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Who are the Gorn? ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” reptilian menace, explained

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These modern-day Gorn are a major upgrade on the lizard man Captain Kirk battled in the Original Series.

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50 years after a historic handshake in space, the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project’s legacy still resonates

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On July 17, 1975, an American Apollo crew and a Soviet Soyuz crew met up in Earth orbit for the first time, setting the foundation for continued cooperation in space over the past 50 years.

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Don’t miss the third quarter moon shine near Saturn in the eastern sky tonight

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The left-hand side of the moon will appear lit by direct sunlight, with the right bathed in shadow.

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NASA preps key piece of Artemis IV moon rocket for lunar mission | Space photo of the day for July 17, 2025

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NASA moved its payload adapter at the Space Flight Center in Huntsville to prepare for the upcoming Artemis IV mission

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‘Doghouse’ days of summer — Boeing’s Starliner won’t fly again until 2026, and without astronauts aboard

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NASA and Boeing are still working on the thruster issues that Starliner experienced on its first crewed flight last year, and the spacecraft’s next mission will likely launch without astronauts.

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NASA X-ray spacecraft reveals secrets of a powerful, spinning neutron star

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Observations of a pulsar, consisting of a dead star spinning 600 times a second, and feasting on a stellar companion reveal the source powering its emissions.

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NASA won’t publish key climate change report online, citing ‘no legal obligation’ to do so

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NASA will not host the U.S. government’s primary climate assessment reports on its website after all, despite a White House claim that they would be available via the space agency.

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Satellite images track Grand Canyon wildfires burning across thousands of acres

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Lightning-ignited Grand Canyon wildfires burn tens of thousands of acres, as NOAA’s GOES satellites continue to monitor the fires.

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