Wildfires in Greece have burned land twice the size of Manhattan, satellite images reveal 

 Satellite images have revealed the true extent of damage left in the wake of Greece's worst wildfire this year. 

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https://www.space.com/wildfires-greece-satellite-imagery 

  Darth Jar Jar? This 'Lego Star Wars: Rebuild The Galaxy' trailer imagines an odd, twisted universe (video) 

 TIE-wing fighters and Ewok bounty hunters abound in Disney Plus's joyful mashup miniseries in this new trailer for "Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy." 

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https://www.space.com/lego-star-wars-rebuild-the-galaxy-trailer-video 

  Will Boeing's Starliner astronauts ride a SpaceX Dragon home in 2025? NASA could decide next week 

 Starliner astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams await a decision from NASA on whether they will fly home aboard Boeing's spacecraft or SpaceX's Crew Dragon. 

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https://www.space.com/nasa-boeing-starliner-return-date-decision-imminent 

  SpaceX's Elon Musk endorsed Donald Trump for president. Here's what it could mean for US space policy (op-ed) 

 SpaceX's Elon Musk endorsed Donald Trump for president. Here's what it could mean for US space policy (op-ed) 

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https://www.space.com/elon-musk-spacex-endorses-donald-trump-president-us-space-policy 

  To decode mysteries of Mars, scientists are turning to machine learning 

 Machine learning could help scientists quickly sift through data about the Red Planet, and perhaps other aspects of our cosmos someday, too. 

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https://www.space.com/machine-learning-offworld-analysis-mars-missions 

  How do you measure wind on Mars? These scientists have a plan 

 Measuring wind on Mars with great sensitivity is important if we don't want accidents with vehicles, and maybe even astronauts, on the Red Planet. 

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https://www.space.com/mars-wind-speed-measurements 

  New ISS research project will benefit cancer patients on Earth 

 AI space biotech company shares with Space.com how a new research project in space will help benefit cancer patients on Earth.  

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https://www.space.com/cancer-project-international-space-station 

  Get 40% off the Celestron StarSense Explorer LT 80AZ telescope 

 The Celestron StarSense Explorer LT 80AZ telescope is easy to use, well suited for beginners and now Amazon's lowest-ever price. 

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https://www.space.com/celestron-starsense-explorer-lt-80-az-amazon-lowest-price-2024 

  Weird, 'watermelon shape' asteroids like Dimorphos and Selam may finally have an explanation 

 New research finds why some asteroids have weird, watermelon-shaped moons trapped in orbit around them, contrary to what typical asteroid formation theories predict. 

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https://www.space.com/watermelon-shape-asteroids-like-dimorphos-may-have-explanation 

  Watch a Perseid fireball light up the skies above Macedonia in this striking video 

 Watch a stunning Perseid fireball blaze over Lake Ohrid, Macedonia in this incredible video. 

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https://www.space.com/perseid-meteor-shower-fireball-macedonia-video 

  Highly magnetic dead star launches mysterious blast of energy 

 Though magnetars and pulsars are two distinct types of neutron stars, astronomers have spotted a magnetar mimicking a pulsar after launching a mysterious blast of intense radiation. 

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https://www.space.com/pulsar-dead-star-magnetar-energy-blast 

  Drugs can partially prevent muscle loss caused by microgravity, experimental study finds 

 With prolonged space missions on the horizon, scientists are racing to understand how microgravity affects the human body and how drugs could mitigate some of those effects.  

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https://www.space.com/space-exploration/human-spaceflight/drugs-can-partially-prevent-muscle-loss-caused-by-microgravity-experimental-study-finds 

  Airplane contrails are a tricky, and surprising, contributor to global warming 

 Commercial airplanes have made strides in reducing carbon emissions, but it turns out the exhaust clouds trailing behind them can have long-term impacts on the environment.  

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https://www.space.com/modern-airplane-contrails-impact-global-warming 

  Newly found star 30 times the size of the sun has an unexpected chemical composition 

 A newly discovered star 30 times as large as the sun has a baffling chemical composition that could provoke a revision to stellar evolution models.  

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https://www.space.com/large-star-discovery-stellar-evolution 

  Chinese company CAS Space takes steps toward 1st launch of reusable rocket 

 The Chinese commercial space firm CAS Space is making serious progress on a new reusable rocket called Kinetica-2, and is targeting a debut in 2025. 

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https://www.space.com/china-cas-space-reusable-rocket-progress 

  Recent star death leaves behind highly magnetic stellar corpse 

 Astronomers are investigating a cosmic crime scene to determine why the death of a massive star left behind a highly magnetic "corpse." 

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https://www.space.com/star-death-magnetar-corpse 

  Lego Technic planet earth and moon in orbit review 

 The Lego planet earth and moon set is the perfect gift for anyone who wants a working model of our home and nearest satellite. 

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https://www.space.com/lego-technic-planet-earth-and-moon-in-orbit-space-set-review 

  Scientists hail scientific legacy of comet-chasing Rosetta probe on 10th anniversary 

 ESA scientists recall highlights of the historic Rosetta comet-chasing mission on its 10th anniversary. 

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https://www.space.com/rosetta-probe-esa-mission 

  Aurora alert: Geomagnetic storms from solar flares may supercharge northern lights across US, Canada 

 The sun's stormy weather is supercharging auroras on Earth this week, due to a series of intense geomagnetic storms triggered by recent solar flares.  

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https://www.space.com/auroras-from-geomagnetic-storm-amps-northern-lights-august-2024 

  'Borderlands' review: A return to the dark ages of video game adaptations 

 Lionsgate and Gearbox's long-awaited Borderlands movie is a dreary mess that lacks almost everything that made the source material pop. 

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https://www.space.com/borderlands-movie-review 

  Massive star's gory 'death by black hole' is the biggest and brightest event of its kind   

 Astronomers have discovered a supermassive black hole violently shredding and devouring a star nine times as massive as the sun. 

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https://www.space.com/black-hole-tde-at2023vto 

  The Lego UCS Millennium Falcon is now Amazon's lowest price this year 

 The awesome 7541-piece Lego UCS Millennium Falcon is now $55 off and Amazon's lowest price this year.  

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https://www.space.com/lego-ucs-millennium-falcon-amazon-deal-lowest-price-of-2024 

  Marvel's Darth Vader and Princess Leia rule the galaxy as father and daughter 

 A preview of Marvel Comics' "Star Wars: Darth Vader #50" featuring an incredible cover of Princess Leia alongside her father, Anakin Skywalker. 

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https://www.space.com/darth-vader-princess-leia-marvel-comics 

  Rare Perseid meteor shower and northern lights display excites stargazers worldwide (photos, videos) 

 Witness the rare convergence of the Perseid meteor shower and the northern lights in these stunning photos from skywatchers worldwide. 

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https://www.space.com/perseid-meteor-shower-and-northern-lights-auroras-august-2024-photos 

  New Mars terraforming idea: engineered, heat-absorbing dust nanoparticles 

 Metal particles made from Martian dust could be released into the sky to raise temperatures on the Red Planet by over 50 degrees Fahrenheit (30 degrees Celsius), a new study suggests. 

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https://www.space.com/mars-terraforming-engineered-dust-nanoparticles 

  Mars orbiter hears the siren song of a salty Red Planet 'mermaid'  

 The European Space Agency's ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter spied a salt deposit on Mars that likely indicates water once flowed there, in a region known as the "Sea of the Sirens." 

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https://www.space.com/mars-esa-exomars-sea-of-the-sirens 

  SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launching for record-tying 22nd time tonight 

 A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch for a record-tying 22nd time on Sunday night (Aug. 11), sending aloft two satellites that will provide broadband coverage in the Arctic region. 

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https://www.space.com/spacex-asbm-mission-falcon-9-22nd-launch 

  Marvel and 'Star Wars' take note. 'Star Trek' is now Hollywood's ultimate shared universe 

 The most exciting shared universe of them all is currently located somewhere on the final frontier in the "Star Trek" franchise. 

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https://www.space.com/marvel-and-star-wars-take-note-star-trek-is-now-hollywoods-ultimate-shared-universe 

  Origami-inspired 'transformer' robots could help build habitats in space (photo) 

 Engineers have created a configurable robot that can transform into various structures, which has potential applications for building habitats in space.  

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https://www.space.com/origami-inspired-robot-space-habitats 

  Small black holes could play 'hide-and-seek' with elusive supermassive black hole pairs 

 Small pairs of binary black holes could be used to play hide-and-seek' with elusive supermassive black hole binaries via gravitational waves carry the "baritone singing" of these cosmic titans. 

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https://www.space.com/black-holes-hide-and-seek-supermassive-binaries 

  Watch Rocket Lab launch sharp-eyed radar satellite to orbit on Aug. 11 

 Rocket Lab will launch an Earth-observing radar satellite for the California company Capella Space on Sunday morning (Aug. 11), and you can watch the action live. 

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https://www.space.com/rocket-lab-capella-space-radar-satellite-launch-august-2024 

  SpaceX to launch 23 Starlink satellites from Florida on Aug. 11 

 SpaceX intends to launch 23 more of its Starlink broadband satellites on Sunday (Aug. 11), as part of a planned spaceflight doubleheader for the company. 

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https://www.space.com/spacex-starlink-launch-group-10-7 

  SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida (video, photos) 

 SpaceX sent another group of its Starlink satellites into space today (Aug. 10), as it continues to build out its giant internet constellation. 

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https://www.space.com/spacex-starlink-satellite-8-3-mission-launch 

  This Week In Space podcast: Episode 123 —The Mighty Perseids 

 On Episode 123 of This Week In Space, Rod and guest host  Isaac Arthur talk with astronomer Steve Fentress about the Perseids meteor shower. 

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https://www.space.com/entertainment/space-movies-shows/this-week-in-space-podcast-this-week-in-space-podcast-episode-123-mighty-perseids 

  Which Autobots and Decepticons will we see in 'Transformers One?' 

 A preview of which Transformers robots will be featured in the upcoming film "Transformers One." 

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https://www.space.com/which-autobots-decepticons-transformers-one-movie 

  Archaeology on the ISS? Scientists study how astronauts use and store stuff in space 

 The International Space Station Archaeological Project aims to understand how astronauts use and store objects throughout the orbital laboratory to help inform development of future space habitats. 

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https://www.space.com/international-space-station-archaeology-project 

  Starship is ready for its 5th test flight, SpaceX says (photos) 

 SpaceX's latest Starship megarocket is ready to fly, the company announced on Thursday afternoon (Aug. 8). 

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https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-ready-fifth-test-flight 

  NASA shuts down NEOWISE asteroid hunter after almost 15 years in space 

 NASA's NEOWISE spacecraft turned off its transmitter for good on Aug. 8, wrapping up its prolific asteroid-hunting career. 

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https://www.space.com/nasa-shuts-down-neowise-asteroid-hunting-spacecraft 

  Gears of War games in order: Chronological and release date 

 With the E-Day prequel confirmed to be on the way, now is the perfect time to take a look at the Gears of War games in order. 

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https://www.space.com/gears-of-war-games-in-order 

  Space Perspective unveils mothership boat for stratospheric balloon trips 

 The first-ever marine spaceport is now complete and begins preparing for launches of balloons transporting tourists to the edge of space. 

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https://www.space.com/space-exploration/tech/space-perspective-unveils-mothership-boat-for-stratospheric-balloon-trips 

  On this day in space! Aug. 9, 1973: The USSR launched Mars 7 

 On  Aug. 9, 1973, The USSR launched the Mars 7 spacecraft, the final mission of the country's Mars program. 

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https://www.space.com/39251-on-this-day-in-space.html 

  Will SpaceX carry Boeing Starliner crew home? Here’s how Dragon could do it 

 NASA isn't sure yet if it will bring its Starliner astronauts home from the ISS in the Boeing capsule or put them on a SpaceX Crew Dragon. 

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https://www.space.com/spacex-dragon-changes-astronaut-seats-boeing-starliner 

  Space pictures! See our space image of the day 

 Space.com's image of the day rounds up the most awe-inspiring space photos right here, with a new image everyday.  

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https://www.space.com/34-image-day.html 

  Chinese rocket breaks apart after megaconstellation launch, creating cloud of space junk 

 A Chinese Long March 6A rocket broke apart shortly after launching 18 internet satellites on Aug. 7, creating a cloud of at least 300 pieces of trackable debris. 

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https://www.space.com/china-megaconstellation-launch-space-junk 

  Astronaut Jon McBride, early NASA space shuttle pilot, dies at 80 

 Former NASA astronaut Jon McBride, who was the pilot on the first mission to launch seven people into space, has died at the age of 80. McBride flew on STS-41G, Challenger's sixth flight, in 1984. 

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https://www.space.com/nasa-space-shuttle-astronaut-jon-mcbride-obituary 

  James Webb Space Telescope finds a shock near supermassive black hole (image) 

 By examining a distant supermassive black hole, astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have found a shocking link between jets and dust around these cosmic titans. 

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https://www.space.com/james-webb-space-telescope-supermassive-black-hole-shock-dust-gas 

  SpaceX Crew-9 astronaut mission: Live updates 

 Read the latest news about SpaceX's Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station for NASA. 

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https://www.space.com/news/live/spacex-crew-dragon-mission-updates 

  Boeing Starliner 1st astronaut flight: Live updates 

 Boeing moving toward a June 1 launch of its first-ever Starliner astronaut mission for NASA. 

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https://www.space.com/news/live/boeing-starliner-live-updates 

  Over 300 hidden planet-devouring stars within the Milky Way found by AI 

 A new AI-powered algorithm has discovered over 300 polluted white dwarfs in the Milky Way that were overlooked in old telescope data. 

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https://www.space.com/milky-way-planet-devouring-stars-ai 

  Group of ancient stars spotted near the sun could rewrite the Milky Way's history 

 Researchers using the Gaia space telescope studied some ancient stars near the sun, revealing that our corner of the Milky Way may be billions of years older than once thought. 

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https://www.space.com/stars-near-sun-milky-way-history-gaia-space-telescope 

  Space pictures! See our space image of the day 

 Space.com's image of the day rounds up the most awe-inspiring space photos right here, with a new image everyday.  

https://www.space.com/34-image-day.html 

  On this day in space! Aug. 7, 1976: A big day for Mars and NASA's Viking missions 

 On Aug. 7, 1976, NASA's Viking 2 spacecraft reached Mars orbit as it was announced Viking 1 had found possible life-signs on the Red Planet. 

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https://www.space.com/39251-on-this-day-in-space.html 

  NASA's Parker Solar Probe finds fresh clues to decades-old mystery surrounding the sun 

 In its search for answers to why our sun's corona is hotter than its surface, NASA's Parker Solar Probe has ruled out one explanation. 

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https://www.space.com/sun-parker-solar-probe-solar-heating-mystery 

  Satellite imagery reveals hidden monastery at Buddhist holy site: report 

 Satellite imagery of the Mahabodhi Temple Complex uncovered a possible buried monastery and other buildings. The results are now awaiting peer review and publication. 

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https://www.space.com/buddha-mahabodhi-temple-satellite-imagery-buried-monastery 

  Life on the moon: Lockheed Martin shares exploration vision for 2044 

 Lockheed Martin has shared its vision for humanity's future in space, as global space agencies aim for the moon and beyond. 

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https://www.space.com/lockheed-martin-moon-base-vision-2044 

  Meet the crew for SpaceX's Ax-4 mission to the ISS 

 The next team of astronauts has been announced for Axiom Space's next commercial human spaceflight mission to the ISS. 

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https://www.space.com/spacex-axiom-space-ax-4-meet-the-crew 

  ‘Fantastic Four: First Steps' sounds like it's dripping in Space Race nostalgia 

 Here are the ways "The Fantastic Four: First Steps" might tap into the history of the space race and NASA's famed Apollo program.  

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https://www.space.com/fantastic-four-first-steps-space-race 

  1st 'hyperspectral' image of aurora borealis reveals true colors of northern lights 

 Using a high-resolution imaging system in Sweden, Japanese researchers are getting a view of the aurora like never before. 

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https://www.space.com/aurora-borealis-1st-hyperspectral-images 

  How NOAA's Hurricane Hunter aircraft help satellites build a 'full picture of the storm' 

 Space.com got an up-close look at one of NOAA's Hurricane Hunter aircraft to more about how data from weather satellites help them on missions. 

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https://www.space.com/noaa-hurricane-hunter-aircraft 

  'Wonder material' found in lunar samples hints at moon's origins 

 Scientists attempting to discover the process by which the moon formed have new clues thanks to graphene discovered in lunar samples returned by China's Chang'e 5 mission. 

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https://www.space.com/lunar-samples-graphene-moon-origins 

  On this day in space! Aug. 6, 2012: NASA's Curiosity rover lands on Mars 

 On Aug. 6, 2012, the NASA Mars rover landed on the Red Planet to hunt for signs of ancient microbial life.  

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https://www.space.com/39251-on-this-day-in-space.html 

  How satellite technology made it into 2024 Olympic swimsuits 

 The swimsuits worn at the 2024 Summer Olympics leverage a similar technology used to protect satellites in space.  

https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YzSdmu3pkqR4womdmNGwvB.jpg

https://www.space.com/satellite-technology-olympic-swimsuits-2024 

  10 new dead star 'monsters' discovered at the heart of the Milky Way 

 Ten neutron stars found lurking in the Milky Way include cosmic black widows killing stars with "webs" of viscous plasma and a speed demon that spins over 700 times per second. 

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https://www.space.com/pulsars-terzan-5-neutron-stars 

  The sun fires off 2 powerful X flares in less than 2 hours (video, photo) 

 Add another pair of strong solar flares to the sun's list this year, as two X-class flares erupted on Monday morning (Aug. 5). 

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https://www.space.com/sun-two-x-class-solar-flares-august-5 

  Pennies to heaven: NASA launches 2 cents to space station 

 They say a penny doesn't go far these days, to which NASA has now added its two cents. Two pennies just lifted off for the International Space Station. 

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https://www.space.com/penny-pennies-cents-space-station-stemonstration 

  Astrophotographer captures stunning views of northern lights and STEVE during brief encounter (photos, video) 

 See the northern lights and elusive STEVE light up the skies above Manitoba, Canada in these stunning photos and footage captured by astrophotographer Justin Anderson. 

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https://www.space.com/astrophotographer-films-steve-northern-lights-aurora-during-solar-substorm 

  The sun is a 'runaway world collector' that can trap passing rogue planets 

 The sun could collect rogue planets and hold them at the outskirts of the solar system for millions of years, occasionally trading them with neighboring star Alpha Centauri. 

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https://www.space.com/runaway-world-collector-rogue-planets 

  New moon of August 2024: Venus in conjunction 

 The day after the new moon , the moon will be in conjunction with Venus, passing just under the planet low on the horizon in the night sky. 

https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5xfppHDxjLsb2MT3Z4i4NC.jpg

https://www.space.com/new-moon-august-2024 

  The moon and Venus join close together in the night sky Aug. 5 

 Of all of the monthly meetings between the moon and Venus this year, this one is by far the closest. The only caveat is that the pair won't be very high, as the dynamic duo sets just one hour after the sun. 

https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bWWqzkZf5tpysLuJUwKNXC.jpg

https://www.space.com/moon-venus-august-5-2024 

  Possible signs of Mars life: Astrobiologist explains Perseverance rover's exciting find 

 Perseverance science team member Amy Williams discusses the rover's recent discovery of a rock with features and chemistry that could have been produced by ancient microbial life on Mars. 

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https://www.space.com/mars-rover-perseverance-possible-biosignature-astrobiologist-interview 

  Ghostly 'zodiacal light' glows above the Very Large Telescope in Chile (photo) 

 A new photo shows the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope beneath a star-studded sky at sunset, illuminated by a phenomenon known as the zodiacal light.   

https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VqLvbtfwLEyox8epdeTtqK.jpg

https://www.space.com/zodiacal-light-very-large-telescope-photo 

  Northern lights delight as 'cannibal' solar storm triggers auroras across US and Canada (photos) 

 A cannibal coronal mass ejection triggered impressive northern lights displays across the US and Canada. We've rounded up some of the best photos here.  

https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UFkVVc64xyo8FojDwBCVpg.jpg

https://www.space.com/northern-lights-cannibal-solar-storm-us-canada-photos 

  Venus returns to the night sky as an 'Evening Star,' and its going to be brilliant 

 As we make the transition from July into August, Venus has finally begun climbing up out of the sunset glow in earnest and is now about to reclaim its role as the brilliant Evening Star. 

https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DFWZg6vmm7kFMwrBBna5vG.jpg

https://www.space.com/here-she-comes-venus-is-back 

  What it takes to keep NASA's flagship Chandra observatory flying for a quarter century 

 To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the flagship Chandra X-ray observatory, NASA released a behind-the-scenes look at the work it takes to keep the $1.5 billion telescope flying in space. 

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https://www.space.com/chandra-25-years-celebration-nasa 

  NASA telescope may have found antimatter annihilating in possibly the biggest explosion since the Big Bang 

 Using NASA's Fermi telescope, astronomers have discovered a hidden "annihilation feature" in the gamma-ray burst known as the "BOAT," or the "brightest of all time." 

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https://www.space.com/nasa-boat-gamma-ray-burst-antimatter-annihilation 

  SpaceX Starlink satellites made 50,000 collision-avoidance maneuvers in the paast 6 months. What does that mean for space safety? 

 Satellites in SpaceX's Starlink megaconstellation made nearly 50,000 collision-avoidance maneuvers in the last six months, about double the number made in the previous half-year. 

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https://www.space.com/spacex-starlink-50000-collision-avoidance-maneuvers-space-safety 

  Look up! See the moon meet Saturn, watch for shooting stars and find the Northern Crown this week 

 Check out these stargazing targets that you can see with the naked eye this week (July 22 to July 28), from planetary meet-ups to meteor showers and more!  

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https://www.space.com/what-to-see-with-naked-eyes-this-week-night-sky-july-meteor-showers-planetary-occultations 

  In a way, Space.com and the dark universe grew up together 

 The concept of dark energy came about just around the time Space.com booted up. 

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https://www.space.com/space-25-anniversary-dark-universe 

  'Space Cadet' is a silly sendup of NASA's serious astronaut training program (review) 

 A review of Prime Video's new NASA astronaut training comedy, "Space Cadet," starring Emma Roberts. 

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https://www.space.com/space-cadet-review-amazon-prime 

  12 billion years of black hole history, revealed through X-rays and simulations 

 New findings show the black hole at the heart of our Milky Way galaxy had a late growth spurt. 

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https://www.space.com/x-ray-simulations-universe-supermassive-black-holes 

  Evidence for Planet 9 found in icy bodies sneaking past Neptune 

 The hypothetical ninth planet may be slingshotting Oort Cloud objects onto orbits that come closer to the sun than Neptune does. 

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https://www.space.com/planet-9-cometary-bodies-neptune-solar-system 

  NASA's Viper moon rover gets its 'neck' and 'head' installed for mission later this year 

 With its "mighty mast," NASA's Polar Exploration Rover dubbed VIPER continues to be prepped for its mission to the moon slated for late 2024. 

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https://www.space.com/viper-moon-rover-head-neck-mast-installed 

  China releases world's most detailed moon atlas (video) 

 The atlas, which is available in Chinese and English, depicts the surface of the moon with a scale of 1:2.5 million. It highlights many intriguing geological features, such as impact craters. 

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https://www.space.com/china-hi-def-geologic-moon-atlas-video 

  What would happen if the moon disappeared? 

 What would happen if our closest neighbor, the moon, disappeared? Here we explore the possible effects it could have on the environment and life on Earth. 

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https://www.space.com/what-would-happen-if-the-moon-disappeared 

  Boeing Starliner 1st astronaut flight: Live updates 

 Boeing will launch its first-ever Starliner astronaut mission for NASA as early as May 6, 2024  

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https://www.space.com/news/live/boeing-starliner-live-updates 

  Horsehead Nebula rears its head in gorgeous new James Webb Space Telescope images (video) 

 The James Webb Telescope has zoomed in on the Horsehead Nebula, capturing slices of this stunning star-forming region close to Earth in an entirely new light. 

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https://www.space.com/james-webb-space-telescope-horsehead-nebula 

  China to launch sample-return mission to the moon's far side on May 3 

 China reportedly plans to launch its Chang'e 6 sample-return mission toward the moon's mysterious far side on Friday (May 3).   

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https://www.space.com/china-preparing-launch-change-6-moon-sample-return-mission 

  Boeing Starliner astronauts conduct dress rehearsal ahead of May 6 launch (photos, video) 

 Boeing Starliner's 1st astronaut crew continues their training, even in quarantine. After finishing a big dress rehearsal on April 26, practice continues ahead of the scheduled May 6 launch to the ISS. 

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https://www.space.com/boeing-starliner-1-week-before-launch-dress-rehearsal-astronauts 

  Meet the crew launching on Boeing's 1st Starliner astronaut flight 

 NASA astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Suni Williams are slated to launch on Boeing’s first crewed test flight of its Starliner capsule, flying to the International Space Station on May 6.  

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https://www.space.com/boeing-starliner-1st-astronaut-flight-meet-crew 

  'Flash Gordon' returns to escape from a prison planet in new comic series 

 A preview of Mad Cave Studios' new "Flash Gordon" comic book series coming in July. 

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https://www.space.com/flash-gordon-returns-new-comic-series 

  'Tiger stripes' on Saturn's moon Enceladus could reveal if its oceans are habitable 

 A new model of Enceladus "tiger stripe" fractures and their connection with the moon of Saturn's ice geysers and subsurface oceans could have implications for its ability to support life.  

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https://www.space.com/enceladus-saturn-moon-tiger-stripes-habitability 

  Astronomers finally know why stars born from the same cloud aren't identical twins 

 Astronomers finally know why giant binary stars born from the same collapsing cloud of gas and dust can be "non-identical twins" with different characteristics and planetary systems. 

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https://www.space.com/binary-star-gas-cloud-chemical-composition 

  Private moon lander will carry Nokia's 4G cell network to the lunar surface this year 

 Nokia is developing a LTE/4G communications system for the moon, and its first piece of the network might launch as soon as late this year. 

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https://www.space.com/nokia-4g-cell-network-on-the-moon 

  Hubble Space Telescope pauses science due to gyroscope issue 

 The Hubble Space Telescope entered safe mode and stopped conducting science on April 23 when one of its three remaining gyroscopes sent faulty readings back to Earth. 

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https://www.space.com/hubble-space-telescope-gyroscope-april-2024 

  'Cat nights' are here as Leo, Leo minor, and Lynx constellations prowl the evening sky 

 Along with Leo, there are two other members of the cat family that are currently well situated and close together in the evening sky: Leo Minor, the Smaller Lion, and Lynx. 

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https://www.space.com/cat-nights-leo-constellation-spring-2024 

  Highly precise atomic clocks could soon get even better. Here's how 

 Superradiant atoms could help us measure time more precisely than ever before, a theory developed with the aid of the great-grandson of the "father of the atom," Niels Bohr. 

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https://www.space.com/neils-bohr-atomic-clock-precision-superradiant-light 

  Everything we know about James Gunn's Superman 

 James Gunn's Superman reboot kicks off the DC Extended Universe's refresh in 2025. 

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https://www.space.com/everything-we-know-about-james-gunns-superman 

  Sneak peek: Browncoats grab victory in Boom! Studios' upcoming 'Firefly: 'Verses' comic (exclusive) 

 A sneak peek at Boom! Studios' upcoming "What If?" one-shot, "Firefly: 'Verses." 

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https://www.space.com/firefly-verses-browncoats-sneak-peek 

  SpaceX launching 23 Starlink satellites from Florida this evening 

 A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to launch another batch of the company's Starlink internet satellites today (April 28). 

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https://www.space.com/spacex-starlink-launch-group-6-54 

  NASA's mission to an ice-covered moon will contain a message between water worlds 

 NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft, headed to Jupiter’s ice-covered moon Europa in October 2024, will carry a laser-etched message that celebrates humanity’s connection to water. 

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https://www.space.com/ice-covered-moon-mission-contain-message-between-water-worlds 

  Watch SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule depart the ISS today 

 SpaceX's robotic Dragon cargo ship is scheduled to undock from the International Space Station today (April 28), and you can watch the action live. 

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https://www.space.com/spacex-dragon-cargo-mission-crs-30-iss-departure 

  Boeing's Starliner spacecraft will not fly private missions yet, officials say 

 Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is about to make its first launch May 6 with NASA astronauts on board. Unlike SpaceX, however, Boeing has not yet announced any private missions. 

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https://www.space.com/boeing-starliner-spacecraft-private-astronaut-nasa-focus