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Don't miss the moon ride close to red supergiant star Antares on Aug. 30

The half-lit moon will appear close to Antares in the constellation Scorpius later this week.

Space

Galactic cannonballs: The mystery of hypervelocity white dwarfs may just have been solved

Astronomers may have solved the mystery of how hypervelocity white dwarfs rocket out of the Milky Way at breakneck speeds.

Space

Making babies beyond Earth? Mouse study suggests we can make it happen

As humans expand into space, how we'll continue to expand the species remains an important question.

Space

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I Was Shooting Astrophotography With My Pixel 10 Pro XL When I Saw This Strange Phenomena in the Sky — Here’s What I Witnessed

I was putting the Pixel 10 Pro XL astrophotography to the test when NASA's rocket launch happened to deliver a phenomena like no other in the sky.

Tom’s Guide

NASA puts asteroid Bennu under the microscope | Space photo of the day for Aug. 29, 2025

The near-Earth asteroid's microscopic surface tells a detailed story.

Space

Watch a burnt and battered Starship splash down in Indian Ocean to wrap up historic Flight 10 (video, photos)

Newly released SpaceX footage gives us great looks at the final moments of Starship's epic Flight 10 test on Aug. 26, which ended with an Indian Ocean splashdown.

Space

SpaceX Rival Rocket Lab Opens New Virginia Launch Complex To Develop Neutron Reusable Rocket

Rocket Lab Corp (NASDAQ:RKLB) has officially opened the doors at its Launch Complex 3 in Virginia as the company eyes SpaceX with its Neutron reusable rocket.

Benzinga

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Roo-ver makes giant leap in bid to put humans on Mars

Australia's first moon rover could help put humans on Mars as it receives its mission from NASA.

AAP

Starship brings the heat in fiery Flight 10 launch video from SpaceX

SpaceX's Starship nailed its 10th-ever test flight on Aug. 26. Footage from the launch pad that day shows just how much power the giant rocket packs.

Space

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

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

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

10 of the best stargazing locations in North America

Here's where to find very dark skies in the U.S. and Canada.

Space

NASA debuts new Orion mission control room for Artemis 2 astronaut flight around the moon (photos)

NASA has opened a new Orion Mission Evaluation Room at the Johnson Space Center to analyze in-flight spacecraft data and provide support for Artemis 2 and other future missions to the moon.

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A dead 'sun' forms building blocks of exoplanets in new JWST Butterfly Nebula image

The Butterfly Nebula, which is a planetary nebula resulting from the death of a sun-like star, has been caught creating large dust grains that could form planets.

Space

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Starlink satellites on record-breaking 30th flight (video)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket flew for a record 30th time early Thursday morning (Aug. 28), sending 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida.

Benzinga

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.

Space

'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.

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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

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

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

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.

The Independent UK

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’

Space

How old is Jupiter? Meteorite 'raindrops' help scientists pin down gas giant's age

Scientists have solved how molten "raindrops" in meteorites, called chondrules, were formed — and the discovery reveals key details about Jupiter's origin.

Space

How scientists are using exoplanets to map out 'polka dots' on stars

Scientists have developed a new technique that could help them understand "polka dot" stars using the transits of exoplanets.

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