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This Australian moth may be the 1st insect ever discovered to use stars for long-distance navigation

"We know that daytime migratory insects use the sun, so testing the starry sky seemed an obvious thing to try."

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'Nerds are cool' — Pixar's 'Elio' is a powerful story of finding yourself amongst the stars (interview)

We spoke to "Elio" stars Zoe Saldaña, Yonas Kibreab, and Brad Garrett, alongside co-directors Domee Shi and Madeline Sharafian, about finding the heart and humanity in sci-fi stories.

Space

Firefly Aerospace to launch 'Ocula' moon-imaging service as early as 2026

Firefly Aerospace plans to launch a new "lunar imaging service" called Ocula, which will collect detailed imagery using a set of moon-orbiting spacecraft.

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Colossal solar flare erupts from Earth-facing sunspot, sparking strong radio blackouts over Pacific Ocean (video)

The prolific flare factory doesn't look like stopping anytime soon.

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Astronomers capture the most intricate picture of a galaxy in a thousand colors ever seen (photo, video)

A stunning new image of the Sculptor Galaxy, located 11 million light-years away, painted in thousands of colors by the VLT, reveals the intricacies of galactic systems.

Space

Satellite streaks: Can the huge new Vera Rubin Observatory function in the megaconstellation age?

Satellite streaks are a blight on astronomy. How much are observations by the Vera Rubin super telescope going to suffer from this contamination?

Space

SpaceX sends 28 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit on launch from Florida (video)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 28 Starlink internet satellites into low Earth orbit from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Wednesday, June 18, 2025.

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Tiny ‘primordial’ black holes created in the Big Bang may have rapidly grown to supermassive sizes

Supermassive black holes that seem too large to exist in the early universe may have grown from primordial black holes formed in the first second after the Big Bang.

Space

Northern lights and glowing noctilucent clouds collide in a rare night sky show over Alberta (photo)

The surprise display was captured on June 9 by aurora chaser Harlan Thomas.

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Nat Geo documentary 'SALLY,' about the 1st US woman in space, now streaming on Disney+ & Hulu

You can now watch the award-winning documentary "SALLY" about the first American woman in space, Sally Ride, on Disney+ and Hulu.

Space

China's next-gen astronaut capsule for moon missions aces crucial pad-abort test (video)

China's human spaceflight agency just conducted a crucial pad abort test for its Mengzhou spacecraft as it continues toward its goal of putting boots on the moon before 2030.

Space

'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' season five will be the show's final frontier on Paramount+

Paramount announced that the show's five-season mission is coming to an end last week with a heartfelt 'thank you' from the showrunners.

Space

Mysterious radio pulses detected high above Antarctica may be evidence of an exotic new particle, scientists say

A mystery signal detected high in the sky above Antarctica defies current models of physics and could represent a new particle, scientists say.

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How do baby planets grow? Study of 30 stellar nurseries sheds new light

Astronomers have used the ALMA radio telescope to investigate how planets grow in protoplanetary disks of gas and dust around young stars.

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Roman Space Telescope will use a century-old idea from Einstein to probe the nature of mysterious dark matter

Get ready for a new Roman Empire: A NASA space telescope will detect a staggering wealth of intricate gravitational lenses that could help unlock the mysteries of dark matter.

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Giant telescope mirror gets a cleaning | Space photo of the day for June 17, 2025

Staff at the European Southern Observatory have a system to clean the La Silla Observatory's delicate mirrors without breaking them.

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Huge galaxy cluster is wrapped in a cocoon 20 million light-years wide, NASA space telescope finds

Using NASA's Chandra X-ray space telescope, astronomers have discovered an entire galaxy cluster wrapped in a 20 million light-year-wide envelope of charged particles.

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50 years later, Apollo 17’s moon samples are still revealing secrets about lunar volcanoes

The beads are over 3.3 billion years old, and date from the formation of the "Man in the Moon."

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SpaceX launch from California sends 26 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit (video)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket placed 26 Starlink internet broadband satellites into low Earth orbit, lifting off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on June 16, 2025.

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SpaceX, NASA target June 22 for launch of private Ax-4 astronauts due to ISS leak

Leaks aboard the International Space Station, as well as on SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, delayed Axiom's next private astronaut mission, but the crew now has a target launch date of June 22.

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Star-forming cloud Chamaeleon I looks like a cosmic masterpiece in new Dark Energy Camera image (video)

Part of the closest star-forming region to us, known as the Chamaeleon Complex, has been illuminated by the light of young stars in this artwork by nature captured by the Dark Energy Camera.

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Behold! 1st images of artificial solar eclipse captured by ESA's Proba-3 mission

The first images of an artificial solar eclipse from ESA's Proba-3 mission have been unveiled.

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Titan A.E. came out 25 years ago, and history has been kind to the infamous flop that killed Fox Animation Studios

Send your birthday love to Planet Bob as we reminisce about this spirited post-apocalyptic gem.

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Powerful solar flare erupts from sun triggering radio blackouts across North America (video)

The M-class flare was accompanied by a coronal mass ejection currently forecast to land Earth with a glancing blow on June 18.

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