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What's the deal with the deep space transmission and alien 'happy' virus in Apple TV's 'Pluribus'?
By Jeff Spry published
Puzzled about Apple TV's new sci-fi series from Vince Gilligan? We just want to help!

Deep 'scratches' and craters on Mars tell the tale of a Red Planet ice age
By Samantha Mathewson published
New images from the Mars Express orbiter reveal evidence of a past ice age at Mars's mid-latitudes and shine light on the planet's dynamic climate history.

NOAA satellite sees glowing auroras from orbit | Space photo of the day for Nov. 14, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
A powerful geomagnetic storm created a series of brilliant auroras recently for observers across North America.

Sun fires off 2nd-strongest flare of 2025, sparking radio blackouts across Africa
By Daisy Dobrijevic published
The eruption was accompanied by a CME, which is currently under analysis to assess whether any part of it is headed for Earth.

'Kitten Space Agency' is the spiritual successor to 'Kerbal Space Program', and they have an ex-SpaceX engineer on the team (interview)
By Ian Stokes published
DayZ and Kerbal Space Program's creators have joined forces with an ex-SpaceX engineer to create the ultimate spaceflight simulator.

Next stop, not Mars: Why NASA's twin ESCAPADE probes are taking the long way to the Red Planet after Blue Origin launch
By Mike Wall published
NASA's twin ESCAPADE Mars probes are on their way to the Red Planet — but it's a circuitous route with a year-long layover.

China's Shenzhou 20 astronauts return to Earth on different spacecraft after finding window cracks in their own (video)
By Mike Wall last updated
The three astronauts of China's Shenzhou 20 mission headed back to Earth today (Nov. 13) after a week-long delay caused by a debris strike on their spacecraft.

Atlas V rocket launches huge communications satellite to orbit (video)
By Mike Wall last updated
A United Launch Alliance Altas V rocket launched the powerful and hefty ViaSat-3 F2 satellite on Thursday night (Nov. 13).
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