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August 15, 2023

NASA says July was hottest month on record since 1880

NASA scientists at the Goddard Institute for Space Studies reported last July was hotter than any other month in the global temperature record dating back to 1880.

August 14, 2023

Harvard physicist searching for UFO evidence says humanity will view alien intelligence like 'God'

Harvard Prof. Avi Loeb predicted that the scientific discovery of an alien civilization — one that may potentially be billions of years old — will prompt humanity to unify.

August 13, 2023

Pilots eject from crashing MiG-23 jet during Thunder Over Michigan air show: video

Both pilots ejected from a Soviet-designed MiG-23 fighter plane before it crashed during the Thunder Over Michigan air show in Ypsilanti on Sunday.

August 13, 2023

Biden admin moves space command project from Alabama to Colorado

Fox News senior congressional correspondent Chad Pergram reports on Alabamians claiming the Biden administration’s move is ‘political.’

August 12, 2023

NASA spacecraft makes first Earth flyby after 17-year journey

NASA's STEREO-A spacecraft, which launched in 2006, is passing between the sun and Earth on Saturday for the first Earth flyby of the nearly 17-year-old mission.

August 12, 2023

Hackers launch cyberattacks against US satellite, requested by Pentagon

The U.S. Air Force and Space Force began a hacking competition at a Las Vegas convention this week, challenging teams to access a real, orbiting satellite.

August 11, 2023

Perseid meteor shower peaks this weekend with ideal conditions

The Perseid meteor shower will peak late Saturday, NASA says. Viewing conditions will be ideal for skywatchers this year, and this year's moon will be a waning crescent.

August 11, 2023

Russia launches moon probe for first time in a half-century

Russia launched a space probe Friday bound for the moon, the country's first lunar mission in almost half a century and the first of its post-Soviet era.

August 10, 2023

Webb reveals colors, features of most distant star ever detected

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope looked at Earendel, the farthest star ever detected, following previous observations from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.

August 9, 2023

Space object lights up sky in rare video

An object was seen lighting up the sky in Melbourne, Australia, on Monday, August 7. The Australian Space Agency said the sighting was likely the remains of a Russian rocket.