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Ancient Mars was rocked by violent, climate-changing volcanic eruptions

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Ancient Mars was rocked by violent, climate-changing volcanic eruptions

(NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona)

A team of American geologists found evidence that large craters visible in satellite images of northern Mars' Arabia Terra region were not created by asteroids, as some had originally believed, but by massive volcanic eruptions that could blast billions of tons of gas and molten rock up into the atmosphere.

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Chinese astronauts land after historic 3-month mission to new space station

A spacecraft carrying Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo touched down safely in the Gobi Desert in Inner Mongolia today (Sept. 17) at 1:34 a.m. EDT (0534 GMT; 1:34 p.m. Beijing time) today, bringing the historic Shenzhou 12 mission to an end.

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Live Updates: SpaceX's Inspiration4 private all-civilian orbital mission

SpaceX's Inspiration4, the first all-civilian mission to orbit, will return to Earth this weekend after a historic launch on Sept. 15.

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Spaceflight

SpaceX's Inspiration4 astronauts share first snapshots from historic private space trip

(Inspiration4/SpaceX)

The four private astronauts of SpaceX's Inspiration4 crew have shared their first snapshots from their historic first-ever all-civilian space trip and they look thrilled.

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China rolls out rocket for Tianzhou 3 cargo mission ahead of Monday launch (photos)

Tianzhou 3 is expected to launch toward Tianhe ("Harmony of the Heavens"), the core module of China's new space station, on Monday (Sept. 20) or thereabouts.

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SpaceX

SpaceX's Inspiration4 commander Jared Isaacman places 1st-ever sports bets from space

(Inspiration4/SpaceX)

Isaacman bet on the Philadelphia Eagles to win the Super Bowl, showing you can throw your money away in space just as you can on Earth.

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Inspiration4 SpaceX mission carrying indie-pop song to orbit

The all-civilian Inspiration4 crew is carrying a special package to space in their personal equipment: a digital copy of an independent artist's song about finding meaning in existence.

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Entertainment

'The Wonderful' tells the story of the International Space Station through many astronauts' eyes (exclusive clip)

(Universal Pictures)

A new two-hour documentary has an exclusive edge on the astronaut's view of space exploration, between a set of extensive international interviews and several minutes of rare footage from inside spacecraft.

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Indie artist's space-bound song features a New Jersey planetarium

Indie-pop artist Foxanne's new single, "I Could Go On," which is currently in orbit around Earth, highlights the contribution of a science center that continues to provide science education to the community amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Star Trek

Star Trek movies, ranked worst to best

(Paramount PIctures)

Raise shields, red alert! It's time for our list of the Star Trek movies, ranked worst to best. We've watched them all again so we can definitively say which are the best Star Trek movies, and which ones need throwing in the brig.

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New 'Star Trek Online' charity bundle benefits Boys & Girls Clubs of America

You can now beam up an impressive bundle of sci-fi gaming content (and support a good cause in the process) with the new "Star Trek Online" Charity Bundle, courtesy of digital retailer Fanatical and publisher Perfect World Entertainment.

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