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1st-ever X-rays in space offer hope for possible patients headed to the moon

A portable X-ray device has been used successfully in orbit for the first time, promising X-ray diagnosis of everything from broken bones to ripped spacesuits and damaged satellites.

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This cosmic 'lighthouse' is blazing a magnetic trail through the Milky Way

For the first time, astronomers have directly mapped the magnetic field surrounding one of the Milky Way's most unusual pulsars, confirming a decades-old prediction about how particles stream away from the rapidly spinning stellar corpse.

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Honeycomb structures spotted on Mars | Space photo of the day for July 14, 2026

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The biggest skywatching day of 2026 is coming. Here's what you'll see in North America and Europe

Whether you're in Spain, Iceland, the U.K. or North America, here's exactly what you'll see in the sky on Aug. 12 — and when to look.

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How to watch SpaceX launch Starship Flight 13 today

SpaceX's 13th Starship test flight will carry out the first deployment of Starlink V3 satellites while testing booster recovery and upgraded flight systems in a key step toward operational missions.

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Moon landings could destroy evidence of life's origins

"We are trying to protect science and our investment in space."

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Russia launches NASA astronaut Anil Menon and 2 cosmonauts to the International Space Station (video)

NASA astronaut Anil Menon and two cosmonauts launched toward the International Space Station atop a Russian rocket at 10:47 a.m. EDT on Tuesday (July 14), and docked just three hours later.

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These mysterious exoplanets may have clouds of vaporized rock and grounds of scorching magma oceans

Sub-Neptune exoplanets could have atmospheres so dense and crushing that rock is vaporized to form clouds that trap heat at the surface of the planet.

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NASA begins stacking rocket ahead of 2027 Artemis III astronaut launch (photos)

NASA has begun assembling segments of the SLS solid rocket boosters that will help launch astronauts on Artemis III as early as next year.

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SpaceX targets July 16 for Starship Flight 13, reveals what went wrong on previous launch

SpaceX is targeting no earlier than July 16 for the next launch of its massive Starship rocket. Flight 13 will be the second launch of the vehicle's Version 3 configuration and will be similar to the mostly successful Flight 12.

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"The Ninth Jedi" is a bold new Star Wars anime project hitting Disney+ next month, and it looks sick!

This limited series expands on 2021's 'Star Wars: Visions'' episode, 'The Ninth Jedi,' from director Kenji Kamiyama.

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Extremely Large Telescope reaches a major milestone | Space photo of the day for July 13, 2026

The Extremely Large Telescope is looking quite large in this exciting moment.

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Getting Vikram-1 to orbit: Inside Skyroot Aerospace's coming bid to make spaceflight history

Backed by a $1.1 billion valuation, Skyroot Aerospace is betting that its Vikram-1 rocket can help transform India's commercial launch industry. And Vikram-1 is set to fly soon.

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Space junk debris cloud discovered in high-traffic orbit 'is a potential minefield' for the costliest satellites

"The debris in geosynchronous orbit is a potential minefield."

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The FCC just gave Reflect Orbital permission to launch its 1st space mirror to orbit. Tens of thousands more could follow

Reflect Orbital just got approval to launch its first light-directing space mirror, which it plans to do later this year. Tens of thousands more such craft could follow over the next 10 years.

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Why space games still struggle with the scale of the universe

"Space is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is."

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149 million views! Artemis II moon mission breaks NASA's streaming record

The Artemis II astronauts made an impact on potentially hundreds of millions of people during their mission, according to NASA figures.

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Space medicine breakthrough? Kidney and liver tissue bioprinted off Earth for 1st time ever

California-based company Auxilium Biotechnologies just produced kidney and liver tissue in space for the first time, using a method called bioprinting,

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Your lost dog can now call home with the world's 1st satellite-connected dog collar

A new dog collar with GPS tracking enabled by SpaceX's Starlink direct-to-mobile network promises connectivity from almost anywhere.

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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 218 — Which Way to the Moonbase?

On Episode 218 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik discuss NASA's new moonbase plans with planetary scientist Dr. Pascal Lee.

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Sci-fi action movies were better in the '90s. 'Independence Day' is full of reasons why

Superheroes and franchises haven't always ruled the multiplex…

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White House appoints Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb to lead new UFO study group

Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb has been appointed as the head of a new White House group to study UFOs, or unidentified anomalous phenomena, as they're now known.

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches for 35th time, hauls Starlink satellites to orbit (video)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket flew for the 35th time tonight (July 10), carrying 29 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit.

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A ravenous black hole in our backyard could be our window into the ancient universe

A feeding black hole at the heart of a nearby galaxy is behaving similarly to cosmic titans that existed just after the Big Bang.

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Launching from 2 continents: Germany's Isar Aerospace leases Canadian pad for $150 million

German company Isar Aerospace is expanding its operations overseas after signing an agreement with Canada's Maritime Launch Services for use of its Spaceport Nova Scotia.

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