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![Still from an animation showing a SpaceX Starship Super Heavy booster being caught by the "chopstick" arms of its launch tower after a liftoff.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zKkfaRXKMMnH96X3Dbv3xV-320-80.jpg)
SpaceX teases catching Super Heavy booster with 'chopsticks' on upcoming Starship test flight (video)
By Brett Tingley published
SpaceX released a highlight reel from the fourth flight test of the Starship megarocket, which includes a tease of a new capability the company may test on an upcoming flight.
![a grainy image of the same space rocket shown from many different angles, presented in three rows of seven images, all against black space](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4PGYb2GjUKJS6FXEbSHqE3-320-80.jpg)
2 asteroids just zipped by Earth, and NASA caught footage of the action
By Victoria Corless published
NASA's Goldstone Solar System Radar has collected invaluable information about two asteroids that flew very close to Earth. Don't worry, neither posed a threat.
![a spacewalking astronaut in a white spacesuit is seen through the open hatch of his spacecraft, with earth's cloudy skies behind him](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/L44tbqqMz7MkrS9qAt8bW4-320-80.jpg)
Chinese astronauts install space-junk shielding on Tiangong space station (video)
By Andrew Jones published
Two Chinese astronauts continued installing space debris protection outside the nation's Tiangong space station during a July 3 EVA.
![a lumpy rough metallic rock](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cw695aLD6oqWEMADS8yr2V-320-80.jpg)
The early solar system was donut-shaped, meteorite study suggests
By Stefanie Waldek published
Researchers studying iron meteorites suggest that the early solar system took the shape of a donut, not a dartboard as previously thought.
![a timelapse image showing an astronaut moving from the back to the front of a module in the international space station. at back is an american flag](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fPKzDgYWbsnb8aQPTYPdLk-320-80.jpg)
'No fireworks on ISS,' so astronauts experiment with 'light painting' instead (photos)
By Elizabeth Howell published
Eerie new ISS photos appear to show a ghost in the machine during Independence Day. NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick and others did 'light painting' with the U.S. flag in the background.
![A long-limbed alien creature attacks in a warehouse](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TvYRkhrmztpxRqwix2W5kP-320-80.jpg)
Watch the 1st teaser trailer for new horror game 'A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead'
By Jeff Spry published
Get a look at the first reveal trailer for Saber Interactive's "A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead" video game.
![A horizontal green line bisects through the middle. At its center, a bright yellow circled labeled Sun. Blue lines that for a long downward slanted C connect stars to show a constellation.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pTSFyA4kzQJKL3PK5RxoVT-320-80.jpg)
New moon of July 2024: Dark skies tonight as Earth is farthest from the sun today
By Jesse Emspak published
The new moon of July 2024 occurs today as Earth reaches its farthest point from the sun, known as aphelion.
![a rusty brown landscape seen from space shows a sandy swath split in two by a winding, segmented canyon.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Rz8bhJ4aXc5ojgeQPpMuv4-320-80.jpg)
Mars orbiter captures Red Planet scar that's longer than the Grand Canyon (image)
By Victoria Corless published
ESA's Mars Express orbiter has captured images of a huge crevice on Mars that looks awfully like a "scar" from above.
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