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NASA's Psyche spacecraft is flying to a metal asteroid. So, why did it just visit Mars?

NASA's Psyche flyby of Mars highlights how gravity assists help spacecraft gain speed, conserve fuel and travel across the solar system.

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Astronomers find interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS hiding in images taken before its official discovery

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS was almost called 3I/Rubin, after researchers found that the giant survey telescope coincidentally spotted this visitor from the stars over a week before it was officially discovered.

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The devil may wear Prada on Earth, but NASA Artemis astronauts will on the moon. Here's why.

What the devil does the fashion industry in The Devil Wears Prada 2 have to do with NASA?

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'Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes' is a relentlessly oppressive roguelite inspired by FTL

The Cylons are hot on the trail of a fleet of survivors, and rejoining the Battlestar Galactica is their only hope in this brutal roguelite.

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Mars orbiter captures striking images of 'chaos and craters' carved by ancient floods

ESA's Mars Express orbiter captured dramatic new views of a rugged Martian landscape shaped by catastrophic floods billions of years ago.

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Auroras over Australia look like sci-fi from space | Space photo of the day for May 15, 2026

An astronaut aboard the ISS captured the brilliant green and pink glow.

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James Webb Space Telescope maps our universe's largest structure in unprecedented detail

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have mapped the "cosmic web" of galaxies, the largest structure in the universe, with unprecedented detail.

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4 bright stars form a giant 'diamond' in the May night sky: Here's how to find it

Look for the Great Diamond of Spring in May's night sky and discover the rich realm of galaxies within.

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We still can't see dark matter. But what if we can hear it?

Black holes smashing together may churn dark matter "butter," scientists say.

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The 'Doctor Who' TV movie at 30: Too British for America, too American for the UK

How an unlikely transatlantic alliance attempted to bring a Time Lord back from the dead.

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No, this isn't a solar eclipse. It's an image of Mars, captured by NASA's asteroid-bound Psyche probe

NASA spacecraft Psyche has captured a stunning image of Mars ahead of a flyby on Friday (May 15).

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'Directive 8020' is an introspective look at sci-fi horror and our fear of the unknown

Supermassive Games’ space horror game reckons with the cold fear of exploring space, and what an uncertain future means for the franchise.

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NASA's Perseverance rover is positively glowing in its new selfie on Mars

Perched along the rugged western rim of Jezero Crater, NASA's Perseverance rover snapped a dramatic new selfie revealing ancient Martian terrain, fractured cliffs and clues to the Red Planet's distant past.

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SpaceX's Starship V3 megarocket will do something completely new on Flight 12 — take a good look at itself

SpaceX's advanced new "V3" Starship megarocket is set to fly for the first time ever next week. The debut will feature some in-space action never seen before on a Starship mission.

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What should you do if you meet an alien? Neil deGrasse Tyson offers a scientific perspective in 'Take Me To Your Leader' (interview)

In a world easily startled by sensationalism, Tyson offers a cool, gentle voice of reason amid the unchecked fascination with alien visitation.

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The world's biggest rocket: How SpaceX's new Starship 'V3' differs from its predecessors

How does SpaceX's Starship V3 stack up against its predecessors? The next-gen rocket has been completely overhauled, moving the company a step closer to a vehicle that can fly humans to the moon.

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Earth photobombs a satellite deploying its giant reflector | Space photo of the day for May 14, 2026

ViaSat's ViaSat-3 F2 satellite has bloomed.

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Artemis 3 astronaut test flight will be 'one of the most highly complex missions NASA has undertaken.' These new details reveal why.

NASA just revealed some new details about its upcoming Artemis 3 astronaut mission to Earth orbit, which is targeted to launch in late 2027.

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Scientists propose new way to find aliens — and we may already have a spacecraft that can help

Scientists say amino acids produced by life are distributed differently and more diversely than amino acids produced by non-living chemical reactions, thereby providing a truer signature of life.

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Remember 'Choose Your Own Adventure' books? Now there's a gorgeous graphic novel version heading to 'Space and Beyond' (exclusive)

The 1980's kids classic 'Space and Beyond' is back as a stunning interactive comic.

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Will Starship launch from foreign shores? SpaceX 'constantly exploring' options for megarocket liftoff sites

SpaceX just revealed that it's on the hunt for additional launch sites for its Starship megarocket, eyeing locations both inside and beyond the United States.

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What flings mysteriously powerful particles called 'cosmic rays' at Earth?

High-energy cosmic rays, 10 million times more powerful than particles accelerated in Earth's strongest atom smasher, may hide a superheavy secret that is the key to unlocking a 60-year-old puzzle.

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Astrophotographer captures remarkable view of galactic 'Eyes' with backyard telescope

The string of galaxies is just a small part of the colossal Virgo Galaxy Cluster

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Blue Origin's lunar lander mockup is ready for NASA Artemis astronaut training

A mockup of Blue Origin's Blue Moon Mark 2 lunar lander has been assembled at the Johnson Space Center, and is ready for Artemis astronauts to come aboard to begin training.

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'Smallville' at 15: An imperfect Superman show, but the best Clark Kent story ever told

Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's non-canonical Superman!

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