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Hubble Telescope sees 'stellar volcano' erupt in amazing colors (video, photo)

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured an intricate portrait of R Aquarii, an odd nearby binary star system that occasionally erupts into spectacular novae.

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SpaceX launches 20 Eutelsat OneWeb broadband satellites to orbit (video)

SpaceX launched another set of Eutelsat OneWeb internet satellites to space early Sunday morning (Oct. 20).

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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 133 —Red Moon Rising

On Episode 133 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Greg Autry on the progress of the Artemis moon program, space science, and the challenges posed by a fast-rising Chinese space program.

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NASA's next-generation Nancy Roman Space Telescope aces crucial 'spin test'

NASA recently put a crucial part of the Roman Space Telescope through a rigorous "spin test" designed to evaluate its resilience against the forces of its planned 2027 launch.

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Watch SpaceX's Starship come down for nighttime splashdown during epic test flight (video)

A new video shows the upper stage of SpaceX's Starship coming down for a nocturnal splashdown during its fifth test flight.

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Everything we know about Avatar: Fire and Ash: Release window, plot & more

The five-part Avatar saga will continue three years after The Way of Water, with a threequel showing us a different side of Pandora. Here’s what we know.

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New 'Dune: Prophecy' trailer unveils the prequel series' grand scope (video)

HBO Max released a new trailer for "Dune: Prophecy" at New York Comic Con 2024, revealing the series to be just as epic as the films.

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US Space Force awards SpaceX $730 million to launch at least 9 national-security missions

The U.S. Space Force has awarded SpaceX $730 million to launch at least nine national security missions, seven of them for the Space Development Agency.

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SpaceX launches 20 Starlink internet satellites from Florida (video)

SpaceX launched 20 more of its Starlink broadband satellites, including 13 with direct-to-cell capability, from Florida tonight (Oct. 18).

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'Alien: Isolation' is finally getting a sequel, developer confirms

A full decade later, Sega and Creative Assembly are returning to the Alien universe with Alien: Isolation 2.

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'Killer electrons' play pinball with space weather around Earth

"Killer electrons" stashed in radiation belts around Earth could be dislodged by lightning to create a game of "cosmic pinball" that influences space weather around our planet.

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Watch Millie Bobby Brown battle alongside robots in 1st trailer for Netflix sci-fi film 'The Electric State' (video)

Netflix released its first trailer for its upcoming big-budget sci-fi fantasy film, "The Electric State."

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Like Wall-E, this lovable trash compactor will help ISS astronauts take out the garbage (photo)

Garbage is a growing problem for astronaut missions on the ISS. As NASA seeks to send people to the moon later this decade, Sierra Space is ready to test a trash compactor on the ISS in 2026.

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Full-size mock space shuttle makes first move towards Downey display

The parts for a 1972 full-size space shuttle mockup are now about a city block closer to being reassembled and restored for display. The City of Downey, California began relocating "Inspiration."

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Europe makes moves to rendezvous with asteroid Apophis in 2029

The European Space Agency has taken the first big steps toward rendezvousing with the infamous asteroid Apophis during its close approach to Earth in 2029.

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Hunter's Moon supermoon 2024 puts on a frightfully good show for skywatchers around the world (photos)

The Hunter's Moon rose on Thursday (Oct. 17), becoming the biggest and brightest full moon of the year and wowing skywatchers around the globe with a spooky pre-Halloween show.

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Astrophotographer snaps spectacular view of annular solar eclipse from Easter Island (photo)

An astrophotographer who visited Easter Island for the annular solar eclipse on Oct. 2, 2024, shared a stunning view of the "ring of fire."

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Orionid meteor shower peaks this weekend: How to see bits of Halley's comet burn up in the night sky

The Orionid meteor shower 2024 reaches its peak in the pre-dawn hours on Monday, Oct. 21, but this year a bright moon could make it difficult to see these shooting stars.

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SETI tests new alien-hunting strategy, but TRAPPIST-1 planets remain silent

A new search for extraterrestrial radio signals during planetary occultations in the TRAPPIST-1 system provides a promising new strategy for hunting for extraterrestrial life.

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Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is still visible in the night sky, but not for long

Have you seen comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS yet? If you haven't yet seen the bright, icy space rock that's traveled from the edge of the solar system, it's not too late. But you need to see it soon.

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Europe launches ambitious 'Moonlight' program to support lunar exploration

Europe has officially launched the Moonlight program, which aims to provide services for the more than 400 moon missions planned by space agencies and private companies over the next two decades.

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Richard Branson will co-pilot Space Perspective's 1st crewed balloon flight to edge of Earth's atmosphere

Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson will serve as co-pilot on tourism company Space Perspective's first crewed balloon flight, expected to occur in 2025.

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Hera probe snaps its 1st images of Earth and moon on way to asteroid crash site

The European Space Agency's Hera asteroid mission has beamed back its first images from space.

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How much do SpaceX's reentering Starlink satellites pollute Earth's atmosphere?

SpaceX's Starlink satellites now make up 40% of reentering satellite debris. But is Elon Musk's space company the worst polluter of Earth's upper atmosphere?

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The moon, Mars, asteroids and Jupiter: China reveals ambitious space exploration plans

From lunar water hunts to Mars sample returns, China's space program is embarking on groundbreaking missions across the solar system, aiming for the moon, Mars and beyond.

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