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These inventive ideas could help Artemis astronauts make drinking water on the moon

By Rahul Rao published

Ten U.K. finalists have been announced in the Aqualunar Challenge, an effort to develop tech that can turn moon ice into drinkable water.

The moon
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Google-inspired AI model improves Cape Canaveral space launch weather forecasts by 50%

By Tereza Pultarova published

An AI-powered weather model inspired by language-processing systems invented by Google is helping launch companies avoid disruptions to their busy schedules on Florida's Space Coast.

Tech
an arc of hazy white light stretches across a starry night sky next to a curved panoramic view of a lush green landscape. the whole image is rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise so that the sky is on the left and the landscape is on the right. the combination of the arc of white light and the arc of the ground forms almost an eye-like shape

Astrophotographer peers into a cosmic 'eye' looking out into the universe

By Miguel Claro published

The Milky Way looks stunning above the Alqueva Dark Sky preserve in Portugal thanks to this mosaic from astrophotographer Miguel Claro.

Stargazing
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Astronaut traveling to Titan loses his grip on reality in 1st 'Slingshot' trailer (video)

By Jeff Spry published

The first trailer lands for Bleecker Street's new psychological sci-fi feature, "Slingshot."

Entertainment
Mixing clouds of orange and blue in deep space

Dark matter ghosts its way through powerful (and messy) collision of galaxy clusters

By Robert Lea published

Using data from the Hubble and Chandra space telescopes, scientists have determined that dark matter ghosted through the wreckage of two colliding galaxy clusters over 5 billion light-years away.

The Universe
an illustration of the sky showing a crescent moon beside mars and jupiter near a V-shaped grouping of stars that makes up the Taurus constellation

The moon, Mars and Jupiter form a predawn triangle on July 31. Here's how to see it

By Joe Rao published

The moon, Mars and Jupiter form a triangle in the early morning hours of July 31 alongside the stars of the Taurus constellation. Here's how to see it.

Stargazing
A silver, red, and blue robot stands amid a machine planet's towers

New 'Transformers One' trailer reveals the root of Optimus Prime and Megatron's rivalry (video)

By Jeff Spry published

A new trailer for Paramount Pictures' "Transformers One" just dropped at San Diego Comic-Con.

Entertainment
A man and woman face off in a spaceship corridor bathed in orange-red light

Watch an exclusive clip from the next episode of SYFY's 'The Ark' Season 2 (video)

By Jeff Spry published

An exclusive clip for Episode 203 of SYFY's "The Ark" Season 2.

Entertainment
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NASA's DART asteroid impact mission revealed ages of twin space rock targets (images)

By Robert Lea published

Scientists have analyzed images of the twin asteroids Didymos and Dimorphous taken by NASA's DART mission before it impacted the smaller space rock, revealing their age and origins.

Asteroids
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These 17th-century drawings of the sun by Kepler add fire to solar cycle mystery

By Elizabeth Howell published

Earth was cooler than usual in the 16th and 17th centuries and scientists are still trying to figure out why. New analysis of sunspot drawings by Kepler, in 1607, may shed some light.

The Sun
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