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Super Harvest Moon lunar eclipse: How to watch online for free on Sept. 17
By Brett Tingley published
A partial lunar eclipse of the Super Harvest Moon is coming on Sept. 17, 2024. Here's how you can watch it online for free.

'We just ran out of time': Boeing Starliner astronauts on why their spaceship returned to Earth without them
By Mike Wall published
The decision to send Boeing's Starliner capsule home uncrewed from the ISS was driven in part by time constraints, according to NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore.

The best 70s sci-fi movies
By Grace Dean published
Sci-fi in the 1970s was weird, wonderful, and where franchises were born.

Watch space aliens invade in wild new 'Venom: The Last Dance' trailer (video)
By Jeff Spry published
Sony Pictures released a final launch trailer for "Venom: The Last Dance," which premieres on Oct. 25, 2024.

SpaceX Super Heavy rocket gets supersonic wind tunnel test for NASA's Artemis moon missions (photos)
By Samantha Mathewson published
A 1.2% scale model of SpaceX's Starship Super Heavy rocket underwent NASA wind tunnel testing, during which high-speed forced air simulated varying flight conditions.

'Star Wars Outlaws' finally lets fans play as the scoundrel (review)
By Matt Cabral published
The first open-word game from the galaxy far, far away feels like the Han Solo simulator we've been waiting for.

Apollo 11 moonwalk footprint featured on Sprayground's latest backpack
By Samantha Mathewson published
Follow in the footsteps of Apollo astronauts with a new space-themed backpack that aims to inspire a sense of exploration and transport wearers to the lunar surface.

Iron winds and molten metal rains ravage a hellish hot Jupiter exoplanet
By Robert Lea published
"Iron Winds and Metal Rain." Not the title of a heavy metal album but an accurate weather prediction for a hellish exoplanet called WASP-76b.

SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base, lands rocket (video)
By Elizabeth Howell published
SpaceX's latest Starlink satellite launch lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Sept. 12, adding to a constellation of more than 6,300 operational satellites.

ESA's JUICE spacecraft confirmed Earth is habitable. Here's why
By Stefanie Waldek published
JUICE successfully identified water and the building blocks of life in Earth's atmosphere. In doing so, the probe headed for Jupiter's moons confirmed that its instruments are working properly.
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