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Look for Mercury in the morning sky as it hits peak distance from the sun on Aug. 19

Mercury is farthest from the sun in Earth's morning sky on Aug. 19.

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A mysterious comet is shooting through our solar system. Why are scientists so excited about 3I/Atlas?

This ‘really fun space rock’ is only the third interstellar object to be observed. Where is it heading and can stargazers see it?

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

"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

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.

Space

See a trio of spectacular star clusters brighten the summer sky in August 2025

The Hyades, Pleiades and Hercules star clusters make for excellent targets in the late summer months.

Space

Weekly horoscope: 2 astrologers' predictions for 18th - 24th August 2025

Read your weekly horoscope from Sally Trotman and Penny Thornton who reveal what this week holds for every star sign on love, family, career, and more

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Scientists just recreated the universe's first ever molecules — and the results challenge our understanding of the early cosmos

In a first, scientists have recreated the formation of the first ever molecules in the universe to learn more about early star formation.

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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 173 — The Return of the Malik

On Episode 173 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and and Tariq Malik look back at the week in space news.

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Titan darkens Saturn in rare shadow transit on Aug. 19: Here's how to see it

The second largest moon in the solar system will cast its shadow over Saturn on Aug. 19.

Space

After Repeated Explosions, New Test For Musk's Megarocket

Elon Musk's SpaceX announced Friday that its Starship megarocket is scheduled to blast off on a new test flight next weekend after recent attempts have ended in fiery explosions.

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SpaceX aims to launch Starship Flight 10 test flight on Aug. 24

SpaceX is targeting Aug. 24 for the 10th Flight Test for its Starship rocket, following delays from a pad accident and May's failed mission.

Space

Blue Origin's 2nd New Glenn rocket launch will fly twin NASA Mars probes to space on Sep. 29

Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket will launch NASA's ESCAPADE Mars mission no earlier than (NET) Sep. 29.

Space

NASA wants new spacecraft to fly to hard-to-reach orbits around Earth and in deep space

NASA has awarded $1.4 million to six companies, to further their ideas about how to get vehicles farther into space cheaply and efficiently.

Space

Russia to launch 75 mice, 1,000 fruit flies on Aug. 20 to study spaceflight effects

Russia is readying its Bion-M No. 2 biosatellite for a planned Aug. 20 launch. The mission will send 75 mice and other specimens on a monthlong mission to Earth orbit.

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X-ray telescope finds something unexpected with the 'heartbeat black hole'

Unexpected X-ray polarization challenges long-held ideas about how black holes behave.

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Canada's NordSpace begins construction on orbital spaceport. When will it open for launches?

NordSpace begins building its new orbital spaceport on the Canada's east coast, as the company prepares for its first suborbital rocket launch.

Space

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 172 — Earth on Mars

On Episode 172 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and guest host Rick Jenet are joined by Erika Alden DeBenedictis to discuss how terraforming Mars might work.

Space

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 171 — What's an UNOOSA?

On Episode 171 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and guest host Isaac Arthur are joined by Rick Jenet to discuss the United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA).

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Astronaut trades meditation for starry sky views in orbit | On the International Space Station Aug. 11-15, 2025

The members of Expedition 73-"B" settle in and get busy conducting science research on board the International Space Station.

Space

This baby star's big explosion fired back: 'Nature is far more complex than humans think'

Astronomers discovered a star-triggered explosion shaping its dusty disk, revealing a far more chaotic and intense environment than previously thought.

Space

James Webb Space Telescope uncovers 300 mysteriously luminous objects. Are they galaxies or something else?

Deep-field images from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope revealed 300 unusually energetic early galaxy candidates, offering new insights into how the universe formed and evolved over 13 billion years ago.

Space

Milky Way and zodiacal light glow above telescopes in Chile | Space photo of the day for Aug. 15, 2025

The Milky Way galaxy glows alongside the zodiacal light over the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO) in Chile.

Space

NASA plans to build a nuclear reactor on the moon — a space lawyer explains why, and what the law has to say

Recently, acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy reportedly suggested a U.S. reactor would be operational on the moon by 2030.

Space

NASA's new sun-studying mission 'PUNCH' attains its final form in Earth orbit

The four spacecraft of NASA's PUNCH mission have successfully locked in place in Earth orbit.

Space

TRAPPIST-1d isn't the Earth-like planet scientists had hoped it to be, according to JWST data

As another world around TRAPPIST-1 shows no signs of an atmosphere, astronomers urge us not to give up hope for an Earth-like atmosphere on one of the other worlds in the system.

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