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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.
Geminid meteor shower is underway. Here's what to expect from one of the best meteor showers of the year
By Brett Tingley last updated
The annual Geminid meteor shower returns to the night sky on Nov. 19 ahead of its peak in mid-December. Here's what you need to know.
Orion telescopes and binocular deals 2024: Save big on Orion optics
By Gemma Lavender last updated
Deals Here are the best Orion telescopes and binoculars deals on the market as well as our favorites displayed with their lowest prices. Remember prices may drop further on Black Friday/Cyber Monday.
NASA's Curiosity rover captures 360-degree view of Mars — and finds strange sulfur stones
By Julian Dossett published
The Curiosity shows sulfur stones, with no explanation of how they occurred on the Martian surface.
Final trailer for Prime Video's 'Secret Level' looks out of this world
By Jeff Spry published
A final trailer for Prime Video's "Secret Level" animated anthology
Watch Russian Progress cargo spacecraft launch to the ISS on Nov. 21
By Elizabeth Howell published
Liftoff is scheduled for 7:22 a.m. EST. (1222 GMT).
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.
Supermassive black holes bent the laws of physics to grow to monstrous sizes
By Robert Lea published
Scientists may have cracked one of the biggest mysteries in space science, determining that supermassive black holes bent the laws of physics to grow to their huge sizes.
Did NASA's Perseverance rover really find organics on Mars? These scientists aren't so sure
By Victoria Corless last updated
Could Mars have once hosted life? NASA's Perseverance rover has uncovered a tantalizing clue, but scientists remain divided on what it truly means for the search for extraterrestrial life.
The not so 'wicked' path from 'The Wizard of Oz' to the moon landing
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
"The Wizard of Oz" and space exploration are two topics that by all rights should have nothing in common. But as it turns out, if you follow the Yellow Brick Road long enough you reach the moon.
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