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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.

Space · Aug 28, 2025

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.

Space · Aug 28, 2025

Rare interstellar comet spotted for only the third time in recorded history

This would be only the third interstellar comet ever recorded – and the first time images are spotted.

Evening Standard · Aug 28, 2025

Elon Musk-Led Starlink Announces 7 Million Worldwide Customers, Adds 1 Million In 2 Months

Billionaire Elon Musk's low-Earth-orbit-based satellite internet service, Starlink, announced that the company has reached a total of 7 million customers worldwide.

Benzinga · Aug 28, 2025

'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.

Space · Aug 27, 2025

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.

Space · Aug 27, 2025

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.

Space · Aug 27, 2025

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.

Space · Aug 27, 2025

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.

Space · Aug 27, 2025

Butterfly Nebula discovery could show how the sun might die

Scientists say the findings at the core of the Butterfly Nebula, unknown since the discovery of the whole phenomena in the 1970s, is ‘full of surprises’

The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2025