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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 174 — Gifts From Orbit

On Episode 174 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and and Tariq Malik are joined by Lynn Harper to discuss some of the amazing research taking place aboard the International Space Station.

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Rocket Lab launches 5 satellites on mystery mission (video)

Rocket Lab launched five satellites for a confidential customer this evening (Aug. 23) on the 70th overall liftoff of its Electron rocket.

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Jupiter quiz: Think you know about the Jovian gas giant?

This quiz will challenge your knowledge of Jupiter's features, moons, and the missions that have dared to get close.

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What time is SpaceX's Starship Flight 10 launch today? How to watch it live

SpaceX is now targeting the launch of its Starship Flight 10 test mission for Tuesday (Aug. 26) at 7:30 p.m. EDT (2330 GMT) after back to back delays.

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The Expanse: Osiris Reborn could be the Mass Effect successor we've all been waiting for (preview)

The Expanse: Osiris Reborn looks set to be the next big RPG, and a major breakout moment for developer Owlcat Games.

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Blue Origin postpones launch of 200th payload on 35th New Shepard rocket again due to avionics issue

Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket is set to launch an uncrewed science mission to suborbital space. The company has yet to determine a new launch date.

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Watch Hurricane Erin swirl menacingly in the Atlantic Ocean in NOAA satellite video

Satellites operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration watched Hurricane Erin as it swirled off of the U.S. coast on Aug. 11, 2025.

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One of the earliest galaxies in the universe was rich in oxygen. Could it mean life evolved earlier than we thought?

A galaxy in the early universe was rich with oxygen, astronomers have found. The discovery raises questions about how early life could have first appeared in the universe.

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1st-of-its-kind quadruple star system could reveal secrets of 'failed star' brown dwarfs

A rare quadruple star system with two brown dwarfs orbiting two red dwarf stars could help shed light on how these "failed stars" change with age.

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'What is Starfleet?' Modern 'Star Trek' is still trying to work that out, but 'Strange New Worlds'' latest episode might have the answer

In Star Trek's modern era, Starfleet and the Federation aren't the unquestioned forces for good they once were, but Strange New Worlds' latest episode aims to restore the faith.

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SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites to orbit from California (video, photos)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Friday (Aug. 22), sending 24 of the company's Starlink broadband satellites to orbit.

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'Star Trek: Voyager - Across The Unknown' will turn Voyager's seven-year journey into a rogue-lite survival game (video)

We didn't know we needed a new 'Star Trek: Voyager' game announcement in 2025, but 'Across The Unknown' looks like a dream 'Trek' game.

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What caused the only known lunar landslide? Newly opened Apollo 17 moon samples may hold the answer

A mysterious lunar landslide might have been caused by debris from a faraway crater-forming impact, new analyses of Apollo 17 moon samples suggest.

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New moon of August 2025 brings a rare black moon and a close Mars encounter

A rare black moon darkens the sky on Aug. 23, 2025, followed by a close encounter between the young crescent and Mars just days later.

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'Invasion' Season 3 showrunner Simon Kinberg on creating ''War of the Worlds' meets 'Babel'' (exclusive)

'I went to the folks at Apple and told them I had this idea for a show and it's 'War of the Worlds' meets 'Babel.'

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NASA astronaut marks his 400th day in space | On the International Space Station Aug. 18-22, 2025

The seven members of the Expedition 73 crew worked on science and station keeping activities during their week together aboard the International Space Station.

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Astronomers discover brightest ever fast radio burst: 'This marks the beginning of a new era'

Astronomers have spotted what could be the brightest Fast Radio Burst explosion of radiation ever, tracing it back to source and further investigating with the James Webb Space Telescope.

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NASA's Hubble telescope watches supernova explosion | Space photo of the day for Aug. 22, 2025

This powerful side-by-side comparison shows just how bright a star explosion is.

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'Fallout' Season 2 teaser sets release date and introduces New Vegas, but did it spoil too much? (video)

It's back to the Wasteland for more nuked nightmares when Prime Video's hit sci-fi series returns in December.

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Pair of colliding galaxies may hint at the fate of the Milky Way and its closest galactic neighbor

The impending merger of the two galaxies hints at what might be in store for the Milky Way and the Andromeda galaxy if and when they collide.

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SpaceX launches Space Force's X-37B space plane on 8th mystery mission (video)

The U.S. Space Force's X-37B space plane lifted off atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket tonight (Aug. 21), carrying a variety of high-tech gear to Earth orbit.

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SpaceX moves giant Super Heavy rocket to pad ahead of Starship Flight 10 launch (photos)

SpaceX has moved its giant Super Heavy booster to the launch pad ahead of Sunday's (Aug. 24) planned liftoff of the Starship megarocket.

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Astronomers discover strange new type of supernova: 'This is the first time we have seen a star that was essentially stripped to the bone'

A weird and extremely violent new type of supernova in which a massive star was "stripped to the bone," offers a rare glimpse of the interior of a massive star prior to its death.

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How do the biggest stars in the universe grow so large?

Some stars in the universe grow to 300 times larger our own sun. But how do they get so big, and how do they sustain their mass?

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If aliens explore space like humans do, NASA scientists know where to look for their signals

Studying the signals that humanity beams through the solar system has allowed a team of NASA researchers to pinpoint where and when astronomers should hunt for alien technosignatures.

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