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Binary star systems are complex astronomical objects − a new AI approach could pin down their properties quickly

Measuring binary star systems' basic properties has proved exceedingly difficult.

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Sunrise hits SpaceX's Crew-11 rocket on the pad | Space photo of the day for August 4, 2025

The day seemed particularly promising on July 31, 2025.

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Space hurricanes are real — and they wreak more havoc than we thought

Space hurricanes can shake Earth's magnetic field and scramble satellites without a solar storm in sight.

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Rocket Lab launches private Japanese radar satellite to orbit from New Zealand (video)

Rocket Lab launched its fifth mission for the Japanese Earth-imaging company iQPS early Tuesday morning (Aug. 5), sending a synthetic aperture radar satellite to orbit.

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Mysterious boost to Earth's spin will make today one of the shortest days on record

A strange shift in Earth's rotation is making our days milliseconds shorter — and scientists are racing to understand why.

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SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites from Florida, lands rocket at sea (video)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 28 Starlink satellites from Florida's Space Coast early Monday morning (Aug. 4), then came back to Earth for a landing on a ship at sea.

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Spacecraft equipped with a solar sail could deliver earlier warnings of space weather threats to Earth’s technologies

Space weather imposes threats on everything from electrical grids to GPS navigation.

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‘Democratizing space’ is more than just adding new players – it comes with questions around sustainability and sovereignty

With more countries looking to explore space, there is a rising hope that space is now more accessible for diverse participants.

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See the moon shine alongside red supergiant star Antares after sunset tonight

The red supergiant star Antares will appear close to the waxing gibbous moon tonight.

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Blue Origin launches crypto billionaire Justin Sun and 5 other people to suborbital space (video)

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launched Justin Sun, the billionaire founder of the blockchain platform Tron, and five other people to space on Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025.

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Scientists scan famous 'Earthrise' crater on mission to find alien life in our solar system

A large lunar crater featured in the iconic 'Earthrise' photo has just helped the European JUICE spacecraft hone its alien-hunting instruments during a once-in-a-lifetime flyby.

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August Moon: Here's what to look for during all 4 major moon phases

Join us on a guided telescope tour of August's moon, featuring distinct targets for each of the four major lunar phases.

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Ghana has a rare treasure, a crater made when a meteor hit Earth: why it needs to be protected

The Bosumtwi impact crater in Ghana is well preserved, making it a hotspot for space research.

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'Lexx' appeal: A deeply underrated sci-fi classic that was equal parts Farscape, Star Wars, and Red Dwarf

A band of misfits aboard a stolen planet-killing starship, the wild, weird Lexx is the best 90s sci-fi show you've never seen.

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SpaceX's Crew-11 astronauts arrive at the International Space Station (video)

The four astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-11 mission arrived at the International Space Station early Saturday morning (Aug. 2), less than 15 hours after lifting off.

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Rookie crewmates kept things fresh for Ax-4 astronaut Peggy Whitson: 'It's always great to relive a little bit of that first time'

Ax-4 commander Peggy Whitson just extended her American duration record on the International Space Station. She also served as coach to the three rookie astronauts who flew with her.

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SpaceX just launched disease-causing bacteria to the International Space Station

SpaceX just launched the Crew-11 astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA — along with an interesting bacterial experiment.

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Satellites are helping protect critically endangered desert elephants. Here's how

GPS tracking and high-resolution satellite images are helping humans coexist with endangered elephants in western Namibia.

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SpaceX launches Crew-11 astronauts to the ISS for NASA on milestone Crew Dragon flight (video)

SpaceX launched the Crew-11 on Aug. 1, sending four astronauts to the International Space Station on the record-breaking sixth flight of its Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft.

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New discovery at CERN could hint at why our universe is made up of matter and not antimatter

A new finding at CERN on the French-Swiss border brings us closer to answering why matter dominates over its opposite, antimatter.

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Exotic 'blazar' is part of most extreme double black hole system ever found, crooked jet suggests

A beam of particles speeding away from a monstrous black hole is severely kinked, suggesting that the black hole is actually part of the most extreme binary system known.

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Big lake in Quebec suddenly disappears, satellite finds | Space photo of the day for August 1, 2025

The lake was completely drained in the spring of 2025.

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Astronaut savors the moment and shares a stunning aurora shot | On the International Space Station July 28-Aug. 1, 2025

The four Expedition 73 members on SpaceX's Crew-10 mission prepared to come home, while also got the International Space Station ready for its next residents.

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Stunning 'sun dogs' could sparkle in alien skies, James Webb Space Telescope suggests

High-speed winds on exoplanet WASP-17b may align quartz crystals in its atmosphere and create dazzling light effects like "sun dogs."

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SpaceX fires up Starship spacecraft ahead of 10th test flight (video, photos)

SpaceX performed a single-engine "static fire" trial with its newest Starship spacecraft on Thursday (July 31), to help prep the vehicle for an upcoming test flight.

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