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Watch India and NASA launch the powerful NISAR Earth-observing satellite on July 30
By Josh Dinner published
India will launch the NISAR Earth-observing spacecraft, a joint effort of ISRO and NASA, on July 30, and you can watch the action live.

Waterworld we live in: 30 years on from 'Waterworld', Kevin Costner's watery 'Mad Max' that's better than you remember
By Richard Edwards published
Unfairly dismissed as a flop on release, 'Waterworld' is a spectacular example of the '90s action genre. If only they didn't give him gills…

Biggest cosmic explosion on record since the Big Bang is revealing the secrets of gamma-ray bursts
By Robert Lea published
The BOAT is the ruler of all gamma-ray bursts, releasing as much energy in seconds as the sun will in 10 billion years — and it could be revealing the secrets of these extreme cosmic blasts.

Astronauts' arteries are A-OK after living on the International Space Station, per a new study
By Stefanie Waldek published
Living in space changes the human body — but arteries seem particularly resilient to microgravity's effects.

Here we go again! Controversial paper questions whether interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS is 'possibly hostile' alien tech in disguise
By Harry Baker published
A controversial new paper questions whether the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is a potentially dangerous alien probe, similar to claims made about 'Oumuamua. But experts have called it "nonsense".

'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy': Release date, trailers, cast, & everything else we know about the upcoming Trek show
By Jeff Spry last updated
A codex of everything we currently know about "Star Trek: Starfleet Academy"

See the crescent moon shine beside blue star Spica at sunset on July 30
By Anthony Wood published
Spica and the moon will appear over the southwestern horizon at sunset

A familiar face returns to Starfleet in 1st trailer for 'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' (video)
By Jeff Spry published
'You here now. You weave together the future. So go out and seek, explore'

India rolls out rocket for July 30 launch of powerful NISAR Earth-observing satellite (video)
By Mike Wall published
India recently rolled out the rocket that will launch the NISAR Earth-observing spacecraft, a joint effort between ISRO and NASA. Liftoff is scheduled for the morning of July 30.
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