Many Americans think NASA returning to the moon is a waste of time and it should prioritize asteroid hunting instead, a poll shows

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The International Space Station looking like a white dot as it passes the Moon as seen from Liverpool.
The International Space Station looking like a white dot as it passes the Moon as seen from Liverpool.

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NASA's James Webb telescope captured the spectacular death throes of a star 2,600 light year away

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A picture shows the Ring Nebula, a yellow ethereal circle surrounded by a granular purple ovoid shape, in unprecedented detail.
An image of the Ring Nebula recently taken by the James Webb Space Telescope is shown here. The structure shows the matter ejected by the super-hot dying star (purple) and a cloud of gas at its center (yellow).

NASA, ESA, CSA, JWST Ring Nebula Team photo; image processing by Roger Wesson

It should take another 300 years for NASA's Voyager 1 probe to reach the most distant region of our solar system. Until then, it's cruising through the void between the stars.

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An artist's concept which shows NASA's Voyager spacecraft against a backdrop of stars.
An artist's concept which shows NASA's Voyager spacecraft against a backdrop of stars.

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NASA accidentally lost contact with its Voyager 2 probe after sending a wrong command. It could mean the end of its 46-year-old mission.

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A photo montage shows pictures taken by the Voyager probes next to an illustration of what the Voyager probes look like.
An artists's impression of the Voyager probes next to a montage of examples of striking images of the solar system Voyager 1 and 2 took on their missions.

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An audio simulation of the gentle twinkling of a star sounds much more menacing than you think

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Stars photographed from the nature reserve of the Sierra Mariola in Bocairent, Valencian Community, Spain, Europe.

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2 meteor showers will peak Monday and last into August. One could produce dazzling fireballs.

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A clear photo of the Delta Aquariids meteor shower over Mount St. Helens. The Milky Way, with its grey white clouds, lies in a vibrant streak against the indigo night sky. Streaks of bright white light criss cross the sky.
The Delta Aquariids meteor shower and Milky Way over Mount St. Helens, at Windy Ridge in Washington State with Mt. Hood, Oregon visible in the lower left corner.

SpaceX 'flame deflector' system for Starship launches may breach environmental regulations, report says

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SpaceX used its "flame deflector" system in a test on Friday.

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OceanGate's cofounder wants to send 1,000 people to a floating colony on Venus by 2050, and says we shouldn't stop pushing the limits of innovation

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A collage shows a picture of Guillermo Söhnlein and a photo of Venus, side by side
Guillermo Söhnlein (left), a cofounder of OceanGate Expeditions, has a plan to send 1,000 people to Venus' atmosphere by 2050.

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These antimicrobial spacesuits could solve astronauts’ laundry woes

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A physicist says it's 'quite possible' a SpaceX launch punched a hole in parts of the Earth's atmosphere

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off
SpaceX's Falcon 9 is a reusable, two-stage rocket designed to reliably transport people and cargo into orbit.

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