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An Earth is projected on a dark screen as children sit on blocks in a dimly red-lit theater

Walk through the asteroid strike that killed the dinosaurs with American Museum of Natural History's new 'Impact' exhibit

By Joanna Thompson published

"It sounds like science fiction or the stuff of Hollywood movies."

Asteroids
An astronaut inside the cockpit of a spaceship

Ryan Gosling and 'Rocky' team up to save the galaxy in new 'Project Hail Mary' trailer (video)

By Jeff Spry published

"His planet's dying, too. We're here for the same reason."

Entertainment
The gravitational lens MACS JO416 which may have help the JWST detect the first stars born after the Big Bang

The James Webb Space Telescope may have finally found the 1st stars in the universe

By Robert Lea published

"We really needed the sensitivity of JWST. We also needed the 100 times magnification from gravitational lensing from a galaxy cluster between us and LAP1-B."

Astronomy
A ball of blue and white light representing a white dwarf star in the darkness of space.

Do the cores of dead stars exist forever?

By Paul Sutter published

Regular stars collapse and die once they run out of fuel for their nuclear reactions, but the white dwarfs just sit there, hanging out, for eternity.

Stars
Man uses one of the best telescopes and binoculars to look at the night sky as the sun sets and telescopes are on tripods around him

Best telescopes ahead of Black Friday 2025: Observe stars, galaxies and nebulas

By Gemma Lavender last updated

Buying Guide These are the best telescopes for stargazing and astronomy. Black Friday arrives next week on Nov. 28.

Buying Guide
The red giant star π1 Gruis as seen by the Very Large Telescope

Huge red giant star has newfound companion — and it may be a bad neighbor

By Robert Lea published

"Throwing a close companion into the mix could possibly wreak further havoc on the already complicated processes surrounding these stars."

Stars
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
One of the best smart telescopes in-use against a starry sky

Best smart telescopes Black Friday 2025: Observe stars, galaxies and nebulas with ease

By Kimberley Lane last updated

Buying Guide The best smart telescopes make viewing the universe a breeze. Treat yourself to our top picks from Unistellar, Celestron, Vaonis and more.

Buying Guide
An illustration showing a spacecraft with various antennae floating in front of the orange and white swirling planet of Venus

Will Europe's flagship space science missions survive NASA's budget cuts?

By Tereza Pultarova published

NASA budget cuts proposed by President Donald Trump will cause a significant funding shortfall to Europe's space science missions. But the European Space Agency hopes it can save them.

Space Exploration
5 Lego Star Wars sets are placed in each corner and one in the center with a white glow around them on an orange planet background.

The best UCS Lego Star Wars sets ranked

By Alexander Cox published

These are the Lego sets you're looking for — The UCS Lego Star Wars sets, the best of the best, ranked in a definitive round-up.

Space Toys & Lego
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