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Week in images: 18-22 August 2025

Week in images: 18-22 August 2025

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Astronomers discover brightest ever fast radio burst: 'This marks the beginning of a new era'

Astronomers have spotted what could be the brightest Fast Radio Burst explosion of radiation ever, tracing it back to source and further investigating with the James Webb Space Telescope.

Walmart is offering $383 off the Canon EOS R8 and includes a wide-angle RF lens — perfect for capturing the galactic core of the Milky Way

The Canon EOS R8 is now $383 off and comes with a wide-angle zoom lens. Now is a good time to buy, too, with the galactic core of the Milky Way still visible — but not for too much longer!

NASA's Hubble telescope watches supernova explosion | Space photo of the day for Aug. 22, 2025

This powerful side-by-side comparison shows just how bright a star explosion is.

'Fallout' Season 2 teaser sets release date and introduces New Vegas, but did it spoil too much? (video)

It's back to the Wasteland for more nuked nightmares when Prime Video's hit sci-fi series returns in December.

Pair of colliding galaxies may hint at the fate of the Milky Way and its closest galactic neighbor

The impending merger of the two galaxies hints at what might be in store for the Milky Way and the Andromeda galaxy if and when they collide.

This Week's Sky at a Glance, August 22 – 31

The Kite of Boötes tips. The Great Square of Pegasus balances en pointe. Cassiopeia climbs. And Saturn muscles up in the east.

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Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB

File: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands in launch position at Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Image: SpaceX

SpaceX is planning to launch of its latest batch of Starlink V2 Mini satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Friday.

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SpaceX launches Space Force’s X-37B spaceplane to demo laser communications, quantum navigation

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket streaks away from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center to begin the USSF-36 mission with the X-37B spaceplane onboard. More than eight minutes after liftoff, the first stage booster, tail number 1092, landed with a sonic boom at Landing Zone 2. Image: John Pisani/Spaceflight Now

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket thundered off launch pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida shortly before midnight, carrying with it a military spaceplane known as the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle.

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SpaceX launches Space Force's X-37B space plane on 8th mystery mission

The U.S. Space Force's X-37B space plane lifted off atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket tonight (Aug. 21), carrying a variety of high-tech gear to Earth orbit.

Another Earth-like Exoplanet Crossed Off The List: The JWST Shows That GJ 3929b Has No Atmosphere

As missions like Kepler and TESS discovered more rocky exoplanets in recent years, scientists looked forward to the launch of the JWST. The powerful space telescope has the ability gather infrared spectra of exoplanet atmospheres, a key need in understanding the planets being discovered. It was hoped that these atmospheric characterizations would advance our understanding of habitability.

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SpaceX moves giant Super Heavy rocket to pad ahead of Starship Flight 10 launch (photos)

SpaceX has moved its giant Super Heavy booster to the launch pad ahead of Sunday's (Aug. 24) planned liftoff of the Starship megarocket.

Astronomers discover strange new type of supernova: 'This is the first time we have seen a star that was essentially stripped to the bone'

A weird and extremely violent new type of supernova in which a massive star was "stripped to the bone," offers a rare glimpse of the interior of a massive star prior to its death.

How do the biggest stars in the universe grow so large?

Some stars in the universe grow to 300 times larger our own sun. But how do they get so big, and how do they sustain their mass?

If aliens explore space like humans do, NASA scientists know where to look for their signals

Studying the signals that humanity beams through the solar system has allowed a team of NASA researchers to pinpoint where and when astronomers should hunt for alien technosignatures.

The Stunning Astrogeology of the Apollo Missions

Neil Armstrong almost made a mistake. He had found an interesting rock sticking out of a formation. Curious to see what the rock was made of, he needed to examine its interior more closely. So he reached for his hammer and took a swing. The rock was far more brittle than he anticipated, and instead of cleaving in two it shattered. One of those shards flew away with so much force that it left behind a bloody gash in this forearm.

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Uranus' 29th Moon Can't Hide From The JWST

The JWST has another feather in its cap. The perceptive space telescope has taken a break from peering into the ancient, distant Universe and probing the formation and evolution of galaxies. It's turned its gaze closer to home, examining Uranus for the presence of undiscovered moons, and it found one.

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'It's not over!' — Invasion' Season 3 clip carries an ominous warning from Trevante (exclusive)

Our heroic Navy SEAL gets interrogated years after the alien mothership plummets to Earth

Black Moon darkens August skies — here's how to hunt sparking wonders in the Milky Way this weekend

The Double Cluster, Wild Duck open Cluster, and Coathanger asterism are on display in August.

JWST Discovers New Moon of Uranus

Astronomers have spotted a new small moon for Uranus in images from earlier this year.

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Astronomers trace massive cosmic explosion back 12 billion years. 'This is the most distant event where we can directly see light escaping from around stars'

Astronomers used the Einstein Probe to track a powerful blast of X-rays back to its source in the early universe.


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