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Fighting space junk: More than 100 partners sign Europe's 'Zero Debris Charter'

More than 100 partners have signed Europe's Zero Debris Charter, a push to help get Earth's space junk problem under control.

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'Star Trek: Lower Decks': What the main cast will miss most about their quirky characters (exclusive)

The stars of "Star Trek: Lower Decks" Season 5 spoke with Space.com about the series coming to an end and what it will mean for their characters.

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In a cosmic horror show, this zombie star survived a supernova explosion

A zombie star has defied expectations by surviving a supernova explosion that should have destroyed it. The undead white star's "grave" is marked by a cosmic dandelion.

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Lunar Google Doodle and card game honor October's last quarter moon

Connect phases of the lunar cycle and celebrate the last quarter moon with this quirky Google Doodle game.

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Breakthrough coming? Iceland could get solar power from space in 2030

A British startup plans to supply solar power from space to Icelanders by 2030, in what could be the world's first demonstration of the novel renewable energy source.

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Watch sun unleash major X-flare in epic solar eruption (video)

We could expect even more eruptions from this sunspot region in the coming days as it rotates to face Earth.

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Launch startup Astra gets up to $44 million from US military for new 'Rocket 4' line

Launch startup Astra has secured a contract with the US military, worth up to $44 million, to continue developing its new Rocket 4 vehicle.

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Saturn gets its 1st confirmed Trojan asteroid — but it might be stolen

Saturn has finally joined the solar system's other giant planets in possessing a Trojan asteroid, but it may have stolen it. The bouncing asteroid seems to have originated in the Kuiper belt.

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SpaceX launches next-gen US spy satellites on 100th Falcon 9 flight of the year (video, photos)

SpaceX launched a batch of spy satellites for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office today (Oct. 24) on the 100th Falcon 9 flight of the year.

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SpaceX rolls out Super Heavy rocket for Starship Flight 6 test launch (photos)

SpaceX is getting ready for the next launch of Starship and its rocket, Super Heavy. The rocket is now poised at Starbase in south Texas for preflight testing.

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'Futurama' creator Matt Groening says 'great episodes in the works' for upcoming Season 13

Matt Groening, John DiMaggio. and Billy West led a spirited 'Futurama' celebration at New York City Comic Con this year to celebrate the upcoming 13th season of Futurama.

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Headless 'Halloween comet' could already be doomed

While some are hoping for a bright "Halloween comet," astronomers say the speeding cosmic snowball has likely already broken apart.

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Mini '2001' monoliths fly into space on first flight of Blue Origin's 2nd crew ship

A number of black slabs modeled after the monoliths in "2001: A Space Odyssey" have made the trip into space and back on the first flight of Blue Origin's second human-rated launch vehicle.

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Spooky fireball blazes across Lake Erie a week before Halloween (video)

A fireball lit up the skies over Lake Erie on Monday (Oct. 21) evening, eliciting hundreds of witness reports to the American Meteor Society.

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Boeing-built communications satellite breaks up in orbit. 'Total loss,' operator says

The Intelsat-33e satellite is in pieces following some kind of problem in geostationary orbit, according to the company and US Space Force. An investigation is ongoing.

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'Predator: Badlands' coming to theaters in fall 2025

Disney and 20th Century Studios confirm that the next Predator movie "Predator: Badlands" won't be skipping cinemas after "Prey"'s streaming success.

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SpaceX Crew-8 astronauts undock from ISS after weather delays (photo)

SpaceX's Crew-8 astronaut mission for NASA undocked from the International Space Station today (Oct. 23) after several weather delays.

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Tom Hardy says farewell to the alien symbiote at NYCC's 'Venom: The Last Dance' panel

Tom Hardy talked about the third and final Venom movie, "Venom: The Last Dance," last weekend during a panel discussion at New York Comic Con.

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1st triple black hole system discovered in 'happy accident'

The first "black hole triple" system, consisting of a black hole hungrily feeding on a companion star orbited by a more distant star, hints at a gentle formation process without supernova explosions.

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NASA astronaut makes dazzling 'Jupiter-like planet' on ISS using water and food coloring (photo)

Microgravity makes water do weird and wonderful things. NASA astronaut Don Pettit took advantage of that fact to create a colorful ball that resembles Jupiter.

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'The Orville' executive producer delivers deluxe guidebook to the cult sci-fi series (exclusive interview)

A preview of "The Guide to The Orville," a new book written by the sci-fi show's executive producer.

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'Man of Steel' Henry Cavill to star in new live-action 'Voltron' movie

Amazon MGM Studios' new live-action "Voltron" movie lands Henry Cavill as its leading man.

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How moon-landing teams are learning from each other to make the next lunar leap

Moon landing attempts are becoming so frequent that the players involved — private companies and government agencies alike — are learning from each other's efforts.

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China rolls out rocket for Shenzhou-19 astronaut launch (video)

China rolled out the rocket and crew capsule for the Shenzhou-19 mission, the nation's next astronaut launch to the Tiangong space station.

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James Webb Space Telescope sees lonely supermassive black hole-powered quasars in the early universe

The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered lonely quasars in the early universe, with "empty larders" that defy theories surrounding their growth to monster sizes.

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