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Celebronauts race to plug holes in the hab on Fox's 'Stars on Mars' (exclusive clip)

See an exclusive clip from Episode 6 of Fox's summer sci-fi reality TV show, 'Stars on Mars,' which is hosted by William Shatner.

Live Coverage: Rocket Lab to launch seven satellites, recover Electron booster at sea

Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a Rocket Lab Electron rocket from Launch Complex 1B on Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand with seven small satellites. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Threads.

'Cannibal' coronal mass ejection that devoured 'dark eruption' from sun will smash into Earth on July 18

Two coronal mass ejections have combined into an enormous cloud of magnetized plasma that is forecast to hit Earth on Tuesday and potentially trigger a strong geomagnetic storm.

Pulsars

Pulsars are highly compact and rapidly rotating neutron stars that emit beams of electromagnetic radiation. Here are some key points about pulsars:

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'Foundation' stars Lee Pace and Laura Birn discuss Season 2's riddles and romance (exclusive)

An interview with Lee Pace and Laura Birn about Season 2 of Apple TV+'s 'Foundation.'

Russia's Luna-25 moon lander reaches launch site for August 11 liftoff

Luna-25, the first spacecraft from modern Russia to head for the moon, has arrived at Vostochny Cosmodrome in the country's far east ahead of a planned August 11 launch.

Australian Space Agency investigating possible rocket debris found on beach

The Australian Space Agency found a piece of debris that may be part of a 'foreign space launch vehicle,' but it's unclear which one it could be.

Virgin Galactic to launch 2nd commercial spaceflight on Aug. 10

Virgin Galactic will launch six people to suborbital space next month on 'Galactic 02,' the company's first private astronaut mission.

Rusty Arctic rocks could help us understand water on Mars (photos)

Researchers in Canada's high Arctic are on a hunt for rusty rocks similar to those found on Mars. Their goal is to train researchers for future moon and Red Planet expeditions.

Perseverance Finds a Wealth of Organic Materials on Mars

The search for life on Mars has been a long a confusing one. Inconclusive experiments abound, but one thing is certain – there is definitely organic material on the Red Planet. Now, a new study in Nature has confirmed that finding and showed just how complex that organic material actually is.

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A Satellite is Now Continuously Watching Lightning Strikes in Europe

Satellites often offer new perspectives when they launch. Sometimes because of the location they are placed in – sometimes because of their instrumentation. A new satellite by a consortium of European companies and agencies now provides a new perspective on one of the most powerful and fleeting natural phenomena – lightning.

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The July new moon offers dark skies to see 5 visible planets tonight

Mercury, Mars, Venus, Saturn and Jupiter will all be visible overnight on Monday (July 17) during July's new moon, although some will require staying up late.

Lego Star Wars UCS X-Wing Starfighter review

Whether need to blow up the Death Star or just want a sweet display piece, there really is no substitute for the Lego Star Wars UCS X-Wing Starfighter.

'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' season 2 episode 5 gives the Chapel-Spock-T'Pring love triangle a turn

Moderation is what makes the old-school-style comedy work in this this somewhat take-a-chance installment

Red Dwarf: 10 ways the Brit sci-fi sitcom proved it was as smart as Star Trek

It may be engineered for gags, but the 35-year-old show has never shied away from sophisticated sci-fi ideas.

Elusive exoplanet is 'cosmic sculptor' that carved spiral arms of its star

An exoplanet orbiting a young star is carving out spiral arms in the gas and dust that is birthing its planetary system.

Nova3D Whale3 SE review: Bringing convenience to 8K printing

Call us Ishmael, because we've been testing this massive white whale of a 3D printer – the Nova3D Whale3 SE – and it's quite the machine.

Water on Mars carved deep gullies and left a 'great puzzle' for Red Planet history

Gullies on Mars may have formed when the Red Planet was highly tilted on its side, triggering dramatic shifts in climate that sent water cascading down slopes to carve out ravines.

Infographic: ESA Technology CubeSats, the first 10 years

Image: Infographic: ESA Technology CubeSats, the first 10 years

India Launches Chandrayaan-3 to the Moon, Hoping for a Successful Landing

On July 14, 2023, at 2:35 pm Indian Standard Time (5:05 am EST), the Indian Space Resource Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched their Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft from the Satish Dhawan Space Center, which is the primary spaceport of the ISRO. The goal of the mission is to put India’s first lander (Vikram) and rover (Pragyan) on the lunar surface and is scheduled to touch down on the Moon on August 23, 2023. This mission comes after the ISRO’s Chandrayaan-2 Vikram lander crashed on the Moon on September 6, 2019, due to a last-minute guidance software glitch. While the ISRO indicated everything was going according to plan, they unexpectedly lost contact with the Vikram lander approximately 2.1 kilometers (1.3 miles) above the lunar surface.

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Liquid Water on Rocky Planets Could be 100 Times More Likely

It’s easy to think of Earth as a water world, with its vast oceans and beautiful lakes, but compared to many worlds, Earth is particularly wet. Even the icy moons of Jupiter and Saturn have far more liquid water than Earth. Earth is unusual not because it has liquid water, but because it has liquid water in the warm habitable zone of the Sun. And as a new study in Nature Communications shows, Earth could be even more unusual than we thought.

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