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1 week until the 1st solar eclipse of 2025. Here's what you need to know about the March 2025 partial solar eclipse

We don't have long to wait to see the moon take a "bite" out of the sun, we're ready… are you?

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Dark skies above world's best astronomy sites could be ruined by new energy project

A green energy plant expected to be built in Chile could increase night-time sky brightness at one of the world's most valuable astronomical sites by up to 35%

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What time will NASA's Starliner astronauts land with SpaceX's Crew-9 today? How to watch live.

SpaceX is poised to land its Crew Dragon Freedom with the two ISS crewmates who launched on it and two astronauts who arrived at the space station in June on Boeing's Starliner. Here's how to see it.

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How to spot fake images of the 'Blood Worm Moon' total lunar eclipse

The moon will turn blood red overnight on Thursday and Friday during the 'Blood Moon' total lunar eclipse. How can you tell what images of this event are the real deal?

Space

SpaceX Crew-10 astronauts depart for launch pad ahead of liftoff (video, photos)

The SpaceX Crew-10 astronauts have departed NASA's checkout facility at Kennedy Space Center and are bound for the launch pad ahead of their imminent liftoff.

Space

Watch a SpaceX rocket launch Crew-10 relief mission tonight for NASA astronauts on ISS after delay (video)

SpaceX plans to launch the Crew-10 mission to relieve the current astronauts aboard the ISS on Friday (March 14), and you can watch the action live.

Space

Watch fiery SpaceX Starship Flight 8 debris rain down over The Bahamas (video)

The upper stage of SpaceX's huge Starship rocket exploded over the Atlantic Ocean this evening (March 6), creating a dramatic sky show for people in The Bahamas, Florida and elsewhere.

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'Once-in-a-lifetime' planetary parade photo captures 10 celestial bodies in a single shot

A rare grouping of 10 celestial bodies is captured in a stunning new photo taken during last weekend’s great planetary parade.

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What time will the private Blue Ghost probe land on the moon today? How to watch live. [Updated]

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost probe is expected to land no earlier than Sunday, March 2, 2025 in the wee hours before dawn. Here's what we know.

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What time is SpaceX's Starship Flight 8 launch today?

SpaceX is poised to launch Flight 8 of its Starship megarocket on Thursday (March 6). Here's how to watch the action live.

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SpaceX rocket launches private moon lander and NASA 'trailblazer' to hunt for lunar water (video)

SpaceX launched a double moon mission today (Feb. 26), sending a private lunar lander and a NASA orbiter to hunt for signs of water on Earth's nearest neighbor.

Space

Some planet-forming stars never 'grow up' and lose their 'Peter Pan' disks

Astronomers used the James Webb Space Telescope to study a planet-forming disk around a low-mass star, finding it contains chemical signatures never seen before in such a disk.

Space

Odds of an asteroid impact in 2032 just went up. Here's why experts say you shouldn't worry

The chances of the asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth in 2032 appear to have doubled, but an asteroid hunter explains to Space.com why this isn't cause for concern.

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'Stranded' NASA astronaut Suni Williams photographed from Earth during record-breaking spacewalk. Can you spot her?

A photographer on Earth has captured an incredible telescope image of NASA astronaut Suni Williams outside of the International Space Station, as it passed by roughly 250 miles overhead.

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NASA pauses work by key space science groups amid Trump executive orders

The space agency's planetary science analysis groups must pause while NASA checks if they comply with Trump's orders.

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Trump orders interim NASA chief to end DEI initiatives

NASA employees received a memo from acting agency administrator Janet Petro, Wednesday, mandating the closure of all diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility initiatives and contracts.

Space

The sun's magnetic field will flip soon. Here's what to expect.

As we approach solar maximum, something strange is happening to the sun's magnetic field. We explore this flip in polarity in more detail and look at the effects it could have on Earth.

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Watch SpaceX launch 2 private moon landers on a single rocket early Jan. 15

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch moon landers built by Firefly Aerospace and the Japanese company ispace early Wednesday (Jan. 15), and you can watch it live.

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Mars hides behind the Full Wolf Moon in gorgeous photos from around the world

People across the world captured awesome views of a large Full Wolf Moon and a mini Mars.

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'Dune: Prophecy' showrunner and Harkonnen stars dissect a stellar first season (exclusive)

A recap of a "Dune: Prophecy" season finale press conference held in late December

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Mars rock samples may contain evidence of alien life, but can NASA get them back to Earth?

NASA will explore two different strategies for fetching Mars rocks collected by the Perseverance rover, and there's a chance these samples contain evidence of alien life.

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NASA's Parker Solar Probe will reach its closest-ever point to the sun on Christmas Eve

NASA's record-breaking Parker Solar Probe will smash its own personal bests for proximity to the sun and fastest speed by a human-made object when it whizzes past our star on Christmas Eve (Dec. 24). It is unlikely to get significantly closer to the sun before the end of its mission.

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100th woman in space, Emily Calandrelli, stands up to 'small men' on the internet: 'I should have expected this.'

The astronaut and MIT engineer's monumental milestone was marred by misogyny: "Instead of being on cloud nine, I’m crying in my seat."

Space

Russian Soyuz rocket launches supplies to ISS on 90th Progress cargo spacecraft (video)

Liftoff occurred at 7:22 a.m. EST. (1222 GMT).

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How to watch SpaceX launch Flight 6 of its Starship megarocket today

SpaceX is launching Starship on its 6th test flight, with another Super Heavy booster catch back at the rocket's Starbase, Texas launch tower. Watch the action live on Space.com.

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