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This trio of 'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' cadets weren't Trekkies before the show, but they are now (interview)

"It's like when you watch 'The Lord of the Rings.' It feels like it's drawing from such a deep well of history."

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Jupiter's moon Europa has an ice shell about 18 miles thick — and that could be bad news for alien life

Using data gathered by NASA's Juno Jupiter orbiter, scientists estimate that Europa's ice shell is about 18 miles thick — which could make it hard for nutrients to get down to its buried ocean.

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The 10 best sci-fi TV Shows of the 1990s

From "The X-Files" to "Farscape," drift back three decades with us as we reminisce over the last great run of science fiction on the small screen.

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Satellite sees river flow across the globe | Space photo of the day for Jan. 29, 2025

Along with this stunning image is the first-ever global estimate of river water discharge and overall sediment suspension.

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Goodbye Goldilocks: Scientists may have to look beyond habitable zones to find alien life

Scientists may need to broaden their horizons in their search for alien life.

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James Webb Space Telescope reveals new origin story for the universe's 1st supermassive black holes

Recent James Webb Space Telescope data confirms a decade-old theory that the universe's earliest supermassive black holes formed without stars.

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NASA and SpaceX move up launch of Crew-12 astronauts to Feb. 11 as relief crew after ISS medical evacuation

NASA and SpaceX are proceeding ahead of schedule with their next astronaut launch to the International Space Station, which is currently operating with a skeleton crew.

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NASA exoplanet probe tracks interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS to gauge its spin

The interstellar visitor may still have a few things to tell us before it leaves our solar system.

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How Earth's atmosphere and climate come together to create a polar vortex

To understand what Americans are experiencing with this winter blast, we need to look more than 20 miles above the surface of Earth, to the stratospheric polar vortex.

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See the Milky Way glow with the stars of the Summer Triangle above Egypt's Black Desert

Deneb, Vega and Altair are among the brightest stars in the night sky.

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SpaceX targeting mid-March for 1st flight of bigger, more powerful Starship 'Version 3,' Elon Musk says

SpaceX plans to launch the 12th test flight of its Starship megarocket in six weeks, according to Elon Musk. It will be the first mission of the bigger, more powerful Starship "V3."

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Proteins before planets: How space ice may have created the 1st building blocks of life

"We used to think that only very simple molecules could be created in these clouds. But we have shown that this is clearly not the case."

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Rocket Lab's 'Hungry Hippo' Neutron fairing arrives at spaceport in Virginia

The "hungry hippo" fairing for Rocket Lab's new Neutron launch vehicle has arrived for integration at the company's Virginia Spaceport facilities.

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'Star Wars Outlaws' scores a new prequel novel starring antagonist Jaylen Vrax and his ND-5 assassin droid

Author Mike Chen returns fans to the galaxy's grimy underworld in this thrilling crime caper book

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Stargazing in the city: what you can (and can't) see at night

A range of gorgeous skywatching targets are visible to the naked eye in city skies.

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America's 250th lights up Washington Monument | Space photo of the day for Jan. 28, 2026

A 250th anniversary only comes once in a lifetime.

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NASA research jet makes fiery 'wheels-up landing' after experiencing mechanical issue (video)

One of NASA's high-altitude WB-57 research jet made a fiery wheels-up landing on Tuesday (Jan. 27) after a mechanical issue prevented it from lowering its landing gear.

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40 years after the space shuttle Challenger disaster, spaceflight remains far from routine

Seven astronauts lost their lives during the Challenger space shuttle disaster on Jan. 28, 1986. Four decades later, human spaceflight remains a difficult business.

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Astronomers discover the 'growing pains' of teenage exoplanets

"We've often seen the 'baby pictures' of planets forming, but until now, the 'teenage years' have been a missing link."

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NASA moves critical fueling test for Artemis 2 moon rocket up to Jan. 31

The SLS wet dress rehearsal is the rocket's last major hurdle before launch.

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NASA gets new F-15 fighter jet to chase its X-59 'quiet' supersonic aircraft

What role will F-15 jets play in the future of supersonic flight?

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The coolest character in all of Star Wars returns with his own Disney+ show in April — check out the gorgeous 1st trailer (video)

The next Star Wars show from Lucasfilm Animation sees the fallen Sith lord build a criminal empire right under the Empire's nose.

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See the 'Seven Sisters' of the Pleiades swim in the light of a waxing moon at sunset tonight

The moon will be closest to the Pleiades in the hours following sunset.

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Watch NASA's Artemis 2 moon rocket on the launch pad with this 24-hour livestream

The Artemis 2 moon mission's SLS rocket is on the pad at Kennedy Space Center for testing ahead of a possible Feb. 6 launch, and you can watch it 24/7 via this livestream.

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Astronaut sees sunset from space | Space photo of the day for Jan. 27, 2026

The views of the setting sun are just as spectacular from space as they are on Earth.

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