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'Exodus: The Helium Sea' author Peter F. Hamilton talks universe crafting and finishing the story in this second prequel ...

"You can literally have sailing ships in space."

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'Exodus: The Helium Sea' author Peter F. Hamilton talks universe crafting and finishing the story in this second prequel ...

NASA

NASA Tests New Refuel Device for Future In-Space Refueling Missions

For NASA’s next generation of deep space exploration missions, spacecraft may need to refuel in Earth orbit before pushing farther into the solar system. Similar to how a gas pump needs a nozzle to fit your fuel tank, future spacecraft could require a special device in order to fill up prior to departure, ...

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NASA Tests New Refuel Device for Future In-Space Refueling Missions

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China plans to double the size of its Tiangong space station while the ISS nears its end

China plans to add three new modules to Tiangong along with a co-orbiting space telescope, as the ISS heads for a Pacific splashdown.

2 hours ago

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China plans to double the size of its Tiangong space station while the ISS nears its end

NASA

Partners, NASA Ready for June Launch of Swift Boost Mission

A mission to raise the orbit of NASA’s Swift observatory is poised for launch June 30.

3 hours ago

NASA

Partners, NASA Ready for June Launch of Swift Boost Mission

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Moore's law tells us that the price of technology should go down over time, so why is stargazing gear getting more expensive?

With the prices of the newest smart telescope and image-stabilized binocular models running into the thousands, older models should be cheaper, but we are seeing a range of different factors at play affecting prices from the top to the bottom.

3 hours ago

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Moore's law tells us that the price of technology should go down over time, so why is stargazing gear getting more expensive?

Space.com

Watch out for the giant scorpion hiding in the summer sky

Scorpius is one of the few constellations that actually resembles its namesake — and this summer is the perfect time to find it.

4 hours ago

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Watch out for the giant scorpion hiding in the summer sky

NASA

Euclid Sees Heart of Milky Way

Euclid, an ESA (European Space Agency) mission with NASA contributions, took a new look at the heart of our Milky Way galaxy, seen in this image released on June 24, 2026. This observation overlaps with a region scientists will observe with NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, launching later ...

5 hours ago

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Euclid Sees Heart of Milky Way

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Watch a 'Potentially hazardous asteroid' the size of a skyscraper close in on Earth live online tonight

"An asteroid of this size comes this close roughly once every ten years".

5 hours ago

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Watch a 'Potentially hazardous asteroid' the size of a skyscraper close in on Earth live online tonight

NASA

Bringing Signals to NASA

Growing up on the central California coast, watching rocket launches with his father was part of Eric Fernandez’s childhood routine. Fernandez had posters of rockets on the wall, but despite being fascinated by them, he never imagined one day this would be his career. Because both of his grandparents ...

6 hours ago

NASA

Bringing Signals to NASA

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Neon green auroras from space will take your breath away | Space photo of the day for June 26, 2026

This is truly a view like no other.

6 hours ago

Space.com

Neon green auroras from space will take your breath away | Space photo of the day for June 26, 2026

NASA

NASA’s PACE Mission Studies Smoke, Fires

With the North American fire season underway, and a record number of acres already burned nationwide, NASA’s Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, and ocean Ecosystem (PACE) satellite’s three instruments are observing vegetation precursors to fires, along with plumes of smoke and their movement. This data will ...

6 hours ago

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NASA’s PACE Mission Studies Smoke, Fires

NASA

Hubble Spies Starry Chandelier

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the globular cluster NGC 6723, sometimes called the Chandelier Cluster.

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Hubble Spies Starry Chandelier

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NASA Space Station

Crew Works Eye Exams, DNA Sequencing, and Spacesuit Preps

Life science topped the research schedule on Thursday as the Expedition 74 crew studied how space affects vision and sequenced DNA collected from microbes. More spacewalk preparations, a virtual reality investigation, and exercise gear maintenance rounded out the day aboard the International Space Station.

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NASA Space Station

Crew Works Eye Exams, DNA Sequencing, and Spacesuit Preps