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Satellites watch 'extremely dangerous' Hurricane Beryl batter Carriacou island (video)
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
Hurricane Beryl made landfall on Monday (July 1) morning, setting the record of strongest hurricane to happen this early in the year.
Not-so-static fire: Private Chinese rocket accidentally launches during test
By Mike Wall published
Space Pioneer's new Tianlong-3 rocket took to the skies accidentally on Sunday (June 30), then crashed back to Earth in a dramatic explosion.
Forbidden black holes and ancient stars hide in these 'tiny red dots' (image)
By Robert Lea published
The James Webb Space Telescope found "tiny red dots" in the early universe representing overgrown supermassive black holes and stars that are impossibly old for the infant cosmos.
Why puffy exoplanets often dance with perfect rhythm
By Robert Lea published
New research has identified two distinct populations of puffy, sub-Neptune exoplanets with low densities, allowing them to stay in step with their planetary siblings.
Watch Firefly Aerospace launch 8 cubesats to orbit tonight
By Mike Wall published
Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket is scheduled to launch for the fifth time ever just after midnight on Tuesday (July 2), and you can watch the action live.
Once-in-a-lifetime star explosion, visible from Earth, could happen any day now
By Stefanie Waldek published
Binary star system T Coronae Borealis (T CrB) is about to go nova any day now. The recurrent nova explodes approximately every 79 or 80 years.
On this day in space! July 1, 1962: NASA's Kennedy Space Center established in Florida
By Hanneke Weitering last updated
On June 30, 1908, a giant fireball exploded over the forests of Tunguska in Siberia.
See the sun rage behind the ISS in epic time-lapse photo
By Miguel Claro published
Astrophotographer Miguel Claro caught the International Space Station as it crossed in front of the sun, making for a truly epic time-lapse photo .
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