Tech

an astronaut in a black long sleeve shirt floats in a cluttered space station behind a cubical robot with two blue tentacles like bunny ears.

NASA astronaut Suni Williams poses with adorable tentacle-armed Astrobee robot on ISS (photo)

By Samantha Mathewson published

An Astrobee robotic free-flyer with tentacle-like arms was tested in a demonstration experiment aboard the space station.

Tech
The flooded Kabul River, as seen by a satellite operated by San Francisco-based company Planet on Aug. 28, 2022.

Predicting future floods: New AI tool gives realistic satellite-like views

By Victoria Corless published

MIT scientists are developing an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that creates realistic satellite images of potential flooding scenarios.

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Spaceflight

Four astronauts in Santa hats show off their Christmas meal near a Christmas tree on the Interanational Space Station

Astronauts on ISS beam holiday cheer to Earth for Christmas (video)

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

Surrounded by candy canes and a makeshift snowman made out of stowage bags, the astronauts on the International Space Station gathered together to wish a Merry Christmas to everyone back on Earth.

Human Spaceflight
Artist's rendering of Axiom Space's fully assembled Axiom Station in low Earth orbit.

Axiom's private space station is coming sooner than we thought

By Julian Dossett published

Axiom Space has decided to change up the method for assembling its commercial space station, meaning the outpost could be free-flying as soon as 2028.

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Science & Astronomy

What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2024

By Tariq Malik last updated

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

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A solar flare shines as a bright light on the sun on Christmas Day, 2024.

Christmas solar flares erupt from the sun. Will they trigger aurora 'fireworks' as we close out 2024?

By Meredith Garofalo published

Sun pulses with several solar flares late Christmas Day with four M-class flares from sunspots within a few hours.

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Search For Life

A drone is seen over Ridge, New York, on the evening of Dec. 12, 2024.

Planes, drones or UFOs: What are people seeing in the New Jersey sky?

By Leonard David published

Recent sightings of unidentified aircraft in New Jersey and other states have triggered another round of unanswered questions — and fueled conspiracy theories.

Search for Life

There's a weird, disappearing dark spot on Saturn's moon Enceladus

By Monisha Ravisetti published

Enceladus' ice plumes might be the reason why a dark spot on the moon is disappearing. But what is the spot in the first place?

Search for Life
All About Space issue 130 take a look at chaos theory.

Extraterrestrial life may look nothing like life on Earth − so astrobiologists are coming up with a framework to study how complex systems evolve

By Chris Impey published

We have only one example of biology forming in the universe – life on Earth. But what if life can form in other ways?

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Skywatching

DJI Air 3S in flight

DJI Air 3S drone review

By James Abbott published

Review The DJI Air 3S builds on what was available with the DJI Air 3 thanks to a 1-inch sensor in the main camera and next-level obstacle avoidance.

Review

Year of Venus: How to see the 'evening star' at its best in 2025

By Jamie Carter published

Venus is moving toward a dramatic finale in early 2025, when it will dazzle as the "evening star" after sunset. Here's when to catch it at its brilliant best.

Stargazing

Aurora forecast — Where to see the northern lights tonight

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.

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Entertainment

Still from sci-fi video game Halo. Point of view is from the bridge of a fancy alien spaceship with a massive window. An important figure is sitting in a chair flanked by a guard on either side. They are overlooking the top of a planet and a space station.

Who are the Covenant? The Halo universe's alien alliance explained

By Fran Ruiz published

In the Halo universe, the biggest threat is an alien hegemony called the Covenant. Who are they and what do they want?

Space Games & Toys
Art showing the cast of Star Wars: The Bad Batch.

How The Bad Batch became key to the Star Wars lore

By Fran Ruiz published

The Bad Batch is the latest Star Wars animated series to stick the landing. Now that it has ended, we look at its impact on the larger narrative.

Space Movies & Shows
Lego Marvel Avengers Helicarrier

Lego Marvel Avengers Helicarrier review

By Kimberley Snaith published

Our Lego Marvel Avengers Helicarrier review: Boring to build and flimsy in places, even if it does resemble the actual thing.

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References

What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2024

By Tariq Malik last updated

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

Reference
Art showing the cast of Star Wars: The Bad Batch.

How The Bad Batch became key to the Star Wars lore

By Fran Ruiz published

The Bad Batch is the latest Star Wars animated series to stick the landing. Now that it has ended, we look at its impact on the larger narrative.

Space Movies & Shows
Lead art for the video game Gears of War showing Delta Squad (Marcus Fenix, Dominic Santiago, Damon Baird and Augustus Cole) marching to battle alongside the COG army.

Gears of War games ranked, worst to best

By Fran Ruiz published

E-Day is on the horizon, so we thought it'd be a good time to dive into the mad world of Gears of War and rank every entry from worst to best.

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