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4 bright stars form a giant 'diamond' in the May night sky: Here's how to find it

Look for the Great Diamond of Spring in May's night sky and discover the rich realm of galaxies within.

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We still can't see dark matter. But what if we can hear it?

Black holes smashing together may churn dark matter "butter," scientists say.

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The 'Doctor Who' TV movie at 30: Too British for America, too American for the UK

How an unlikely transatlantic alliance attempted to bring a Time Lord back from the dead.

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No, this isn't a solar eclipse. It's an image of Mars, captured by NASA's asteroid-bound Psyche probe

NASA spacecraft Psyche has captured a stunning image of Mars ahead of a flyby on Friday (May 15).

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'Directive 8020' is an introspective look at sci-fi horror and our fear of the unknown

Supermassive Games’ space horror game reckons with the cold fear of exploring space, and what an uncertain future means for the franchise.

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NASA's Perseverance rover is positively glowing in its new selfie on Mars

Perched along the rugged western rim of Jezero Crater, NASA's Perseverance rover snapped a dramatic new selfie revealing ancient Martian terrain, fractured cliffs and clues to the Red Planet's distant past.

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SpaceX's Starship V3 megarocket will do something completely new on Flight 12 — take a good look at itself

SpaceX's advanced new "V3" Starship megarocket is set to fly for the first time ever next week. The debut will feature some in-space action never seen before on a Starship mission.

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What should you do if you meet an alien? Neil deGrasse Tyson offers a scientific perspective in 'Take Me To Your Leader' (interview)

In a world easily startled by sensationalism, Tyson offers a cool, gentle voice of reason amid the unchecked fascination with alien visitation.

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The world's biggest rocket: How SpaceX's new Starship 'V3' differs from its predecessors

How does SpaceX's Starship V3 stack up against its predecessors? The next-gen rocket has been completely overhauled, moving the company a step closer to a vehicle that can fly humans to the moon.

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Earth photobombs a satellite deploying its giant reflector | Space photo of the day for May 14, 2026

ViaSat's ViaSat-3 F2 satellite has bloomed.

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Artemis 3 astronaut test flight will be 'one of the most highly complex missions NASA has undertaken.' These new details reveal why.

NASA just revealed some new details about its upcoming Artemis 3 astronaut mission to Earth orbit, which is targeted to launch in late 2027.

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Scientists propose new way to find aliens — and we may already have a spacecraft that can help

Scientists say amino acids produced by life are distributed differently and more diversely than amino acids produced by non-living chemical reactions, thereby providing a truer signature of life.

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Remember 'Choose Your Own Adventure' books? Now there's a gorgeous graphic novel version heading to 'Space and Beyond' (exclusive)

The 1980's kids classic 'Space and Beyond' is back as a stunning interactive comic.

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Will Starship launch from foreign shores? SpaceX 'constantly exploring' options for megarocket liftoff sites

SpaceX just revealed that it's on the hunt for additional launch sites for its Starship megarocket, eyeing locations both inside and beyond the United States.

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What flings mysteriously powerful particles called 'cosmic rays' at Earth?

High-energy cosmic rays, 10 million times more powerful than particles accelerated in Earth's strongest atom smasher, may hide a superheavy secret that is the key to unlocking a 60-year-old puzzle.

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Astrophotographer captures remarkable view of galactic 'Eyes' with backyard telescope

The string of galaxies is just a small part of the colossal Virgo Galaxy Cluster

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Blue Origin's lunar lander mockup is ready for NASA Artemis astronaut training

A mockup of Blue Origin's Blue Moon Mark 2 lunar lander has been assembled at the Johnson Space Center, and is ready for Artemis astronauts to come aboard to begin training.

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'Smallville' at 15: An imperfect Superman show, but the best Clark Kent story ever told

Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's non-canonical Superman!

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Lasers shine a new light on the space junk air pollution problem

Scientists are using a new technique to study incoming space debris and its effects on Earth's atmosphere.

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The Whirlpool Galaxy comes alive | Space photo of the day for May 13, 2026

M51, also known as the Whirlpool Galaxy, looks incredible in this new snap by the James Webb Space Telescope.

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30-mile-high clouds of acid on Venus are made by the largest 'hydraulic jump' in the solar system

A 3,700-mile-long cloud bank on Venus forms through the same phenomenon that describes how water spreads out in your kitchen sink, scientists say.

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'Like putting a microscope into the core of the sun': World's 1st space-based neutrino detector launches to orbit

The world's first space-based neutrino detector launched to space this month to study elusive neutrino particles that constantly bombard Earth.

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Cost estimate for 'Golden Dome' missile defense system balloons to $1.2 trillion

It will likely cost about $1.2 trillion to develop and operate President Trump's planned "Golden Dome" missile defense system, according to a new Congressional Budget Office report.

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SpaceX's Starship V3 megarocket finally has a debut launch date. Here's when it will fly

SpaceX is officially targeting May 19 for the debut of Starship Version 3, an advanced new vehicle that could help humanity take its first steps on the moon and Mars.

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Uranus and Neptune could be full of rocks, new study suggests

"Rather than 'icy' or 'rocky,' we should simply call them minor giants."

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