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SpaceX's Starship to fly again 'in 4 weeks,' Elon Musk says
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX aims to launch the fifth test flight of its huge Starship rocket just four weeks from now, Elon Musk said.
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On this day in space! July 6, 1938: Discovery of Jupiter's moon Lysithea
By Hanneke Weitering last updated
On July 6, 1938, an American astronomer named Seth Barnes Nicholson discovered Jupiter's moon Lysithea.
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The great silence: Just 4 in 10,000 galaxies may host intelligent aliens
By Keith Cooper published
Without plate tectonics, oceans and continents, complex life that is able to invent and master advanced technology might never evolve.
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Journey to JAXA: Why I skipped Mount Fuji and went straight to the Japanese space agency
By Jackson Ryan published
To this day, I regret not trying the Space Curry.
![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.
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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.
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'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.
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4th of July camera deal still running: Save $800 on the Nikon D850 DSLR
By Alexander Cox published
Deals Bag this massive Prime Day camera deal ahead of the Amazon Prime Day rush.
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