Tech

a sharp, slender aircraft flies across a red and yellow cloudy background, creating ripples behind it

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 jet flew in front of the sun so NASA could take this incredible shock wave photo

By Julian Dossett published

NASA and Boom Supersonic released an incredible photo capturing the shock waves of the supersonic XB-1 aircraft while it traveled in front of the sun during a Feb. 10 test flight.

Tech
Quantum entanglement enables a range of futuristic technologies.

Scientists discover simpler way to achieve Einstein's 'spooky action at a distance' thanks to AI breakthrough — bringing quantum internet closer to reality

By Peter Ray Allison published

AI has helped physicists discover a simpler way of achieving quantum entanglement. This finding could make it easier to develop quantum communication technologies.

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Spaceflight

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 members, pictured from left to right: NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers, Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov, NASA astronaut Anne McClain, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi.

SpaceX Crew-10 astronaut launch: Live updates

By Mike Wall last updated

Read the latest news about SpaceX's Crew-9 and Crew-10 missions to the International Space Station for NASA.

Human Spaceflight
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 members, pictured from left to right: NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers, Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov, NASA astronaut Anne McClain, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi.

Meet the SpaceX Crew-10 astronauts launching to the ISS on March 12

By Julian Dossett published

SpaceX's Crew-10 mission will send two NASA astronauts, a Japanese spaceflyer and a cosmonaut to the International Space Station.

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Science & Astronomy

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What is a blood moon?

By Scott Dutfield, Daisy Dobrijevic last updated

Reference It may look spooky, but a blood moon is just a trick of the light. Here we explain this phenomenon and tell you how and where to see the next one.

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What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2025

By Tariq Malik, Daisy Dobrijevic last updated

Reference See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2025.

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Search For Life

Water in the universe may have formed closer to the Big Bang than previously thought

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

"We were surprised that water could actually form so early on — even before the birth of the first galaxies."

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Is there life out there? The existence of other technological species is highly likely

By Alexander Cox published

Search for Life
An illustration of a star-killing supernova and DNA being broken around the Earth

DNA-busting radiation from star-killing supernova could have influenced evolution on Earth

By Stefanie Waldek published

A distant star-killing supernova could have bombarded Earth with radiation strong enough to shift the course of evolution.

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Skywatching

new moon illustration shows a very dimly lit moon against a black background.

New moon calendar 2025: When is the next new moon?

By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated

Reference Discover what a new moon is and when the next new moon will occur with our new moon 2025 guide.

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Northern lights forecasts, alerts, and geomagnetic storm warnings

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.

Aurora Borealis
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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.

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Entertainment

Image showing the Jedi/the light side on right left in blue and the Sith/the dark side on the right in red.

Star Wars timeline: From the dawn of the Jedi to the New Jedi Order

By Fran Ruiz last updated

Star Wars is going far and wide in the coming years across all forms of media with an updated Star Wars timeline that includes new eras. Here's our summary.

Space Movies & Shows
A frightening alien skull with teeth bared

We found 6 Easter eggs in the 'Alien: Earth' shorts revealed at SXSW 2025... at least we hope they're just Easter eggs

By Jeff Spry published

From malevolent computers to Arcturian shore leave, here are all the callbacks and references we spotted in these short clips.

Entertainment
Mr Peanut in The Electric State

The special effects in Netflix's 'The Electric State' look amazing, but we can't stop thinking about the animatronic Mr Peanut cameo (video)

By Jeff Spry published

Mr Peanut is in The Electric State (and my nightmares).

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References

new moon illustration shows a very dimly lit moon against a black background.

New moon calendar 2025: When is the next new moon?

By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated

Reference Discover what a new moon is and when the next new moon will occur with our new moon 2025 guide.

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Image showing the Jedi/the light side on right left in blue and the Sith/the dark side on the right in red.

Star Wars timeline: From the dawn of the Jedi to the New Jedi Order

By Fran Ruiz last updated

Star Wars is going far and wide in the coming years across all forms of media with an updated Star Wars timeline that includes new eras. Here's our summary.

Space Movies & Shows
person standing looking at the blood moon above

What is a blood moon?

By Scott Dutfield, Daisy Dobrijevic last updated

Reference It may look spooky, but a blood moon is just a trick of the light. Here we explain this phenomenon and tell you how and where to see the next one.

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