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Aurora forecast Feb. 20-22: Northern lights will be mostly quiet through the weekend as solar winds ease
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.

NASA just fueled up its Artemis 2 moon rocket in 2nd critical test. Was it a success? (It sure looked like it.)
By Josh Dinner last updated
NASA's second attempt to fuel up its Artemis 2 moon rocket appeared to go well on Thursday (Feb. 19), potentially keeping the mission on track to launch as soon as early March.

SpaceX lands Falcon 9 rocket in The Bahamas for 2nd time ever
By Mike Wall last updated
SpaceX landed a rocket in The Bahamas for the second time ever on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, after launching 29 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

Artemis 2 SLS wet dress rehearsal latest news: 'Launch' countdown completed for moon rocket fueling test
By Josh Dinner last updated
Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026: NASA carried out last major test of SLS before the launch of Artemis 2 and a crew of astronauts around the moon.

The James Webb Space Telescope just mapped auroras on Uranus in 3D for the 1st time, and scientists are thrilled
By Julian Dossett published
"This is a crucial step towards characterizing giant planets beyond our solar system."

'We almost did have a really terrible day.' NASA now says Boeing's 1st Starliner astronaut flight was a 'Type A mishap'
By Mike Wall published
"This was a really challenging event in our recent history."

Scientists measure air pollution from reentering SpaceX rocket in real-time: 'It's never been done before'
By Tereza Pultarova published
For the first time ever, scientists have observed in near real time a cloud of air pollution created as a SpaceX rocket burned up in Earth's atmosphere.

Jason Momoa will be serving out cups of Liber-Tea as he joins the 'Helldivers' movie
By Jeff Spry published
'Together for liberty!' Director Justin Lin will helm this iron-fisted adaptation of 'Helldivers 2'
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