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The Perseid meteor shower 2025 peaks Aug. 12-13: Here's what to expect from the dazzling cosmic light show
By Anthony Wood published
The Perseids are one of the most visually spectacular meteor showers of the year and are known for spawning impressive fireballs that light up the night sky.

'Alien: Earth' is an intelligent and thought-provoking bloodbath, and everything we ever wanted from an 'Alien' show (review)
By Fran Ruiz published
Noah Hawley's daring exploration of the Alien universe makes for a great sci-fi TV show that asks big questions without neglecting the fun factor.

Extremely Large Telescope gets a roof | Space photo of the day for August 5, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
The world's largest optical telescope is still under construction but is raising the roof on its progress.

Solar farms could help find dangerous asteroids, scientist says
By Victoria Corless published
By transforming idle heliostats into asteroid detectors, scientists aim to develop a cost-effective method for spotting faint, fast-moving space rocks.

We gave this star projector five stars in our review, and now it's at its joint-lowest price ever on Amazon
By Alexander Cox published
Deals You can save 20% on the Hommkiety Galaxy Projector on Amazon, which we praised for its build quality and high-end projections.

Mysterious boost to Earth's spin will make today one of the shortest days on record
By Jamie Carter last updated
A strange shift in Earth's rotation is making our days milliseconds shorter — and scientists are racing to understand why.

Rocket Lab launches private Japanese radar satellite to orbit from New Zealand (video)
By Mike Wall last updated
Rocket Lab launched its fifth mission for the Japanese Earth-imaging company iQPS early Tuesday morning (Aug. 5), sending a synthetic aperture radar satellite to orbit.

James Webb Space Telescope revisits a classic Hubble image of over 2,500 galaxies
By Keith Cooper published
The image reveals over 2,500 galaxies, many of which are seen as they were during the first billion years of cosmic history.

'Predator: Badlands' looks like it's taking inspiration from an unlikely ancestor — a divisive 20-year-old video game
By Fran Ruiz published
A brutal alien planet isn't quite the same as future Earth, but Predator: Concrete Jungle has more than a few things in common with Predator: Badlands.
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