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Rocket Lab launches 'Symphony of the Stars' mission

Rocket Lab launched a satellite for a confidential customer early Saturday morning (June 28).

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Is Mars really red? A physicist explains the planet’s reddish hue and why it looks different to some telescopes

For centuries Mars has been called "the Red Planet" and there's a scientific reason why.

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New technique promises clearer, more frequent views of black holes

A powerful new technique is poised to revolutionize how astronomers observe black holes, by producing sharp, multicolored images that could reveal their dynamic evolution in real time.

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Summer solstice 2025 brings changing seasons to Earth on June 20

The sun will reach its most northern point on June 20, marking the start of the summer season in the Northern Hemisphere.

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Dress rehearsal for Artemis 2 | Space photo of the day for June 19, 2025

NASA and the Department of Defense practice recovery procedures for an abort scenario in the upcoming Artemis 2 mission.

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Meet the crew of Blue Origin's NS-33 tourism launch to the edge of space

Blue Origin's next suborbital flight is scheduled to launch on Saturday (June 21), carrying a private crew of six.

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Tiny galaxies may have helped our universe out of its dark ages, JWST finds

"These small galaxies punch well above their weight."

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Astronomers discover the largest comet from the outskirts of the solar system is exploding with jets of gas

The monsterous 85-mile-wide comet C/2014 UN271 isn't just the largest icy rock in the Oort Cloud, it's the second most distant that is chemically active.

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Northern lights may be visible in these 9 US States tonight

Auroras may be visible from Alaska to New Hampshire as geomagnetic activity remains unsettled.

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'The models were right!' Astronomers locate universe's 'missing' matter in the largest cosmic structures

Using the XMM-Newton telescope, astronomers have discovered a vast 23 million light-year-wide tendril connecting galactic clusters and containing much of the universe's missing matter.

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SpaceX's Starship explodes in Texas during preparations for 10th test flight

SpaceX's newest Starship vehicle exploded on a stand in Texas late Wednesday night (June 18), as it was being prepped for the program's 10th-ever test flight.

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See the moon rise alongside the giant planets Neptune and Saturn predawn on June 19

The alignment occurs hours after the moon hits its third quarter phase.

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2 Chinese spacecraft just met up 22,000 miles above Earth. What were they doing?

A new Chinese refueling spacecraft met up with an older satellite in high Earth orbit this month, apparently marking a step forward in orbital servicing.

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Mars joins the Spring Triangle this week: Here’s when and how to see it

Mars will remain in the Spring Triangle until mid-September.

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Watch Honda launch (and land) its 1st reusable rocket in this wild video

The Japanese automaker Honda just hit a key milestone in rocket reusability with a near-bullseye landing during a vertical test flight in Hokkaido.

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'The Best of Both Worlds' at 35: Why we're still assimilated by 'Star Trek''s greatest ever cliffhanger

Resistance is futile! We look back on the classic 'Trek' episode, back when the Borg were still the scariest bad guys in the galaxy.

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NASA satellite sees sea ice crack apart in Canada | Space photo of the day for June 18, 2025

NASA's Terra satellite captured huge chunks of sea ice breaking apart in Canada's Amundsen Gulf.

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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.

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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.

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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?

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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.

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