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US Space Force test fires thrusters for moon surveillance spacecraft

8 May, 2025 - 20:00
The U.S. Space Force tested a new propulsion system designed for satellites that will keep tabs on spacecraft and other objects near the moon.

Satellites show 28 US cities are sinking, including NYC and Chicago: 'Infrastructure can be silently compromised'

8 May, 2025 - 19:37
A new study has found that the 28 most populous cities in the United States — including New York, Chicago, Dallas and Denver — are sinking at rates between two and 10 millimeters (0.08 and 0.4 inches) per year.

Astronaut Scott Kelly joins 'Mission Dry', stars in Goodnites underwear campaign film

8 May, 2025 - 19:00
Astronauts are helping to destigmatize a childhood experience by pointing out the similarities between what some kids wear to bed and what explorers wear into space.

Planet hunter Plato gets its eyes | Space photo of the day for May 7, 2025

8 May, 2025 - 18:52
Plato, the European Space Agency's terrestrial planet hunter spacecraft, is seen after having 24 of its 26 cameras installed.

Teenage drama is interrupted by extraterrestrial phenomena in this exclusive clip for 'Watch the Skies' (video)

8 May, 2025 - 18:00
Weird electromagnetic mayhem breaks out in this thrilling new preview.

A stadium-sized asteroid will fly past Earth on May 9, and you can watch it live (video)

8 May, 2025 - 17:00
The 950-foot hunk of primordial matter is classified as a "potentially hazardous asteroid," but that doesn't mean it has a chance of hitting Earth.

Europe's space agency weighs fallout from proposed NASA budget cuts that could threaten joint missions

8 May, 2025 - 16:00
The European Space Agency is assessing how proposed cuts to NASA's budget could impact it as major cooperative missions face the threat of cancellation.

Earth's skies pulse in sync with the sun's solar flares

8 May, 2025 - 15:00
Earth's atmosphere pulses in sync with the sun's fiery outbursts, indicating it is more sensitive to solar activity than previously thought, according to new research.

'The Rocky Horror Picture Show' returns to theaters later this year for 50th anniversary of Transylvanian aliens landing on Earth

8 May, 2025 - 13:00
"Shiver with antici… pation!" as those over-sexed aliens from the planet Transexual celebrate their Golden Anniversary in 2025.

India delays 1st Gaganyaan astronaut launch to 2027

8 May, 2025 - 12:00
India now plans to launch astronauts to Earth orbit for the first time no sooner than 2027, after completing a series of uncrewed flight tests slated to begin later this year.

Our moon may have once been as hellish as Jupiter's super volcanic moon Io

8 May, 2025 - 11:00
The moon spent a few million years as a volcanic wasteland, covered with ongoing eruptions that spewed from mountains and even from the ground itself.

'Eventually, all life on Earth will be destroyed by the sun': Elon Musk explains his drive to colonize Mars

8 May, 2025 - 00:00
Elon Musk explained the rather depressing fate of life on Earth to Fox News host Jesse Waters, who had asked him why humanity should go to Mars.

Hours before a solar eclipse, spruce trees 'talk' to each other

7 May, 2025 - 23:00
A new study suggests trees in the forest can access ancient memories and "talk" to each other hours before a solar eclipse.

NASA diagnoses fracture in a 'huge cosmic bone' using X-ray observatory

7 May, 2025 - 22:00
A combination of X-ray from NASA's Chandra observatory and radio data indicates that a galactic "fracture" was likely caused by a special neutron star called a pulsar.

Laurie Leshin stepping down as director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab

7 May, 2025 - 21:54
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory will prepare for new leadership, as current director Laurie Leshin has announced that she's stepping down from the role next month.

'Destiny 2' is getting four new expansions, including a 'Star Wars' crossover that adds lightsabers and blasters (video)

7 May, 2025 - 21:00
Bungie might be dropping a Marathon reboot on us this year, but Destiny 2 ain't going anywhere, and its content plans for 2025 and 2026 are enticing to say the least.

James Webb Space Telescope finds water in the air of exotic 'sub-Neptune' exoplanet

7 May, 2025 - 20:00
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has found water vapor swirling in the air of a distant, boiling-hot alien planet, a new study reports.

NASA gets keys to Orion spacecraft | Space photo of the day for May 7, 2025

7 May, 2025 - 19:31
Lockheed Martin officials handed over the "keys" to the Artemis 2 Orion spacecraft to NASA, marking the start of its processing for launch.

Old Soviet Venus lander's fall to Earth will be no ordinary space junk crash. Here's why

7 May, 2025 - 19:00
The Soviet Union's failed Kosmos 482 Venus probe will fall back to Earth from orbit soon, and it may well make it to the ground in one piece.

Sun unleashes jaw-dropping filament eruption — but Earth dodges the blast (photo)

7 May, 2025 - 18:30
GOES-19 satellite captures breathtaking footage as a towering solar filament erupts over the sun's eastern limb.

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