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Astronomers gaze into 'dark nebula' 60 times the size of the solar system (video)
By Robert Lea published
Using the Dark Energy Camera astronomers have found a packed stellar nursery of infant stars in the dark nebula in the 180-light-year-wide Circinus West molecular cloud.

Lego Marvel Rocket & Baby Groot Minifigure set is now 20% cheaper in this Amazon Sci-Fi deal
By Paul Brett published
Deals This fantastic Lego set makes a great display piece but with movable limbs, it's fun for fueling youngsters' Marvel Universe imagination and it's rarely discounted, so grab it while you can.

On this day in space! April 28, 2001: World's 1st space tourist launches to space station
By Hanneke Weitering last updated
On April 28, 2001, the world's first space tourist hitched a ride to the International Space Station on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft.

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.

March 2025 featured fires, floods and record-setting warmth in the US
By Meredith Garofalo published
March was a busy month for climate disasters in the U.S., as the nation endured tornado outbreaks, raging wildfires, and record-setting heat.

Satellite images reveal how Earth's surface moved during deadly Myanmar earthquake
By Samantha Mathewson published
Europe's Sentinel-1 satellites captured radar images of Myanmar before and after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck on March 28, revealing significant ground movement.

Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket launching for 6th time ever April 28: Watch it live
By Mike Wall last updated
Firefly Aerospace plans to launch its Alpha rocket for the sixth time ever Monday morning (April 28), and you can watch the action live.

Northern lights forecasts, alerts, and geomagnetic storm warnings - live updates
By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated
The latest aurora forecast for tonight help you make sure you're in the right place at the right time to see the northern lights.

Newly launched NASA satellites open eyes to start studying 'auroral electrojets' in Earth's atmosphere
By Julian Dossett published
The first bits of data have come back from NASA's EZIE cubesat mission, which aims to solve some mysteries surrounding the "auroral electrojet" phenomena in Earth's atmosphere.

Scientists use the JWST to study an extremely ancient galaxy piercing through the Cosmic Dark Ages
By Kiona N. Smith published
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have found an extremely ancient galaxy piercing through a thick blanket of cosmic fog in the distant universe.
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