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Ozzy Osbourne's journey through space, sci-fi and time revealed — A Tribute to the 'Prince of Darkness'
By Steve Spaleta published
A Space.com obituary for the ‘Prince of Darkness' Ozzy Osbourne.

Sharp-eyed US-Indian satellite set to launch July 30 to monitor Earth's surface, warn of natural disasters
By Keith Cooper published
NISAR, a joint mission of NASA and ISRO set to launch on July 30, will be able to see shifts in the landscape smaller than a centimeter to give warning of potential natural disasters.

Makenzie Lystrup stepping down as director of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
By Mike Wall published
Makenzie Lystrup will step down as head of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center on Aug. 1. She'll be the second NASA center director to depart in just a two-month span.

NASA scientists sound alarm over threats to science and safety in 'Voyager Declaration'
By Samantha Mathewson published
The signatories warn that political interference and abrupt budget reductions could jeopardize decades of progress in space exploration, aeronautics and climate science.

NASA's Roman Space Telescope could discover 100,000 new cosmic explosions: 'We're definitely expecting the unexpected'
By Robert Lea published
Supernovas, kilonovas, gamma-ray bursts... oh my! The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will uncover 100,000 of these explosions and many more powerful and violent cosmic events.

Space station astronauts bid farewell to private Ax-4 crew | On the ISS this week July 14-18, 2025
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
The Expedition 73 and Axiom Mission 4 crews wrapped up their time together as science and maintenance activities continued aboard the International Space Station.

'The future for this baby planet doesn’t look great.' Exoplanet is shrinking before the X-ray eyes of NASA's Chandra space telescope
By Robert Lea published
Astronomers have used the Chandra X-ray telescope to observe an exoplanet as it disintegrates because its parent star is bombarding it with radiation.

NASA workers plan 'Moon Day' protest on July 20 to oppose mass layoffs, budget cuts. 'This year has been an utter nightmare that has not stopped.'
By Josh Dinner published
Workers from within NASA will protest the space agency leadership's "preemptive over-compliance" of the White House's proposed budget, gutting science and eliminating jobs.

NASA preps key piece of Artemis IV moon rocket for lunar mission | Space photo of the day for July 17, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
NASA moved its payload adapter at the Space Flight Center in Huntsville to prepare for the upcoming Artemis IV mission

'Doghouse' days of summer — Boeing's Starliner won't fly again until 2026, and without astronauts aboard
By Josh Dinner published
NASA and Boeing are still working on the thruster issues that Starliner experienced on its first crewed flight last year, and the spacecraft's next mission will likely launch without astronauts.
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