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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.
Venus' 'missing' giant impact craters may be hiding in plain sight
By Keith Cooper published
Venus' wrinkled, deformed "tesserae" terrain may be ancient impact features the size of continents, a new study suggests.
SpaceX launching 20 Starlink satellites from California early Nov. 9
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX plans to launch 20 Starlink internet satellites, including 13 with direct-to-cell capability, from California early Saturday morning (Nov. 9).
Sun erupts with powerful X2.3 solar flare, triggers radio blackouts (video)
By Meredith Garofalo published
A X2.3 solar flare Wednesday morning (Nov. 6), leading to shortwave radio blackouts for parts of the southern hemisphere.
'Fastest-feeding' black hole of the early universe found! But does it break the laws of physics?
By Keith Cooper published
The hungriest known black hole in the early universe has been found, thanks to teamwork between NASA's James Webb Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory.
'What's Starlink?' Trump talks Elon Musk, Starship and SpaceX in election night victory speech (video)
By Brett Tingley published
President-elect Donald Trump had high words of praise for Elon Musk and SpaceX during his election night victory speech, mentioning twice that he did not know what Starlink satellites were.
SpaceX targeting Nov. 18 for next Starship megarocket launch
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX's Starship megarocket will fly for the sixth time ever on Nov. 18, on a test flight that will include another dramatic booster catch.
Space pictures! See our space image of the day
By Space.com Staff last updated
Space.com's image of the day rounds up the most awe-inspiring space photos right here, with a new image everyday.
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