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Another reusable rocket? Japan launches, lands RV-X prototype (video)

Japan has succeeded in the first-ever flight test of its RV-X experimental reusable rocket prototype.

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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 219 — SpaceX Goes to War!

On Episode 219 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik discuss the space headlines for the past few weeks.

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'We knew we had a lot to live up to': As 'Aliens' turns 40, we chat to the legendary VFX masters who created the Alien Queen (interview)

Legacy Effects' Oscar-nominated duo Shane Mahan and Lindsay MacGowan share tales from the trenches of 1986's 'Aliens'

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Beyond the Perseids: 6 meteor showers worth watching this summer

The Perseids may steal the spotlight, but six lesser-known meteor showers could also light up summer skies.

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Remembering 'Ulysses 31', the '80s cartoon that transported 'The Odyssey' to outer space

So much more than the earwormiest theme song in the galaxy.

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These 'metallic' dunes on Mars look like sci-fi. What are they really?

New images from the European Space Agency's Mars Express orbiter have captured strange-looking waves on the Red Planet.

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The Perseid meteor shower starts this week. Here's why you should look up now

The Perseid meteor shower begins on July 17 alongside two others, making "shooting stars" likely any night this month and next.

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'Aliens' at 40: Here are 26 reasons why James Cameron's sequel is still the greatest sci-fi action movie of all time

Sorry, "Predator", but four decades later, this is still the sub-genre's high watermark

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Earth's largest particle accelerator opens new window into the early universe just after the Big Bang: 'A culmination of a decades-long quest'

According to one researcher, this observation "promises new insights into the evolution of the early universe."

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'The dawn of a new space era': Vikram-1, India's 1st private orbital rocket, aces debut launch

Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1 rocket aced its debut mission on Saturday morning (July 18), making India the third nation with a private orbital launch capability.

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'The Starry Night' in space: Dark Energy Camera channels a cosmic Van Gogh (video)

The Dark Energy Camera has captured a vibrant view of the Corona Australis Molecular Cloud, with the star-forming region resembling a cosmic take on Van Gogh's The Starry Night.

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Smoke from devastating Canada wildfires visible from space | Space photo of the day for July 17, 2026

Satellites have captured images of the billowing smoke.

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The Perseid meteor shower is here! How to see the best shooting stars this summer

The 2026 Perseid meteor shower is active from tonight and peaks alongside a dramatic total solar eclipse on Aug. 12-13.

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Astronauts just launched on a Soyuz rocket with an energy-drink ad on it, continuing a Russian tradition

This week's ISS astronaut launch used a Soyuz rocket emblazoned with an ad for an energy drink. It's not the first time Russia has put an ad in space — and more may be coming.

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Are we underestimating the threat of solar storms? A 'once-in-a-thousand-year' disaster is worth considering, scientists say

A new study suggests the most extreme solar storms to strike Earth could have greater impacts on satellites, power grids and communications than previously thought.

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SpaceX's Starship Flight 13 test launch aborts at last second (video)

SpaceX aborted Flight 13 of its giant Starship rocket at the last second on Thursday (July 16). It's unclear when the company will try again.

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Astronomers discover landslides on Pluto large enough to bury entire cities on Earth

Evidence for landslides down steep crater walls on Pluto have been found in imagery from NASA's New Horizons mission.

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Astronomers discover 1st atmosphere around a rocky Earth-like planet in the habitable zone

"It's in the habitable zone, which is super exciting for astrobiology and habitability and searching for life."

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SpaceX stacks massive Starship rocket ahead of July 20's Flight 13 test launch (video)

SpaceX has stacked the two stages of its giant Starship rocket ahead of the Flight 13 test launch, which is scheduled to occur on Monday evening (July 20).

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An animated sci-fi rom-com wasn't on our wish list, but we'll be damned if 'Not Alone' doesn't look sweet, stylish, and hilarious

It's young rocket scientists in love and rowdy alien refugees when this animated adventure launches in 2027.

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Stephen Hawking's famous 'leaky' black hole theory gets much-needed update

"Hawking's laws of black hole mechanics provided a satisfying connection between extreme and ordinary physics and have been the paradigm for 50 years, but they have a serious limitation."

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After a lifetime of waiting, I'll finally witness a total solar eclipse next month on Aug. 12

Valoria la Buena, here we come.

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A laser disappears into the Milky Way's heart | Space photo of the day for July 16, 2026

That is quite a view.

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SpaceX launches 21 'data transport' satellites for US military (video, photos)

SpaceX launched 21 more satellites for the U.S. military's advanced new "Tranche 1 Transport Layer" constellation from California's scenic central coast today (July 16).

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Is dark matter 'tuned in' to a hidden dimension?

Two major mysteries in science, the nature of dark matter and the possible existence of higher dimensions, could be linked, new research suggests.

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