch of the year (video, photos)
- On this day in space! Aug. 22, 1963: X-15 sets world altitude record
- Partial lunar eclipse August 2026: Where will it be visible from?
- August 21
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- What happens when a galaxy's supermassive black hole turns off? These dying radio galaxies could show us
- Trump signs new national space policy to enable 1,000 US rocket launches per year
- 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' cast talks losing sleep, living up to their character's legacy, and learning to ride a horse for season 4 (interview)
- Trump to award NASA's Artemis II astronauts the Congressional Space Medal of Honor
- Japan unveils Mars moon sample-return spacecraft ahead of Oct. 19 launch (photos)
- SpaceX fires up Starship ahead of megarocket’s 1st orbital flight (video)
- 'Dark stars' could be the seeds of supermassive black holes, scientists say
- SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites, lands rocket on ship at sea (video, photos)
- On this day in space! Aug. 21, 1914: Total solar eclipse expedition crashed by WWI
- Ancient stars dazzle in a celestial chandelier | Space photo of the day for Aug. 21, 2026
- My favorite thing in the night sky appears on Aug. 28 — and it proves Earth is a sphere
- Could 'dark photons' explain dark matter?
- August 20
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- China's Chang'e 7 moon probe will launch this weekend on the most ambitious lunar mission in history
- SpaceX will try for 1st Starship tower catch 'in a few months,' Elon Musk says
- Microbes from Earth may survive on the moon, scientists find
- A weather satellite 22,000 miles above Earth saved my 2026 total solar eclipse cruise on the Mediterranean Sea
- Mars Express orbiter captures detailed new video of the crater where Mark Watney was stranded in 'The Martian'
- Try not to be hypnotized by the 'Eye of Africa' | Space photo of the day for Aug. 20, 2026
- On this day in space! Aug. 20, 1977: Voyager 2 launches to the outer planets
- James Webb Space Telescope finds 'hidden stars' making the universe's 1st galaxies much bigger than we knew
- Partial lunar eclipse live: Latest news, viewing tips and live updates from Aug. 27-28 eclipse
- A 96% partial lunar eclipse is just 1 week away: Here's what you need to know
- Rocket Lab launches private Japanese Earth-observing satellite to orbit (video)
- August 19
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- Scientists just found the fastest known star in the Milky Way. It zooms around our black hole at 15,500 miles per second
- Private mission to save NASA's Swift space telescope fails
- Scientists create 'laundry gun' for astronauts to clean their clothes by shooting out plasma
- 'The Mandalorian and Grogu' finally blasts onto Disney+ next month
- Dark matter could magnify the jets of a ravenously feeding supermassive black hole
- A SpaceX rocket slammed into the moon this month — and a NASA spacecraft has spotted its lunar grave (photos)
- Mysterious Russian 'space activity' causes US Air Force flight to Antarctica to turn around: report
- On this day in space! Aug. 19, 1997: 1st Filipino satellite launches into orbit
- My 5 favorite sights to see in the night sky with binoculars
- Perseverance rover watches alien solar eclipse on Mars | Space photo of the day for Aug. 19, 2026
- Astronomers discover a giant, rocky 'mega-Earth' 23 times more massive than our planet
- Touchdown! Private Chinese rocket aces landing on 2nd-ever flight (video)
- August 18
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- Forget 'Halo' — the latest 'Futurama' episode has a ring world covered in super-intelligent rats (exclusive)
- NASA astronaut and 1st female French spacewalker remove failed ISS antenna but run out of time for replacement
- Starship lives! SpaceX craft arrives at Christmas Island after 24-day ocean ordeal
- SpaceX launches its 100th mission of the year, sends Starlink satellites to orbit (video)
- Hydrogen-powered 'rocket car' tops 400 mph in record-breaking test (video)
- On this day in space! Aug. 18, 1868: Total solar eclipse leads to discovery of helium
- A beginner’s guide to observing the night sky with a manual telescope
- Hubble, James Webb Space Telescope team up to capture the 'Black Eye Galaxy' | Space photo of the day for Aug. 18, 2026
- It's harder to poop in space. Scientists may finally know why
- See gorgeous views of the Aug. 12 total solar eclipse captured from space
- Watch European astronaut make history during spacewalk today
- August 17
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- How an ancient collision with another galaxy transformed the Milky Way
- China bounces back from Long March rocket explosion with back-to-back launches (video)
- The best Ruko drone to date is half-price at Amazon but you'll have to hurry
- Scientists find dead star that predicts our sun's future: 'Broken apart and returned to the galaxy'
- The 1st 'Star Wars: Ahsoka' season 2 trailer finally gives us a release date (video)
- Scientists find 3 supermassive black holes on the verge of collision inside a distant galaxy
- Wildfire smoke blankets volcanoes across the Pacific Northwest | Space photo of the day for Aug. 17, 2026
- These eight Lego Star Wars Smart Play sets are out now and Marvel needs to be next.
- On this day in space! Aug. 17, 1877: Asaph Hall discovers the Martian moon Phobos
- A 'river' of cosmic gas 1 trillion miles long sent planets in the Orion constellation into tilted orbits
- 'This is unprecedented': Why the Pentagon's recent UFO file releases are so important
- Blue Origin adding second pad to Cape Canaveral launch complex amid rocket explosion repairs
- August 16
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- How to watch 'Lanterns' — HBO's gritty new Green Lantern show
- NASA funds spherical 'Aerobots' that could explore the caves of Saturn's moon Titan
- On this day in space! Aug. 16, 1963: Wingless M2-F1 completes 1st glide flight
- Artemis II pilot thanks NASA for letting him fly Orion by hand: 'I'm still blown away by that trust'
- 'This goes beyond showcasing technological soft power': China's new moon map signals bold space ambitions (video)
- Stomp Rockets: The perfect start to model rocketry for kids?
- New record! SpaceX launches 2 Falcon 9 rockets just 38 minutes apart (video)
- August 15
- August 14
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- 'Strap yourself in and feel the Gs': NASA announces 'Max Power' aerospace expo
- Is empty space really empty? This magnetic star may finally solve a 90-year-old mystery
- Cards Against Humanity wants to erect a monument to 'honor' Elon Musk
- Will the new moon race turn Earth's nearest neighbor into a dumping ground?
- US Space Force gives Rocket Lab $397 million to build threat-tracking 'Flatellites'
- Can Venus cast a shadow? Here's how to see it for yourself
- Water can survive surprisingly close to the Milky Way's supermassive black hole, James Webb Space Telescope finds
- ISS photobombs the sun during solar eclipse | Space photo of the day for Aug. 14, 2026
- On this day in space! Aug. 14, 1992: Meteorite shower hits Uganda
- India-US space ties deepen as NASA invites ISRO to join moon base program
- SpaceX rocket's moon crash highlights 'a tangible operational risk' of lunar settlement
- August 13
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- NASA astronaut Mike Fincke retires after 30 years at the space agency
- Supermassive black hole spews energy 300,000 light years into deep space
- NASA's canceled lunar space station tech will help build the Artemis moon base
- 'The X-Files' creator Chris Carter says new director's cut of 'I Want to Believe' is 'the horror movie that we really wanted to make' (interview)
- How to image the planets with a telescope and camera
- Virgin Galactic delays next commercial spaceflight to 2027
- The Perseid meteor shower peak was spectacular: Here are our favorite photos
- On this day in space! Aug. 13, 2014: Game-changing WorldView-3 Earth-observing satellite launches to orbit
- Total solar eclipse stuns skywatchers | Space photo of the day for Aug. 13, 2026
- When is the next solar eclipse? Mark your calendar for an upcoming 'ring of fire' and the 'eclipse of the century'
- New private 'Perceptor' probes will keep an eye on satellites high above Earth
- August 12
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- Total solar eclipse 2026 thrills millions with a stunning cosmic spectacle (photos, video)
- Total solar eclipse 2026 has begun. Here are the first views of totality
- Radiation-shielding vest aced Artemis I lunar test, could protect astronauts on moon and Mars missions
- Farthest 'black hole star' ever found could help solve the James Webb Space Telescope's little red dot mystery
- On this day in space! Aug. 12, 2005: Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter launched
- Green comet caught soaring over Namibia | Space photo of the day for Aug. 12, 2026
- Perseid meteor shower peaks under perfect skies tonight — here's what to expect
- SpaceX wraps Starlink double header day with the launch of 24 Starlink satellites from California
- A total solar eclipse will darken the sky for millions today! Here's what you need to know
- August 11
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- SpaceX could make $500 billion in 2028, Elon Musk says (video)
- Scientists create largest 2D map of the universe with 5.6 trillion pixels and nearly 4 billion cosmic objects
- Scientists find 2 million active black holes, exploding stars and more, nearly doubling our view of the high-energy universe
- 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds': Anson Mount, Rebecca Romijn, & Carol Kane on season 4's big leaps and 'outside the box' episodes
- 1-billion-year-old Mars meteorite found in Algeria is like nothing we've seen from the Red Planet
- SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida (video, photos)
- NASA will chase the Aug. 12 total solar eclipse with balloons and a high-altitude jet
- What history can teach us about the future of property rights in space (op-ed)
- On this day in space! Aug. 11, 1960: 1st object successfully recovered from orbit
- Behold the majestic mane of the Lion Nebula | Space photo of the day for Aug. 11, 2026
- SpaceX wants to put 1 million AI satellites in orbit. What would that do to Earth's climate?
- Will Perseid shooting stars be visible during the Aug. 12 total solar eclipse?
- Watch the total solar eclipse online Aug. 12 with these free livestreams
- August 10
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- 'Launching anywhere, anytime and without compromise': Rocket Lab unveils new 'GHOST' portable spaceport system
- The Andromeda galaxy may be getting bullied by a smaller galactic neighbor, scientists find
- Chinese rocket explodes less than 90 seconds after liftoff (photos)
- On this day in space! Aug. 10, 1972: A 'Great Daylight Fireball' lights up the sky over North America
- Sharpest image of the sun ever captured! | Space photo of the day for Aug. 10, 2026
- Japanese H3 rocket launches 10,800-pound navigation satellite to high Earth orbit (video)
- Pluto's atmosphere is collapsing as it drifts away from the sun into a deep freeze
- Could the northern lights be visible during the total solar eclipse on Aug. 12? Maybe.
- What time is the total solar eclipse on Aug. 12, 2026?
- August 9
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- Exploring 'very low Earth orbit': The world's 1st air-breathing satellite thruster could soon get a test run
- On this day in space! Aug. 9, 1976: Soviet Luna 24 sample return probe launches to the moon
- The total solar eclipse on Aug. 12 will reveal something nobody has ever seen before
- Here's what to expect from 5 stages of the total solar eclipse 2026
- August 8
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- SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites to orbit from California (video)
- This Week In Space podcast: Episode 222 — How to Invade Earth in 22 Easy Steps
- On this day in space! Aug. 8, 1977: Soviet Union's Salyut 5 reconnaissance space station burns up in Earth's atmosphere
- Don't miss the crescent moon shine close to the red light of Mars before dawn on Aug. 9
- Yes, North America gets a solar eclipse on Aug. 12. Here's where and when to see it
- August 7
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- SpaceX serious about building factories on the moon: 'It’s going to happen,' Elon Musk says
- 'Not looking good right now': Starship likely to be lost at sea 2 weeks after epic 13th test flight, Elon Musk says
- NASA figured out how to keep its 48-year-old Voyager 2 probe running for yet another year
- Inside the mystery of the James Webb Space Telescope's little red dots — and how they might be evolving
- NASA's SkyFall Mars helicopters will wear tiny capes
- Engineers race to save stricken LINK rescue spacecraft before it's too late
- Chinese company Landspace targets Aug. 10 for historic rocket launch and landing attempt
- On this day in space! Aug. 7, 1980: NASA's Viking 1 Mars orbiter shuts down 4 years into a 90-day mission
- Cosmic treasure chest explodes with baby stars | Space photo of the day for Aug. 7, 2026
- The UK is about to witness its most spectacular solar eclipse in 11 years. Here's what you need to know
- Why you don't need a perfectly clear sky to enjoy the total solar eclipse on Aug. 12
- August 6
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- 'One more step': NASA astronauts conduct 6.5-hour spacewalk to prep ISS for solar array upgrade
- Rocket Lab launches Japanese Earth-observing satellite after 5-week delay (video, photos)
- SpaceX rocket's impact crater on the moon spied by Korean lunar orbiter (photos)
- Blue Origin traces origin of huge New Glenn rocket explosion to oxygen valve, CEO says
- On this day in space! Aug. 6, 2012: NASA lands huge Curiosity rover on Mars with a rocket-powered sky crane
- Mars rover watches Earth disappear behind Phobos | Space photo of the day for Aug. 6, 2025
- SpaceX’s Falcon 9 wasn't the first rocket to crash into the moon. Here's a rundown
- Plan your perfect 2026 total solar eclipse experience with these smartphone apps
- Where will the total solar eclipse 2026 be visible from?
- August 5
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- 'Warhammer 40,000' animated series coming to Prime Video, with Henry Cavill onboard as executive producer
- The 'Dark Matter' season 2 trailer is here, and it looks like Apple TV has another sci-fi hit on its hands
- A SpaceX rocket just crashed into the moon. Now, the race is on to get a look at the impact site
- Astronomers witness the strange final moments of a massive star's supernova death (video)
- Curiosity rover spots mysterious honeycombs on Mars | Space photo of the day for Aug. 5, 2026
- On this day in space! Aug. 5, 2011: NASA's Juno spacecraft launches to Jupiter
- Mars dust is toxic. How will future astronauts deal with it?
- 'The Ninth Jedi' review: This anime spin-off abandons 'Star Wars' canon, and it's all the stronger for it
- Heading to Europe or the U.K. for the Aug. 12 solar eclipse? Best eclipse glasses to buy before you leave — or after you arrive
- Total solar eclipse Aug. 12, 2026 live updates
- 1 week to go until a dramatic total solar eclipse darkens the skies over Spain, Iceland and Greenland
- August 4
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- SpaceX wants to launch next Starship this month (and catch it, too), Elon Musk says in 1st earnings call since historic IPO
- SpaceX launches 3 giant BlueBird direct-to-cell satellites on Falcon 9 rocket (video)
- When a total solar eclipse darkens the sky on Aug. 12, these citizen scientists will be watching
- SpaceX launches Starlink satellites on 90th Falcon 9 flight of the year (video)
- 'A very busy mission': SpaceX on track to launch 4 astronauts to the ISS on Sept. 12
- A 9,000-pound SpaceX rocket will crash into the moon tonight. Will you be able to see it?
- ISS astronaut spies a swirling super storm | Space photo of the day for Aug. 4, 2026
- On this day in space! Aug. 4, 2007: NASA launches Phoenix Mars lander to Red Planet
- 'Significant areas of Mars may have once been covered by water': Scientists find hidden clue in Spirit rover data
- Are aliens running out of places to hide? It turns out we've searched much more of the galaxy than we realized
- I bought a $50 telescope on Facebook Marketplace — here's what I learned
- August 3
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- CNN dives into how Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are backing NASA's race to the moon against China (exclusive clip)
- A SpaceX rocket will crash into the moon this week. Why is it on a collision course?
- Jack in for a cyberpunk jolt with this energized first trailer for Apple TV's 'Neuromancer'
- Jupiter's moon Europa may have signs of life in its buried ocean — but can we get to them?
- 3 moons of Neptune may be remnants of ice worlds shattered in a catastrophic crash
- The 1st 'three-headed' asteroid | Space photo of the day for Aug. 3, 2026
- On this day in space! Aug. 3, 2004: NASA launches MESSENGER spacecraft to orbit Mercury
- Astronomers watch a black hole's feeding frenzy end with a bad case of cosmic indigestion
- How AI is changing spacecraft and satellite operations (op-ed)
- August 2
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