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Lunar Strike is a hard sci-fi adventure game about preserving humanity's legacy on the moon (exclusive)

Save the world and our lunar history in Lunar Strike, the 2026 sci-fi narrative adventure game that was just announced at the Future Games Show.

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A partial solar eclipse is coming: 1 month until the moon takes a 'bite' out of the sun

A deep partial solar eclipse will grace the Southern Hemisphere on Sept. 21, 2025, with the best views from remote seas and New Zealand's dawn skies.

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Artemis 2 astronauts suit up for nighttime moon launch dress rehearsal (photos, video)

If there's one thing astronauts know, it's "practice, practice, practice."

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Test your true terrestrial trivia with our Earth quiz!

This quiz will explore the science behind the scenery, the facts behind the familiar, and the wonders that make Earth a living planet.

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Forget Galactus, 'Strange New Worlds'' ancient scavenger ship is the real 'destroyer of worlds' (exclusive)

Join us as director Valerie Weiss breaks down this 'Trekiest' episode of the sci-fi series yet.

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US Space Force's secretive X-37B space plane will test quantum alternative to GPS navigation

The U.S. Space Force's X-37B space plane will test a potential alternative to GPS that makes use of quantum science as a tool for navigation: a quantum inertial sensor.

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This Chappell Roan song boosted interest in a Canadian dark sky preserve by 1,800%

Chappell Roan mentioned Canada's Saskatchewan just days before Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park hosts a "star party" festival in its dark-sky park.

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New tactical roguelite game 'Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes' sees you escape the Cylons with a full fleet of spaceships (video)

Battlestar Galactica meets FTL in this just-announced "story-rich tactical roguelite" from the makers of Crying Suns.

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Russia launches mice, microbes and more on monthlong mission to Earth orbit (video)

Russia launched its Bion-M No. 2 biosatellite today (Aug. 20), sending 75 mice, 1,000 fruit flies and other organisms to orbit to learn more about the health effects of spaceflight.

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Watch a bright fireball explode above Japan, turning night to day (video)

A fireball exploded into life in the skies above Japan on Aug. 19, briefly turning night to day before fragmenting close to the horizon.

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Acting NASA administrator Sean Duffy says the agency will 'move aside' from climate sciences to focus on exploring moon and Mars

Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy says it's time for the agency to focus on the moon and Mars, not the "smorgasbord of priorities," like climate science, the agency has been directing its resources.

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Pragmata rethinks sci-fi shooter combat, and it owes a lot to Snake (preview)

After five years, Pragmata could have been unambitious, but instead, it's a fascinating and innovative sci-fi game with heaps of potential.

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South Korea's K-RadCube radiation satellite will hitch a ride on NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission

South Korea's K-RadCube satellite has arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of its launch toward the moon on the Artemis 2 mission next year.

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Astronauts get stuffy noses in space because of microgravity, scientists find

Scientists are calling attention to an extremely common health problem that's been making astronauts uncomfortable: sinus issues.

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Semiconductor wafer on ISS goes under the microscope | Space photo of the day for Aug. 20, 2025

This is part of a NASA-supported project hoping to fabricate "device-ready" wafers from space-grown crystals.

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'Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War 4' revealed, with a new developer promising a return to 'mass-battle, base-building roots' (video)

Warhammer 40K's most iconic real-time strategy series is back next year and under new leadership.

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Sirius: The brightest star in Earth's night sky

Discover Sirius, the Dog Star, the brightest star in the night sky and learn how to spot it, its history, and why astronomers study it.

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SpaceX partners with astronomers to protect radio astronomy from satellite interference

An automated system co-developed by SpaceX prevents disruption to radio astronomical observations caused by megaconstellations in low Earth orbit.

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The Milky Way's faintest satellite may not be what astronomers thought. 'These results solve a major mystery in astrophysics'

A distant galaxy nicknamed "Cosmic Grapes" is bursting with massive star-forming clumps — far more than expected — offering fresh clues about how galaxies grew in the early universe.

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Supernovas are hard to detect. Scientists just found a way to spot them hours after they explode

Astronomers have learned how to find supernova explosions in their earliest stages, giving us an unprecedented look at how these stars blow up.

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Pixar's 'Elio' stars get space food tips from a real-life astronaut in this exclusive bonus clip (video)

The family-friendly animated outer space flick scores its home video release starting today (Aug. 19).

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'NASA is science': How real space exploration inspired Moleskine's new NASA-themed notebook collection (interview)

We chatted to Moleskine President Ward Simmons about their new NASA-inspired notebook collection.

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Scientists find tiny new moon around Uranus with the James Webb Space Telescope (photos, video)

Astronomers using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have discovered a newfound moon orbiting icy Uranus, the seventh planet from the sun.

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See a razor-thin crescent moon join Jupiter and Venus in the predawn sky on Aug. 20

See the waning crescent moon rendezvous with Jupiter and Venus in the eastern sky on Aug. 20.

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A rare Black Moon rises with the sun tomorrow Here's what to expect

A Black Moon rises tomorrow (Aug. 23), though you won't see it. Its timing makes it a rare lunar event.

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