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Why solar and lunar eclipses come in pairs — and what an eclipse season really is

Eclipses don't happen at random — they arrive in pairs, on schedule, and 2026 brings two spectacular seasons to prove it.

Space · Feb 13

Nasa launches astronauts aboard SpaceX craft to replace depleted ISS crew

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The Independent UK · Feb 13

International astronauts launch to ISS after NASA's first medical evacuation

“It turns out Friday the 13th is a very lucky day,” SpaceX Launch Control radioed once the astronauts reached orbit.

Euronews · Feb 13

NASA telescope spots the building blocks for life spewing out of comet 3I/ATLAS

NASA's SPHEREx space telescope detected organic molecules coming off comet 3I/ATLAS as the interstellar visitor made its closest approach to Earth in December.

LiveScience · Feb 12

Watch SpaceX launch Crew-12 astronaut mission to the International Space Station this morning

SpaceX will launch the latest batch of astronauts to the International Space Station early Friday morning (Feb. 13), and you can watch the action live.

Space · Feb 12

Astronomers witness vanishing star collapse into a black hole in Andromeda galaxy

Astronomers tracked a star in Andromeda as it dimmed and vanished without the usual fiery explosion, offering rare clues to how black holes form.

Space · Feb 12

Watch a bright fireball blaze a 48-mile path over the Midwest US (video)

A meteor triggered a flurry of fireball sightings on Feb. 10

Space · Feb 12

1 Under-the-Radar Quantum Computing Stock to Buy Now for a Major NASA Deal

Churchill Capital is a special-purpose acquisition company that is merging with Infleqtion to take it public. The SPAC deal is expected to close by the end of March 2026, and the combined company will trade under the ticker INFQ on the New York Stock Exchange.

Barchart · Feb 12

Can a nonprofit help protect Earth from dangerous asteroids? How the B612 Foundation has taken on the challenge

For nearly a quarter-century, the nonprofit B612 Foundation has helped scientists track dangerous asteroids and educated the public about the threats space rocks pose to Earth.

Space · Feb 12

China aces test of next-gen lunar capsule and rocket in effort to land humans on moon before NASA (video)

China just took another step toward landing astronauts on the moon, acing a key abort test with its Mengzhou crew capsule and pulling off a soft splashdown with the returning rocket.

Space · Feb 11