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Watch an asteroid the size of an airliner speed toward Earth live online Sept. 2 (video)

On Wednesday (Sept. 3), the asteroid 2025 QDB will come to within just over half the distance between Earth and the moon, and you can watch its progress live online.

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Mercury makes an elusive appearance with the bright star Regulus on Sept. 2

Mercury will be close to Regulus embedded among the stars of the constellation Leo.

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33 hungry SpaceX Raptors from below | Space photo of the day for Sept. 1, 2025

The view underneath SpaceX's Starship spacecraft shows the Super Heavy booster's complex array of 33 Raptor engines.

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How military helicopters in Colorado will help land NASA's Artemis astronauts on the moon

NASA is using Colorado's rugged peaks to rehearse the risky final moments of future Artemis lunar landings.

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Pluto's dwarf planet partner Charon may have spilled its guts to create 2 of the pair's moons

"The surfaces of Nix and Hydra are as close to unaltered as you can get."

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Scientists discover explosive origins of superspeed electrons streaming from the sun

The Solar Orbiter spacecraft has tracked near-light-speed electrons back to the sun, finding two distinct families generated by solar flares and CMEs.

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Could a unique rectangular telescope be the key to finding Earth 2.0?

A new concept for a next generation space telescope could provide an affordable breakthrough in the hunt for Earth's twin.

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Don't miss Venus line up with Jupiter and Mercury before sunrise on Sept. 1

Jupiter, Venus and Mercury move into line formation predawn on Sept. 1

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Northern lights may be visible in these 18 US states Sept. 1-2

Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Illinois as a cannibal solar storm impact could spark geomagnetic storm conditions Sept. 1-2.

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NASA wants to put a nuclear reactor on the moon by 2030 – choosing where is tricky

NASA plans to prioritize the fission reactor as power necessary to extract and refine lunar resources.

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Try to spot a rare Aurigid meteor as the shower peaks overnight on Aug. 31

The Aurigid meteor shower hails from debris of the comet C/1911 N1 Kiess, which last visited the inner solar system 2,000 years ago.

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ESA's JUICE spacecraft flies by Venus on its way to Jupiter's icy moons

Europe's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer probe completed its Venus flyby on Aug. 31, keeping it on track to reach the Jovian system in July 2031.

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One week until the blood moon total lunar eclipse lights up September's sky

A total lunar eclipse will take place on Sept. 7-8, creating a spectacular blood moon effect.

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Aurora alert! Incoming cannibal solar storm could spark Labor Day northern lights show

A pair of solar eruptions may combine into a powerful "cannibal CME," boosting chances for dazzling auroras over Labor Day.

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Power play: why NASA is betting on nuclear to outpace rivals on the Moon

The United States is racing to build nuclear power reactors for the Moon, with the first system planned for the end of the decade. This would keep astronauts alive through weeks-long lunar nights, as well as powering permanent bases and outposts – and giving Washington an edge over China and…

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ULA Once Dismissed Elon Musk's Approach To Space Travel — Now SpaceX Has Launched The Same Reusable Rocket 30 Times

United Launch Alliance, or ULA, a joint venture between Lockheed Martin Corp (NYSE:LMT) and Boeing Co. (NYSE:BA), once dismissed Elon Musk and SpaceX's approach to reusable rockets: now, SpaceX has vindicated its approach with its recent progress.

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NASA employees fear worsening conditions as new Trump executive order eliminates their right to unionize

A new executive order signed by President Donald Trump removes NASA employees from federal labor-management protections, under the justification of national security.

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See the half-lit first quarter moon shine in the grasp of a celestial scorpion tonight

The moon will appear in the constellation Scorpius at sunset on Aug. 30-31.

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SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites to orbit from California (video)

SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink broadband satellites today (Aug. 30), sending 24 of them up from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base.

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James Webb Space Telescope spots odd planet-forming disk around infant star

The James Webb Space Telescope has observed a planet-birthing disk of gas and dust around a young star, uncovering some strange and unexpected chemistry.

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Virginia is for (space) lovers: Rocket Lab opens new seaside launch pad for reusable Neutron rocket

Rocket Lab's new Launch Complex 3 will launch Neutron rockets that can land themselves on land or at sea just like SpaceX rockets.

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Don't miss the moon ride close to red supergiant star Antares on Aug. 30

The half-lit moon will appear close to Antares in the constellation Scorpius later this week.

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Galactic cannonballs: The mystery of hypervelocity white dwarfs may just have been solved

Astronomers may have solved the mystery of how hypervelocity white dwarfs rocket out of the Milky Way at breakneck speeds.

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Making babies beyond Earth? Mouse study suggests we can make it happen

As humans expand into space, how we'll continue to expand the species remains an important question.

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I Was Shooting Astrophotography With My Pixel 10 Pro XL When I Saw This Strange Phenomena in the Sky — Here’s What I Witnessed

I was putting the Pixel 10 Pro XL astrophotography to the test when NASA's rocket launch happened to deliver a phenomena like no other in the sky.

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