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Total lunar eclipse March 2025 livestreams: Where to watch the 'Blood Moon' online for free

By Daisy Dobrijevic published

Here's how to watch all the total lunar eclipse action unfold live and online so you don't miss a second of the dramatic "Blood Moon" on March 13.

Eclipses
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Watch a SpaceX rocket launch Crew-10 relief mission for NASA astronauts on ISS tonight

By Josh Dinner published

SpaceX plans to launch the Crew-10 mission to relieve the current astronauts aboard the ISS tonight (March 12), and you can watch the action live.

International Space Station
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Best solar binoculars 2025: Sungaze without damaging your eyes

By Kimberley Lane last updated

The best solar binoculars let you get a closer view of the sun while keeping your eyes safe.

Astronomy Kit
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.

Human Spaceflight

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
An illustration of a red dwarf (left) and a white dwarf (center) orbiting each other.

Astronomers crack the case of a mysterious deep space radio signal that repeats every 2 hours

By Robert Lea published

Astronomers have traced a starnge blast of radiowaves that repeats every 2 hours back to a dead star white dwarf magnetically slamming its stellar companion.

The Universe
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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.

Stargazing
A false-color image taken with MegaCam on the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (CFHT) as part of the Pan-Andromeda Archaeological Survey (PAndAS) shows a zoomed-in view of the newly discovered Andromeda XXXV satellite galaxy. A white ellipse, that measures about 1,000 light-years across its longest axis, shows the extent of the galaxy. Within the ellipse's boundary is a cluster of mostly dim stars, ranging in hues from bright blues to warm yellows.

Scientists discover smallest galaxy ever seen: 'It's like having a perfectly functional human being that's the size of a grain of rice'

By Robert Lea published

Astronomers have discovered the smallest dwarf galaxy ever seen. It is a mystery how the satellite galaxy of Andromeda survived the blistering conditions of the early universe.

The Universe
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SpaceX rocket launches NASA SPHEREx space telescope and PUNCH solar probes

By Monisha Ravisetti published

The duo launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on March 11 at 11:10 p.m. EST (0209 March 12 GMT).

Missions
Antarctic iceberg A-23A stuck in shallow waters off the coast of South Georgia island in the South Atlantic Ocean on March 4, 2025, as seen by the MODIS instrument on NASA's Aqua satellite.

World's largest iceberg runs aground in South Atlantic after 1,200-mile journey (satellite photos)

By Samantha Mathewson published

Earth's largest iceberg has run aground off the coast of South Georgia Island, a common rendezvous spot for big bergs, new satellite images show.

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