  | The Launchpad  | | (NASA, ESA, STScI, Ralf Crawford (STScI)) | Hey, Space Fans! Space.com Editor-in-Chief Tariq Malik here to welcome you all back what promises to be great new week in space exploration, with launches (including maybe SpaceX's Starship Flight 10) and discoveries galore expected this week. We're starting off today with a rare star discovery by the Hubble Space Telescope with a surprisingly violent origin. Check it out!  | | (NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center, graphic created in Canva Pro by Daisy Dobrijevic) | Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Iowa as an incoming speedy solar wind could spark geomagnetic storm conditions overnight. If you see these dazzling auroras, let us know! |
Skywatching  | | (NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team) | The Hyades, Pleiades and Hercules star clusters make for excellent targets in the late summer months. So, don't miss your chance to get these stars in your eyes! |
Spaceflight  | | (Roscosmos) | The Bion-M No. 2 space capsule is being dubbed a "Noah's Ark," because it's loaded with the mice, more than 1,000 fruit flies, cell cultures, microorganisms and plant seeds. Umm, that's a lot of vermin in space. |
Science & Astronomy The findings shake up our understanding of the origin of stars in the early universe and "calls for a reassessment of the helium chemistry in the early universe," the researchers wrote in the new study, published July 24 in the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics. |
SpaceX  | | (SpaceX) | It's been nearly 3 months since SpaceX's last Starship test flight, Flight 9, failed to meet its objectives. Will Flight 10 make the grade? It will be a Sunday night launch for Starship Flight 10, which the FAA cleared for flight late Friday. |
Technology  | | (NASA) | The digital assistant would provide medical support to astronauts when operating beyond low Earth orbit, such as on missions to the moon and Mars, allowing crews to autonomously diagnose and treat symptoms. |
Star Trek  | | (Paramount) | Going boldly where someone has gone before! The "Star Trek" prequel series is overflowing with characters who debuted in the 1960s. Do YOU recognize all these characters? |
Today in Space  | | (SpaceX) | SpaceX has been working on the next-generation of its Super Heavy booster, which includes a new style of grid fins. They look like giant spiky waffle makers. |
Editor's Note  | | (NordSpace) | This story, originally posted on Aug. 15, was updated Aug. 18, at 10:15 a.m. EDT (1415 GMT) to correct the headline stating ASX was Canada's first commercial launch site, and to add mention of Maritime Launch's Nova Scotia launch facility. Maritime Launch's Nova Scotia launch facility predates ASX Nordspace's facility as a planned orbital launch spaceport. |  |
