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June 30
- Japan launches advanced Earth-observing satellite on 3rd flight of H3 rocket (video)
- Mars Odyssey celebrates 100,000 orbits, captures epic view of solar system's largest volcano
- It's International Asteroid Day, and astronomers have much to celebrate
- The new space race: International partnerships (op-ed)
June 29
- This Week In Space podcast: Episode 117 — A Home on the Moon
- Why do some planets have moons? A physics expert explains why Earth has only one moon while other planets have hundreds
- 'Stellar tanning salon' brings light of alien suns to Earth
- 'A Quiet Place: Day One' is a riveting return to the day Earth went silent (review)
- NASA's Juno probe reveals lava lakes across Jupiter's volcanic moon Io (image)
June 28
- NASA delays next ISS spacewalk until end of July due to spacesuit leak issue
- Watch India's reusable space plane prototype ace its final landing test (video)
- Perseverance Mars rover team revives life-hunting instrument after 6 months of effort
- Collins backs out of ISS spacesuit contract with NASA
- Mars is an asteroid punching bag, NASA data reveals
- The gorgeous Ring Nebula makes a stunning skywatching sight this week
- Boeing's Starliner spacecraft still doesn't have a landing date, NASA says
- Shhh! Watch the chilling final trailer for 'A Quiet Place: Day One' (video)
- Canada begins work on new Canadarm3 robotic arm for upcoming Gateway lunar outpost
- SpaceX launches 2nd batch of next-gen US spy satellites (video)
- 'Immortal stars' could feast on dark matter in the Milky Way’s heart
- Dark matter clue? Mysterious substance may be interacting with itself in nearby galaxy
June 27
- NASA is flying planes low over the US to make maps of air pollution sources
- Tour the famous 'Pillars of Creation' with gorgeous new 3D views from Hubble and JWST (video)
- Watch 2 tiny satellites deploy from the ISS in dazzling time-lapse video
- Missing Milky Way black holes are bad news for this dark matter theory
- The moon on Earth: Astrobotic unveils 'proving ground' for future lunar missions
- NASA astronaut gives tips to Baseball Hall of Fame from ISS (video)
- ISS astronauts take shelter in Boeing Starliner and other return spacecraft after June 26 satellite breakup
- SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites, lands Falcon 9 rocket on record 22nd flight (video)
- Hubble Telescope spies baby stars in their glowing stellar cocoon (photo)
- 'Star Wars: The Acolyte' episode 5: Who's the masked Sith villain?
- ULA delays Dream Chaser space plane launch to certify Vulcan Centaur rocket for US military missions
- If alien life exists on Europa, we may find it in hydrothermal vents
- China opens Chang'e 6 return capsule containing samples from moon's far side (video)
- Phosphate in NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample suggests space rock Bennu hails from an ocean world
June 26
- NASA selects SpaceX to build deorbit vehicle for International Space Station
- See a starburst galaxy, ablaze with explosive star birth, devouring dwarf galaxies (video)
- James Webb Space Telescope spies strange shapes above Jupiter's Great Red Spot (image)
- NASA dips into futuristic AR tech to build powerful Roman Space Telescope
- Take a deep dive into UFO history in 'After the Flying Saucers Came' by Greg Eghigian (exclusive)
- What happened to China's Chang'e 6 lander on the moon's far side?
- Watch GOES-U weather satellite float above a brightly shining Earth in stunning video from space
- Satellite megaconstellations threaten ozone layer recovery, study confirms
- SpaceX unveils new Starlink Mini antenna for internet users on the go
- NASA's oldest active astronaut Don Pettit to make 4th trip to ISS on Sept. 11
- Why is mystery object Cygnus X-3 so bright? Astronomers may now have the answer
June 25
- Powerful GOES-U weather satellite launches to orbit atop SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket (video)
- ISS astronauts conduct 'spacewalk review' after spacesuit coolant leak
- Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket on track for long-awaited 1st launch on July 9
- James Webb Space Telescope spots 'Cosmic Gems' in the extremely early universe (video)
- SpaceX Dragon capsule on display ahead of joining space shuttle LA exhibit
- Do other planets have plate tectonics?
- Sprites from space! Astronaut photographs rare red lightning phenomenon from ISS
- Marvel superheroes battle bloodthirsty Xenomorphs in new 'Alien' variant covers
- It's back! Aurora-sparking sunspot returns for rare 3rd trip across the sun, firing off explosive solar flare (video)
- 'Physics itself disappears': How theoretical physicist Thomas Hertog helped Stephen Hawking produce his final, most radical theory of everything
- NASA confirms space debris in North Carolina was from SpaceX Crew Dragon reentry
- SpaceX rolls Falcon Heavy rocket out to pad for GOES-U weather satellite launch (photos)
- This impossibly massive black hole wasn't very hungry during the dawn of time
- China returns samples from the moon's far side in historic 1st (video)
- Powerful GOES-U weather satellite cleared for launch today on SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket
- China's Chang'e 6 probe will soon bring samples of the moon's far side to Earth — and scientists are getting excited
June 24
- Massive radio telescope array investigates the birth of planets around twin stars
- Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin could soon launch Nigeria's 1st-ever space tourist
- Supermassive black hole winds blowing at 36 million miles per hour can sculpt entire galaxies
- Florida family files claim with NASA after ISS space junk crashes into home
- Air sealed in Perseverance's Mars sample return tubes is as precious as the rocks themselves
- Watch Scarlett Johansson fake a moon landing in new 'Fly Me To The Moon' trailer (video)
- How long would it take to reach Planet 9, if we ever find it?
- NASA cancels ISS spacewalk due to spacesuit coolant leak (video)
- SpaceX launches Starlink missions in spaceflight doubleheader (video, photos)
- Neutron star collisions could briefly trap a bunch of cosmic ghosts
- Could we launch resources from the moon with electromagnetic railguns?
- Will Boeing Starliner issues delay its 1st long-duration astronaut flight? It’s too soon to tell.
June 23
- Planet Nine: Is the search for this elusive world nearly over?
- New 'Star Wars Outlaws' gameplay trailer dives into the galactic underworld (video)
- 'Star Trek: Prodigy' warps into Season 2 with new Netflix trailer (video)
- How the GOES U satellite will change Earth and space weather forecasts forever
- Perseverance Mars rover digs into intriguing 'Bright Angel' rock formation (photo)
June 22
- This Week In Space podcast: Episode 116 — Spreading the Good Word
- Sweet Strawberry Moon, first full moon of summer, thrills stargazers around the world (photos)
- James Webb Space Telescope spies never-before-seen star behavior in distant nebula (video, photo)
- How SpaceShipOne's historic launch 20 years ago paved the way for a new space tourism era
- NASA, Boeing delay Starliner astronaut landing again, to study helium leaks and thruster issues
- Magnetic vortices may help feed supermassive black holes. Here's how
June 21
- Is there liquid water on Mars today? Marsquake data could tell us
- Gaia space telescope helps astronomers image hidden objects around bright stars
- How to watch SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket launch NOAA's GOES-U satellite today
- The rotation of Earth's inner core is slowing down
- Summer solstice 2024 is here! See celebrations at Stonehenge and beyond (photos)
- Virgin Galactic announces international crew for flight on new Delta class space plane
- The Predator lands in Wakanda in new 'Predator vs Black Panther' series
- When a dangerous asteroid threatens Earth, humanity will have to work together, NASA says
- Why smaller planets are better at building large moons
- Space photo of the week: 'Earthrise,' the Christmas Eve image that changed the world
- Strawberry Solstice Moon of June 2024 shines tonight for summer stargazers (video)
- Pentagon picks SpaceX, Blue Origin and ULA for $5.6 billion launch deal
- Saturn's planet-wide storms driven by seasonal heating, Cassini probe reveals
June 20
- How neutron stars 'playing it cool' could unlock exotic physics
- Surf's up! Liquid methane waves on Saturn moon Titan may erode shores of alien lakes and rivers
- Hubble Telescope bounces back with glorious galaxy pic in '1-gyroscope mode'
- New 'Space Cadet' trailer enlists Emma Roberts into NASA's astronaut program (video)
- Rocket Lab launches 5 IoT satellites on landmark 50th mission (video)
- Is Jupiter's Great Red Spot an impostor? Giant storm may not be the original one discovered 350 years ago
- 'Star Wars: The Acolyte' episode 4: What's the goal of Mae's test?
- New 'Exodus Green Worlds' trailer highlights hunt for habitable planets (video)
- DARPA's military-grade 'quantum laser' will use entangled photons to outshine conventional laser beams
- 4,000-year-old 'Seahenge' in UK was built to 'extend summer,' archaeologist suggests
- Watch an awe-inspiring video from final flight of Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity spaceplane
- NASA discussing asteroid-threat exercise today: Watch it live
- Watch Rocket Lab launch its Electron vehicle for the 50th time today
- Summer solstice 2024 marks the longest day in the Northern Hemisphere
June 19
- Best sci-fi TV shows with 90%+ on Rotten Tomatoes
- The speed of sound on Mars is constantly changing, study finds
- June solstice 2024 brings changing seasons to Earth on June 20 — What to know
- The 1st 'major lunar standstill' in more than 18 years is about to occur. Here's how to see it
- A massive black hole may be 'waking up' in a nearby galaxy
- 'ESA Space Bricks' landing at Lego Stores could help build real Artemis moon base
- GOES-U satellite launch this month will bring a solar activity monitor to space
- China selects 4th batch of astronaut candidates as part of 2030 moon landing goal
- SpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites from California
June 18
- Three bright stars mark the beginning of summer. Here's how to spot the 'Summer Triangle' this week.
- The Strawberry Full Moon of 2024 rises near the June solstice with an Antares encounter
- The GOES-U satellite will catch a ride to space on SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket
- NASA reschedules ISS spacewalk after astronaut experiences 'spacesuit discomfort'
- NASA, Boeing delay Starliner astronaut landing to June 26 amid thruster issues
- SpaceX rocket launches European TV satellite, makes 250th droneship landing (video)
- Doctor Who 'The Legend of Ruby Sunday': Who is Susan Triad?
- How 2 quasars at the dawn of time could be a Rosetta stone for the early universe
- If we really want people living on the moon, we need an astronaut health database
- Life after stellar death? How life could arise on planets orbiting white dwarfs
- Iconic Crab Nebula shines in gorgeous James Webb Space Telescope views (video, image)
- NASA and Boeing will discuss Starliner's delayed ISS departure today, and you can listen live
June 17
- NASA's Perseverance Mars rover enters new Red Planet territory: 'Bright Angel'
- The unexpected behavior of pulsing stars could help us measure the universe
- Join the FAA's virtual public meeting about SpaceX's Starship this evening
- Shine on, Starliner! Aurora glows green as astronauts test spacecraft ahead of return to Earth June 22 (image, video)
- NASA moon orbiter spots Chinese lander on lunar far side (photo)
- The universe’s biggest explosions made some of the elements we are composed of. But there’s another mystery source out there
- NASA’s asteroid sample mission gave scientists around the world the rare opportunity to study an artificial meteor
- This long-studied star is actually a stellar duo: 'We were absolutely stunned'
- Something 'kicked' this hypervelocity star racing through the Milky Way at 1.3 million miles per hour (video)
- At the heart of this distant galaxy lies not 1, but 2 jet-blasting black holes
- Solar eclipse 2024: Live updates
June 16
- Who is Dr. Kovich in 'Star Trek: Discovery'? The mystery explained
- Where is the center of the universe?
June 15
- Could nearby stars have habitable exoplanets? NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory hopes to find out
- This Week In Space podcast: Episode 115 — Our Friendly Mr. Sun
- Space weather forecasting needs an upgrade to protect future Artemis astronauts
- How the world-famous Griffith Observatory became a huge Hollywood star
- How are galaxies destroyed?
June 14
- Private space-junk-inspection probe spots discarded rocket in orbit up close (photo)
- SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket suffers rare last-second abort during Starlink satellite launch (video)
- Voyager 1 is back online! NASA's most distant spacecraft returns data from all 4 instruments
- What ultimately happened to the USS Discovery in the 'Star Trek: Discovery' series finale?
- Astronomers get closer to solving the lingering mystery of fast radio bursts
- 12 billion years of black hole history, revealed through X-rays and simulations
- Astronauts could mix moon dust with old satellites to make fuel
- To calibrate telescopes on Earth, NASA's launching an 'artificial star' to orbit
- Soviet-era cosmonaut Vyacheslav Zudov, who survived only Soyuz splashdown, dies
- NASA delays landing of Boeing's 1st Starliner astronaut mission to June 22
- How China's Chang'e 6 minirover snapped its epic photo on the moon's far side
- Boeing's Starliner astronaut taxi spotted at ISS (satellite photo)
- China's Chang'e 6 spacecraft finds long-sought particles on far side of the moon
- The sun's magnetic field is about to flip. Here's what to expect.
- The Unistellar eVscope 2 is $1160 off ahead of Prime Day
June 13
- Former SpaceX employees sue company, Elon Musk for retaliation, sexual harassment
- NASA telescope spots 'cosmic fireworks' and faint echos from the Milky Way's supermassive black hole
- Billion-dollar disasters have been sweeping across the US this year
- 'The spacecraft really reacted great:' NASA astronauts praise Boeing Starliner’s performance (video)
- Bark! Meow! Cluck! NASA uses lasers to beam pictures of pet dogs, cats and chickens to the ISS
- NASA's Chandra X-ray telescope captures closest super star cluster to Earth (image)
- Mars meteorites reveal clues about what lies within the Red Planet
- Scientists find a surprise ingredient in exoplanet cake mix — sulfur dioxide
- Hubble Telescope maps high-speed 'burps' from nearby feeding supermassive black hole for 1st time
- Secrets of radioactive 'promethium' — a rare earth element with mysterious applications — uncovered after 80-year search
- NASA calls off spacewalk at International Space Station due to 'spacesuit discomfort'
- Cosmic 'koi fish' swims through starry sea in stunning telescope photo
- Radiation will be a real challenge for Mars colonists, powerful solar storm shows
- 'No emergency situation' on International Space Station, NASA says after astronaut medical drill audio causes stir
June 12
- Doctor Who 'Rogue': Who is the eponymous Rogue?
- Watch NASA astronauts collect microbe samples during ISS spacewalk today (livestream video)
- This action-packed 'Borderlands' sneak peek is a chaotic blizzard of bullets (video)
- 'Star Wars: The Acolyte' episode 3: How do the Brendok witches use the Force?
- Private Odysseus moon lander reveals which Earth 'technosignatures' aliens might see
- SpaceX to launch 22 new Starlink satellites from Florida soon after weather delays
- Stoke Space test-fires engine for upcoming fully reusable rocket (photos)
- Alaska's rivers are turning bright orange and as acidic as vinegar as toxic metal escapes from melting permafrost
- Hubble Telescope shares stunning galactic view despite recent hardware malfunction (photo)
- Ed Stone, who led NASA's iconic Voyager project for 50 years, dies at 88
- 'Needs more aliens': Lego designer on kids' view of space as an endless playground (exclusive)
- A star that exploded like a nuclear bomb is still raising questions half a century later
- NASA weighs potential impacts of helium leaks and more on Boeing's Starliner astronaut test flight
- 'Absolutely gutted': How a jammed door is locking astronomers out of the X-ray universe
June 11
- 'Starfield' unveils 1st look at 'Shattered Space' expansion (video)
- Chinese moon researchers gearing up for June 25 arrival of far side samples
- 'Supernova discovery machine' James Webb Space Telescope finds most distant star explosion on record
- Solar storm douses Mars in radiation as auroras flicker in the Red Planet sky (video)
- India's Aditya-L1 solar probe snaps shots of our hyperactive sun during May outburst (photos)
- An interstellar cloud may have caused an ice age on Earth. Here's how
- A missing link in the timeline of Earth's chemistry may have been found
- SpaceX's Inspiration4 astronauts got genetically younger in space: study
- NASA funds tech development for life-hunting Habitable Worlds Observatory
- DARPA unveils 6 new designs for uncrewed vertical-takeoff military aircraft, eyes 2026 test flights
- Get a sneak peek at new 'Alien: Rogue Incursion' survival horror game (trailer)
- Watch SpaceX's Starship Super Heavy booster splash down in this epic video
- James Webb Space Telescope spots asteroid collision in neighboring star system
- New space stations exhibit invites public to find 'Home Beyond Earth'
- China's Chang'e 6 mission carried a stone flag to the moon's far side
June 10
- 'Star Trek V: The Final Frontier' at 35: Did William Shatner direct the cheesiest chapter in the franchise?
- Is there really a huge subsurface lake near Mars' south pole?
- Solar flare blasts out strongest radiation storm since 2017
- Take a video tour of Boeing’s Starliner with its 2 NASA astronauts
- A 'new star' could appear in the sky any night now. Here's how to see the Blaze Star ignite
- Astrophotographer gets close-up look at monster sunspot that led to May's global auroras
- Boeing's 1st Starliner astronaut mission extended through June 18
- 'We thought it was impossible:' Water frost on Mars discovered near Red Planet's equator
- Youthful galaxy in the early universe was a heavy metal rebel
- The Milky Way's last major act of galactic cannibalism was surprisingly recent
- 'Supercharged rhino' black holes may have formed and died a second after the Big Bang
- 'Vampire stars' explode after eating too much — AI could help reveal why
June 9
- Sandworms rise from the sands of Arrakis in exclusive sneak peek at 'Dune: The Graphic Novel, Book 3'
- What is the 3-body problem, and is it really unsolvable?
- Astronauts test SpaceX Starship hardware and spacesuits for Artemis 3 moon mission (photos)
- 'Stellar Dreams' project gifting 100 telescopes to 100 families (exclusive)
June 8
- At long last: Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket set to debut on July 9
- This Week In Space podcast: Episode 114 — Starliners & Starships
- SpaceX wants to build 1 Starship megarocket a day with new Starfactory
- Arrokoth the 'space snowman' probably tastes like sweet soap
- Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders, who captured 'Earthrise,' killed in plane crash
June 7
- NASA wants new ideas for its troubled Mars Sample Return mission
- Virgin Galactic launches VSS Unity space plane on final suborbital spaceflight with crew of 6 (photos, video)
- SpaceX lands Falcon 9 rocket for 300th time (video)
- Jupiter's raging gas cyclones may actually mirror Earth's oceans. Here's how
- Why is Neptune's magnetic field so weird? An exotic molecule may be the answer
- US military test launches 2 unarmed intercontinental ballistic missiles in 2 days
- Doctor Who 'Dot and Bubble': Why are space slugs eating influencers in Finetime?
- South Korea creates new KASA space agency, sets sights on the moon and Mars
- Scientists find slowest spinning 'radio neutron star' — it breaks all the dead-star rules
- 'Sudden, brief, and unexpected:' dearMoon crew laments cancellation of private SpaceX Starship moon mission
- Massive 'El Gordo' galaxy cluster suggests dark matter smashes into itself
- A billionaire wanted to save the Hubble Telescope — here's why NASA politely declined
- Thruster glitches and helium leaks can't stop Boeing's Starliner astronaut test flight — but why are they happening?
June 6
- The 'hole' on Mars making headlines could be crucial to Red Planet exploration
- 'Most unique tree here:' Artemis Moon Tree planted at US Capitol
- Rocky, carbon-rich exoplanets more likely around tiny stars, James Webb Space Telescope reveals
- SpaceX's Starship 4th flight test looks epic in these stunning photos
- Boeing's 1st Starliner to carry astronauts arrives at ISS despite thruster malfunction
- New moon of June 2024 tonight lets Saturn, Mars and Jupiter shine
- Everything we know about 'Destiny 2: The Final Shape'
- SpaceX Starship launches on nail-biting 4th test flight of world's most powerful rocket (video, photos)
- More people Googled 'northern lights' in May 2024 than in any other month in history
- Chang'e 6 probe's far-side moon samples enter return-to-Earth module in lunar orbit, China says
- Fly over the scarred canyons of Mars in this breathtaking video from European spacecraft
- 'Everything's a compromise:' How this NASA astronaut put Boeing's Starliner to the test (exclusive)
- Watch Boeing's Starliner arrive at ISS today on historic 1st astronaut mission
- Watch SpaceX launch 4th test flight of Starship megarocket today
June 5
- 1st telescope removed from controversial astronomy hub on Hawaiian volcano
- SpaceX congratulates Boeing, ULA on 1st crewed Starliner launch
- What time is SpaceX's Starship Flight 4 launch test today?
- 'They're going to test this thing from izzard to gizzard:' NASA hails success of Boeing's 1st Starliner astronaut launch
- Boeing's Starliner launches astronauts for 1st time in historic liftoff (photos, video)
- NASA exoplanet hunter finds 'weird' world surviving a star's relentless bombardment — it's named Phoenix
- 'Star Wars: The Acolyte' episodes 1 & 2: Who's really behind the Jedi murder mystery?
- Terrifying new 'Alien: Romulus' trailer unleashes the facehuggers (video)
- Save $400 on Unistellar smart binoculars: Early bird deal
- Aurora-like STEVE phenomenon has a 'secret twin' that appears only before dawn, study finds
- Father's Day telescope deals: Save $400 on Unistellar smart telescopes
June 4
- Human-caused global warming at all-time high, new report concludes
- SpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites, including 13 direct-to-cell craft (video)
- The Hubble Space Telescope is old. Here's NASA's new plan to keep it alive through 2035
- SpaceX lands FAA license for next Starship megarocket launch on June 6
- Intricate lava trails on Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io seen from Earth (image)
- This planet-forming disk shaped like a comet is struggling to survive
- 'Venom: The Last Dance' gets 1st trailer full of alien symbiote mischief and mayhem (video)
- Japan to launch world's 1st wooden satellite in September
- China's Chang'e 6 probe launches samples of far side of the moon to lunar orbit. Next stop? Earth (photos)
- Astrophotographer captures planetary parade with the moon in stunning photo
- NASA 3D Instagram 'experience' brings nebulas into your home
- Sun unleashes giant plasma plume and reels it back in apparent 'failed eruption' (video)
- Mars is more prone to devastating asteroid impacts than we thought, new study hints
June 3
- NASA will give a Hubble Telescope status update today. Should we be worried?
- SpaceX targeting June 6 for next launch of Starship megarocket (photos)
- India launches nation's 1st 3D-printed rocket engine
- Space shuttle fliers David Hilmers, Marsha Ivins enter Astronaut Hall of Fame
- See a Russian inspector satellite get up close and personal with a spacecraft in orbit
- Rogue planets may originate from 'twisted Tatooine' double star systems
- China's Chang'e 6 probe starts collecting 1st lunar far side samples to be brought to Earth
- China's space plane releases another mystery object into orbit
- Watch China's Chang'e 6 probe land on far side of the moon in dramatic video
- The secrets of supernovas might be locked in moon dust
- Why NASA's Europa Clipper mission to Jupiter's icy moon is such a big deal
- Could these black hole 'morsels' finally prove Stephen Hawking's famous theory?
June 2
- Astrophotographer captures stunning close-up views of sunspot region that spawned May's auroras
- How auroras on Earth, Saturn and Jupiter could help forecast risky space weather
- 'We awaken to take what is ours:' Watch the haunting new trailer for 'Warhammer 40K: Mechanicus 2' (video)
- China lands Chang'e 6 sample-return probe on far side of the moon, a lunar success (video)
June 1
- Boeing's 1st Starliner astronaut launch aborted minutes before liftoff (video)
- Japanese billionaire cancels private flight around the moon on SpaceX's giant Starship
- Double trouble: Sun unleashes 2 powerful X-class solar flares in 12 hours (video)
- This Week In Space podcast: Episode 113 — China’s Heavenly Dream