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HBO's 'Lanterns' teases shape-shifting Manhunters: 'The most dangerous beings to ever exist in the galaxy' (video)

From this latest trailer it's apparent that weird shape-shifting Manhunters will be primary antagonists in HBO's upcoming series "Lanterns."

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Satellites spy penguin poop on Danger Islands | Space photo of the day for July 30, 2026

Researchers used NASA satellite imagery, along with ground observations, to track changes in the diets of penguins on Antarctica's Danger Islands.

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'Strange New Worlds'' latest episode is more 'Event Horizon' than classic Trek

From psychological horror to vampires and zombies, "Trek"'s writers have always enjoyed delivering the scares.

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Unique and nearly-complete fossil from 30 million years ago found to be of early dog

Prehistoric canids were shorter and stockier than modern dogs and not built for running

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July full moon delights skywatchers worldwide. Here are our favorite photos of the majestic Buck Moon

Wildfires and a balletic display, these are the best photos of the July Buck Moon 2026.

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A SpaceX rocket will crash into the moon next week, and scientists aren't sure what to expect

Scientists are preparing to study the effects of human-made impacts on the moon when a spent SpaceX rocket stage impacts the lunar surface on Aug. 5.

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Rare shark species spotted for first time in 20 years near Galapagos Islands

Researchers hope to better understand the movement of these rare sharks to conserve the species better

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Why a trip to the sauna could help you survive the heatwave

Scientists say the Finnish tradition could help the body build up a tolerance to the heat

The Independent UK

Strange never-before-seen material found at Hiroshima atomic bombing site

Discovery offers unprecedented insights into how matter behaves under extreme conditions

The Independent UK

'It's going to do things that currently are impossible': The Roman Space Telescope, NASA's next great observatory, is ready to launch Aug. 30

NASA's Roman Space Telescope is ready to launch on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket on Aug. 30. It'll map the entire sky like never before.

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Watch this stirring new 'Star Trek' 60th anniversary video saluting the iconic sci-fi franchise

Last weekend at San Diego Comic-Con, Paramount revealed a moving "Star Trek" tribute video created for the franchise's 60th anniversary this year.

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NASA launched this spacecraft to save a space telescope. Now, it needs saving too

NASA launched the Swift Boost mission earlier this month to try and save one of its aging science observatories, but the rescue spacecraft is now experiencing control issues.

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SpaceX launches secret US spy satellite from Florida (video)

SpaceX launched a secret reconnaissance mission for the U.S. government early on Thursday morning, July 30, 2026 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

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'The Ark' creator Dean Devlin talks season 3's enormous mystery box and sci-fi surprises (interview)

"We went wildly over budget and just made the biggest craziest season we could possible imagine."

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SpaceX Starship still floating 5 days after flight | Space photo of the day for July 29, 2026

SpaceX continues to collect imagery of the vehicle as it floats in the Indian Ocean five days after its most recent flight test.

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X-ray spacecraft detects the 36-million-degree 'breath' of an ancient black hole

Astronomers have spotted the blisteringly hot exhaust fumes of the earliest quasars, intensely bright cosmic titans powered by feeding supermassive black holes.

The Independent UK

Why the Kumamoto earthquake is unusual compared to most tremors that hit Japan

Death toll is higher for such a shallow quake as it struck closer to population centres, seismologists say

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July's full Buck Moon leads a mini planet parade through the summer sky tonight

The July full moon rises tonight with Venus, Saturn Mercury and Mars!

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The simple change that could save millions of insect lives

Findings could lead to practical way of making urban infrastructure wildlife-friendly, researchers say

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Hormuz Strait closure could fuel unprecedented spread of invasive species in Gulf region, scientists warn

Such organisms may act as ‘reservoirs and vectors’ for marine parasites and pathogens, study warns

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NASA fuels its next-gen Roman Space Telescope for August launch

Looks like everything is on track so far for an Aug. 30 launch.

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Our Milky Way galaxy appears to have flipped 90 degrees long ago. But why?

A slowly rotating stellar halo was the clue to a major and unknown event in the Milky Way's history that saw the spiral disc flip over by more than 90 degrees.

The Independent UK

Space launch company investigates rocket ‘issue’ ahead of engine test plans

German company Rocket Factory Augsburg has chosen to ‘de-stack’ its 30m-tall vehicle.

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'Silo' season 3's Ashley Zuckerman and Jessica Henwick share the secret to their on-screen chemistry (interview)

'It's nothing we worked to generate, it was really just there from the beginning'

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SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites to orbit in wake of Starship test flight (video)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 Starlink satellites lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Saturday, July 25, 2026.

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