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Everything We Know About 'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy'

A codex of everything we currently know about "Star Trek: Starfleet Academy"

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The values of family in space (op-ed)

The frontier culture of space will enhance and revitalize the concept of family, even as it has seemed to fade in the societies that are launching this new era.

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'The Last Starfighter' at 40: Director Nick Castle on making his sci-fi fantasy classic (exclusive)

An exclusive interview with director Nick Castle for the 40th anniversary of "The Last Starfighter," which premiered on July 13, 1984.

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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 119 —Junkyard in Space

On Episode 119 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with John Crassidis from the University of Buffalo about orbital debris and its dangers.

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Chinese company iSpace suffers 4th launch failure in 7 tries

iSpace's seventh Hyperbola-1 rocket suffered an anomaly on Wednesday (July 10), dragging the launch company's success rate below 50%.

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Is the universe still making new galaxies?

We think of galaxies as ancient. Our own galaxy, the Milky Way, formed 13.6 billion years ago, and the James Webb Space Telescope has allowed us to peer back to some of the first galaxies in the early universe. But are galaxies still being born today?

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Live Today! Join Space.com's 25th Anniversary Virtual Panel: The Next 25 Years of Space Exploration - To the Moon, Mars and Beyond

Be sure to join us at Space.com at 12 p.m. ET (1600 GMT) on July 17 for what promises to be an amazing discussion on the future of space exploration and astronomy.

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Hurricane Beryl sets multiple records as 1st major storm of 2024 Atlantic season (video)

What started as a tropical wave off the coast of Africa has now set multiple records and claimed the spot as the first hurricane to develop during the 2024 Atlantic season.

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Hubble Telescope tracks a dwarf galaxy's stars to map out dark matter

By measuring the motions of stars in the Draco dwarf galaxy, the Hubble Space Telescope was able to map the density profile of dark matter.

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NASA's $5 billion Europa Clipper mission may not be able to handle Jupiter's radiation

NASA is troubleshooting a recently revealed problem with the transistors aboard its $5 billion Europa Clipper spacecraft, which is slated to launch this October.

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FAA investigating SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket failure

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is requiring an investigation into the failure suffered by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket during a July 11 Starlink satellite launch.

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Galactic penguin honors the 2nd anniversary of James Webb Space Telescope's 1st images

To celebrate the second anniversary of the James Webb Space Telescope's first images, NASA has revealed a cosmic Penguin and Egg.

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Space Force launching lasers in 2025 to help pinpoint the center of Earth

The U.S. Space Force aims to better pinpoint the location of Earth’s center using lasers on GPS satellites slated to launch in 2025.

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'Fly Me to the Moon' director on faking the real and fake moon landing (interview)

For his new movie "Fly Me to the Moon," director Greg Berlanti faked the historic first moon landing. But fear not, space fans, that does not mean what you might think it means.

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Watch the moon cover up the blue giant star Spica on July 13

On Saturday, July 13, the moon will pass in front of bright blue star Spica in the night sky. The star will disappear behind the moon before reappearing on the other side.

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'Dark comets' may have given Earth its water long ago

'Dark comets,' which have no visible tail, could also explain the strange behavior of the interstellar object 'Oumuamua.

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Astronomers could use a synthetic cosmos to unravel dark matter mysteries

A simulated universe created by a supercomputer should help astronomers better analyze dark matter and dark energy clues delivered by "dark universe detective" telescopes Roman and Rubin.

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket suffers failure during Starlink satellite launch (video)

The upper-stage engine of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket did not perform as planned during a July 11 launch, leading to the impending loss of 20 Starlink satellites.

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Cygnus cargo spacecraft departs the ISS for a fiery re-entry in Earth's atmosphere

Northrop Grumman's robotic Cygnus spacecraft departed the International Space Station this morning (July 12).

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How, when and where to see 2024's second 'Manhattanhenge' this week

New Yorkers can view 2024's third and fourth "Manhattanhenge" moments at sunset on two nights this weekend.

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'Drawn to our planet:' How spaceflight changed SpaceX Inspiration4 astronaut Chris Sembroski

Space.com caught up with Inspiration4 crewmember Chris Sembroski to discuss the landmark 2021 SpaceX mission and how it affected him.

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Cosmic crime scene reveals ancient supernova aftermath of dead star merger

A "guest star," briefly seen in 1181, was created by colliding dead stars.

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Perseid meteor shower returns to our skies this month to kick off summer 'shooting star' season

2024 will be a very good year to watch for the Perseids, because bright moonlight will not interfere.

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1st images from European climate satellite reveal how energy cycles to and from Earth

The European Space Agency's EarthCARE satellite sent back its first images; they should be able to help scientists better study Earth's energy balance.

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Private space-junk probe gets up-close look at discarded rocket in orbit (photo)

Astroscale's ADRAS-J spacecraft snapped a striking image of a rocket body floating lifeless above a blue-and-white Earth, with the sun's glare reflecting off of it.

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