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Artemis 2 astronauts stress importance of their moon mission as NASA faces budget, workforce cuts: ‘We have to move the needle.’

Submit on Thursday, July 31st, 2025 10:21

NASA’s next moon astronauts underscored the importance of their upcoming Artemis 2 mission despite a turbulent time for the space agency full of budget cuts and workforce reductions.

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‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ is a love letter to the Space Age we always dreamed of

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From rocketships and exoplanets, to FTL and black holes, there’s something for every space fan in Marvel’s “The Fantastic Four: First Steps.”

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JWST sees beauty in the death of a star, offers a preview of what’s in store for our sun

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The James Webb Space Telescope’s investigations of the planetary nebula NGC 6072 suggest a second star played a hand in sculpting the death of the primary star.

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SpaceX, NASA say Crew-11 astronaut mission is ‘go’ for launch to ISS on July 31

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Mission managers with NASA and SpaceX polled ‘go’ to proceed with a launch attempt of the Crew-11 astronaut mission to the ISS on Thursday (July 31).

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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 170 — Atomic Space Batteries!

Submit on Saturday, July 26th, 2025 22:11

On Episode 170 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Dr. Robert O’Brien to discuss powering spacecraft by radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs).

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‘It starts with a bang this season and we don’t give you room to breathe’: ‘Foundation’ Season 3’s stars on completing the far-future sci-fi saga (exclusive)

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‘Foundation’ Season 3 stars Jared Harris & Lou Llobell discuss the upcoming season of Apple TV+’s adaptation of Isaac Asimov’s science fiction epic.

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SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites from Florida on Saturday doubleheader

Submit on Saturday, July 26th, 2025 21:11

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 28 Starlink internet broadband satellites launched from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Saturday, July 26, 2025.

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Scientists look to black holes to know exactly where we are in the Universe. But phones and wifi are blocking the view

Submit on Saturday, July 26th, 2025 19:11

Scientists working to study black holes use specific radio frequencies to track black holes, the same frequencies often used by phones and wifi.

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