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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 to launch 24 more Starlink satellites from Florida late Nov. 26
By Mike Wall last updated
SpaceX plans to launch yet another batch of its Starlink internet satellites from NASA's Kennedy Space Center early Tuesday morning (Nov. 26).
Wicked xenomorphs invade in new teaser for Hulu's 'Alien: Earth' (video)
By Jeff Spry published
Watch the gripping new teaser for Hulu's upcoming sci-fi horror series 'Alien: Earth.'
NASA's nuclear-powered Dragonfly helicopter will ride a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket toward Saturn moon Titan
By Mike Wall published
NASA has picked SpaceX to launch its Dragonfly astrobiology mission to the intriguing Saturn moon Titan. A Falcon Heavy will loft Dragonfly in July 2028.
The Sombrero Galaxy's star-forming days are nearly over — and the James Webb Space Telescope may know why
By Keith Cooper published
A brand-new James Webb Space Telescope image captures the steady, slow lifestyle of the distinctive Sombrero Galaxy.
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.
How does spaceflight affect astronauts' brains? There's good news and bad
By Victoria Corless published
Long-duration spaceflight affects some aspects of astronauts' cognitive health, but the observed impairment was not found to be lasting, a new study finds.
Neptune and Uranus have a magnetic mystery — but the case may finally be cracked
By Conor Feehly published
We may know why Uranus and Neptune lack dipole magnetic fields, at last.
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