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What time is SpaceX's Starship Flight 8 launch on March 3?
By Tariq Malik published
SpaceX is poised to launch Flight 8 of its Starship megarocket on Monday (March 3). Here's how to watch the action live.

Why the northern lights seem more frequent than ever — from solar science to smartphone snapshots
By Jamie Carter published
You may have noticed that more auroras have been visible in recent years, including from lower latitudes. Here's why the northern lights have been amped up lately.

Northern lights forecasts, alerts, and geomagnetic storm warnings
By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated
The latest aurora forecast for tonight help you make sure you're in the right place at the right time to see the northern lights.

Night sky for tonight: Visible planets, stars and more in this evening's sky
By Jamie Carter last updated
Find out what you can see in the night sky for tonight, from planets and stars to dazzling meteor showers.

Belyayev's birthday 'candle': Russia launches ISS cargo ship with logo honoring cosmonaut's centennial
By Robert Z. Pearlman last updated
Russia celebrated a late cosmonaut's 100th birthday with a special logo on the launch shroud of a space station resupply spacecraft.

Private Athena moon lander beams home gorgeous views of Earth from space (photos)
By Mike Wall published
Intuitive Machines' second lunar lander, named Athena, snapped some amazing shots of its home planet shortly after launching atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Feb. 26.

NASA must 'consider alternatives' to put Artemis astronauts on the moon, experts tell US Congress
By Andrew Jones published
Space policy experts told U.S. Congress that NASA must consider alternatives to its current plan to return astronauts to the moon with the Artemis program.

Private Blue Ghost lander sees far side of the moon in breathtaking detail ahead of lunar landing (video)
By Mike Wall published
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander has beamed home stunning views of the moon from an altitude of just 62 miles (100 kilometers).

NASA supercomputer finds billions of comets mimicking the Milky Way's shape: 'The universe seems to like spirals!'
By Robert Lea published
Astronomers have discovered that billions of comets in an icy shell around the solar system called the Oort Cloud mimic the spiral structure of the Milky Way.
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