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- October 31
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- James Webb Space Telescope gazes into a galactic garden of budding stars (image)
- Watch 2 NASA astronauts conduct 4th-ever all-female spacewalk today
- International Space Station astronauts show off creative outfits for Halloween
- China's Shenzhou 16 astronauts hand over Tiangong space station to new crew (video)
- NASA's Lucy probe will fly by asteroid 'Dinkinesh' on Nov. 1. Here's what to expect
- FAA wraps up safety review of SpaceX's huge Starship rocket
- Star explosions boost deep space cosmic rays to near the speed of light
- Xenomorphs strike terror in deep space in Marvel Comics' 'Alien: Black, White & Blood'
- Can humans reproduce in space? Mouse breakthrough on ISS a promising sign
- 'Bones' of cosmic hand revealed in creepy NASA X-ray telescope views (video, photo)
- NASA, India to launch Earth-observing satellite in 2024
- Artemis 2 moon astronaut says crew is ready for ambitious 2024 mission
- Watch new trailer for 'Doctor Who' 60th-anniversary specials coming to Disney+ (video)
- New Horizons' Alan Stern will fulfill a lifelong dream on Virgin Galactic spaceflight this week
- China's Shenzhou 16 astronauts land safely after 5 months aboard Tiangong space station (video)
- October 30
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- Meet the crew of Virgin Galactic's 5th commercial spaceflight launching on Nov. 2
- New Japanese spacecraft aims to explore the mysterious moons of Mars
- 'Too early' to say which astronaut will command UK Space Agency mission with Axiom Space
- Solar maximum will arrive sooner and last longer than previously expected, say scientists
- James Webb Space Telescope dives deep into the Crab Nebula supernova wreckage (video)
- China plans to take 'hack-proof' quantum satellite technology to new heights
- 'Star Wars' gets spooky in 'Tales from the Death Star'
- Watch China's Shenzhou 16 space station astronauts return to Earth Oct. 30 (video)
- A nearby kilonova explosion could threaten all life on Earth. But don't worry, scientists say.
- Supervolcano eruption on Pluto hints at hidden ocean beneath the surface
- China's astronauts grow vegetables in orbit, with an eye on deep space exploration
- The rings of Uranus are being held back by its pesky moons
- Jupiter has a creepy 'face' in haunting Halloween photo by NASA's Juno probe
- October 29
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- SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites on second attempt (video)
- Space rocks and asteroid dust are pricey, but these aren’t the most expensive materials used in science
- Astronaut Callie Rodriguez helps deploy a lunar telescope in NASA's new online graphic novel
- World's smallest particle accelerator is 54 million times smaller than the Large Hadron Collider — and it works
- New map of ice on Mars could help NASA decide where to send future astronauts
- October 28
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- SpaceX launches 22 Starlink satellites from California
- Full Hunter's Moon lunar eclipse, last eclipse of 2023, an early Halloween treat for stargazers (photos)
- Full Hunter's Moon puts on a spooky display today with partial lunar eclipse
- NASA rocket to study star-forming supernova remnant on Oct. 29
- Drinkware with a twist of space history: New 'Milestones in Space' glass tumblers
- October 27
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- Supermassive black hole seen spinning ropes of plasma like a cosmic spider
- Infrared aurora on Uranus confirmed for the 1st time
- 'Deep learning' could shed new light on supernova explosions — and our cosmic origins
- The next 4 to 5 years will be the best time to see the northern lights this solar cycle
- If Venus had Earth-like plate tectonics in its distant past, did it have life too?
- The moon will match up with Jupiter on Oct. 28
- UK Space Agency signs deal with Axiom Space for human spaceflight mission
- Earth's nearest supermassive black hole pair lies in the wreckage of a galactic collision
- 1st public exhibit of OSIRIS-Rex asteroid sample to open Nov. 3 at Smithsonian
- Loki season 2 episode 4 review: Fixing the system
- Distorted crystals use 'pseudogravity' to bend light like black holes do
- LIGO gravitational wave detector breaks 'quantum limit' to find deep universe black hole collisions
- Watch NASA's Artemis 2 mobile rocket launcher get soaked during water deluge test (video)
- ULA targets Christmas Eve for debut of new Vulcan Centaur rocket
- The Full Hunter's Moon experiences a partial lunar eclipse on Oct. 28. Here's what to expect
- Groundbreaking laser communications experiment flying to ISS on SpaceX cargo mission on Nov. 5
- October 26
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- How director Nathaniel Kahn brought the James Webb Space Telescope to IMAX with 'Deep Sky'
- Search for intelligent aliens explores new radio-frequency realms
- Kid Cudi unveils upcoming sci-fi comic series 'Moon Man'
- Astronauts test moon camera design for future Artemis missions
- China's Shenzhou 17 astronauts arrive at Tiangong space station (video)
- NASA wants to fly this nuclear Dragonfly drone on Saturn's moon Titan. Watch its wind tunnel test (video)
- Thrawn, Mace Windu and Jango Fett highlight Marvel Comics' ambitious 'Star Wars' roster for 2024
- What time is the Full Hunter's Moon lunar eclipse on Oct. 28?
- Lego's epic 'Dune' Ornithopter building set is now open for pre-orders
- James Webb Space Telescope finds rare heavy chemical element from 'kilonova' explosion
- Here's how NASA's Roman Space Telescope will hunt for lonely black holes and distant exoplanets
- Satellite data reveals ancient landscape preserved beneath East Antarctic ice sheet
- Rocket Lab aims to return to flight this year after September launch failure
- Artemis 2 Orion spacecraft comes together ahead of 2024 moon mission (photos)
- Declassified spy satellite images reveal 400 Roman Empire forts in the Middle East
- Nailing down exoplanet orbits could be key to finding ET. Here's why
- China launches new 3-astronaut crew to Tiangong space station
- Cosmonauts on ISS spacewalk encounter coolant 'blob' while inspecting leaky radiator
- October 25
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- Climate change has pushed Earth into 'uncharted territory': report
- Watch the partial lunar eclipse of the Full Hunter's Moon on Oct. 28 with these free livestreams
- The West Antarctic Ice Sheet is melting, and it's too late to stop it
- The mysterious dimming of supergiant star Betelgeuse may finally be explained (photo)
- 1st-ever radio images of an annular solar eclipse showcase the sun's extended corona
- China continues remote-sensing buildup with new launch of Yaogan satellites (video)
- China unveils Shenzhou 17 astronauts launching to Tiangong space station tonight (video)
- SpaceX to launch final piece of NASA's 1st two-way laser communications relay
- SpaceX counters FAA claims that its reentering Starlink satellites could hurt or kill people
- Thanks to a layer of molten rock, Mars' core appears bigger than it is
- SpaceX fuels up Starship in key test ahead of 2nd-ever flight (video, photos)
- NASA's Artemis moon astronauts will ride to the launch pad in these sleek electric cars (photos)
- Cosmonauts will hunt for source of ISS leak during a spacewalk today. Watch it live
- Curiosity rover discovers new evidence Mars once had 'right conditions' for life
- James Webb Space Telescope photos to feature on US Priority Mail stamps in 2024
- Largest-ever computer simulation of the universe escalates cosmology dilemma
- October 24
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- US Space Force's 1st official painting shows military space plane intercepting adversary satellite
- NASA's Ingenuity helicopter aces longest Mars flight in 18 months
- SpaceX inks landmark deal to launch European navigation satellites: report
- Moon rocks blasted off the lunar surface could become near-Earth asteroids
- Hubble Space Telescope reveals an unexpected galaxy trio (photo)
- Watch NASA test a 3D-printed rocket nozzle designed for deep space (video)
- What happens when neutron stars collide? Astronomers may finally know
- China recruits Pakistan and Belarus for its planned moon base
- Zack Snyder's 'Rebel Moon' space opera scores prequel series from Titan Comics, 'House of the Bloodaxe'
- James Webb Space Telescope could have explained the mysterious signals from 'hell planet' 40 light-years away
- In-space manufacturing company Varda plans to land its reentry capsules in Australia: report
- NASA's Aaron Yazzie explores Mars in PBS's 'Native America' Season 2 (exclusive)
- 'Star Trek: Sons of Star Trek' alternate dimension miniseries coming in 2024
- See the moon and Saturn take a night swim in Aquarius tonight
- If the Perseverance rover found evidence of life on Mars, would we recognize it?
- October 23
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- NASA can't open its OSIRIS-REx asteroid capsule yet, but the outside alone holds more than enough samples
- Fly along with India's crew capsule on crucial test flight (video)
- Shortest 'fast radio bursts' ever discovered last only 1 millionth of a second
- Artemis 2 moon astronauts meet car racing teams at Formula 1
- NASA's interstellar Voyager probes get software updates beamed from 12 billion miles away
- Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket will undergo crucial engine test fire in November
- A star is born! How cosmic winds are a key step in stellar formation
- How astronaut Thomas Pesquet captured the planet in 'The Earth in Our Hands'
- Gulf Stream weakening now 99% certain, and ramifications will be global
- Nearby asteroid may contain elements 'beyond the periodic table', new study suggests
- Don't miss a partial lunar eclipse of October's Full Hunter's Moon this week
- What is an attosecond? A physical chemist explains the tiny time scale behind Nobel Prize-winning research
- The moon may be 40 million years older than we thought, Apollo 17 samples suggest
- 'Sew Sister' Jean Wright shares her NASA space shuttle experience with new book
- Strange anomaly in sun's solar cycle discovered in centuries-old texts from Korea
- October 22
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- Space Perspective unveils 'Space Spa' restroom for balloon tourist flights (images)
- China is building the world's largest underwater telescope to hunt for elusive 'ghost particles'
- 'Lego Star Wars' conjures a fun-sized trio of new Halloween shorts (video)
- Scientists bury time capsule to celebrate upcoming Extremely Large Telescope (photos)
- How did the universe's elements form?
- October 21
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- SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites on its second spaceflight in a day
- NASA Ames, UC Berkeley to build $2 billion space center in Silicon Valley
- Scientists propose 'missing' law for the evolution of everything in the universe
- It's 'International Observe the Moon Night' tonight. Here's how to participate
- Why is space so dark even though the universe is filled with stars?
- SpaceX fires up Starship prototype in deorbit burn test (video)
- October 20
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- SpaceX launches Starlink satellites on 75th orbital mission of 2023
- 'The Right Stuff' at 40: Director Philip Kaufman on chasing demons in the sky to make a true American classic (exclusive)
- NASA's Lucy probe will fly by a 'dinky' asteroid on Nov. 1. Here's what to expect (video)
- Dark energy may allow black holes to live in 'perfect pair' binaries
- Home of the world's most powerful telescopes joins the fight against light pollution
- Watch NASA's VIPER moon rover conquer a lunar 'obstacle course' (video)
- Astronomers have learned lots about the universe − but how do they study astronomical objects too distant to visit?
- Join Chewbacca in the forests of Kashyyyk in 'Star Wars: The Secrets of the Wookiees'
- India launches test flight for future Gaganyaan astronaut mission (video, photos)
- Apollo artifacts: NASA salvages parts from Alabama's rest stop Saturn IB rocket
- Loki season 2 episode 3 review: Timely but not elegant
- Powerful new radio telescope could unmask the ancient universe — if satellites don't ruin the view
- The Orionid meteor shower peaks this weekend. Here's how to see it
- NASA's Artemis moon astronauts may wear electric field spacesuits to fight pesky lunar dust
- A mud lake on Mars might be hiding signs of life in chaotic terrain
- October 19
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- NASA tests new kind of Artemis moon-rocket engine in dramatic 'hot fire' test (video)
- Snake-like magnetic fields on the sun bring scientists closer to solving a major solar mystery
- The search for extraterrestrial intelligence gets a new home at Oxford
- Record-breaking radio burst could help us find the universe's missing matter
- James Webb Space Telescope spots jet stream on Jupiter stronger than a Category 5 hurricane
- Astronauts embark on a surreal survival odyssey in new series 'Scavengers Reign' (exclusive)
- Could Neptune's largest moon swing a spacecraft into the planet's orbit?
- Ultra-powerful plasma 'blades' could slice entire stars in half, new paper suggests
- 'Star Trek: Lower Decks' creator shares how to find humor in Starfleet
- '99% totality' does not exist! Why you need to get to the path for April 8, 2024, total solar eclipse
- Virgin Galactic sets date, announces crew for 5th commercial spaceflight
- Burned-up space junk pollutes Earth's upper atmosphere, NASA planes find
- Satellites watched wildfires burn a staggering 30% of Brazil's Pantanal wetlands
- October 18
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- Queen guitar legend Brian May helps analyze NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid samples
- SpaceX aims to launch 144 missions next year
- NBC's 'Quantum Leap' hops back in time to investigate UFOs in this week's spooky episode
- India wants to land astronauts on the moon in 2040
- Space history and future leap off the screen at NASA's Kennedy Space Center
- Canada to launch new satellites to monitor climate change, gather military data
- 'Astronaut archaeology' could improve space station design. Here's how
- AI-powered lasers could zap space debris away from collision courses
- Jupiter's volcanic moon Io looks stunning in new Juno probe photos
- New 'galactic atlas' offers stunning details of 400,000 galaxies near the Milky Way
- Hubble Telescope captures the bright core of a loosely wound spiral galaxy (photo)
- A massive 'zombie' star is rampaging away from its home cluster
- Welding issues arise during Artemis 3 moon rocket's assembly, but mission still on track: report
- 'For All Mankind' Season 4 explores an asteroid and the lines between science and commerce (video)
- NASA's Parker Solar Probe smashes record for fastest human-made object
- NASA astronaut snaps photo of solar eclipse from the space station
- Dwarf planet Ceres could be a great place to hunt for alien life. Here's why
- Galactic archeology reveals Milky Way's neighbor Andromeda has a violent past
- October 17
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- City-size comet regrows 'horns' after massive volcanic eruption
- Satellite sees annular solar eclipse from 1 million miles away (photo)
- Jupiter-like exoplanets reveal our solar system may not be so unique after all
- A simple streetlight hack could protect astronomy from urban light pollution
- Mars was shaken by its strongest marsquake ever in 2022. Now we know what caused it
- 'Futurama' team talks physics, humor and heart at NY Comic Con
- NASA's Roman Space Telescope will launch in 2027. Here's how scientists are getting ready
- NASA delays spacewalk a 2nd time due to leak on International Space Station
- Benjamin Moore partners with Blue Origin to reveal space-themed color of 2024
- High school students set record with stratospheric balloon launch and recovery (photo)
- Satellites show Antarctic ice shelves have lost 74 trillion tons of water in 25 years
- SpaceX stacks Starship to gear up for launch rehearsal (photos)
- NASA's Hubble, Chandra space telescopes face possible budget cuts: report
- SpaceX launches Starlink satellites on 16th re-flight for Falcon 9 first stage
- Over 1 million satellites could be headed to Earth orbit, and scientists are worried
- October 16
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- James Webb Space Telescope detects quartz crystals in an exoplanet's atmosphere
- AI just spotted its 1st supernova. Could it replace human explosion hunters?
- Evidence for 'Planet 9' may actually show our theory of gravity is incomplete
- 'For All Mankind' Season 4 hopes to get audiences excited about space
- Axiom Space's 3rd private astronaut crew ready for ISS mission in 2024
- 'Star Trek: Lower Decks' takes center stage at NYCC 2023
- Future Mars astronauts may chomp on Earth's tiniest flowering plant to survive
- What the 'ring of fire' eclipse looked like from the home of ancient solar astronomy
- Scientists want to make moon roads by blasting lunar soil with sunlight
- 8 top tips for planning your 2024 total eclipse trip
- Satellites watch the annular solar eclipse 2023 sweep over the U.S. (video)
- Scientists discover ghost of ancient mega-plate that disappeared 20 million years ago
- Earth's solid inner core is 'surprisingly soft' thanks to hyperactive atoms jostling around
- 'Air showers' could help reveal cosmic rays' mysterious source
- October 15
- October 14
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- Annular solar eclipse of 2023 wows skywatchers with spectacular 'ring of fire' (photos, video)
- The annular solar eclipse of 2023 is underway! See the 1st 'ring of fire' photos and video
- China discovers never-before-seen ore containing a highly valuable rare earth element
- The mysteries of the dark universe could be solved by the Rubin Observatory
- October's new moon brings us a 'ring of fire' solar eclipse
- Annular solar eclipse will turn the sun into 'ring of fire' today. Here's what you need to know.
- October 13
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- NASA astronaut Frank Rubio considers himself 'incredibly lucky' after accidental 1-year ISS stay
- Rare all-woman spacewalk this month won't be the last, NASA says
- 'For All Mankind' season 4 moves from Mars to the asteroids in new trailer (video)
- Relive SpaceX's Falcon Heavy launch of Psyche asteroid mission with these amazing photos
- Why 'ring of fire' solar eclipse on Oct. 14 has scientists excited (video)
- In the search for alien life, should we be looking for artificial intelligence?
- 'Loki' season 2 episode 2 review: Time to flex the acting muscles
- 'Ring of fire' solar eclipse on Oct. 14 forecast: Will the weather cooperate?
- SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launches NASA's Psyche probe to bizarre metal asteroid (video)
- Hubble Telescope captures star-packed galaxy spinning like a top (photo)
- Astronomers want you to watch the Oct. 14 'ring of fire' eclipse with a disco ball. No, seriously.
- Here's the (moon) scoop: Mercury 7-flown clock, Apollo lunar shovel up for auction
- How precious metals were brought to Earth and preserved in a magma ocean
- The 5 main stages of October's annular solar eclipse explained
- Watch SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launch NASA's Psyche asteroid mission today
- October 12
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- Boeing's 1st Starliner flight with astronauts delayed to April 2024
- 1st evidence of giant exoplanet collision afterglow explains unusual eclipse
- SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket poised to launch Psyche metal asteroid mission (photos)
- South Korea set to finalize cancellation of launch contracts with Russia
- A leak on the ISS canceled his spacewalk. But an astronaut says that was the right call
- Mysterious magnetism in Apollo moon rocks is natural in origin, new study finds
- India's Aditya-L1 solar observatory on course for its sunny parking spot 1 million miles from Earth
- Rocket booster parts arrive in LA to stand up space shuttle Endeavour exhibit
- Follow the annular solar eclipse this week with SkySafari
- Hubble Telescope discovers thousands of hot stars camouflaging a spiral galaxy (photo)
- Mysterious radiation bursts could be coming from 'starquakes' on neutron stars
- What time is the annular solar eclipse on Oct. 14?
- Metal asteroid Psyche has a ridiculously high 'value.' But what does that even mean?
- Bad weather delays SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch of NASA's Psyche asteroid mission to Oct. 13
- October 11
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- Explore a mysterious, crinkly Mars valley in this flyover video
- Could AI communicate with aliens better than we could?
- NASA calls off spacewalk due to leak on International Space Station
- India to launch test flight on Oct. 21 for future Gaganyaan astronaut mission
- NASA's 1st asteroid sample is rich in carbon and water, OSIRIS-REx team finds
- The Milky Way's 'fountain of youth' is made of forbidden stars and water ice
- Ending soon: Snap up the Canon EOS R8 while it's $340 off on the Prime Day
- Better than Prime Day deal: 25% off Celestron SkyMaster 25x70 binoculars — deal still live!
- Nikon 10x50 Aculon A211 binocular Prime Day deal — a discount and a free gift at B&H Photo
- Prime Day telescope deal: Save $110 on the Celestron AstroMaster 130EQ telescope
- Patrick Stewart remembers storming off the 'Star Trek: TNG' set in new memoir, 'Making It So'
- Prime Day Lego deal still live: We recommend saving 20% on the Lego X-Wing Fighter today
- Save 30% on this Holy Stone drone deal for Prime Day
- New space junk project aims to detect and monitor 'untrackable' objects
- Prime Day camera deal still live: Save $500 on one of the best mirrorless cameras — Nikon Z7 II now $2496.95
- Anti-Prime Day binocular deal: Nikon ProStaff 3S 10x42mm, still less than $100 at Walmart
- Unidentified anomalous phenomena: Hot spots and the quest for better UFO data
- Prime Day drone deal: Save $110 on the Holy Stone HS700E
- NASA's Astrobee robot 'Honey' flies home to its International Space Station hive
- For one more day: Potensic ATOM SE Drone now 20% off for Prime Day
- SpaceX rolls out Falcon Heavy rocket for Psyche asteroid mission launch (photos)
- My favorite compact power station is discounted by 30% today during Prime Day
- One of the best budget telescopes is now $63 off for Prime Day
- Prime exclusive deal: $120 off the Celestron NexStar 130SLT
- Curious about skywatching? Celestron's Travel Scope 70 is now just $72.07
- NASA revealing OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample today: Watch it live
- NASA's Psyche metal asteroid mission will have a big impact on astronomy. Here's how
- Anti-Prime Day — Walmart is selling this amazing Celestron beginner telescope for just $78!
- October 10
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- James Webb Space Telescope spotlights gorgeous young stars in a galaxy next door (photo)
- Studying space weather can help address space debris. Here's how
- Gaia telescope's new data reveals 'goldmine' of over 500,000 undiscovered stars and more
- Iran is seeking Russian assistance for a new spy satellite: reports
- How James Webb Space Telescope's studies of TRAPPIST-1 flares could aid the search for alien life
- Watch China launch more classified Yaogan spy satellites (video)
- We highly rate these astronomy binoculars and today they're over 10% off
- Deal extended: Take to the skies for less this Prime Day — save $50 on the DJI Mavic Mini Drone Combo
- 'Potentially catastrophic' solar storm identified in ancient tree rings
- Save 20% on solar eclipse glasses ahead of Saturday's eclipse
- Stow away on a luxury starship in 1st look inside Jock's new sci-fi comic series, 'Gone' (exclusive)
- Lowest ever price — save $116 on Celestron TrailSeeker ED 8x42 binoculars on Prime Day
- NASA's Psyche metal asteroid mission launches this week: Here's what you need to know
- NASA's Perseverance Mars rover is on the move! Here's what it will do at 'Jurabi Point.'
- International Space Station leaks coolant into space, but astronauts are not in danger
- Last chance Prime Day deal: Save $180 on Celestron's SkyMaster 25x100 binoculars
- Save $50 on one of our favorite star projectors from Pococo this Amazon Prime Day
- 'Remarkable' explosions from colliding, dead stars could reveal the true expansion rate of the universe
- NASA astronaut walks on the 'moon' to get ready for Artemis landings (photos)
- Chandrayaan-3’s measurements of sulfur open the doors for lunar science and exploration
- October 9
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- Could AI find alien life faster than humans, and would it tell us?
- Satellite time-lapse shows 45-mile long iceberg colliding with Clarence Island in Antarctica
- Severe space weather is messing up bird migrations, new study suggests
- See the moon snuggle up to Venus early on Oct. 10
- Why Einstein must be wrong: In search of the theory of gravity
- Euclid 'dark universe' telescope is back on track after finding its guiding stars
- Axiom Space partners with fashion house Prada to design Artemis 3 moon suits
- All aboard! Train tugs Artemis 2 moon rocket parts to the NASA launch center (photos, video)
- What cosmic object 'Arrokoth' can tell us about our solar system's formation
- This Hubble Telescope view of a chalky spiral galaxy is a sight to behold (photo)
- Annular solar eclipse will turn the sun into a spectacular 'ring of fire' this week
- October 8
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- SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites early Oct. 9 from California
- Celebrate Life Day with Marvel Comics' batch of special 'Star Wars' variant covers
- SpaceX launches 22 Starlink satellites from Florida after delay
- How do astronomers know the age of the planets and stars?
- A comet explosion may have started agriculture in Syria 12,800 years ago
- 'Starfield' is an inspiring odyssey that could rekindle mainstream interest in space exploration
- All solar eclipses will be 'rings of fire' in the distant future. Here's why
- October 7
- October 6
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- The Draconid meteor shower peaks this weekend. Here's how to see it
- Atlas V rocket launches Amazon's 1st 2 internet satellites to orbit (video)
- Hold the annular solar eclipse in your hand with new 'One Eclipse' app from Astronomers Without Borders
- Virgin Galactic launches 1st Pakistani to space on 4th commercial spaceflight (video)
- New space-based thermometer takes Earth's temperature in unprecedented detail (photos)
- Hubble Telescope just witnessed a massive intergalactic explosion and astronomers can't explain it
- Arianespace's Vega rocket launches 12 satellites to orbit
- Spanish company PLD Space launches rocket for 1st time
- 'Loki' season 2 episode 1 review: A new hope for Marvel in the TV realm
- Here's how Artemis 2 astronauts will exercise, sleep and use the toilet on their moon mission (photos)
- Mercury was shrinking for at least 3 billion years — and it still might be today
- Deep space missions will test astronauts' mental health. Could AI companions help?
- The ozone hole above Antarctica has grown to three times the size of Brazil
- Atlas V rocket launching Amazon's 1st internet satellites today: Watch it live
- The night sky twinkles inside new book, 'Diamonds Everywhere,' by astronomer Tom Kerss
- October 5
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- Watch the trailer for surreal space exploration survival game 'The Alters' (video)
- Hubble Telescope reveals a rare galaxy with a luminous heart (photo)
- Disney debuts NASA Perseverance Mars rover tracks at EPCOT's Mission: SPACE
- Earth will experience 2 eclipses this month. Here's what you need to know
- SpaceX's Starship has 'decent chance' of success on upcoming flight, Elon Musk says
- This Hubble Telescope galaxy image could help reveal how stars are born (photo)
- New collectible pin buttons depict 'For All Mankind' space mission patches
- NASA's Mars rovers could inspire a more ethical future for AI
- Pulsar surprises astronomers with record-breaking gamma-rays
- New wristwatch bridges Apollo to Artemis with touch of real moon dust
- Orbital 'parking spots' could help prevent satellite traffic jams
- 'Ring of fire' eclipse Oct. 14 will be practice run for total solar eclipse next year
- SpaceX's Elon Musk to give big Starship update today: Watch it live
- Virgin Galactic to launch Galactic 04 space tourist flight today. Here's what to expect
- October 4
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- Mars Society conference happening online Oct. 5 through Oct. 8
- NASA will launch rockets into the annular solar eclipse's shadow on Oct. 14
- AI is already helping astronomers make incredible discoveries. Here's how
- OSIRIS-REx watched its asteroid sample capsule head toward Earth (photos)
- Astroscale gets up to $80 million for space junk inspection mission
- Russia pinpoints cause of Luna-25 moon lander's failure
- SpaceX launches 22 Starlink satellites on its 70th mission of the year (video)
- The James Webb Space Telescope shines in trailer for new IMAX film 'Deep Sky' (video)
- NASA wants a 'lunar freezer' for its Artemis moon missions
- Up close with Intuitive Machine's Nova-C lunar lander before it leaves for the moon
- Rosy red nebula glows in gorgeous new European Southern Observatory photo
- 'Ahsoka' season 1 episode 8 review: A finale that sticks the landing without flourish
- New 'Star Trek: Holo-Ween' comic miniseries ushers in the spooky season (images)
- Impulse Space CEO Tom Mueller talks early days at SpaceX, moon bases and a booming space industry (exclusive)
- Chinese astronomers say their new space telescope will outdo Hubble
- Nobel Prize in physics awarded to 3 scientists who glimpsed the inner world of atoms with tiny light pulses
- October 3
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- NASA's Psyche probe will launch to a metal asteroid on Oct. 12 — and scientists are sneaking a peek at the target
- SpaceX's giant Starship vehicle towers above turquoise waters in gorgeous photo
- The James Webb Space Telescope's early galaxy images were oddly bright. Now we know why
- Meet the crew of Virgin Galactic's 4th commercial spaceflight launching on Oct. 6
- NASA's Eclipse Explorer 2023 lets you track the Oct. 14 annular solar eclipse with new interactive map
- James Webb Space Telescope's stunning mosaic of Orion Nebula uncovers rogue planets (photos)
- World Space Week 2023 kicks off Oct. 4 to highlight the growing private space economy
- 'Star Trek: The Illustrated Oral History' goes behind the scenes with the eclectic crew of the original Enterprise
- FCC issues 1st-ever space debris fine, serves DISH $150k penalty
- 'We need to get to Mars before I die.' Read exclusive excerpt from 'Elon Musk' by biographer Walter Isaacson
- 'Modest, humble, and uncommonly smart': How a Soviet mathematician quietly solved the mystery of planet formation
- NASA extends New Horizons mission through late 2020s
- Microphones in space: Why scientists want to listen in on alien worlds
- 'Lightning' on Venus may not be lightning at all, Parker Solar Probe finds
- October 2
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- SpaceX wins $70 million Space Force contract for Starshield military satellites
- SpaceX fires up Falcon Heavy rocket ahead of Psyche asteroid mission launch
- Virgin Galactic delays next flight by 1 day, to Oct. 6
- Dark Energy Camera peels back layers of 'galactic onion' stretched across space
- Japan's SLIM 'moon sniper' spacecraft leaves Earth orbit
- NASA's plan to point a massive telescope at America's two upcoming solar eclipses
- 'The Creator' delivers a derivative yet dynamic portrait of pure AI paranoia (review)
- The BlueWalker 3 satellite is officially one of the brightest objects in the sky
- UK startup readies new satellite that will make semiconductors in space
- Spain's new cubesats will fly in space like a flock of geese
- 'Star Trek: Lower Decks' security chief shines in special 'Star Trek: Day of Blood' prequel
- The Economist to launch Space Economy Summit on Oct. 11-12
- How to talk to your kids about aliens: 'Is There Anybody Out There?'
- The Space Force should safeguard US interests on the moon (op-ed)
- Supernova in James Webb Space Telescope image could help solve one of the universe's biggest mysteries
- October 1
