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Looking ahead to the next 25 years of private space stations

On Space.com's 25th anniversary, here's a look at the next 25 years of commercial space stations that are set to replace the International Space Station in low Earth orbit and beyond.

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Full Buck Moon shines this weekend on Apollo 11 moon landing anniversary

Cosmic celebrations all around as the July Full Buck Moon coincides with the 55th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.

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Strange 'garden sprinkler' jets are erupting from a dead vampire star

Scientists have seen a cannibalistic neutron star spraying S-shaped jets like a cosmic garden sprinkler as it feeds on a companion star.

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The greatest astronomical discoveries of the past 25 years

As we celebrate Space.com's 25th anniversary, take a look back at the greatest discoveries in astronomy in the past 25 years.

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'The Ark' season 2 is 'love letter' to optimistic classic sci-fi, creators say (exclusive)

An interview with showrunners Dean Devlin and Jonathan Glassner for "The Ark" season 2.

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NASA cancels $450 million VIPER moon rover due to budget concerns

NASA announced it has ended the VIPER rover project, which was intended to explore the moon in search of ice near the lunar south pole.

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25 things to admire in the night sky that aren't just the moon and stars

We've picked out 25 skywatching targets to celebrate Space.com's 25th anniversary. Can you catch them all?

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ISS could 'drift down' for a year before SpaceX vehicle destroys it in Earth's atmosphere

It will take some time for the ISS to come down to Earth in the 2030s. NASA says it will take about 12 to 18 months to naturally fall back to our planet before a new SpaceX deorbit vehicle pushes it back into Earth's atmosphere.

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'Star Wars: The Acolyte' episode 8: How open-ended is the conclusion?

"The Acolyte" sticks the landing with a strong season 1 finale that gives closure to the main plot while offering a look at the series' future.

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The James Webb Space Telescope is studying an exoplanet's eternal day — and eternal night

A tidally locked gas giant experiences eternal sunshine on one side, and eternal darkness on the other.

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Newly discovered cave on the moon could house future lunar astronauts

The lava tube is likely one of many on the lunar surface.

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Rare 'daytime fireball' spotted as meteor falls to Earth over New York City (video)

A meteor crashed into Earth over New York City on July 16. Watch the rare daytime fireball light up the skies above New Jersey and Connecticut in this dramatic footage.

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Elon Musk moving SpaceX headquarters to Texas over new California LGBTQ+ law

SpaceX's Elon Musk, father to a transgender daughter, says he will move his space company to Texas because he feels California is being too protective of LGBTQ+ kids.

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Win a bundle of digital bookazines worth over $100 with our anniversary birthday cake hunt

Indulge yourself in a special birthday cake hunt onsite competition to celebrate our 25th anniversary.

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Exoplanet with weird orbit is transforming into a hot Jupiter before our eyes

Astronomers may have solved the mystery of how hot Jupiter exoplanets are born, finding a gas giant with a weird orbit in the process of transforming into just such a world.

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SpaceX wants to resume Falcon 9 rocket launches while FAA completes investigation

SpaceX is seeking a rapid return to Falcon 9 launches following a rare failure of its workhorse rocket during a satellite launch last week.

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How the Rubin observatory could detect thousands of 'failed stars'

The Milky Way is packed with a sea of brown dwarfs that could hold important information about its formation. The Rubin Observatory could help deliver a deluge of these faint and elusive failed stars.

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In the last 25 years, black hole physicists have uncovered the unimaginable

Over the last 25 years, black hole physics has experienced something of a revolution.

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Rare SpaceX rocket failure shows exactly why NASA wants 2 commercial options to fly astronauts to ISS

NASA wants two U.S. spacecraft to send astronauts to ISS. Backup options are once again in play after a rare rocket failure last week indefinitely grounded SpaceX's Crew Dragon.

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Time might be a mirage created by quantum physics, study suggests

Physicists have struggled to understand the nature of time since the field began. But a new theoretical study suggests time could be an illusion woven at the quantum level.

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NASA rolls giant Artemis 2 moon rocket core off the factory floor for astronaut mission (video)

The SLS booster for NASA's next mission to the moon has left the Michoud Assembly Facility to ship to the Kennedy Space Center ahead of Artemis 2.

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Road trip! Tour the universe with these gorgeous images from NASA's Chandra X-ray telescope

Newly released images from NASA's Chandra X-ray telescope capture a cloud complex called Rho Ophiuchi, the Orion Nebula, a spiral galaxy named NGC 3627 and a galaxy cluster known as MACS J0416.

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This nerve-rattling 'Alien: Romulus' trailer reminds us that 'fear is bigger in IMAX' (video)

Don't miss the new "Alien: Romulus" IMAX teaser and behind-the-scenes featurette that give a terrifying glimpse at the upcoming installment of the legendary sci-fi horror franchise.

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Sun blasts out 2nd X-class flare this week, triggers more radio blackouts (video)

Sunspot region AR 3738 fired off an X1.9 flare as it exited the sun's western limb on July 16, 2024 and caused radio blackouts over much of Africa, Europe, and parts of North and South America.

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Doctor Who 'Empire of Death': Why is Ruby Sunday so important?

Why does the companion's origin story possess enough power to defeat a god?

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