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Scientists have found a weird 'inside out' planetary system. Here's what it looks like

By Samantha Mathewson published

Astronomers have discovered a planetary system that appears to flip one of astronomy's most reliable rules on its head.

Exoplanets
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Astronomers witness vanishing star collapse into a black hole in Andromeda galaxy

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

Astronomers tracked a star in Andromeda as it dimmed and vanished without the usual fiery explosion, offering rare clues to how black holes form.

Black Holes
a triple-core rocket blasts off under a sunny, partly cloudy blue sky. smoke expands below next to an obscured launch tower, near a long white hanger with SPACEX written on the side. To the left, a bird flies away.

Rocket launch today: Is there a rocket launch and what time?

By Josh Dinner, Tariq Malik last updated

Follow Space.com's rocket launch blog for the latest on when the next rocket launch will be and how to follow it live.

Launches & Spacecraft
A fireball is captured streaking through the night sky above an awning, with trees in the background.

Watch a bright fireball blaze a 48-mile path over the Midwest US (video)

By Anthony Wood published

A meteor triggered a flurry of fireball sightings on Feb. 10

Meteors & Meteor Showers

SpaceX Crew-12 launch latest news: NASA ISS astronaut crew ready to fly

By Tariq Malik published

Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026: Updates on SpaceX and NASA's Crew-12 astronaut launch to the International Space Station.

International Space Station
An Ariane 64 rocket launches for the first time ever on Feb. 12, 2026, carrying 32 Amazon Leo satellites to orbit from French Guiana.

Europe's most powerful rocket launches for 1st time, carrying 32 Amazon internet satellites to orbit (video)

By Mike Wall published

The most powerful version of Europe's Ariane 6 rocket flew for the first time ever on Thursday (Feb. 12), launching 32 of Amazon's internet satellites to orbit.

Launches & Spacecraft
A silvery full moon is pictured flooding the black night sky with moonlight, as snowdrop flowers are silhouetted in the foreground.

February's full Snow Moon glows behind snowdrops in ethereal winter photo

By Anthony Wood published

The full "Snow Moon" rose on Feb. 1 to flood the winter sky with icy moonlight.

Astrophotography

Could the Milky Way galaxy's supermassive black hole actually be a clump of dark matter?

By Robert Lea published

New research suggests that the heart of the Milky Way may be dominated by a dense clump of dark matter rather than the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A*.

Dark Universe
a cube-shaped spacecraft with four solar panels flies near a lumpy grey rock on a black background

On this day in space: Feb. 12, 2001: NEAR-Shoemaker lands on asteroid Eros

By Hanneke Weitering last updated

On Feb. 12, 2001, NASA notched a world first by landing a spacecraft on an asteroid!

Space Exploration
An orbital view of the Florida coast outlined by strange cloud formations.

'Cloud streets' stream from the Florida coast | Space photo of the day for Feb. 12, 2026

By Anthony Wood published

The strange clouds formed due to the freezing air sweeping southwards over Florida in early February.

Weather
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