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Watch NASA reveal its Artemis 3 astronauts today (and get a live moon program update)

On June 9, NASA will reveal the astronauts who will fly on the Artemis 3 docking mission in Earth orbit next year.

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'One of the great unresolved embarrassments of physics': It's been 340 years since Newton and scientists still haven't solved the secret of gravity

Big G is the oldest fundamental constant in physics and remains the least clearly defined. One scientist has spent a decade attempting to crack the mystery of the gravitational constant, and it all came down to the opening of a single envelope.

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The Milky Way may have devoured another galaxy named Loki, and astronomers think they've found its remains

Astronomers say that they have identified 20 stars that may have grown up together in a dwarf galaxy named "Loki" that eventually became part of our Milky Way.

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Watch 2 Russian cosmonauts take 5-hour spacewalk outside the ISS today

Cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev will perform a spacewalk outside the International Space Station today (May 27), and you can watch the action live.

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Artemis moon base will cover 'hundreds of square miles' with hopping drones and new lunar rovers, NASA says

NASA envisions its moon base covering hundreds of square miles, and hopping scout drones may mark the facility's perimeter. The agency just awarded $1 billion in contracts to get the ball rolling.

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'Masters of the Universe' gets a final trailer, and it's a perfect blend of nostalgia, sci-fi battles, and muscles (video)

'Skeletor took my family and he destroyed our world. I'm gonna fight for it.'

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Satellites imaged an underwater volcano erupting — but scientists have no idea what's actually happening on the seafloor

Satellites captured footage of an underwater volcano eruption in a part of the sea that remains largely a mystery.

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'Redshift' blends James Webb Space Telescope, Artemis 2 and Pink Floyd into a cosmic journey through light and sound (video, photos)

Artist Ashley Zelinskie and DJ illich Mujica get psychedelic in New York City.

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Seeing double with the Artemis 2 rocket boosters | Space photo of the day for May 26, 2026

The two boosters hang out mid-air after separation.

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Could a cosmic uncertainty principle help explain dark matter?

The universe may have its own version of Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, and that might be enough to explain dark energy without invoking any new physics at all.

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Unusual red northern lights over Japan suggest some solar storms are stronger than we thought

Researchers analyzing crimson auroras over Japan found the glowing displays stretched hundreds of miles higher into Earth's atmosphere than expected, challenging long-held assumptions about the strength of geomagnetic storms.

Space

HBO's 'Lanterns' does have some green in it after all, as latest trailer shows Hal Jordan unleashing the power of the ring (video)

"This ring? It's the most powerful weapon in the universe."

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'Very interesting wiggles' in data from silent NASA Mars spacecraft lead to unexpected solar wind discovery

Data from NASA's MAVEN spacecraft revealed a never-before-seen atmospheric effect on Mars, revealing how solar storms may shape planets without strong magnetic fields.

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DARPA readies robotic deep-space repair satellite for 2026 launch

DARPA has a plan to keep geosynchronous satellites going for years beyond their expiration date. The agency aims to test it with a mission launching as soon as this summer.

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'The Mandalorian and Grogu' wastes a potentially brilliant era of 'Star Wars'

The franchise's latest big-screen outing gets sidetracked in less interesting corners of that galaxy far, far away

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What is the blue-white star next to the moon tonight?

Don't miss Spica greet the waxing moon in the southern sky on May 26

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Nothing beats a beautiful sunset (from space) | Space photo of the day for May 25, 2026

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Scientists just found a supercharged supernova — powered up by a magnetic star corpse

NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray spacecraft has observed a super-bright, supercharged supernova explosion powered up by the creation of a highly magnetic dead star, or magnetar.

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Scientists want to send a roly-poly robot filled with 'dandelion drones' to investigate hidden tunnels on Mars

Engineers are increasingly turning to the concept of "biomimicry" for the next generation of Mars robots.

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The original (and best) 'Transformers' movie is rolling back out into theaters for its 40th anniversary

Relive the trauma when Autobots and Decepticons reassemble in this animated cult classic.

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Lunar Strike offers a pessimistic, and worryingly realistic look at the future of space travel

Fly me to the moon!

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The most common type of planet in the galaxy may not look anything like Earth on the inside

The familiar concept of a planetary core, a small, dense metallic heart we take for granted, may be the exception rather than the rule for exoplanets.

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China reveals 3-person Shenzhou 23 crew, including Hong Kong's 1st astronaut

China has named the three astronauts due to fly on the Shenzhou 23 mission on Sunday (May 24), including Hong Kong's first astronaut.

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'Rick and Morty' Season 9: Release date & how to watch Adult Swim’s zany sci-fi satire

‘Anything is possible, when everything is possible'

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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 211 — Oysters in Space

On Episode 211 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with Jacob Scoccimerra of Monolith Space.

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