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14,000 years ago, the most powerful solar storm ever recorded hit Earth. 'This event establishes a new worst-case scenario'

Scientists have found evidence of the most powerful storm in history, which hit Earth in 14,300 years ago. It would cause mayhem in today's technology-dependent world.

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The moon reaches its half-lit final quarter phase this week: Here's what to expect

Time for a trip to Tycho Crater.

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Chinese rocket dumps fuel over US to paint colossal white streak in the sky (photos)

Skywatchers were left surprised, puzzled and awestruck by a mysterious streak of light slicing through the night sky.

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All about the abandoned Apollo capsule in 'The Last of Us' (Season 2, Episode 6)

Whether you are a fan of space exploration history or of the game on which the series is based, "The Last of Us" has just delivered a real blast from the past.

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Venus Aerospace debuts potentially revolutionary rocket engine with landmark 1st flight (video)

Houston-based startup Venus Aerospace just launched the first successful test flight of a rotating detonation rocket engine (RDRE) test from U.S. soil.

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Not-so-clean rooms: Scientists discover 26 new microbe species in NASA spacecraft facility

Scientists have discovered 26 previously unknown bacterial species in the clean rooms that were used to prep NASA's Phoenix Mars lander for its 2007 launch.

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National Air and Space Museum to reveal more renovated galleries on July 28

Hundreds of space artifacts are set to return to or debut on display with the opening of five reimagined galleries at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. this summer.

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Amateur astrophotographer catches a cosmic sunflower in bloom

The spiral galaxy shines with the light of countless newly-born stars.

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Indian rocket launch fails, Earth-observation satellite lost (video)

India attempted to launch an Earth-observing radar satellite on Saturday (May 17) but a problem with the mission's rocket resulted in a failure.

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Who is the mysterious woman in the Doctor's 'The Interstellar Song Contest' visions?

A familiar face from ancient "Doctor Who" history makes an unexpected return.

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Every episode of Netflix's 'Love, Death + Robots' Volume 4, ranked

The Emmy-winning animated anthology returns, and we've scored every exceptional short from bottom to top.

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The space doctors are in! Season 2 of Prime Video's 'The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy' gets a wacky new teaser and release date (video)

'This hospital is a good hospital. And I always forget that it's kind of alive!'

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Can we actually build a thriving economy on and around the moon?

Building a sustainable economy on the moon won't be easy, but we at least have some ideas about how to get started.

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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 161 — The TWiS Comedy Hour!

On Episode 161 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik catch up on headlines ... and space dad jokes!

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Watch India launch its 2nd space mission of the year tonight

India will launch an Earth-observing radar satellite tonight (May 17) on the nation's second mission of 2025, and you can watch the action live.

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Black hole dance illuminates hidden math of the universe

Scientists have made the most accurate predictions yet of the gravitational waves produced when two black holes fly past each other.

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US Representatives worry Trump's NASA budget plan will make it harder to track dangerous asteroids

During a House Committee on Space, Science and Technology hearing, experts discussed the state of NASA's planetary defense capabilities.

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Rocket Lab launches private Japanese Earth-observing satellite

Rocket Lab launched an Earth-observing satellite for the Japanese company iQPS early Saturday morning (May 17).

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'It's funny science fiction, but it's not parody' — 'Murderbot' creators talk nailing the tone for Apple TV+’s latest sci-fi series (exclusive)

The Oscar-nominated siblings discuss adapting Martha Wells's award-winning sci-fi novels for the small screen, as Murderbot hits Apple TV.

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NASA continues building next-gen Roman Space Telescope despite budget worries

One half of the powerful new Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope passed major milestone tests, demonstrating space readiness.

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From Leaping Leo to the Big Dipper: Here's how to see the bright stars of spring rising in the east this season

The bright constellations of winter have departed in the west, while the stars of spring are climbing the eastern and southern skies.

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‘Exodus: The Archimedes Engine’ author Peter F. Hamilton talks building a brand-new sci-fi video game universe for Exodus (exclusive)

We talked with author Peter F. Hamilton about Exodus: The Archimedes Engine, a prequel novel to the sci-fi RPG video game Exodus.

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Perseverance watches moonrise on Mars | Space photo of the day for May 16, 2025

NASA's Perseverance rover captured Deimos, the smaller of Mars' two moons, shining in the pre-dawn sky over the Red Planet on March 1, 2025.

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SpaceX launches 26 Starlink satellites to orbit from California (video)

SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites from California today (May 16).

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NASA picks Rocket Lab to launch shoebox-sized Aspera space telescope in 2026

NASA has selected Rocket Lab to launch its Aspera smallsat mission, which will study gases in the vast regions of space between galaxies.

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