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Space travel takes its toll on astronauts and their loved ones. Here's how

World Space Week 2025 casts a lens on life in space — here, we take a look at how astronauts traveling beyond Earth can affect their families.

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Cosmic baboon rampages through deep space in gorgeous new nebula photo

We're not the only ones who see a baboon in this nebula photo, right?

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SpaceX moves giant Super Heavy booster to pad ahead of Starship Flight 11 launch (photos)

SpaceX moved its Super Heavy booster to the pad recently to gear up for Flight 11 of its Starship megarocket, which is scheduled for Oct. 13.

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The total solar eclipse 2024 tricked birds into singing a 'false dawn chorus'

Just four minutes of darkness was enough to confuse dozens of species of birds.

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How to watch 'Invasion' season 3 online and from anywhere

It's not too late to hop aboard the alien mothership for the sensational Apple TV+ sci-fi series.

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Watch SpaceX launch 24 of Amazon's Project Kuiper internet satellites on Monday after delay

SpaceX plans to launch 24 of Amazon's Project Kuiper satellites Monday (Oct. 13), bringing the total number of spacecraft lofted for the nascent broadband megaconstellation to 153.

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FCC announces 'Space Month' push to streamline space regulations

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission will work to streamline space regulations, a push just announced in the newly christened "Space Month" of October 2025.

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Infrared and informed: The ultimate James Webb Space Telescope quiz

This quiz is your chance to explore the wonders of the James Webb Space Telescope, from its mind-blowing discoveries to the science behind its design.

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NASA's Lunar Electric Rover rolls across Arizona | Space photo of the day for Oct. 9, 2025

NASA's Lunar Electric Rover was tested in Arizona's rugged desert terrain to simulate lunar exploration and refine designs for future missions.

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A new rocket, sea launches and more: Chinese company CAS Space is thinking big

CAS Space is preparing to launch its first liquid propellant rocket, the Kinetica 2, carrying a prototype cargo spacecraft — the latest sign of China's accelerating commercial launch sector.

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Blast off with the 'Space Gal' Emily Calandrelli for World Space Week on Arm and Hammer's Baking Soda Rocket Day

Join 'Space Gal' Emily Calandrelli to help Arm and Hammer celebrate Baking Soda Rocket Day with 14,000 nationwide.

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How one scientist's wide-eyed dream of giant space cities was crushed by reality

As part of World Space Week, which is highlighting the theme of living in space, we look at one scientist's dream of gigantic space habitats.

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Blue Origin rolls out powerful New Glenn rocket for testing ahead of Mars launch (video)

Blue Origin rolled the first stage of its powerful New Glenn rocket to the pad Wednesday (Oct. 8) for testing ahead of a planned launch of two NASA Mars probes.

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Not all alphas: Mars crews should be a mix of personality types, study suggests

A new study indicates that crews with a wider range of personalities perform better under pressure, possibly informing how NASA selects and trains its astronauts for future missions to Mars.

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Australian nanosatellite snaps 1st selfie in space before tracking cosmic gamma-ray bursts (photo)

Australia's SpIRIT nanosatellite has snapped its first "selfie" from space, marking a successful start to its mission.

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Chinese space station astronauts feast on spicy lamb, mooncakes for mid-autumn festival (video)

The crew on the Chinese Tiangong space station enjoyed tasty treats for mid-Autumn festival while spending time looking at the Earth below them.

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1,000 Mars dust devils! European orbiters track Red Planet's tiny tornadoes

Two decades of spacecraft images reveal more than 1,000 dust devils whipping across Mars at unexpected speeds, offering fresh insight into how wind and dust shape the Red Planet.

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New comet Lemmon could shine bright enough to be seen with the naked eye this October

This newly discovered comet could soon glow bright enough for the naked eye as it sweeps through October's morning and evening skies.

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In space, everyone can hear you scream: Why sound design was 'Alien: Earth's breakout star

How memorable sound effects elevated "Alien: Earth to the next level.

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Blue Origin launches 6 'Space Nomads,' including mystery passenger, on suborbital space tourist flight (video)

Blue Origin launched its 15th space tourism mission today (Oct. 8), sending six people on a brief trip to the final frontier.

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The moon meets up with the Seven Sisters tonight. Here's how to see it

On the evening of Oct. 9, a waning gibbous moon visits the famous Pleiades Star Cluster — the Seven Sisters — in the Taurus constellation.

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JWST spots dust-cloaked 'red supergiant' star just before it went supernova

Astronomers using JWST have captured the clearest view yet of a doomed red supergiant star just before it exploded, solving a decades-old mystery about why such stars rarely appear to go supernova.

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Near-Earth asteroid zooms past Antarctica | Space photo of the day for Oct. 8, 2025

A newly discovered asteroid, 2025 TF, skimmed past Earth closer than many satellites and was photographed by the Catalina Sky Survey and ESA's planetary defense programs.

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6,000 and counting: The next 30 years in the search for exoplanets

After marking the 30th anniversary of the discovery of the first exoplanet around a sun-like star, we now look forward to what the next 30 years might offer.

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 28 Starlink satellites on its 29th-ever liftoff (video)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched for the 29th time on Tuesday (Oct. 7), one shy of the company's reuse record.

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