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The 1st 'Star Wars: Ahsoka' season 2 trailer finally gives us a release date (video)

Our first look at 'Star Wars: Ahsoka' season 2 promises huge space battles, Clone Wars flashbacks, and a lot more Anakin Skywalker.

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Scientists find 3 supermassive black holes on the verge of collision inside a distant galaxy

A greedy galaxy that existed less than 1.3 billion years after the Big Bang is hoarding supermassive black holes.

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Wildfire smoke blankets volcanoes across the Pacific Northwest | Space photo of the day for Aug. 17, 2026

The wildfires ripping across North America have created massive plumes of smoke.

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A 'river' of cosmic gas 1 trillion miles long sent planets in the Orion constellation into tilted orbits

A river of gas over a trillion miles long is streaming onto a young planet-forming system and is tipping it over.

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'This is unprecedented': Why the Pentagon's recent UFO file releases are so important

The Pentagon's recent spate of UFO releases represent a big shift and are of great benefit to the country, according to disclosure advocate Mike Gold.

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Blue Origin adding second pad to Cape Canaveral launch complex amid rocket explosion repairs

As Blue Origin continues to repair its New Glenn launch pad following the rocket's explosion in May, the company has announced plans to build a second pad at the same complex to support the bigger, more powerful New Glenn "9x4" variant.

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How to watch 'Lanterns' — HBO's gritty new Green Lantern show

Hal Jordan and John Stewart don the classic green in this new hardboiled space cop mystery

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NASA funds spherical 'Aerobots' that could explore the caves of Saturn's moon Titan

An early-stage grant is offering a look at spherical 'Aerobots' that could zoom around the caves of Titan, in a demo mission similar to Mars Ingenuity.

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Artemis II pilot thanks NASA for letting him fly Orion by hand: 'I'm still blown away by that trust'

The Artemis II crew thanked NASA and its contractors in front of a crowd of over 8,000 on on Aug. 3, 2026 at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado.

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'This goes beyond showcasing technological soft power': China's new moon map signals bold space ambitions (video)

New chronology, data about the moon's far side and a homegrown cartographic standard signal China's ambitions for how the solar system gets mapped.

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New record! SpaceX launches 2 Falcon 9 rockets just 38 minutes apart (video)

SpaceX launched two of its Falcon 9 rockets just 38 minutes apart on Saturday evening (Aug. 15), setting a new spaceflight record.

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'Lanterns': Who's who in HBO's Green Lantern show?

In brightest day, in blackest night, no Lanterns character shall escape our sight!

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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 223 — The Lunar Domain

On Episode 223 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and guest co-host Dale Skran are joined by Dr. Scott Pace to discuss the future of exploration on the Moon.

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'Strap yourself in and feel the Gs': NASA announces 'Max Power' aerospace expo

NASA announced today (Aug. 14) that it will hold a two-day aerospace expo this November — an event whose name should draw a chuckle from "Simpsons" fans.

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Is empty space really empty? This magnetic star may finally solve a 90-year-old mystery

"We're not just studying astronomical objects anymore; we're using them to test the laws of nature."

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Cards Against Humanity wants to erect a monument to 'honor' Elon Musk

Cards Against Humanity isn't done with its scorched-Earth campaign against SpaceX and Elon Musk, and is planning to erect an "Elon Musk is a Sad Little B----- with No Friends" monument near SpaceX's Starbase site.

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6 space board games to channel the political drama of 'For All Mankind' and 'Star City'

“Whoever controls space will control the Earth.”

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Will the new moon race turn Earth's nearest neighbor into a dumping ground?

We need rules to prevent space companies from dumping their old rockets onto the moon's surface in the future, experts say.

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US Space Force gives Rocket Lab $397 million to build threat-tracking 'Flatellites'

The U.S. Space Force has awarded Rocket Lab $397 million to manufacture a new fleet of "Flatellites" designed to detect and track airborne threats from space.

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Can Venus cast a shadow? Here's how to see it for yourself

As Venus gets close to its greatest brilliancy in the evening sky, it’s a good time to test one of astronomy’s less believable claims.

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Water can survive surprisingly close to the Milky Way's supermassive black hole, James Webb Space Telescope finds

Water and cosmic dust can survive in the harsh environment near Sagittarius A*, new observations reveal.

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ISS photobombs the sun during solar eclipse | Space photo of the day for Aug. 14, 2026

The silhouette of the ISS transiting across the sun's face during the Aug. 12, 2026 total solar eclipse.

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India-US space ties deepen as NASA invites ISRO to join moon base program

NASA has invited the Indian Space Research Organisation to collaborate on its Moon Base program, which aims to build a permanent human outpost near the lunar south pole.

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SpaceX rocket's moon crash highlights 'a tangible operational risk' of lunar settlement

A SpaceX rocket body slammed into the moon earlier this month, showcasing a risk that will increase as humanity establishes a footprint on Earth's nearest neighbor.

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NASA astronaut Mike Fincke retires after 30 years at the space agency

NASA astronaut Mike Fincke has retired from NASA after 30 years of public service, leaving behind a legacy of accomplishments and leadership including two-time commander of the International Space Station and Chief of the Astronaut Office’s Commercial Crew Branch.

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