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July's full Buck Moon leads a mini planet parade through the summer sky tonight

July's Full Buck Moon rises tonight with mini planet parade | Space Quiz! What space telescope is NASA trying to rescue in orbit? | We just found 36-million-degree black hole 'breath'
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July's Full Buck Moon rises tonight with mini planet parade
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Happy Wednesday, Space Fans! The July full moon rises tonight and it should be amazing, so much so that our top story today is all about the July's Full Buck moon and a mini parade of planets in the night sky. But be sure to read on to see the 'breath' of a black hole, a NASA space telescope rescue in peril and the next great observatory is all fueled up.
 
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Space Quiz! What space telescope is NASA trying to rescue in orbit?
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We just found 36-million-degree black hole 'breath'
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Astronomers have spotted the blisteringly hot exhaust fumes of the earliest quasars, intensely bright cosmic titans powered by feeding supermassive black holes. Here's how they found it in X-rays.
 
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NASA space telescope rescue mission suffers big snag
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NASA launched the Swift Boost mission earlier this month to try and save one of its aging science observatories, but the rescue spacecraft is now experiencing control issues. It may need saving, too.
 
What went wrong?
 
 
 
 
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Full moon calendar 2026: When to see the next full moon
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The July Buck Full Moon is here. But what about the NEXT one? Or the one after that? Here's how to plan out your moon summer.
 
Your Full Moon Guide
 
 
 
 
Science & Astronomy
 
NASA fuels next-gen Roman Space Telescope for launch
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NASA's next great space observatory, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, is at its Florida launch site and all fueled for launch. Here's when you'll be able to see it fly.
 
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Today in Space
 
Photo of the day | SpaceX Starship still floating at sea
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It's been 5 days since SpaceX's Starship Flight 13 Ship landed in the Indian Ocean in the 'softest splashdown' ever. It's still out there, floating in the Indian Ocean. Want proof? We've got the photo here.
 
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On this day in 1982: Soviet Salyut 6 station falls to Earth
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On July 29, 1982, the Salyut 6 space station fell out of space and safely burned up in Earth's atmosphere along the way. Here's why it mattered.
 
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SpaceX launching secret US spy satellite early July 30
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Want more SpaceX? The copmany plans to launch a secret reconnaissance mission for the U.S. government early on Thursday morning (July 30), and you can watch the action live.
 
Night Owl launch
 
 
 
 
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'The Ark' creator Dean Devlin talks season 3 surprises
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SYFY's optimistic space opera series "The Ark" embarks upon its third thrilling season, occupying a unique entertainment spot as the only weekly scripted sci-fi series currently on regular broadcast television. We caught up with its legendary creator Dean Devlin to find out why.
 
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Editor's Note
 
We're halfway through the week!
We've made it to the midpoint of the week! If we were on an interstellar journey, this would be the part where we flip around to start our deceleration burn, but luckily we just have to get through Wednesday. 

Be sure to come back Thursday to find out how SpaceX's classified NROL satellite launch went (shh, it's a secret). We'll also have some AMAZING PHOTOS of the July full moon, so you won't want to miss that. And if you're away from the computer, you can find us on the go via our Space.com App available now on iOS and Android.

Keep looking up!
Tariq Malik
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July's full Buck Moon leads a mini planet parade through the summer sky tonight

July's Full Buck Moon rises ton...