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Aurora forecast for tonight and the weekend - Northern lights possible this weekend as fast solar winds linger
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.

Night sky for Jan. 9-11: See Jupiter at its largest and brightest in 2026
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.

NASA says it will return 4 astronauts home early in 1st-ever medical evacuation from the International Space Station
By Mike Wall published
NASA has decided to bring the four astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-11 mission home from the International Space Station early due to a medical issue experienced by a crewmember in orbit.

NASA X-ray spacecraft reveals the shockingly violent history of the Milky Way's supermassive black hole
By Robert Lea published
"Nothing in my professional training as an X-ray astronomer had prepared me for something like this."

How does NASA handle astronaut medical issues in space?
By Josh Dinner published
NASA just postponed a spacewalk because of a medical concern with an astronaut. Here's how the agency has handled such issues in the past.

Vera Rubin Observatory discovers fastest spinning asteroid ever and its huge!
By Mike Wall published
The Vera Rubin Observatory has found 19 new "superfast rotator" asteroids, including the fastest-spinning big space rock ever found.

Northern lights may be visible in 12 states overnight Jan. 9-10
By Daisy Dobrijevic published
Auroras may be visible from Alaska to New York as incoming coronal mass ejections and high-speed solar winds could trigger geomagnetic storms tonight.

The final 'Greenland 2: Migration' trailer is here, and it's got the '90s disaster movie vibes we've been craving (video)
By Jeff Spry published
Gerard Butler and Morena Baccarin return in an epic sci-fi survival sequel to 2020's surprise hit, "Greenland".
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