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Rocket Row ribbon cutting marks return of Alabama rocket center's 'spaceline'

22 July, 2024 - 19:00
Some cities have skylines. Huntsville, Alabama has a "spaceline." Or so it does again with the restoration of "Rocket Row" at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center.

Aurora alert: Possible geomagnetic storm could bring northern lights as far south as New York

22 July, 2024 - 18:33
Northern lights could be visible over some northern and upper Midwest states on July 24. A geomagnetic storm watch has been issued by NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center.

Everything We Know About 'Star Trek: Section 31'

22 July, 2024 - 17:02
A primer for the upcoming Paramount+ streaming film, 'Star Trek: Section 31"

NASA X-ray telescope 'weighs' the closest rapidly spinning dead star to Earth

22 July, 2024 - 16:00
NASA's ISS-mounted X-ray telescope NICER has weighed and measured the closest pulsar to Earth. The neutron star PSR J0437 spins 174 times a second and has a mass of 1.4 suns.

July full moon 2024: Full Buck Moon puts on dramatic show for skywatchers around the world (photos)

22 July, 2024 - 15:34
Check out these incredible July full moon photos from around the world as the Buck Moon put on quite the show.

NASA looking at what artifacts to preserve from space station before 2030 demise

22 July, 2024 - 15:00
Two years after stating there were no plans to save artifacts from the end of the International Space Station, NASA is in the early stages of identifying what small parts of the complex to preserve.

See the moon meet Saturn, watch for shooting stars and find the Northern Crown this week

22 July, 2024 - 14:00
Check out these stargazing targets that you can see with the naked eye this week (July 22 to July 28), from planetary meet-ups to meteor showers and more!

Before plunging to its death, NASA's Cassini spacecraft saw secrets in the seas of Saturn's moon Titan

22 July, 2024 - 12:00
Seven years ago, the Cassini mission ended when the spacecraft dramatically crashed into Saturn, but the data it collected is still delivering results, revealing the secrets of Titan's oceans.

Explore an Apollo-era mission gone wrong in sci-fi mystery game 'Lifeless Moon' (video)

21 July, 2024 - 17:00
Watch the new launch trailer for Serenity Forge's new sci-fi mystery game "Lifeless Moon."

Signs of life could survive on solar system moons Enceladus and Europa

21 July, 2024 - 16:00
Signs of life could survive on the icy surfaces of Saturn's and Jupiter's moons, Enceladus and Europa, despite harsh radiation bombardment from the sun and supernovas.

New 'Star Trek' novel calls back Dr. Gillian Taylor of 'Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home'

21 July, 2024 - 15:00
A preview of veteran "Star Trek" author Greg Cox's latest novel, "Star Trek: Lost To Eternity," which picks up where "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home" left off.

New quantum computer smashes 'quantum supremacy' record by a factor of 100 — and it consumes 30,000 times less power

21 July, 2024 - 14:00
The 56-qubit H2-1 computer has broken the previous record in the 'quantum supremacy' benchmark first set by Google in 2019.

How the CIA 'kidnapped' a Soviet moon probe during the space race

21 July, 2024 - 12:00
To gain insight on how the Soviet Union built moon-bound gear, the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) carried out a covert spy job on a Soviet exhibit in 1959.

United Nations marks Apollo 11 55th with international moon missions stamps

20 July, 2024 - 17:30
Photos of the moon captured by American, Russian, European, Japanese, Indian, Korean and Chinese spacecraft are the subject of new United Nations stamps for the 55th anniversary of Apollo 11.

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 120 —Remembering Apollo 11 & Looking Ahead

20 July, 2024 - 17:19
On Episode 120 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq dive into the 55th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.

What became of the flags Apollo astronauts left on the moon?

20 July, 2024 - 17:00
Astronauts placed six different American flags on the moon during the Apollo program. What became of those flags in the years since, and why were they controversial?

Is there a 'true' story behind the fake Apollo moon landing in 'Fly Me to the Moon?'

20 July, 2024 - 16:00
An examination of the conspiracy theory that NASA faked the Apollo 11 moon landing as depicted in the new Apple Original film "Fly Me to the Moon."

NASA marks moon landing anniversary by dedicating building to 'women of Apollo'

20 July, 2024 - 14:00
NASA is honoring 'hidden figure' Dorothy Vaughan and all of the women who contributed to the Apollo program with the naming of a building at the Johnson Space Center in Houston.

The future of space exploration: How astronomy, space travel and the search for life may change by 2049 (video)

20 July, 2024 - 12:00
Celebrating 25 years of covering countless advancements in space exploration and astronomy, Space.com's live virtual panel discussed some of the most impactful discoveries and what may still be yet to come.

'An oasis in the desert': NASA's Curiosity rover finds pure sulfur in Martian rocks

20 July, 2024 - 02:00
NASA's Curiosity rover discovered a rare element on Mars after it drove over a rock and cracked it open.

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