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a dark view from above Earth shows an icy landmass speckled on its edges with bright dots of light, some clustered as well.

Satellites spy red-hot lava threaten Iceland's Blue Lagoon

Samantha Mathewson published 2 December 24

Satellites watched bright burning lava surge toward Iceland's Blue Lagoon following a volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula.

Two astronauts float in the busy white interior of a space station, holding equipment, wearing ppo masks.

Fruit flies in space! Chinese astronauts show off experiment on Tiangong space station (video)

Andrew Jones published 2 December 24

China's Shenzhou 19 astronauts have some winged companions to oversee aboard the country's Tiangong space station — fruit flies, which arrived on a cargo ship on Nov. 15.

The skywatching butler I always wanted — Get $500 off this Unistellar smart telescope

Chris McMullen published 2 December 24

Deals This Unistellar Odyssey telescope is loaded with features that take the work out of observing the cosmos and it's $460 off for Cyber Monday, but you'll have to be fast!

a silhouette of a person looking up through a telescope under a starry night sky

The brightest planets in December's night sky: How to see them (and when)

Joe Rao last updated 2 December 24

Reference December is certainly a great month for planet watchers. Venus finally becomes the preeminent evening star, by climbing well up into the southwest evening sky during this month.

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Night sky, December 2024: What you can see tonight [maps]

Chris Vaughan last updated 2 December 24

Reference Find out what's up in your night sky during December 2024 and how to see it in this Space.com stargazing guide.

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China reveals secrets of 1st sample taken from the far side of the moon — and it contains a volcanic surprise

Stephanie Pappas published 2 December 24

Active volcanoes were erupting on the far side of the moon 2.8 billion years ago, the first lunar samples returned from the far side reveal. 1

An animation of a nova. — Where's the Blaze Star? Why the overdue 'new star' T Coronae Borealis has yet to light up the night sky Astronomers explain why the highly-anticipated "guest star" has not appeared in the night sky yet.

side by side images show a splotch of green and blue in a black canvas with a red center, and a red yellow canvas on the right, with dark granules scattered around. — World's 2nd fastest supercomputer runs largest-ever simulation of the universe A new frontier has been reached in simulations of the universe, with the powerful exascale supercomputer called "Frontier" performing the most detailed simulation yet of the cosmos.

Sky-Watcher EvoStar 120 APO Doublet Refractor on a purple backgroun with a Space.com Cyber Monday deals badge. — My go-to telescope for high-definition views of the solar system is this Sky-Watcher refractor with nearly $500 off this Cyber Monday This Black Friday weekend, the Sky-Watcher EvoStar 120 APO Doublet Refractor is 20% off and is a must-buy if you are a seasoned skywatcher or looking for an upgrade on your current instrument.

a bright yellow star swirling in the center of a massive gaseous disk orbiting around. — Hubble Telescope peeks at star with planet-forming disk that gets 3 times hotter than the sun Scientists used the Hubble Space Telescope to observe a star with a planet-forming disk that gets to absolutely scorching temperatures.

A selection of telescopes around a Space Cyber Monday Deals badge. — Cyber Monday space gifts 2024 still live: Telescope deals, binocular discounts, camera deals after Black Friday week We've scoured the net for the best Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals on space-related gear, from telescopes to cameras and more.

An illustration of a low-mass star in a binary system with a whire dwarf stellar remnant — Mysterious, record-breaking energy burst connected to dead star and red dwarf Astronomers have tracked a mysterious, record-breaking blast of energy to a binary star system containing a red dwarf star and a white dwarf — solving a two-decade-long puzzle.

Dune: Prophecy — 'Dune: Prophecy:' 'Sisterhood Above All:' Are Valya and Tula hiding forbidden technology? A recap of "Dune: Prophecy" Episode 3, "Sisterhood Above All"

Tech

The bulbous blue orb of Earth hangs from above. On its face, on the left, a giant white swirl of this cloud, a hurricane. On the bottom right, within the sliver of black space beneath the Earth, a white spacecraft is partially seen.

Near Space Labs launches fleet of AI-powered balloon robots to track Earth climate risks

By Sharmila Kuthunur published 27 November 24

New York-based Near Space Labs has launched a new fleet of balloon-borne zero-emission robots to keep a supersharp eye on Earth.

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NASA awards $11.5 million to help design the aircraft of tomorrow

By Samantha Mathewson published 23 November 24

NASA has awarded $11.5 million to five organizations that will contribute to the study of new design concepts for more sustainable aircraft.

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The skywatching butler I always wanted — Get $500 off this Unistellar smart telescope
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China reveals secrets of 1st sample taken from the far side of the moon — and it contains a volcanic surprise
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Hubble Telescope peeks at star with planet-forming disk that gets 3 times hotter than the sun

Spaceflight

Project Mercury: America's 1st crewed space program

By Elizabeth Howell last updated 28 November 24

Project Mercury was NASA's program that launched the first American astronauts into space, completing a total of six crewed spaceflights.

Human Spaceflight

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China's Tianzhou 7 spacecraft burns up in Earth's atmosphere to end cargo mission (video)

By Andrew Jones published 27 November 24

The Tianzhou 7 spacecraft undocked from China's Tiangong space station on Nov. 10 and reentered Earth's atmosphere at around 8:25 a.m. EST (1325 GMT) on Nov. 17.

Human Spaceflight

Science & Astronomy

What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2024

By Tariq Malik last updated 2 December 24

Reference See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2024.

black and white images of terrain on earth, taken from space. Satellite images from 1974 of Iraq, later found as the location of the al-Qadisiyyah battle site

Declassified spy satellite images reveal 1,400-year-old battle site in Iraq that set off the Muslim conquest

By Sierra Bouchér published 1 December 24

Historical texts that mentioned details about the battle site helped researchers match the images to the lost town of al-Qadisiyyah.

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Search For Life

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Communicating with aliens one day could be much easier if we study the way AI agents speak with each other

By Olaf Lipinski published 30 November 24

Decoding emergent languages in AI can have many benefits.

Search for Life

An alien megastructure like a Dyson sphere doesn’t seem to be causing the weird dimming of one of the weirdest stars in our galaxy, Tabby's star.

The fastest-moving stars in the galaxy may be piloted by intelligent aliens, new paper suggests

By Paul Sutter published 28 November 24

To explore the galaxy and hunt for resources, intelligent aliens might need to turn their home stars into natural spaceships, a new paper suggests. A few known star systems might fit the bill.

Search for Life

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Japan's priceless asteroid Ryugu sample got 'rapidly colonized' by Earth bacteria

By Robert Lea published 27 November 24

A sample of the asteroid Ryugu returned to Earth by the Hayabusa2 mission was rapidly colonized by terrestrial microorganisms, new research has revealed.

Search for Life

Skywatching

Call me crazy but I'd fall for this Cyber Monday star projector deal, even if it's fake

By Jase Parnell-Brookes last updated 2 December 24

Deals Still live! We gave this star projector five stars in our glowing review and it's currently on offer for Cyber Monday, except it's not a genuine deal, but I'd buy it anyway.

Aurora forecast: Will the northern lights be visible tonight?

By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated 2 December 24

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.

Aurora Borealis

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Night sky for tonight: Visible planets, stars and more in this evening's sky

By Jamie Carter last updated 2 December 24

Find out what you can see in the night sky for tonight, from planets and stars to dazzling meteor showers.

Entertainment

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The best camera deals we've spotted so far: Cyber Monday 2024

By Alexander Cox last updated 2 December 24

Deals Here's our roundup of the biggest savings and discounts on cameras as we approach Cyber Monday 2024.

Get a year of Peacock for just $19.99 in this Cyber Monday streaming deal

By Rich Owen published 1 December 24

Save $60 on an annual Peacock Premium subscription or pay-as-you-watch for $1.99 a month.

A Sith woman with a red lightsaber battling a green alien bounty hunter in Star Wars: Hunters

Star Wars: Hunters is coming to PC in early 2025

By Fran Ruiz published 1 December 24

After making waves on Android, iOS, and Nintendo Switch, the online action game Star Wars: Hunters is coming to PC.

References

What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2024

By Tariq Malik last updated 2 December 24

Reference See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2024.

two people fighting with lightsabers, there is one green and one red lightsaber.

Star Wars movies in order: Chronological and release

By Lauren O'Callaghan last updated 30 November 24

Reference Watch all the Star Wars movies in order and prove you’re strong with the Force.

Still from the movie Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023). Here we see 5 Transformers standing together. From left to right, there is Optimus Prime (large blue and red robot that can turn into a truck), Optimus Primal (a robot gorilla with piercing green lights for eyes), and then the yellow Transformer Bumblebee. To the left there appear 2 other Transformers (a mechncialy bird in the sky and a blue blocky robot in the background.

Transformers movies in order: chronological & release order

By Fran Ruiz last updated 30 November 24

With Transformers One on the horizon, now is a prime time to put the existing Transformers movies in order, both chronological and by release date.

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