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The hitchhiker's guide to literary sci-fi: A trivia quiz!

From dystopian futures to interstellar adventures, this quiz explores the classics that dared to imagine the impossible—and the authors who made it unforgettable.

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Small black holes are surprisingly messy eaters, Japanese spacecraft discovers: 'Being surprised is good'

It isn't just supermassive black holes that are messy eaters. Using a Japanese space telescope called XRISM, scientists have found that small black holes are a "hot mess," too.

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Moon blocks satellite views of the sun before lunar eclipse | Space photo of the day for Sept. 9, 2025

Two NOAA satellites saw a solar eclipse on Sept. 7 as the moon blocked out the sun mere hours before a lunar eclipse was seen on Earth.

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Ready for the next 'Oumuamua? Launching flyby missions to visiting interstellar comets is 'feasible and affordable,' study says

Conducting a flyby mission to an interstellar object visiting our solar system is "feasible and affordable," a new study finds. But orbiting such an interloper is a different story.

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Spacecraft launcher named for robot in 'Interstellar' could help us reach another star system. Here's how

A new low-cost concept for interstellar travel combines solar power with a slingshot, but it would take a long time to reach the stars.

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Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) is approaching Earth — will it become visible to the naked eye?

The comet will come closest to Earth on Oct. 20. There's hope that it may become bright enough to glimpse with the naked eye.

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SpaceX test fires next Super Heavy booster for Starship's 11th upcoming launch (video)

SpaceX conducted a static-fire test with Super Heavy booster B15 on Sunday (Sept. 7), preparing the booster for Starship's Flight Test 11 — a fast turnaround from their successful Flight 10 launch two weeks ago.

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The September Epsilon Perseids meteor shower peaks predawn on Sept. 9.

The shooting stars appear to emanate from a patch of space in the constellation Perseus.

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'EVE Online''s space survival spinoff uses realistic simulations and algorithms to build a whole new universe (exclusive)

'EVE Frontier' developers Helgi Freyr Rúnarsson and Guðlaugur Jóhannesson talk galaxy merger models, black holes, and the thin line between science and fun.

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ISS astronaut Jonny Kim says controlling robots on Earth felt like playing video games: 'This demo brought me right back'

The only problem with being an astronaut? Less time for video gaming.

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US Congress is holding a UFO hearing today about 'restoring public trust.' Here's how to watch live

A U.S. House of Representatives task force will once again hold a hearing on Sept. 9 to hear from witnesses who claim the U.S. government is hiding evidence of UFOs.

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Does the nearby exoplanet TRAPPIST-1e support life? New James Webb Space Telescope data could help us find out

The James Webb Space Telescope has investigated the "Goldilocks zone" planet TRAPPIST-1e to search for a potential atmosphere and hints of habitability.

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Juno spacecraft finds auroral 'footprints' of Jupiter's moon Callisto for 1st time

Yes, even Jupiter's moons produce auroras.

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1st known interstellar visitor 'Oumuamua is an 'exo-Pluto' — a completely new class of object, scientists say

"'Oumuamua is in a different category of object. It's much harder to find, but there are a lot more of them."

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South Pole Telescope beneath a rainbow of colors | Space photo of the day for Sept. 8, 2025

A panorama captures a breathtaking view of the night sky above a frozen landscape.

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Blood moon wows skywatchers worldwide: Best photos of the September 2025 total lunar eclipse

See spectacular photos from the Sept. 7-8 total lunar eclipse.

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See the blood moon rise in 1st pictures of September 2025 total lunar eclipse

See the first photos of September's majestic total lunar eclipse.

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Astronomy or astrology? A quiz of science and stars

Dive into the fascinating crossroads of astronomy and astrology — where science meets symbolism, and the sky tells two very different stories.

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The first stars may not have been as uniformly massive as astronomers thought

Chemistry in the first 50 million to 100 million years after the Big Bang may have been more active than we expected.

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'It shouldn't survive': Astronomers discover dust on an epic journey far beyond its galaxy

A team of astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope has found tiny dust particles traveling far from their home galaxy, surviving a perilous journey through a harsh cosmic environment that should have destroyed them.

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Total lunar eclipse will paint the full moon blood red for over 7 billion skywatchers tonight

The second total lunar eclipse of 2025 delivers a long, blood-red moon.

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Saturn and the moon take a sunset stroll on Sept. 8: Here's how to see it

The ringed gas giant Saturn will be less than 5 degrees from the lunar disk at sunset on Sept. 8.

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SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites from California (video)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 Starlink internet broadband satellites lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025.

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Earth-size stars and alien oceans – an astronomer explains the case for life around white dwarfs

Could an ocean – likely needed to sustain life – even survive on a planet orbiting close to a dead star?

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Don’t get burned! The ultimate sun quiz

This quiz is a deep dive into the physics, history, and mysteries of our nearest star.

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