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February finale: SpaceX wraps up month with three Starlink launches this week

Two Falcon 9 launches from Florida and one from California deployed 83 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit, wrapping up February 2026 for the SpaceX network.

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Apollo moon rocks may have finally solved an old lunar mystery

A new analysis of Apollo moon samples reveals insight into the history of the lunar magnetic field.

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Nostrovia! We finally got our 1st look at Apple TV's 'Star City,' the Soviet 'For All Mankind' spinoff

See how the space race evolved from the other side in this new sci-fi series coming in May

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The US Air Force's latest X-plane looks like a missile — that shoots other missiles

The U.S. military is developing a new experimental aircraft known as the X-68A and looks a lot like a cruise missile that is also capable of launching its own missiles.

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If Godzilla attacked, could we survive? We asked the experts

Let's say Godzilla exists and walks among us like in Monarch: Legacy of Monsters. Could humans actually stop him, or even survive? We spoke to the experts to find out.

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NASA's Artemis 3 astronauts won't land on the moon after all. 'This is just not the right pathway forward.'

NASA is changing its plans to return astronauts to the moon, and redrawing the architecture for how the Artemis missions will look moving forward.

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The total lunar eclipse tonight will be the last until New Year's Eve 2028

After this 'blood moon,' our natural satellite will not fully disappear into Earth's shadow again for nearly three years — until a rare trifecta of total lunar eclipses in 2028–29 ends the drought.

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Artemis 2 moon rocket rolls back to the shop | Space photo of the day Feb. 27, 2026

NASA brought its mega moon rocket back into the shop for repairs on Feb. 25, 2026, just as the sun was setting over the Florida Space Coast.

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Curiosity rover finds clues to Mars' watery past in rocky 'spiderwebs'

The web-like features are believed to be sculpted by ancient groundwater, offering new clues about the Red Planet's watery past.

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Astrophotographer captures rare 6-planet parade spanning nearly 180 degrees of sky

A U.K. astrophotographer had to put together some clever equipment tricks to show six of the seven planets in a rare 'parade' over the south of England.

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Artemis 2 moon mission shouldn't launch until late 2026, new analysis of solar superflares suggests

A new method of predicting when a superflare will erupt from the sun suggests that we are in the middle of such a period now — and that could be bad news for the Artemis 2 astronauts.

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Astronomers just watched a star 1,540 times the size of our sun transform into a hypergiant. Will it go supernova?

One of our universe's biggest stars has dramatically turned into a rare, yellow 'hypergiant' star, and astronomers aren't sure when it will go supernova.

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US Space Force pauses national security launches on ULA Vulcan rocket due to booster glitch

The U.S. Space Force is putting an indefinite halt on all national security missions aboard United Launch Alliance's Vulcan Centaur, following a repeat anomaly with the rocket's side boosters.

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NASA shakes up leadership of human spaceflight program in wake of critical Starliner report

NASA has replaced two bigwigs in its human spaceflight program, just a week after releasing a report criticizing how the agency handled the first crewed flight of Boeing's Starliner astronaut taxi.

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Mars and Earth look set for war in the 1st full 'For All Mankind' season 5 trailer (video)

'Change happens when a few determined individuals make it happen'

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February's 'rare planetary alignment' peaks tonight — here's what to look for in the planet parade

We truly hope it doesn't rain on your parade.

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Rare 'ring of fire' eclipse seen by few | Space photo of the day for Feb. 26, 2026

A 'ring of fire' solar eclipse glowed over Antarctica, witnessed by only a handful of researchers at Concordia Research Station.

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'Starfleet Academy''s latest episode reminds us why the Doctor is one of 'Star Trek's greatest ever characters

Few sci-fi characters have exceeded their original programming quite like Voyager's Emergency Medical Hologram.

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7 easy tips for photographing the 'blood moon' total lunar eclipse tonight

Tips for capturing the total lunar eclipse in the early hours of March 3, 2026, from knowing what to expect and finding clear skies to using mirrorless cameras and smartphones

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James Webb Space Telescope performs brain surgery on mysterious 'Exposed Cranium Nebula'

The nebula is possibly being produced by a type of unstable star called a Wolf–Rayet star.

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Why are there so many 'space snowmen' in our solar system? New study offers clues

In the distant reaches of the solar system are many icy objects that resemble snowmen. Now, a new study reveals the simple way in which these mysterious objects might form.

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SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule splashes down after historic ISS-boosting mission (video)

A SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule returned to Earth on Friday (Feb. 27) after spending six months docked with the International Space Station.

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NASA's Artemis 2 moon rocket returns to hangar for repairs. When could it fly?

NASA has returned its Artemis 2 moon rocket to the Vehicle Assembly Building, where engineers can diagnose and repair an issue with the vehicle's upper stage.

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Black holes! Supernovas! Merging galaxies! Oh my! Largest radio survey of the cosmos ever reveals 13.7 million powerful cosmic objects and events

Astronomers have used the LOFAR telescope array to create the largest radio survey of the cosmos, revealing 13.7 million cosmic scenes, including supermassive black holes, merging galaxies, and supernova explosions.

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'Invincible' Season 4: Release date, plot, and everything we know

'We stick together. That's how we win this.'

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