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As a space scientist, I predict that the company will soon have to reckon with a growing problem: space debris.
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All the NASA engineers and scientists need is a star on top of the telescope in the cleanroom.
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They won't be home for Christmas, but astronauts in space are finding their own way to make the season bright.
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The night sky is the Christmas gift that just keeps giving.
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The axion could be a contender to explain the mystery of dark matter.
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The power of Grayskull, Superman's cousin, and the return of a certain galaxy far, far away are among 2026's big-screen wonders.
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An impressive display piece for Lego-loving space fans who want to commemorate the legacy of this iconic post-Space Race vessel.
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NASA's new chief Jared Isaacman said controversial proposal to move the space shuttle Discovery to Texas from its current home in a Smithsonian Air and Space Museum hangar in Virginia, may end with a different spacecraft entirely landing in Houston.
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There are billions of dollars in it for companies able to kickstart mining operations, even if such returns are still years away.
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Tory Bruno, the longtime chief of the launch provider United Launch Alliance (ULA) has joined the competition at Blue Origin.
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Bears, stars, Battlestar Galactica
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SpaceX just set a new annual-launch record for the sixth year in a row, and the numbers are getting pretty silly.
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Constellations, planets, a waxing moon and more grace the night sky this New Year's Eve.
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"Some will not change behavior until something bad happens."
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The new Govee Star Light Projector 2 Pro provides a dreamy bedroom celestial display that's brighter and clearer than ever before.
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The four astronauts who will fly around the moon on NASA's Artemis 2 mission suited up, walked out and climbed aboard their spacecraft during a key prelaunch test at Kennedy Space Center.
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Ever wondered which constellation mirrors your personality? Take this cosmic quiz to find out which starry pattern best reflects your inner self
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The test is designed to prepare satellites for one of the most complex tasks in space: safely approaching another object.
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"The damage is real, but it doesn't have to be permanent."
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From auroras at 36,000 feet to comet flybys and eclipses, these are the standout images our readers shared with Space.com in 2025.
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This historic 2026 'Infinite Flight' service will blast off via a Stoke Space Nova rocket
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From Spider-Man to the Guardians of the Galaxy, here are the most expensive Lego Marvel sets you can get your hands on.
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Why do people often adopt and develop beliefs that lack strong supporting evidence?
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Iran has launched a trio of new satellites into space with the help of a Russian rocket, the country's state media reported Sunday (Dec. 28).
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We saw quite a few milestones notched in the final frontier this year. But there were a number of failures as well, some of them quite dramatic.
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 29 Starlink satellites launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026.
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Space debris falling to Earth is a growing threat to aircraft, and experts are trying to reduce the risk.
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But as more and more satellites are launched into LEO...the region's getting a bit crowded.
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NASA's ESCAPADE Mars probes embarked on a 'loiter' trajectory after launch, and scientists say that extra time in space could have some consequences for the twin spacecraft.
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Earth is about to see three total solar eclipses in just under two years, with each successive path of totality moving west to east across the globe. Here's everything you need to know to plan an exquisite triple-header.
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Test your space smarts with our weekly crossword challenge, crafted from Space.com's biggest headlines.
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First, instead of moving storms quickly eastward, the sluggish jet stream stalled storm systems in place, causing prolonged downpours and flash flooding.
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If nonliving materials can produce rich, organized mixtures of organic molecules, then the traditional signs we use to recognize biology may no longer be enough.
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Earth reaches its closest point to the sun in its 2026 orbit on Jan. 3.
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The Quadrantids are known for producing bright "fireball" meteors that can outshine the brightest planets
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2026 is a special year for creator Gene Roddenberry's iconic "Wagon Train To The Stars" sci-fi franchise as it celebrates its 60th anniversary seeking out new life and new civilizations!
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A VPN, or virtual private network, is great for online safety and accessing content while travelling. It's worth getting, but why? Scroll down to find out.
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SpaceX launched the first mission of 2026 tonight (Jan. 2), sending an Italian Earth-observing satellite to orbit.
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SpaceX will soon lower the orbits of about 4,400 Starlink satellites, to decrease the threat they pose to other spacecraft and reduce space traffic overall.
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Entertainment is the final frontier, as you experience everything from Starfleet to the Green Lantern Corps and Godzilla in 2026.
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It's happening. We are going.
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Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Illinois as an incoming coronal mass ejection could disrupt Earth's magnetic field and trigger geomagnetic storm conditions.
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Don't miss January's Wolf Moon rise over the eastern horizon tonight, as the first full moon of 2026.
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Astronomers have detected a "free floating" rogue planet the size of Saturn drifting through the Milky Way some 10,000 light-years from Earth.
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Do you want to build a snowman?
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Your guide to February's full Snow Moon, from peak times to skywatching highlights.
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NASA just postponed a spacewalk because of a medical concern with an astronaut. Here's how the agency has handled such issues in the past.
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The Vera Rubin Observatory has found 19 new "superfast rotator" asteroids, including the fastest-spinning big space rock ever found.
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Auroras may be visible from Alaska to New York as incoming coronal mass ejections and high-speed solar winds could trigger geomagnetic storms tonight.
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Gerard Butler and Morena Baccarin return in an epic sci-fi survival sequel to 2020's surprise hit, "Greenland".
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"We're going to do it in three years, and we're going to do it for a ridiculously low price."
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Watch your favorite series just as you would at home with a huge 70% discount on the best VPN service overall.
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Solar system comets are often at their brightest as they draw close to the sun
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Both NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory caught these two galaxies in a close embrace.
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"This was many times more energetic than any similar event and more than any known explosion powered by the collapse of a star."
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NASA is evaluating its options for dealing with an astronaut health issue in orbit, one of which is an early end to SpaceX's Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station.
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Predator: Badlands has landed on digital platforms ahead of the February 4K Blu-ray release, but still no word on the Hulu streaming release date.
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The galaxy cluster appears hotter and more mature than it should for its young age, challenging what we think we know about how these cities of galaxies form.
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Over the last 25 years, a lot of Lego Star Wars sets have come and gone. These are the ones we wish would make a return.
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NASA has postponed a planned Jan. 8 spacewalk outside the International Space Station due to a "medical concern" with an unnamed crew member.
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Jared Leto's sci-fi flick hits the Disney+ streaming grid starting January 7.
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Jupiter currently shines as a brilliant silvery "star" in the constellation Gemini the Twins, low in the east-northeast sky as dusk slowly fades. You really should catch the show.
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The Hubble Telescope appears as a tiny silhouette during a perfectly timed solar transit captured from Puerto Rico.
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From volcanic landscapes to world-class observatories, a journey through the Canary Islands reveals a night sky unlike anything I'd seen before.
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Another view from Perseverance shows how windswept Mars' landscape truly is.
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"We are in constant contact with NASA."
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Scientists studying Jurassic rocks in China found that cyclical changes in Earth's orbit affected not only the climate, but also the development of shale oil reserves.
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From the Upside Down through the Devil's Anus and beyond. Here are 6 times these theoretical wormholes turned up in sci-fi shows and movies.
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"The surprise that a supposedly quiet, discless system could drive such a spectacular nebula was one of those rare 'wow' moments."
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The observatory will combine tech from NASA's most powerful space telescopes.
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Astronomy needs space.
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NASA is returning four astronauts to Earth early from the International Space Station due to a medical concern with one of the Crew-11 astronauts. Here's the latest news.
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Iceberg A23-A has been around since the Chernobyl explosion and Space Shuttle Challenger accident...but perhaps not for much longer.
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"The combination of extreme disk size, strong asymmetries, winds, and potential planet formation makes it the perfect laboratory for understanding how giant planets can form."
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"This is a structure we've never seen before, so it could be a new class of dark object."
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Located south of Bend’s outdoor playland, I visited this Pacific Northwest gem for an enchanted winter evening of astronomical wonders
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Such experiments have previously only been conducted aboard the International Space Station.
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'Luckily it does have a future, so I can confirm that 'Black Mirror' will return, just in time for reality to catch up with it.'
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India's PSLV rocket apparently failed Sunday night (Jan. 11) while trying to launch 16 payloads to space. It was the PSLV's first liftoff since a May 2025 failure.
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SpaceX launched NASA's Pandora exoplanet mission and about three dozen other payloads early Sunday morning (Jan. 11) on a rideshare flight called "Twilight."
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On Episode 192 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik looks forward to 2026, which promises to be the most exciting year in the new space age yet!
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Test your space smarts with our weekly crossword challenge, crafted from Space.com's biggest headlines.
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The Washington Monument lit up on New Year's Eve in celebration of the Artemis 2 moon mission as well as the 250th anniversary year of the Declaration of Independence.
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Kimiya Yui released the timelapse footage to celebrate his 300th cumulative day spent orbiting Earth.
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SpaceX launched 29 Starlink broadband satellites to orbit from Florida's Space Coast on Friday (Jan. 9), acing its third mission of 2026.
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Congress just approved a $24.4 billion budget for NASA for this year, rejecting the deep cuts that President Trump had proposed last spring.
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Tiny delays in pulsar signals measured by SETI scientists could aid the search for gravitational waves and extraterrestrial life.
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NASA hopes to launch its crewed Artemis 2 moon mission in early February, but everything will have to go right to hit that ambitious target.
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'I think walking onto the bridge and sitting on the captain's chair blew my mind.'
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SpaceX will launch its first national security mission of the year tonight (Jan. 16), and you can watch the action live.
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Four ISS crewmembers were brought home a month early due to an undisclosed but non-emergency "medical concern".
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Auroras may be visible from Alaska to New York tonight as an incoming stream of speedy solar wind sets the stage for some potentially dazzling northern lights.
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Friday, Jan. 16, 2026: See our latest news and updates on NASA's Artemis 2 moon rocket rollout to the launch pad.
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From Orion's glowing nebula to the sparkling Pleiades, these winter targets reward anyone willing to brave the cold.
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Jupiter harbors more oxygen than the sun, a new study finds, giving astronomers a crucial clue about how our solar system's planets formed.
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Ba-by stars, doo doo doo doo doo doo.
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MAVEN was built to last in orbit until 2030 — that's not looking likely anymore.
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3I/ATLAS is heading away from the sun on an escape trajectory from our solar system.
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Antarctica's subglacial bedrock was previously one of the least-mapped planetary surfaces in our solar system.
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SETI@home has been one of the largest citizen science projects ever, with millions of users around the world.
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It's apparently never too early to start the MCU hype machine rolling!
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A recent string of cyberattacks against the European Space Agency is just the tip of the iceberg, a researcher said, claiming that email credentials of ESA employees are regularly leaked online.
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The shadow nebula LDN 1245 is located in the constellation Cassiopeia.
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"Without Mars, Earth's orbit would be missing major climate cycles. What would humans and other animals even look like if Mars weren't there?"
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The image shows just how large and devastating these events can be.
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"I don't think anyone's made this connection between the surface fluid pattern and the interior properties of these planets."
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Blue Origin will launch six people to the final frontier on Thursday (Jan. 22), and you can watch the space tourism mission live.
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The origin of super-Earths and sub-Neptunes has been revealed in a system of four young planets that are dramatically losing their thick atmospheres.
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The total solar eclipse on Nov. 25, 2030, will mainly cross the Indian Ocean, but views will be possible from Australia, South Africa, Namibia, Botswana and Lesotho.
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Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Maine tonight as Earth reels from a colossal CME impact.
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Earth just experienced a rare S4 solar radiation storm, the most intense since 2003 — powerful for satellites and astronauts, but harmless on the ground.
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Test your grasp of the forces and ideas that shape our universe.
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Even though the Red Planet's atmosphere is thin, wind is still one of Mars' most relentless sculptors.
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"The knowledge of these will ultimately help us understand the formation of the first stars and planets and how our own Milky Way came into being."
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C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) brightened significantly ahead of its close approach to the sun.
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A fast CME slammed into Earth on Jan. 19, unleashing hours of intense auroral activity and lighting up skies far beyond the poles.
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To explore strange new worlds; to seek out new life and new civilizations; to boldly go where no one has gone before!
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Astonishingly, we can identify molecules present in the atmospheres of exoplanets.
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The evacuation raises a question worth exploring: how do astronauts stay healthy in space, and why is this early evacuation so unusual?
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Along with bonus stargazing targets!
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The DJI Mini 5 Pro is the best sub-250g drone ever made and redefines what’s possible in this regulator-friendly drone category.
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"It's like watching a cosmic volcano erupt again after ages of calm — except this one is big enough to carve out structures stretching nearly a million light-years across space."
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Chinese researchers have completed a full end-to-end simulation of the Chinese Space Station Telescope's observing systems, offering a preview of how the powerful scope will survey the universe.
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Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Colorado tonight as a speedy coronal mass ejection impacts Earth.
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America's next mission to the moon is happening in only a few weeks.
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In an exclusive interview, bestselling author Martha Wells talks "Platform Decay," from its moral stakes to Murderbot's bitter humor.
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Before you set a course for the final frontier, find out which legendary 'Star Trek' captain's leadership style aligns with your own.
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We frequently question whether we are alone in the universe.
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The Wolf Moon is named for the hungry predators that sometimes can be heard howling in the winter month.
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Earthquake sensors can detect sonic booms generated by reentering space debris to help track the potentially dangerous objects in near real time.
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"Stars like the sun don’t just stop shining for no reason."
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Artemis 2 is at the launch pad, but several big tests must be performed before it launches as soon as Feb. 6.
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Blue Origin will use a flight-proven booster on the next launch of its New Glenn rocket. The liftoff, which is targeted for late February, will be just the third for New Glenn to date.
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Learn how to spot Sirius, Procyon and their canine constellations, and discover the myths and science behind the dog stars.
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Spawned by Mattel's classic 1980s toy line, this summer spectacle arrives June 5, 2026.
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The findings are a big clue as to why the far and near hemispheres of the moon look so different.
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'For the look of the Athena, our ship has wings, and that was very intentional.'
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Here's why a pair of binoculars is your best option for stargazing as a beginner.
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Leaders from NASA's Johnson Space Center and NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins helped turn a Texans home game into a pop-up space expo.
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Bikers on Mars, but no mice in sight.
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Rocket Lab's first Neutron rocket buckled under pressure when its main stage tank ruptured during an overnight test in Wallops, Virginia.
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"Most excitingly, this new idea addresses one of the longstanding habitability problems on Europa and is a good sign for the prospects of extraterrestrial life in its ocean."
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"It is exciting to think that Little Red Dots may represent the first direct observational evidence of the birth of the most massive black holes in the universe."
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Starfleet Academy's third mission is remarkably light on peril, but that isn't necessarily a problem
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‘Blake’s 7’ is heading back to deep space as Emmy-nominated director Peter Hoar launches a new indie studio and plans a reboot of the cult British sci-fi drama.
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NASA and SpaceX are proceeding ahead of schedule with their next astronaut launch to the International Space Station, which is currently operating with a skeleton crew.
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The interstellar visitor may still have a few things to tell us before it leaves our solar system.
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To understand what Americans are experiencing with this winter blast, we need to look more than 20 miles above the surface of Earth, to the stratospheric polar vortex.
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Deneb, Vega and Altair are among the brightest stars in the night sky.
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SpaceX plans to launch the 12th test flight of its Starship megarocket in six weeks, according to Elon Musk. It will be the first mission of the bigger, more powerful Starship "V3."
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"We used to think that only very simple molecules could be created in these clouds. But we have shown that this is clearly not the case."
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The "hungry hippo" fairing for Rocket Lab's new Neutron launch vehicle has arrived for integration at the company's Virginia Spaceport facilities.
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Author Mike Chen returns fans to the galaxy's grimy underworld in this thrilling crime caper book
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Space fans looking for a Lego Artemis set to build now have an interesting conundrum, as there are two Lego NASA Space Launch System Artemis 2 sets to choose from.
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Save 33% on this UK-only Disney+ streaming deal; it's a must-have for sci-fi fans, giving you access to the entire Star Wars and Marvel catalogues and much, much more.
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The Carson VX 12x50 binoculars are capable of crisp star imagery with their 50mm objective lens and 12x magnification.
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A range of gorgeous skywatching targets are visible to the naked eye in city skies.
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A 250th anniversary only comes once in a lifetime.
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One of NASA's high-altitude WB-57 research jet made a fiery wheels-up landing on Tuesday (Jan. 27) after a mechanical issue prevented it from lowering its landing gear.
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Seven astronauts lost their lives during the Challenger space shuttle disaster on Jan. 28, 1986. Four decades later, human spaceflight remains a difficult business.
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"We've often seen the 'baby pictures' of planets forming, but until now, the 'teenage years' have been a missing link."
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The SLS wet dress rehearsal is the rocket's last major hurdle before launch.
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What role will F-15 jets play in the future of supersonic flight?
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The next Star Wars show from Lucasfilm Animation sees the fallen Sith lord build a criminal empire right under the Empire's nose.
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The Lego Technic NASA Artemis has a few nifty tricks up its sleeve.
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While the world awaits the first crewed moon mission in more than 50 years, Time magazine is celebrating the momentous event with a special Artemis 2 cover issue that hit newsstands on Jan. 30.
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We show how this "cosmic clock" uncovers the evolution of rivers, coasts and habitats.
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Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026: Follow NASA's last major test of SLS before the launch of Artemis 2 and a crew of astronauts around the moon.
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The Pelican Nebula is located in the constellation Cygnus, the swan.
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West's work on modeling the Earth's shape assisted with the development of GPS, today used by an estimated 4 billion people.
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The 'Snow Moon' is named for the inclement weather that is common in January.
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InterstellOr is already taking bookings for its planned suborbital flights and says it has attracted its first celebrity passenger, highlighting China's growing commercial space ambitions.
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On Episode 195 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with Gerry Griffin, former Apollo Flight Director and Director of the Johnson Space Center, about NASA's spaceflight tragedies.
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Test your space smarts with our weekly crossword challenge, crafted from Space.com's biggest headlines.
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Coming from one of the world's largest astrophysical research institutes, I can tell you, the anticipation across the global space science community is electric.
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How space dogfighting games evolved from vector lines to virtual cockpits.
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What actually happens to a spacecraft during its fiery last moments? That's the key question for the European Space Agency's Draco mission, planned for 2027.
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The Peak Design 25L Outdoor Backpack provides versatility and quality for a variety of outdoor uses.
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SpaceX launch date of Crew-12 astronauts to the International Space Station will depend on the outcome of the Artemis 2 wet dress rehearsal and launch attempts.
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Blue Origin will ground its New Shepard suborbital vehicle for at least two years, in order to devote more resources to the company's crewed moon plans.
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Ground-based observations suggest the former geostationary inspector satellite suffered a fragmentation event months after retirement, raising new concerns about debris in high Earth orbit.
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Using the world's most powerful particle accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider, scientists have found that the quark-gluon plasma that filled the universe just after the Big Bang really was a primordial "soup."
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Astronomers have discovered powerful magnetic fields steering gas, dust, and star formation in a dramatic galaxy merger.
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Read an excerpt of this deep-space mystery from the prolific writer of 'Whalefall' and 'Angel Down.'
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NASA has been forced to delay a critical fueling test for its Artemis 2 moon rocket due to unusually cold weather forecasted to hit the Space Coast this weekend.
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It's nicknamed Jetty McJetface.
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From spaghettified convicts to doomed interplanetary liners, these space movies really pile on the misery.
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Ionized clouds give the impression of flames surrounding the star AE Aurigae.
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China will work on establishing space-based data centers as a part of a larger five-year plan to expand the nation's already significant presence in space.
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What happened to Captain Benjamin Sisko? This episode won't give you any answers, but it asks all the right questions.
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Mercury puts on its best evening show of 2026 this February, with bright views after sunset and a helpful crescent moon.
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Perchlorate, a toxic substance found in Mars dirt, could help the bacterium Sporosarcina pasteurii strengthen bonds between particles of regolith.
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NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman took Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth for a ride over the Artemis 2 launch pad recently.
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From Lego and stickers to hats and mugs, we've rounded up the best NASA Artemis 2 swag you can buy for the space and rocket fan in your life, everything from soup to nuts!
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A new comet approaching the sun has caught the attention of astronomers, primarily because of its lineage. It appears to belong to a group of comets that in some cases have briefly become outstandingly bright objects.
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Astronomers used James Webb Space Telescope data to determine the density of the universe's most mysterious "stuff."
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"If our hypothesized dark charge is true, then we believe there could be a significant population of primordial black holes, which would be consistent with other astrophysical observations, and account for all the missing dark matter in the universe."
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"If reproduction is ever to occur beyond Earth, it must do so with a clear commitment to safety, transparency and ethical integrity."
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"We studied the last several orbits before the merger, when the entwined magnetic fields undergo rapid and dramatic changes, and modeled potentially observable high-energy signals."
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It is time for Star Trek to boldly go where no streaming series has gone before: back to the 20+ episode seasons of old!
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On Jan. 19, a powerful geomagnetic storm pushed auroral activity far beyond its usual range, allowing this exceptional sighting over Brazil.
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A light-polluting green hydrogen plant project that would seriously affect one of the world's most important astronomical observatories has been scrapped by the company behind it.
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But best be quick, it might not be visible for long!
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An impulsive X4.2 solar flare sparked strong radio blackouts across Africa and Europe as the giant sunspot continues to rage.
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Sick of missing out on the best of British sci-fi, just because you're in the US? With a VPN, you can beat geo-blocking and catch shows like 'The War Between The Land And The Sea' without limits.
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Just 13 months after declaring the moon "a distraction," Elon Musk has announced that Earth's nearest neighbor is now the focus of SpaceX's settlement plans. What changed?
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NASA and SpaceX mission managers have delayed the Falcon 9 launch of the next crew to the International Space Station as they await improved weather conditions.
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"Science fiction is all about the imagination. And it can be exploring space or exploring that mysterious organism called our bodies."
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'Whatever that thing is, it's hunting us, and it won’t stop.'
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Interstellar comets are the original cosmic explorers, and by studying their metallic whispers, we are learning the secrets of worlds we may never see directly.
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A new proposal suggests borrowing the "Conference of the Parties" model from climate diplomacy to update space law before orbital congestion and lunar competition escalate.
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There are a lot of moving pieces when it comes to building the world's largest telescope.
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Early rises — and late night skywatchers — will get the chance to spot a wealth of spectacular sights on the lunar surface.
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Scientists analyzing decades-old NASA's Magellan data have identified only the second reported lava tube on Venus.
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The next solar eclipse will be on Feb. 17, 2026. Here's what you need to know.
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Ready for Super Sunday? Huddle up for our out-of-this-world roundup of Big Game ads for the ages
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The Orion constellation is home to some of the most luminous stars in our Milky Way galaxy.
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Five ways dismantling NCAR will cost the American people, and two ways to save it.
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Trapped somewhere between the big ideas of "2001" and the fun of a galaxy far, far away, this 1979 movie is a true space oddity.
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Falling launch costs and private innovation are fueling a new space race, transforming Earth orbit into a fast-growing global marketplace.
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 25 Starlink satellites launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Feb. 7, 2025. The mission returned the Falcon to flight after an upper stage issue.
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Test your space smarts with our weekly crossword challenge, crafted from Space.com's biggest headlines.
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New research reveals the source of this carbon – and the driving forces behind it – are far more complex than previously thought.
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On Episode 196 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with Scott Solomon, Rice Univeristy professor and researcher, about humanity's need to expand its presence into the solar system.
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We're going deeper underground; there's too much panic in this town.
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