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Galactic cannonballs: The mystery of hypervelocity white dwarfs may just have been solved

Astronomers may have solved the mystery of how hypervelocity white dwarfs rocket out of the Milky Way at breakneck speeds.

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Making babies beyond Earth? Mouse study suggests we can make it happen

As humans expand into space, how we'll continue to expand the species remains an important question.

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It's not easy being green (-blooded). The latest 'Strange New Worlds' shows it's harder than you'd think to play a Vulcan

There's more to being a Vulcan than prosthetic ears and playing it straight.

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NASA puts asteroid Bennu under the microscope | Space photo of the day for Aug. 29, 2025

The near-Earth asteroid's microscopic surface tells a detailed story.

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Watch a burnt and battered Starship splash down in Indian Ocean to wrap up historic Flight 10 (video, photos)

Newly released SpaceX footage gives us great looks at the final moments of Starship's epic Flight 10 test on Aug. 26, which ended with an Indian Ocean splashdown.

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Starship brings the heat in fiery Flight 10 launch video from SpaceX

SpaceX's Starship nailed its 10th-ever test flight on Aug. 26. Footage from the launch pad that day shows just how much power the giant rocket packs.

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'I will destroy your Vault': Exclusive 'Foundation' Season 3 clip sees Hari Seldon and The Mule face off (video)

This sneak peek at 'Skin in the Game' is a battle of wits between galactic heavyweights.

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Glacial lake flood hits Juneau, Alaska, reflecting a growing global risk as mountain glaciers melt

The glacial flood risks that Juneau is now experiencing each summer are becoming a growing problem in communities around the world.

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'We need to broaden our search, and now we can.' Scientists are set to unleash a powerful new weapon in the hunt for dark matter

Scientists have retreated to deep beneath the French Alps to broaden the hunt for dark matter particles that could be "WIMPier than WIMPS."

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Don't miss the stars of the 'Summer Triangle' twinkle with the Milky Way after sunset

Altair, Vega and Deneb can be seen shining with the Milky Way throughout August.

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Perseverance Mars rover stumbles upon wind-carved 'megaripples' on the Red Planet

NASA's Perseverance rover captured a striking new image of massive, wind-carved sand formations known as "megaripples" during its latest exploration stop on the Red Planet.

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Ripples from the Big Bang could transform our understanding of the universe — and we may be close to detecting them

It will take the most sensitive instruments ever imagined to reveal ripples from the Big Bang, but they could change our understanding of the entire universe.

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Meet Surya, the 1st-of-its-kind AI model NASA and IBM built to predict solar storms

A new NASA-IBM algorithm called Surya could be a major leap in space weather forecasting.

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10 of the best stargazing locations in North America

Here's where to find very dark skies in the U.S. and Canada.

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NASA debuts new Orion mission control room for Artemis 2 astronaut flight around the moon (photos)

NASA has opened a new Orion Mission Evaluation Room at the Johnson Space Center to analyze in-flight spacecraft data and provide support for Artemis 2 and other future missions to the moon.

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Where no gourd has gone before | Space photo of the day for Aug. 28, 2025

The USS Enterprise, a 'Star Trek' spaceship, is created from pumpkins as part of a German contest.

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A dead 'sun' forms building blocks of exoplanets in new JWST Butterfly Nebula image

The Butterfly Nebula, which is a planetary nebula resulting from the death of a sun-like star, has been caught creating large dust grains that could form planets.

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Starlink satellites on record-breaking 30th flight (video)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket flew for a record 30th time early Thursday morning (Aug. 28), sending 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida.

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'A remarkable discovery': Astronomers find 1st exoplanet in multi-ring disk around star

Astronomers are amazed to have discovered a baby exoplanet gobbling up matter around an infant star like a planetary Pac-Man.

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'If ever there's a movie where I got everything right, it was 'Alien': How Oscar winner Roger Christian made 'Alien: Earth' feel like a classic (exclusive)

Academy Award-winning "Star Wars" legend Roger Christian shares how he recreated the vibe of the original 'Alien' film in Hulu's new series 'Alien: Earth.'

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Why are our solar system planets tilted? These warped exoplanet-forming disks may offer clues

Although the existence of the warps is widespread, their origin is still a mystery.

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What's next for SpaceX's Starship Mars rocket after Flight 10 success?

Starship performed very well on its 10th-ever test flight Tuesday (Aug. 27), but SpaceX will soon move on from the shiny silver vehicle —to an even bigger version of it.

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China is making serious progress in its goal to land astronauts on the moon by 2030

China is going full throttle in its quest to land astronauts on the moon by 2030, notching several important milestones over the past few months.

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Nobel prize winner and gravitational wave pioneer Rainer Weiss dies at 92

MIT professor, Nobel prize winner, and renowned astrophysicist Rainer Weiss has passed away at the age of 92.

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SpaceX sends 28 Starlink satellites into orbit, completes 400th Falcon 9 droneship landing at sea (video)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Aug. 27 and made the company's 400th Falcon 9 landing on a droneship at sea.

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