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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.
SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites to orbit on 1st flight since Starship explosion
By Mike Wall last updated
SpaceX launched 21 of its Starlink internet satellites early Jan. 21, five days after a test flight of the company's Starship megarocket ended in an explosion.
Hubble Telescope spies newborn stars in famous Orion Nebula (photo)
By Samantha Mathewson published
A recent photo from the Hubble Space Telescope captures two protostars called HOPS 150 and HOPS 153, which are located in the stellar nursery of the Orion Nebula.
'We will pursue our manifest destiny into the stars.' President Trump wants astronauts to raise the American flag on Mars
By Tariq Malik published
"Americans are explorers, builders, innovators, entrepreneurs and pioneers. The spirit of the frontier is written into our hearts," Trump says.
DC's new 'Superman Unlimited' comic lands prior to James Gunn's 'Superman' movie
By Jeff Spry published
A preview of DC Comics' new ongoing series coming in May, "Superman Unlimited"
Scientists call on UN to help solve Earth's space junk problem
By Tereza Pultarova published
An international group of researchers is calling on the United Nations to include the protection of Earth's orbit in the U.N.'s sustainable development goals.
'Heavy' dark matter would rip our understanding of the universe apart, new research suggests
By Paul Sutter published
Dark matter can't be too heavy or it might break our best model of the universe, new research suggests.
3D structure of iconic Ring Nebula gives 'a brand new view of an old astronomical friend'
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
We are staring "right down the barrel of it, which is really quite surprising to me — we're just lucky."
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