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Watch Europe's upcoming PLATO exoplanet hunter spread its 'wings' (video)
PLATO powered up and extended its solar panels as the exoplanet-hunting spacecraft readies for launch as soon as December.
This Lego Star Wars set is an awesome recreation of the iconic movie logo and is now at its lowest ever price
Deals A brilliant focal point for any Star Wars Lego collection, this 700-piece set has a 20% saving in this Amazon deal.
On this day in space! Oct. 16, 1975: NASA launches 1st GOES weather satellite
On Oct. 16, 1975, NASA launched the first operational GOES satellite!
New space debris shield? Satellites and astronauts could suit up in novel 'Space Armor'
Humanity has a new tool in the fight against space junk — "Space Armor," a multi-functional composite that could protect both spacecraft and astronauts.
Where the ridge meets the river | Space photo of the day for Oct. 16, 2025
From above Earth, LandSat 9's keen eye captures a stunning Y-shaped meeting of ridge and river in China's Tarim Basin.
Northern lights may be visible in 15 US states tonight
Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Iowa as geomagnetic storm conditions are predicted for tonight.
'Star Wars,' 'Blade Runner,' and 'The Thing' poster artist Drew Struzan dies at 78
Struzan's signature artwork defined an entire generation of Hollywood filmmaking.
Watch 2 Russian cosmonauts spacewalk outside the International Space Station today
Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy will conduct a spacewalk outside the ISS today (Oct. 16), and you can watch it live.
