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Backyard snapshot delivers stunning galaxy image | Space photo of the day for April 27, 2026

The Small Magellanic Cloud, a neighbor of our Milky Way galaxy, stuns in this ambassador's picture.

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Astrobotic fires next-generation 'rotating detonation rocket engine' in record-breaking test (video)

Astrobotic completed a successful series of hot-fire tests of its rotating detonation rocket engine prototype, marking a key milestone for the experimental propulsion technology.

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AI sped up James Webb Space Telescope data analysis from years to days. What can it do for the groundbreaking Rubin Observatory?

AI algorithms can sharpen naturally blurry images taken by ground-based telescopes, revealing details otherwise visible only to space-borne machines like Webb and Hubble.

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NASA wants to use a fleet of MoonFall drones to scout the lunar south pole: 'We believe we can do it'

NASA is exploring ways to use a fleet of drones to explore the lunar south pole with an ambitious new MoonFall project.

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SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket lifts off on 1st launch in 18 months

SpaceX launched its Falcon Heavy rocket for the first time in 18 months on Wednesday morning (April 29), delivering the ViaSat-3 F3 communications satellite into geostationary orbit.

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The 'Oscars of Science': Breakthrough Prize 2026 awards over $18 million for discoveries across space, physics and more

The 2026 Breakthrough Prize honored advances in dark matter, quantum physics, gene editing and nonlinear mathematics.

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The moon as you rarely see it: How a photographer captured night and day on the first quarter moon

"That moment of completion was incredibly rewarding, as I felt like I had finally represented the first quarter moon as it might appear in person."

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15 expert-checked places to see the 2026 total solar eclipse in Spain, Iceland and Greenland

From Arctic fjords and volcanic craters to medieval castles and coastal cliffs, here's where to get a clear line of sight to the total solar eclipse on Aug. 12, 2026.

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Best space prison movies

Lock up our hearts and throw away the key, because we have found love in space. Space prison movies, that is.

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Satellite snaps amazing 36th birthday pic of Hubble Space Telescope (photo)

The private WorldView Legion 4 Earth-observing satellite snapped an amazing photo of the Hubble Space Telescope on April 23, 2026, a day before the obsevatory's 36th birthday.

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From Apollo to alien worlds: 4 'firsts' you can spot in the night sky tonight

From the first photographer star to the discovery of alien worlds, these night sky targets mark some of astronomy's greatest firsts.

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Why do some starburst galaxies mysteriously shut down? New study provides clues

A new study suggests that most "post-starburst galaxies" cease star formation because they run out of fuel. But that's not the full story.

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Russia launches 3 tons of cargo to the International Space Station from Kazakhstan (video)

Russia launched its latest Progress cargo ship toward the International Space Station from Baikonur Cosmodrome today (April 25).

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How did humanity end up underground in 'Silo'? Apple TV digs deep in new Season 3 teaser (video)

"Before we know how it all will end, we need to understand how it all began."

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This X-ray image shows our solar system 'breathing'

The eROSITA spacecraft has built the most precise map of soft X-rays over Earth, observing a fascinating phenomenon driven by solar winds from the sun.

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How did the USSR win the space race to beat the US to the moon in Apple TV's new 'Star City'?

"I take this step for my country, for my people, and for the Marxist-Leninist way of life."

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Comet PanSTARRS approaches Earth on April 26. Here's how to catch it in satellite imagery this weekend

Comet PanSTARRS recently survived its close brush with the sun.

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Famous asteroid Ryugu may have been bombarded by a swarm of tiny space rocks 1,000 years ago

Samples of Ryugu returned to Earth by the Hayabusa2 spacecraft show that the asteroid bears the scars of a recent bombardment by tiny space rocks.

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'Guess I'll be waiting a minute to surf again': Artemis 2 moon astronaut Christina Koch shares her recovery journey

A week after the Artemis 2 moon mission ended, NASA astronaut Christina Koch struggled to walk in a straight line during a blindfold test. But it's all part of readjusting to life on Earth.

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A Lego 'Project Hail Mary' set just soared into the stratosphere, breaking the Guinness World Record for highest flight

Amaze, amaze, amaze! A Lego version of the 'Project Hail Mary' spaceship soared into the stratosphere and set an altitude record.

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Ice melts in the springtime on Mars | Space photo of the day for April 24, 2026

Springtime has arrived at the Red Planet's Chasma Boreale, as this photo by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows.

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A bright star will disappear for up to an hour tonight — here's what's happening

The moon will briefly hide Regulus in a dramatic occultation visible across parts of the eastern U.S.

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Hubble Telescope celebrates 36th anniversary with gorgeous new image of famous Trifid Nebula

This latest image from Hubble forms just one of more than 1.7 million observations that the space telescope has made over the past 36 years since it launched on April 24, 1990.

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Ted Cruz pushes back on NASA budget cuts: 'I don't want to wake up one day and look up at the moon and realize the Chinese have beat us there'

Sen. Ted Cruz told engineers on NASA's Artemis program, "we'll take care of the politics...so you can do your job," amid steep cuts to NASA's funding in the Presidents fiscal year 2027 budget request.

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Could 'The Mandalorian and Grogu' restore the 'Star Wars' spark? Watch the electrifying final trailer and decide if this is the way

The latest trailer for the next Star Wars film 'The Mandalorian and Grogu' is an explosive return to form for the sci-fi franchise from a galaxy far away.

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