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four spacesuited figures are shown in a ride vehicle opposite a photo of the opening day ceremony for Space Mountain at Walt Disney World

Space Mountain at 50: Five nods to NASA from the Walt Disney World ride

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

The ride today bears little resemblance to actual spaceflight. But in the 50 years Space Mountain has been running, there have been and still are several nods to NASA.

Entertainment
Battlestar Galactica (2004)

Battlestar Galactica at 20: the show that reinvented space opera

By Richard Edwards published

How a kitsch "Star Wars" cash-in spawned a bona fide sci-fi classic. So say we all!

Space Movies & Shows
map showing the routes of upcoming total solar eclipses and annular solar eclipses across Earth along with their dates.

The 7 best total solar eclipses of the next 10 years

By Jamie Carter published

We explore seven of the best solar eclipses to look out for over the next 10 years.

Eclipses
This Hubble Space Telescope image features the galaxy LEDA 22057, which is located about 650 million light-years away in the constellation Gemini. LEDA 22057 is the site of a supernova explosion, named SN 2024PI, which is visible in this image: located just down and to the right of the galactic nucleus. 

Hubble Telescope sees rare supernova explosion as a violent 'pale blue dot' (image)

By Julian Dossett published

The Hubble Space Telescope recently captured a snapshot of a rare supernova that sits in the Gemini constellation, about 650 million light-years away from Earth.

Hubble Space Telescope
An illustration shows the JWST in space next to its observations of some of the earliest galaxies ever seen, the so-called "little red dots."

James Webb Space Telescope sees little red dots feeding black holes: 'This is how you solve a universe-breaking problem'

By Robert Lea published

The James Webb Space Telescope's ancient "little red dot" galaxies have been seen as a sign of "broken cosmology." Feeding supermassive black holes may have come to the rescue.

James Webb Space Telescope
A child using one of the best telescopes for kids outside while camping

Best telescopes for kids 2025: The best child-friendly scopes for young skywatchers.

By Gemma Lavender last updated

Buying Guide The best telescopes for kids are easy to use, accessible to beginners and with January's planetary parade nearly here now's a great time to buy.

Buying Guide
Ian Holm as Rook in Alien: Romulus

Uncanny 'Alien: Romulus' Ian Holm CGI fixed for home release as director 'wasn't 100 percent happy'

By Fran Ruiz published

Director Fede Alvarez spoke to Empire about fixing the controversial CGI of Rook in Alien: Romulus.

Entertainment
An illustration shows the shutdown Gaia spacecraft telescope drift between Earth and the sun as the Milky Way looks on

Goodnight, Gaia! ESA spacecraft shuts down after 12 years of Milky Way mapping

By Robert Lea published

Goodnight Gaia. The European Space Agency star-tracking satellite ceased operations on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, after 12 years of mapping the Milky Way.

Launches & Spacecraft
The upper stage of SpaceX's Starship megarocket rolls out to the launch pad at the company's Starbase site on Jan. 9, 2025 ahead of a planned Jan. 13 test flight.

SpaceX Starship Flight 7 launch: Live updates

By Tariq Malik last updated

Read the latest news about SpaceX's Starship megarocket test flights, launches, photos and more.

Launches & Spacecraft
a ringed planet disappears behind a crescent moon in a timelapse image

Saturn disappears behind the moon in stunning telescope photo

By Samantha Mathewson published

A composition photo of images taken during the lunar occultation on Jan. 4 captures the progression of the moon moving in front of Saturn, briefly hiding it from viewers on Earth.

Stargazing
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