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Huge Chinese rocket booster falling from space after launching space station module

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The Launchpad

China's Mars orbiter snaps striking shot of Red Planet's larger moon, Phobos

(CNSA/PEC)

The image of the larger Martian moon marks the mission's second launch anniversary.

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A cosmic time machine: How the James Webb Space Telescope lets us see the first galaxies in the universe

(NASA/JWST)

For the foreseeable future, the JWST will be taking us on a journey through space and time each and every week.

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Jupiter's volcanic moon Io may spew sulfur to icy neighbor Europa's surface

(NASA)

Researchers have mapped material on the backside of Jupiter's moon Europa, revealing that sulfur detected on its surface likely came from Io, a large and volcanically active Jovian moon.

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China's Tianwen 1 Mars orbiter captured a stunning image of the Martian moon Phobos this week. Which popular space-themed video game franchise is set on the Martian moons?

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Skywatching

Spot Venus shine under the thin crescent moon on Tuesday

(Starry Night)

Look to the east-northeastern sky before sunrise on Tuesday (July 26) to catch the thin crescent moon slither across the sky above Venus.

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Science & Astronomy

Stunning new Mars photos explore the solar system's largest canyon

(ESA/DLR/FU Berlin)

The European Space Agency's Mars Express spacecraft captured impressive new views of Valles Marineris.

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SpaceX

SpaceX launches 53 Starlink satellites, lands Falcon 9 on droneship

(SpaceX)

SpaceX launched a batch of Starlink satellites on Sunday (July 24) in what was the fifth launch for the program in July alone, and the company's 33rd launch of 2022.

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Spaceflight

Huge Chinese rocket booster falling from space after launching space station module

(Hou Yu/China News Service via Getty Images)

The decision, the third time the country has opted not to control the disposal of the first stage of the Long March 5B rocket, once again puts China under scrutiny from space debris trackers after similar uncontrolled falls in 2020 and 2021.

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Technology

China's new space station module docks, beefing up orbital science

(CCTV)

Wentian serves double duty as a science module and as an expansion of living space aboard the previously single-module space station.

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Entertainment

Jordan Peele's unsettling new invasion thriller 'Nope' redefines the nature of UFOs

(Universal Pictures)

Avoiding any monumental spoilers here, "Nope" serves to redefine our conceptions of UFOs.

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Star Trek

Benjamin Sisko returns as a god to begin IDW's bold new era of 'Star Trek' comics

(IDW)

"Star Trek #1" will navigate a thrilling adventure storyline that streaks across the cosmos joined by treasure of characters from throughout the "Star Trek" universe.

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