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Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket explodes during preflight test

Firefly Aerospace's seventh Alpha rocket exploded on Monday (Sept. 29) during preflight testing. The vehicle was destroyed, and Firefly is assessing the damage to its test stand.

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How would a government shutdown affect NASA?

International Space Station astronauts can breathe easy — other NASA missions not so much.

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Love and hate in 'Foundation' Season 3: Emmy-winner Cherry Jones spills the tea on her on-screen relationship (exclusive)

'Foundation' actress Cherry Jones discusses her character's tempestuous relationship with Brother Dusk.

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The ultimate night sky IQ test

From twinkling constellations to stellar life cycles, this starry skywatching quiz will test your cosmic knowledge.

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'Space: Above and Beyond': 30 years on, Fox's failed military sci-fi series is almost lost to time... and that's a shame

Death to the Chig! We take a look back at this pioneering TV show on its 30th birthday.

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SpaceX Falcon 9 launch paints glowing 'jellyfish' across Western US skies (photos, video)

SpaceX's Falcon 9 lit up the evening sky Sept. 28, when the expanding 'jellyfish' plume from the rocket's ascent could be seen for hundreds of miles.

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Biosphere 2's latest mission: Learning how life first emerged on Earth – and how to make barren worlds habitable

Despite being just outside Tucson, Arizona, Biosphere 2 looks almost like a colony on another planet.

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Secrets of ancient life on Earth may live in Japan's hot springs

Ancient iron-metabolizing microbes may have turned toxic oxygen into an energy source.

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Chinese astronauts add debris shielding to Tiangong space station during 6-hour spacewalk (video)

Two Chinese astronauts installed more debris shielding on the Tiangong space station during a six-hour spacewalk on Friday (Sept. 26). It was the fourth EVA of the Shenzhou 20 mission.

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Hubble Telescope finds galaxy with puzzling shape | Space photo of the day for Sept. 29, 2025

The Hubble Space Telescope saw a galaxy that has features of both elliptical and spiral galaxies, puzzling experts.

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Mysterious crown-like features on Venus may finally have an explanation

Scientists have proposed a new explanation for Venus' giant, crown-shaped geological features, known as coronae.

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SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from Vandenberg in California (video)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 28 Starlink satellites launched from Vandenberg Space Force Station in California on Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025.

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To the stars: a stellar trivia quiz

This quiz will take you on a journey through the life cycle of stars, their classification, and the incredible processes that power them.

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How unexploded bombs cause environmental damage – and why climate change exacerbates the problem

One of the key ways war leads to environmental harm is by leaving behind unexploded weaponry.

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Astronauts welcome NASA's new 'ascans' | On the International Space Station Sept. 22-26, 2025

Expedition 73 crewmembers sequenced DNA and worked with virtual reality glasses this week, while also continuing to unpack cargo vehicles and congratulating NASA's 24th group of astronaut candidates.

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See our neighboring galaxy Andromeda shine in stunningly detailed astrophotography portrait (photo)

The Milky Way's closest neighbor shines in a spectacular new astrophotography portrait.

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This dwarf planet has gas: Makemake's methane surprises scientists

The James Webb Space Telescope has detected methane gas on the dwarf planet Makemake, indicating that the distant body is a dynamic icy world.

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Streak seekers: The ultimate meteor shower quiz

This skywatching quiz will test your meteor shower mastery — from fiery streaks to cosmic origins.

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Alien: Earth – how realistic are the extraterrestrials? Three experts rank them

Like many fans we are simply having fun using science to analyze the creatures.

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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 179 — The New Crew of Artemis II

On Episode 179 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Josh Dinner for coverage of NASA's new class of astronauts and upcoming Artemis II mission to the moon.

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After almost 20 years helping to operate rovers on Mars, NASA geologist and astronaut candidate Lauren Edgar says stepping foot on the Red Planet 'would be a dream'

Edgar once designed science experiments for astronauts to perform. Now she'll be the astronaut performing them.

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Happy Astronomy Day 2025! Celebrate by hunting these 6 spectacular night sky targets

Here are six stunning night sky objects to find as we celebrate astronomy day on Sept. 27.

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Europe wants to launch a life-hunting mission to Saturn's icy ocean moon Enceladus

The European Space Agency aims to develop an orbiter-lander mission that will sample the icy plumes of Saturn's icy ocean moon Enceladus and search for signs of life.

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A tiny Apollo 17 moon rock is unlocking a secret lunar history

A moon rock brought back over 50 years ago by the Apollo 17 mission has been connected with the birth of the Sea of Serenity — if true, it means the lunar mare formed hundreds of millions of years earlier than thought.

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'Futurama' showrunner David X. Cohen digs into the 'looser' lunacy of Season 13 (exclusive)

'Futurama' showrunner David X. Cohen dives into the details of the show's 13th season.

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