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Newly launched NASA satellites open eyes to start studying 'auroral electrojets' in Earth's atmosphere

The first bits of data have come back from NASA's EZIE cubesat mission, which aims to solve some mysteries surrounding the "auroral electrojet" phenomena in Earth's atmosphere.

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Scientists use the JWST to study an extremely ancient galaxy piercing through the Cosmic Dark Ages

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have found an extremely ancient galaxy piercing through a thick blanket of cosmic fog in the distant universe.

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SpaceX launches 250th Starlink satellite mission, lands rocket at sea (photos)

SpaceX launched its 250th dedicated Starlink mission on Sunday night (April 27), sending 23 of the broadband satellites to low Earth orbit.

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Uranus passed between Earth and a distant star this month — and NASA caught the rare event

NASA researchers got a rare chance to study Uranus' atmosphere and rings this month, when the ice giant passed between Earth and a distant star, creating a "stellar occultation."

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20 years ago, 'Star Wars: Republic Commando' made us care about the clones long before 'The Clone Wars' and 'The Bad Batch'

The 2005 cult classic was pivotal to giving the Grand Army of the Republic faces and voices before George Lucas and Dave Filoni went deeper.

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Trump administration cancels lease for NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies lab in New York City

The Trump administration has canceled the New York City lease of the Goddard Institute for Space Studies, a leading NASA climate-studying organization.

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Faint Neptune joins Venus and Saturn to form a planetary triangle in the pre-dawn sky on April 28

Venus, Saturn and dim Neptune will form a planetary triangle in the pre-dawn sky on April 28, with Mercury hovering on the periphery.

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Meet the 'Doctor Who' actors who brought the retrofuturistic robots to life for season 2's 'The Robot Revolution' (interview)

Veteran creature artists Stephen Love and Rob Strange share the rigors of having zero vision and taking tumbles while playing retro robots.

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NASA's Dragonfly nuclear-powered helicopter clears key hurdle ahead of 2028 launch toward huge Saturn moon Titan

NASA's pioneering Dragonfly mission has passed its critical design review, keeping it on track for a 2028 launch to the potentially life-hosting Saturn moon Titan.

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The new 'Doctor Who' episode 'The Well' is actually a sequel to a David Tennant classic

The Doctor may not realise it at first, but he's been to Planet 6767 before…

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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 158 — Hubble's 35th Birthday

On Episode 158 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by John Grunsfeld to talk about the Hubble Space Telescope on its 35th anniversary.

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International Dark Sky Week 2025: See these 10 night sky sights to celebrate

Celebrate International Dark Sky Week by tracking down 10 astronomy targets.

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'We learned so much that we didn't know': Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost moon lander mission was full of surprises

Firefly Aerospace's CEO Jason Kim says the company's successful Blue Ghost moon lander mission revealed 'so much that we didn't know' about the lunar surface.

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Senators press Jared Isaacman, Trump's pick for NASA chief, on his ties to Elon Musk

Multiple Democratic senators have expressed concern about the business relationship between Jared Isaacman, President Trump's pick for NASA administrator, and SpaceX chief Elon Musk.

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'This character is noble, and he's beautiful': James Gunn explains how he cracked Superman in new behind-the-scenes footage (video)

DC Studios reveals a superb look at the making of "Superman" for Superman Day.

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Hubble helps explore the wreckage of a supernova star explosion in a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way (image)

Using the Hubble Space Telescope and an array of other instruments, astronomers have probed supernova wreckage in the Large Magellanic Cloud, the galaxy next door.

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How the Hubble Telescope became the 'Energizer bunny of spacecraft,' according to one of its astronaut visitors

How has the Hubble Telescope lasted so long? One of the astronauts who helped repair it explains.

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Lego Star Wars AT-AT Driver Helmet review

After two years, Lego Star Wars helmets are back, and the AT-AT Driver might be our favorite yet.

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The sun might be spitting out particles that create water on the moon

"With only lunar soil and a basic ingredient from the sun — which is always spitting out hydrogen — there's a possibility of creating water."

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Stuck on Strands? Here are the constellations you need to know for today's star-themed puzzle

Look to the night sky for the answers that you seek.

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Lost in space: Why some meteorites look less 'shocked' than others

Scientists have long wondered why carbon-rich meteorites appear less affected by violent impacts than those lacking the stuff. They may finally have an answer.

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