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- August 31
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- Satellites track huge Tropical Storm Ida at night from space (photos)
- The US Space Force's secretive X-37B space plane: 10 surprising facts
- The launch of NASA's new Landsat 9 satellite has been delayed by a liquid nitrogen shortage
- Quantum crystal could reveal the identity of dark matter
- The 2021 US Open is underway and here's what its tennis stadium looks like from space
- NASA challenges students to dream up experiments for suborbital rocket launches
- Could climate change make humans go extinct?
- 'Jett: The Far Shore,' a new space adventure game, is 20% off until Oct. 5
- Satellite tracks vicious Caldor Fire spread in California in time-lapse video
- 'Radio colors' from mysterious deep-space flashes reveal lone stellar corpse as source
- Primordial black holes may flood the universe. Could one hit Earth?
- Record-high astronaut applications overwhelm European Space Agency
- Watch a supermassive black hole fest in mesmerizing new simulation (video)
- August 30
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- NASA officials and 'Star Trek' stars honor Gene Roddenberry's lasting legacy on his 100th birthday
- Hurricane Ida from space: Photos from astronauts and satellites
- Amazing Hubble telescope photo shows space 'sword' piercing huge celestial 'heart'
- Star Wars and Halloween collide in IDW's 'Ghosts of Vader's Castle' miniseries (first look)
- See Hurricane Ida from 1 million miles away in this NOAA satellite view
- Small cracks found in International Space Station module: report
- Rose Tyler joins the Eighth and Eleventh Doctors in Titan Comics' new 'Doctor Who' series (first look)
- Hurricane Ida puts NASA facilities in Louisiana and Mississippi on lockdown
- How NASA's Artemis moon landing with astronauts works
- SpaceX's Dragon cargo ship docks at space station in time for astronaut's birthday
- NASA just cut a 10-cent check to kick-start moon mining tech
- 'Extremely dangerous' Hurricane Ida makes landfall in Louisiana with 150 mph winds
- America's forgotten plans to reach the moon
- When Greenland was green: Rapid global warming 55 million years ago shows us what the future may hold
- Alien 'Dyson spheres' could be harvesting the power of black holes
- August 29
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- Satellite photos show final US evacuation efforts from Kabul airport in Afghanistan
- 6 mysterious structures hidden beneath the Greenland ice sheet
- Hurricane Ida looks absolutely massive from space in these astronaut photos
- SpaceX Starship: Key milestones for the world's most powerful rocket
- SpaceX launches Dragon cargo capsule to space station, nails rocket landing at sea
- Hurricane Ida expected to slam into Louisiana as 'extremely dangerous major hurricane'
- August 28
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- Astra rocket fails to reach space during test launch for US military
- Storm Ida could slam into Louisiana as a Category 3 hurricane
- Rogue black holes could be wandering at the edges of the Milky Way
- 8 ways we know that black holes really do exist
- How would planting 8 billion trees every year for 20 years affect Earth’s climate?
- Bad weather delays SpaceX Dragon cargo launch to space station
- Satellite spots SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon from orbit ahead of cargo launch to space station (photos)
- August 27
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- Astra rocket aborts orbital test launch for US military at last second
- Three new Starfield trailers reveal stunning cities to visit in Bethesda's space RPG
- Space memorabilia dealer launches new 'clothing label' — to space station
- Perseverance Mars rover gearing up for 2nd rock sampling attempt (photos)
- SpaceX Dragon to launch big science haul to space station for astronaut health, plant stress and more
- China celebrates its first Mars mission on new gold and silver coins
- You can watch a SpaceX Dragon launch NASA cargo to the space station early Saturday. Here's how.
- Astronauts successfully demonstrate DNA repair in space using CRISPR technology
- The James Webb Space Telescope, NASA's next great observatory, passes final ground tests
- You can soon have your own terrifying Xenomorph from 'Alien' with this epic new Mezco Toyz figure
- Space startup Astra aims to reach orbit for the 1st time today. Here's how to watch live.
- Mystery of Grand Canyon's missing rocks may finally be solved
- Soar with Dawn Aerospace's space plane on its 1st-ever test flights (video)
- Moon-in-a-jar recreates the hazy atmosphere of Titan, Saturn's largest moon
- Scientists puzzling out secrets of Venus' 30-year-old 'Giant Dark Cloud'
- Astroscale's space junk removal satellite aces 1st orbital test
- We're launching Australia's first scratch-built satellite, and it's a giant leap towards the moon
- August 26
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- See Captain Janeway from 'Star Trek: Voyager' come alive in epic new 1:6 scale Exo-6 figure
- SpaceX faces possible liquid oxygen shortage for rocket fuel amid pandemic
- 'Guardians wanted!' US Space Force unveils new recruitment video
- Space Foundation adds Fisher Space Pen to Space Tech Hall of Fame
- SpaceX test-fires rocket ahead of weekend Dragon cargo launch for NASA
- You can now launch your own Blue Origin New Shepard (model) rocket
- Interstellar comets visit our solar system more frequently than thought
- Satellite images show crowds at Kabul airport before two reported explosions
- Hero Collector's 'Star Trek: The Original Series — A Celebration' salutes 55 years of iconic science fiction
- Blue Origin launches New Shepard to test moon landing tech and more in suborbital flight
- Watch Blue Origin launch its New Shepard rocket on an uncrewed suborbital flight today
- The launch trailer for 'Humankind' has a brilliant Apollo 11 twist
- Launch company Rocket Lab goes public
- You can watch 'Mars Calling,' a new Red Planet documentary, for free now on MagellanTV
- Hubble captures gorgeous image of 'Einstein ring' from warped quasar light
- Analysis of 2,000 galaxies using the MeerKat radio telescope reveals fresh insights
- August 25
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- Alien life could thrive on big 'Hycean' exoplanets
- The five most impressive geological structures in the solar system
- Boom!'s 'Dune: A Whisper of Caladan Seas' traps Atreides troops in an Arrakis cave in this 1st look
- International Space Station could be followed by commercial space stations after 2030, NASA says
- Astronauts celebrate Tokyo Paralympics opening day with 'torch' ceremony in space
- Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is back in the factory to fix stuck valves
- CAPSTONE, a small cubesat bound for the moon, is preparing for an October launch
- Hollywood artists offer full-scale replica of Apollo spacecraft controls
- What color is the universe?
- The billionaire space race reflects a colonial mindset that fails to imagine a different world
- SpaceX paused Starlink launches to give its internet satellites lasers
- Venus and a newly discovered comet will cross paths in December. Will sparks fly?
- Japanese company ispace unveils new, bigger moon lander
- Russian startup tests technology that filters SpaceX Starlink passes from astronomical observations
- Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier' is fighting an invisible battle against the inner Earth, new study finds
- Why Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin gets so much hate
- August 24
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- China launches twin radar satellites for 3D mapping
- NASA chief Bill Nelson optimistic about Artemis moon landing goals amid big delays
- Taika Waititi's animated 'Flash Gordon' film is reportedly now going to be live-action
- Soar over Mars with NASA's helicopter Ingenuity on its 12th flight (video)
- Elon Musk says SpaceX could launch a Starship to the moon 'probably sooner' than 2024: report
- Astronaut says pinched nerve is why NASA called off space station spacewalk
- An Australian 'space command' could be a force for good — or a cause for war
- This report could make or break the next 30 years of US astronomy
- China's space station, Tiangong: A complete guide
- Traversable wormholes are possible under certain gravity conditions
- Mystery object in space could be a new arm of the Milky Way
- Scientists' 1st-ever view of sun's middle corona could sharpen space weather forecasts
- Small-satellite launch company Virgin Orbit is going public
- Hubble telescope spies a stellar nursery through clouds in stunning image
- The Comet ATLAS was a cosmic flop last year and scientists may finally know why
- The new reality of UFOs: An interview with journalist Leslie Kean
- August 23
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- Is our universe a simulation? 'A Glitch in the Matrix' director Rodney Ascher tackles the theory head-on (exclusive)
- Rare Blue Moon, the last until 2023, wows stargazers (photos)
- Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin targeting Aug. 26 for next spaceflight
- Scottish court rejects billionaire's challenge against UK spaceport
- Astronaut medical issue forces NASA to call off spacewalk at space station
- Fastest-orbiting asteroid in solar system discovered
- Join astronomer David Boboltz in the Space.com forums for an AMA about the sun, red giants and more!
- Wild satellite view shows near-collision of giant A-74 iceberg in Antarctica
- Most of Earth's carbon may be locked in our planet's outer core
- How do gravitational waves work?
- Even small Mars dust storms dry out the Red Planet, scientists find
- August 22
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- Astronauts and satellites watch Hurricane Henri from space as US Northeast braces for storm
- Thousands of ocean fishing boats could be using forced labor – we used AI and satellite data to find them
- Rare Blue Moon of August 2021 rises tonight. Here's what to expect.
- A microwave-powered rocket? Drone project suggests it may be possible
- August 21
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- Arianespace Soyuz rocket launches 34 OneWeb internet satellites into space
- See Jupiter and the moon make a close approach in tonight's sky
- Every SpaceX Starship explosion and what Elon Musk and his team learned from them (video)
- Sweden's tallest mountain is shrinking from climate change
- Sea level rise is killing trees along the Atlantic coast, creating 'ghost forests' that are visible from space
- August 20
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- Watch Netflix's 1st trailer for the Inspiration4 documentary on SpaceX's private spaceflight
- Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket aces static fire test on California launchpad (video)
- SpaceX will launch a Dragon cargo ship for NASA on Aug. 28. Here's how to follow it online.
- Perseverance rover spots tiny Mars moon Deimos (video)
- How old is Earth?
- Chinese astronauts complete second spacewalk at new space station
- Sodium 'fizz' gives big asteroid Phaethon its weird comet-like appearance
- What can we do with a captured asteroid?
- Space beer, anyone? Hops flying on SpaceX's private astronaut mission Inspiration4 will be auctioned for charity
- NASA halts human moon lander work with SpaceX amid Blue Origin lawsuit
- Epic radio images give most-detailed views of distant galaxies
- NASA awards $500,000 to develop moon-mining tech
- China's Mars rover Zhurong completes primary mission, gets life extension
- August 19
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- North America is surrounded by 4 storms and wildfire smoke in this satellite view
- Record temperatures, fire clouds and drought ravage Earth in scorching-hot 2021
- Svetlana Savitskaya: Second woman in space, 1st female spacewalker
- 'The Colony' trailer shows the struggle for survival upon returning to a once-ravaged Earth
- How can we take pictures of Earth-like exoplanets? Use the sun!
- Physicists give weird new phase of matter an extra dimension
- Mars rover Curiosity reaches intriguing transition zone on Red Planet (video)
- BepiColombo spacecraft records the sound of solar wind at Venus
- SpaceX's giant Super Heavy rocket spotted from space in satellite photo
- Watch NASA and 'Star Trek' celebrate Trek creator Gene Roddenberry's legacy today
- Jupiter is at its biggest and brightest this week
- Arianespace Soyuz rocket aborts launch of 34 OneWeb internet satellites
- The 1st trailer for 'Ripout,' a sci-fi horror shooter, is full of alien monsters
- August 18
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- Lego Education unveils Spike Essentials to teach kids STEAM subjects
- Siberian wildfires double greenhouse gas emission record: This is how they look from space.
- Sci-fi puzzle game 'Monobot' gets updates (and is on sale)
- SpaceX Starlink satellites responsible for over half of close encounters in orbit, scientist says
- Chinese astronomers eye Tibetan Plateau site for observatory project
- The August 2021 full moon is, somehow, a Blue Moon. Here's why.
- The Milky Way has a 'broken' arm that could reveal its galactic history
- Cyberspace and outer space are new frontiers for national security, according to an expert report
- Intuitive Machines picks SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to launch its moon lander for NASA
- August 17
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- SpaceX's Starship could be ready for 1st orbital test flight 'in a few weeks,' Elon Musk says
- Rocket Lab will launch a Finnish cubesat this year to test space junk cleanup tech
- Earth rocks collected in 19th century hold clues to finding water on Mars
- 'Star Trek' legend Nichelle Nichols caught in ongoing conservatorship battle: report
- Mars helicopter Ingenuity soars through challenging 12th flight on Red Planet
- Can the US and China Cooperate in Space?
- Famous Einstein equation used to create matter from light for first time
- Space collision: Chinese satellite got whacked by hunk of Russian rocket in March
- Arianespace Vega rocket launches Earth observation satellite and 4 cubesats into orbit
- August 16
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- Haiti's earthquake aftermath is visible from space
- Crowds surge on Afghanistan airport in satellite photos
- Multiple supernovas may have implanted our solar system with the seeds of planets
- In photos: The astronauts of Expedition 65 to the International Space Station
- Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin sues NASA over denied moon lander contract
- Saturn's rippling rings point to massive, soupy core hidden inside
- Mount Etna is 100 feet taller than it was 6 months ago
- Astronomers peer at 'layer cake' levels of a would-be star to understand super Jupiters
- Asteroid that killed the dinosaurs: Likely origin and what we know about the famous space rock
- August 15
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- Satellite photos show Dixie Fire's devastation to California town in before-and-after views
- Take a sneak peek at Disney's Space 220 restaurant at Epcot ahead of its launch next month
- Martian crust could sustain life through radiation
- Siberian wildfires dwarf all others on Earth combined
- SpaceX's 1st private astronaut mission, Inspiration4, is just one month from launching into history
- August 14
- August 13
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- NASA dedicates Ohio test facility for first moonwalker Neil Armstrong
- 7-Eleven launches Coca-Cola Slurpee on stratospheric 'space' flight
- Boeing's Starliner launch, a critical test flight for NASA, delayed indefinitely as capsule heads back to factory
- Boeing's Starliner OFT-2 mission to the space station: Everything you need to know
- See the first 'Blade Runner: Black Lotus' trailer and catch a sneak peek at the opening minutes
- Solar Orbiter spacecraft sends postcard from Venus in flyby video
- Perseverance Mars rover fumbled 1st sampling attempt because of 'unique' powdery rock, NASA finds
- Estes' 'DARC1' is its most challenging Space Corps model rocket kit yet
- 'Dancing ghosts': A new, deeper scan of the sky throws up surprises for astronomers
- Stuck valves on Boeing's Starliner keep critical space station test flight on hold
- August 12
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- NASA's Mars helicopter spots its Perseverance rover pal from above in an epic view (video)
- 'No Man's Sky' marks 5th birthday with epic trailer (and a free expansion)
- How big is a black hole? How messily it 'eats' may be a clue.
- Perseid meteor shower of 2021 thrills skywatchers
- Amazing photos of the 2021 Perseid meteor shower
- Watch the BepiColombo probe zoom by Venus on its way to Mercury in this new video
- Cygnus cargo ship arrives at International Space Station with its biggest NASA haul ever
- Elon Musk's SpaceX may launch a tiny Canadian satellite that will livestream ads from space: report
- Space travel for billionaires is the surprise topic with bipartisan American support — but not from Gen Z
- 'Star Trek: Lower Decks' returns for sensational season 2 on Paramount+
- Indian rocket suffers catastrophic failure during launch, Earth-watching satellite lost
- August 11
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- Perseid meteor shower of 2021, likely the best of the year, is peaking now!
- Here's the US weather forecast for the Perseid meteor shower's peak tonight
- Scientists fine-tune odds of asteroid Bennu hitting Earth through 2300 with NASA probe's help
- One of Nigeria's satellites is on its last legs. Here's why it's worrying.
- Watch NASA fire up its SLS rocket engines to test far-out mission technologies (video)
- Mercury-bound spacecraft snaps selfie with Venus in close flyby (photo)
- Watch auroras paint the sky above Earth in these stunning astronaut photos and video
- India to launch new Earth observation satellite tonight. Here's how to watch live.
- The devastating wildfires of 2021 are breaking records and satellites are tracking it all
- Perseid meteor shower 2021 webcasts: How to watch the 'shooting stars' at their peak live tonight
- The United Arab Emirates has 2 new astronauts. They're shooting for the moon.
- This black-and-white photo of SpaceX's Starship looks like a famed vintage NYC construction shot
- SpaceX remains the sole winner of NASA astronaut moon lander contract, GAO affirms
- August 10
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- Antares rocket launches heaviest Cygnus cargo ship ever to space station for NASA
- US astronaut moon landing 'not feasible,' by 2024 due to spacesuit delay, NASA's inspector general finds
- Antares rocket ready to launch Cygnus NG-16 cargo ship to space station for NASA
- SpaceX to scoop up Swarm Technologies for satellite internet project
- Watch astronauts hold their own Summer Olympics in space with zero-g synchronized swimming and more
- Jupiter's huge moon Ganymede stuns in new infrared image from NASA's Juno probe
- Playmobil unveils epic Star Trek USS Enterprise NCC-1701 playset
- Star Trek Adventures tabletop RPG to get 7 new additions this year
- Astro Restoration Project pieces together space shuttle astronomy payload
- Powerful X-ray burst from black hole ripples through galactic dust in new NASA image
- You can now beam up your own 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' Medical Scanner and Hypospray collectibles
- Northrop Grumman will launch a Cygnus cargo ship to the space station today. Here's how to watch live.
- August 9
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- NASA sun spacecraft whizzes through 9th solar flyby
- Watch early Perseid meteors light up the night in video from NASA's All-sky Fireball Network
- Boeing's Starliner still hoping for August launch despite technical troubles
- Blobs in space and other cool science launching to the space station Tuesday
- Human influence on global warming is 'unequivocal,' UN report says
- Sending art to space: An interview with artist Micah Johnson
- Stellar pulses are transformed into a celestial symphony
- Jupiter 'energy crisis' caused by auroras, scientists find in new study
- August 8
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- August 6
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- NASA's 1st attempt to collect Mars samples with Perseverance rover comes up empty
- Giant ancient lake in Gale Crater on Mars? New study offers different view.
- Scientists find chunk of blown-apart star hurtling through Milky Way at breakneck speed
- Mars helicopter Ingenuity captures 3D view of Raised Ridges on the Red Planet
- Perseverance rover drills into Mars for 1st time in milestone for sample collection
- SpaceX stacks Starship atop massive booster for 1st time to make the world's tallest rocket
- Ignoring climate change will yield 'untold suffering,' panel of 14,000 scientists warns
- Why does gravity pull us down and not up?
- MotoArt makes mementos from scrapped NASA shuttle launch platform
- NASA, Russia stress that space partnership remains strong after Nauka incident at space station
- 'Doubly charming' tetraquark is the longest-lived exotic-matter particle ever found
- Mysterious dimming of bright star Betelgeuse may be from 'sunspots' and temperature changes
- August 5
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- Virgin Galactic is selling tickets to space again, now for $450,000 per seat
- Happy birthday, Juno! NASA's Jupiter probe launched 10 years ago today
- SpaceX, Planet ink deal to launch Earth-imaging satellites through 2025
- Rocket startup Astra to launch satellite for US Space Force this month
- SpaceX's Starship SN20 rolls out to launch pad ahead of 1st orbital test flight
- Mars helicopter Ingenuity scores another safe flight on Red Planet
- Moon mantle mystery may shed light on habitable planet evolution
- NFT artwork flies to space for 1st time, will soon go on auction
- This hurricane season will be even more active than previously predicted, NOAA says
- Boeing's Starliner heads back to hangar after valve issue thwarts test launch for NASA
- 'Peas in a pod' planetary system offers nearby gems to scientists
- Curiosity rover finds cute little rock 'lizard' on Mars
- 9 years on Mars! Curiosity rover marks another anniversary
- What will the Earth be like in 500 years?
- SpaceX lifts huge Super Heavy rocket onto launch stand (photos)
- August 4
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- Netflix will co-produce a documentary about SpaceX's Inspiration4 mission
- Ingenuity Mars helicopter gearing up for 11th Red Planet flight
- Space solar power project got off the ground with billionaire's $100 million donation
- What does the edge of the solar system look like?
- 'Star Trek: Discovery' actor Doug Jones on conquering fear and stepping up screentime
- Astronaut captures sparkling 'shooting star' video as Russian space station module falls to Earth
- Perseid meteor shower peaks this month! New moon bodes well for skywatchers.
- Happy birthday, Fermi! Top 5 highlights from 13 years of the gamma-ray telescope
- Launch of Boeing's Starliner capsule delayed indefinitely
- New sci-fi shooter 'The Ascent' comes to Xbox Series X and PC
- August 3
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- SpaceX rolls 29-engine Super Heavy rocket to launch site (video)
- Watch cosmonauts explore Russia's new Nauka space station module in this video tour
- GOES-17 satellite bounces back from glitch while monitoring California wildfires
- Chinese startup iSpace fails to reach orbit again with Hyperbola-1 rocket
- Supermassive black holes can be surprisingly delicate eaters, astronomers find
- Lego releases massive 'Star Wars' UCS Republic Gunship with 3,292 pieces
- Boeing's Starliner launch delayed yet again
- What would happen if Earth suddenly stopped spinning?
- How to watch Boeing launch its 2nd Starliner test flight for NASA
- NASA astronauts 'very excited' about Boeing's upcoming Starliner OFT-2 launch
- 'Massive melting event' strikes Greenland after record heat wave
- Take a deep dive into the new 'Star Trek: Lower Decks' Season 2 teaser trailer
- Skyglow forces dung beetles in the city to abandon the Milky Way as their compass
- MTV reveals vine-covered 'Moon Person' at NASA rocket garden
- August 2
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- Music masterpiece 'Clair de Lune' beamed to space station in NFT 1st
- Space station situation with Russian module misfire more serious than stated: report
- SpaceX installs 29 engines on giant Super Heavy Mars rocket (photos)
- Slowdown of Earth's spin caused an oxygen surge
- Boeing's Starliner capsule rolls out to launch pad again (photos)
- China will send student experiments into deep space on 2 upcoming missions
- Satellites reveal ocean currents are getting stronger, with potentially significant implications for climate change
- Bulova marks Apollo 15 50th with golden replica of moon-worn watch
- NASA chief excited for Starliner launch, touts importance of competition
- A space laser is tracking subglacial lakes hidden in Antarctica
- Iceland may be the tip of a sunken continent
- Will the average person need to exercise during a commercial spaceflight?
- August 1
