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SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites, lands rocket on ship at sea (video, photos)

SpaceX launched yet another Starlink mission today (Aug. 21), sending 29 more of the broadband satellites to orbit from Florida's Space Coast.

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Ancient stars dazzle in a celestial chandelier | Space photo of the day for Aug. 21, 2026

Stars scattered across the cosmos sparkle in the appropriately named Chandelier Cluster.

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Apollo 11 set up the Moon's first seismometer in 1969; its recorded moonquakes gave scientists the first detailed map of the lunar interior

The Apollo 11 mission marked a historic milestone by deploying the first lunar seismometer, successfully detecting moonquakes and meteorite impacts. This pioneering experiment offered crucial insights into the Moon's internal structure and recorded seismic activity. Subsequent Apollo missions further expanded the network of seismometers, collecting extensive data that continues to…

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China's Chang'e 7 moon probe will launch this weekend on the most ambitious lunar mission in history

China aims to launch its Chang'e 7 moon mission on Aug. 24 to send a lander, a rover, a hopper and a wide range of science experiments to the lunar south pole.

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SpaceX will try for 1st Starship tower catch 'in a few months,' Elon Musk says

SpaceX will likely try to make the first-ever catch of its Starship upper stage a few months from now, according to Elon Musk. He had earlier flagged late August as a potential date for the milestone.

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Mars Express orbiter captures detailed new video of the crater where Mark Watney was stranded in 'The Martian'

Europe's Mars Express orbiter has captured stunning telemetry to create a new flyover visualization of the Red Planet's Southern Highlands and Schiaparelli Crater in magnificent detail.

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Try not to be hypnotized by the 'Eye of Africa' | Space photo of the day for Aug. 20, 2026

This geologic feature has been mesmerizing astronauts since 1965.

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James Webb Space Telescope finds 'hidden stars' making the universe's 1st galaxies much bigger than we knew

James Webb Space Telescope is finding that between the brightest stars, the cosmic skyscrapers, there are much fainter stars, meaning early galaxies are more massive than we believed.

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A 96% partial lunar eclipse is just 1 week away: Here's what you need to know

Earth's curved inner shadow will darken the moon's disk during the Aug. 27-28 partial lunar eclipse.

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Rocket Lab launches private Japanese Earth-observing satellite to orbit (video)

Rocket Lab launched its ninth mission for the Japanese company iQPS this morning (Aug. 20), sending an Earth-observation satellite into low Earth orbit.

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Space telescope to burn in Earth's atmosphere after NASA rescue mission fails

NASA on Wednesday said a $30 million mission to save its Swift space telescope had failed after its rescue spacecraft could not be controlled. The unprecedented effort aimed to use a robot to move Swift into a higher orbit. The satellite is now expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere and disintegrate…

France 24

Reporters and military members held at gunpoint at Space Force base in California

The reporters were held for more than 30 minutes

The Independent UK

Scientists just found the fastest known star in the Milky Way. It zooms around our black hole at 15,500 miles per second

Astronomers have found the fastest known star in the Milky Way, a faint object racing around Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the heart of our galaxy.

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Private mission to save NASA's Swift space telescope fails

A private spacecraft tasked with boosting the orbit of NASA's Swift Observatory has failed in its mission, meaning the telescope will crash back to Earth later this year.

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Scientists create 'laundry gun' for astronauts to clean their clothes by shooting out plasma

A pen-sized apparatus called a "laundry gun" could sterilize astronauts' clothes in space.

The Independent UK

NASA calls off rescue mission for falling space telescope

NASA confirmed this outcome means the telescope will fall through the atmosphere after spending more than 20 years monitoring major cosmic events

International Business Times

A Chinese Company Reached a Milestone Characteristic Of SpaceX. Shares Of Musk's Company Are Dropping.

SpaceX's stock has been hovering around its IPO price over the past days.

The Independent UK

What beats seeing eclipses from space? Try the northern and southern lights

Eclipses may be wondrous, but nothing beats seeing the northern and southern lights from space

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A SpaceX rocket slammed into the moon this month — and a NASA spacecraft has spotted its lunar grave (photos)

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has spotted the crater gouged out on the moon by a SpaceX rocket on Aug. 5, finding it to be about 60 feet (18 meters) wide.

The Guardian - UK

Astronomers detect fastest known star in Milky Way

Star’s extreme proximity to Sagittarius A* means it could open new window onto black hole’s fundamental properties

The Independent UK

Telescope spies the fastest star in the Milky Way zipping around a black hole

A telescope has spotted the fastest known star in the Milky Way

The Times of India

A forgotten American photographer captured one of the earliest clear images of a total solar eclipse 175 years ago; the photograph changed eclipse science

A total solar eclipse is one of nature’s most dramatic sights, but 175 years ago it was also a difficult scientific problem to record. On July 28, 1851, a little-known photographer named Johann Julius Friedrich Berkowski produced what is regarded as the first successful photograph of a total solar eclipse.…

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Astronomers discover a giant, rocky 'mega-Earth' 23 times more massive than our planet

"This isn't what we expected at all."

The Guardian - AU

SpaceX Starship the talk of remote Australian island as Elon Musk’s engineers sent to retrieve it

Christmas Island locals who woke to see the spacecraft floating off the coast hope global attention will encourage tourists

International Business Times UK

Who Is Sophie Adenot? Facts About France's First Female Helicopter Test Pilot Making Spacewalking History

Sophie Adenot becomes the first Frenchwoman to perform a spacewalk at the ISS, marking a significant milestone in her career and inspiring future generations of female astronauts.

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