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SpaceX will launch next Starship flight in 'about 3 weeks,' Elon Musk says

SpaceX plans to launch the 10th test flight of its Starship megarocket about three weeks from now, according to company founder and CEO Elon Musk.

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Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' pushes for crewed moon missions, but proposed budget cuts leave NASA science behind

The U.S. government's "One, Big Beautiful Bill" Act finds funding for Artemis and Lunar Gateway, but nearly half of NASA's science missions are on the chopping block ahead of the 2026 budget.

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The largest Mars rock on Earth is up for auction in NYC — it could be yours for $4 million (or more)

The largest Mars rock on Earth will soon be auctioned off in NYC, and could sell for at least $2 million.

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Astronomers discover giant alien planet 35 times more massive than Earth hiding in a known star system

"It remains possible that there are other unseen planets in the system. The challenge is finding them!"

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Private Ax-4 astronauts splash down aboard SpaceX capsule to conclude ISS mission (video)

The four astronauts of Axiom Space's latest private mission have safely returned to Earth after more that two weeks aboard the International Space Station.

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China launches new spacesuits, other supplies to Tiangong space station (video)

A Long March 7 rocket lifted off this evening (July 14), sending China's Tianzhou 9 cargo spacecraft toward the Tiangong space station.

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Ravenous 'vampire' stars may use cosmic accomplices to help devour stellar victims

Astronomers have discovered that vampire white dwarfs that feast on victim companion stars have assistance in acquiring prey in the form of lurking third stars.

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'Foundation' stars Laura Birn & Lee Pace talk heavy burdens and being an intergalactic stoner for Season 3 (exclusive)

Join two of the brightest stars in Apple TV's sci-fi saga based on Isaac Asimov's sci-fi trilogy.

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Happy anniversary, Mariner 4! NASA probe got 1st-ever up-close look at Mars 60 years ago today

Since then, a multitude of spacecraft have rocketed Marsward from a variety of nations.

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NASA just took the closest-ever images of the sun, and they are incredible (video)

NASA has released remarkable video captured during the Parker Solar Probe's record-breaking 2024 flyby, offering the closest views of the sun ever recorded.

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Don't miss the moon pass close to Saturn and Neptune tonight

The moon, Saturn and Neptune will rise a little before midnight for those in the U.S.

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Scientists find Uranus is surprisingly warm, heating up the case for a new planetary mission

Scientists have found that Uranus emits its own internal heat, contradicting data from NASA's Voyager 2 probe nearly four decades ago.

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Snow covers the SOAR Telescope in Chile | Space photo of the day for July 14, 2025

An unexpected dusting high in the Andes mountains caused some concern.

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Who is Shalla-Bal, the female Silver Surfer in 'The Fantastic Four: First Steps''?

Here's everything we know about Galactus' shiny new herald, and why she's a lady this time around.

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Astronomers discover monster exoplanet hiding in 'stellar fog' around young star

A monster exoplanet as big as 10 times the size of Jupiter has emerged from the stellar gas and dust surrounding a young star, thanks to the telescope tag team of Gaia and ALMA.

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Trump's 'One Big Beautiful Bill' gives US Space Force $1 billion for secretive X-37B space plane

U.S. President Trump's "One, Big Beautiful Bill Act," H.R. 1 includes $1 billion for the U.S. Space Force (USSF) X-37B military spacecraft program.

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Private Ax-4 astronauts depart ISS after unexpected extended stay (video)

The four astronauts of Axiom Space's latest private mission have concluded their stay aboard the International Space Station.

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Gravitational waves reveal most massive black hole merger ever detected — one 'forbidden' by current models

Gravitational wave detectors have "heard" the ripples in space caused by the most massive black hole merger yet. One "forbidden" by current theoretical models.

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Private Ax-4 astronauts heading back to Earth early July 14: Watch it live

The private Ax-4 astronaut mission will undock from the International Space Station on Monday morning (July 14), and you can watch the action live.

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'Pebble' beaches around young stars join together to form planets

Planetary construction sites around other stars are filled with pebbles, and for the first time radio telescopes have detected these tiny chunks of rock that stick together to form planets.

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Experts ask where the center of the universe is

With the universe constantly expanding, scientists have a hard time finding where its center is.

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Feast your eyes on the shortlisted pics for the 2025 ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year Awards (photos)

The winners will be announced during a ceremony in September.

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Earth may have at least 6 'minimoons' at any given time. Where do they come from?

"It is incredible that modern telescopic surveys have the ability to detect such small objects up to millions of kilometers away."

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SpaceX launches mystery satellite to geostationary transfer orbit (video)

SpaceX launched a mystery satellite to geostationary transfer orbit from Florida's Space Coast early Sunday morning (July 13).

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'Mycopunk' is what happens when 'Borderlands' gets a nasty fungal infection (Interview)

Robots take on a dangerous and world-consuming fungus in Mycopunk, a new co-op shooter set in outer space. We chatted to the developers about how the fungal menace was created.

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