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If everyone in the world turned on the lights at the same time, what would happen?
By Harold Wallace published
Beyond powering lights, it's also important to think about where all that light would go.

Titan darkens Saturn in rare shadow transit on Aug. 19: Here's how to see it
By Anthony Wood published
The second largest moon in the solar system will cast its shadow over Saturn on Aug. 19.

Tiny devices propelled by sunlight could explore a mysterious region of Earth's atmosphere
By Tereza Pultarova published
"Being able to send something out there would enable us to take a lot more precise data than we currently can."

SpaceX aims to launch Starship Flight 10 test flight on Aug. 24
By Josh Dinner published
SpaceX is targeting Aug. 24 for the 10th Flight Test for its Starship rocket, following delays from a pad accident and May's failed mission.

Blue Origin's 2nd New Glenn rocket launch will fly twin NASA Mars probes to space on Sep. 29
By Josh Dinner published
Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket will launch NASA's ESCAPADE Mars mission no earlier than (NET) Sep. 29.

NASA wants new spacecraft to reach 'difficult-to-reach orbits' around Earth and in deep space
By Elizabeth Howell published
NASA has awarded $1.4 million to six companies, to further their ideas about how to get vehicles farther into space cheaply and efficiently.

Russia to launch 75 mice, 1,000 fruit flies on Aug. 20 to study spaceflight effects
By Leonard David published
Russia is readying its Bion-M No. 2 biosatellite for a planned Aug. 20 launch. The mission will send 75 mice and other specimens on a monthlong mission to Earth orbit.

X-ray telescope finds something unexpected with the 'heartbeat black hole'
By Samantha Mathewson published
Unexpected X-ray polarization challenges long-held ideas about how black holes behave.
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