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SpaceX sends 24 Starlink satellites into orbit on 100th Falcon 9 launch of the year

Submit on Tuesday, August 19th, 2025 01:11

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 Starlink satellites launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Monday (Aug. 18). It was the company’s 100th Falcon 9 launch of the year.

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Fly me to the moon: 25 finalists chosen for Artemis 2 ‘zero-g indicator’

Submit on Tuesday, August 19th, 2025 01:11

A panel of judges has selected the 25 finalists in NASA and Freelancer’s global contest to design a plush “zero-g indicator” to fly to the moon with the agency’s Artemis 2 astronauts.

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Think you know our solar system’s dwarf planets? Test your skills with our new quiz!

Submit on Monday, August 18th, 2025 23:11

Pluto isn’t the only dwarf planet residing in our solar system. Try your hand at naming the others!

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We’re within 3 years of reaching a critical climate threshold. Can we reverse course?

Submit on Monday, August 18th, 2025 22:11

A report published in June found that the world only has three years before it crosses the 1.5 C climate target. So what should we do now?

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Northern lights may be visible in these 15 states tonight

Submit on Monday, August 18th, 2025 21:11

Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Iowa as an incoming speedy solar wind could spark geomagnetic storm conditions overnight.

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SpaceX’s Super Heavy booster will fly with fresh ‘grid fins’ | Space photo of the day for Aug. 18, 2025

Submit on Monday, August 18th, 2025 21:11

Like birds returning to their nests, these feather-like grid fins help steer rockets back down through the atmosphere toward their landing zones.

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Hubble telescope uncovers rare star born from cosmic collision: ‘A very different history from what we would have guessed’

Submit on Monday, August 18th, 2025 19:12

“It’s a discovery that underlines things may be different from what they appear to us at first glance.”

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Don’t miss Mercury, the moon and the Beehive Cluster align in a special August morning sky show

Submit on Monday, August 18th, 2025 17:11

A rare August morning alignment brings Mercury, a thin crescent moon and the Beehive Cluster together in the predawn sky. Here’s how you can see it for yourself.

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