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Dark skies and epic Winter Star Party — why the Florida Keys are more than just a Spring Break destination
By Jamie Carter published
For an unforgettable stargazing adventure, few places rival the Florida Keys.

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 153 — Pathways to Mars
By Space.com Staff published
On Episode 153 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with Robert Zubrin, founder and president of The Mars Society, about making real, actionable plans to send a crew to Mars.

Exoplanet 'baby pictures' reveal exomoons possibly taking shape around infant worlds
By Robert Lea published
Astronomers have examined infant planets orbiting a star 370 light-years away, seeing the exomoon forming disks of gas and dust around them in unprecedented detail.

Stunning space photo captures bright blue shock wave around double star system
By Miguel Claro published
This stunning image features a deep field view of the Cassiopeia constellation where the two small planetary nebulas can be found, Abell 6 and the larger HFG1.

1 week until the 1st solar eclipse of 2025. Here's what you need to know about the March 2025 partial solar eclipse
By Daisy Dobrijevic published
We don't have long to wait to see the moon take a "bite" out of the sun, we're ready… are you?

Is Netflix's 'The Electric State' a sci-fi retelling of 'The Wizard of Oz'?
By Jeff Spry published
Both "The Electric State" and "The Wizard of Oz" latch onto the themes of family, home, tolerance, identity and the interconnectedness of the individuals we share our lives with.

China now has a 'kill mesh' in orbit, Space Force vice chief says
By Josh Dinner published
"That capability gap is significantly narrowed, and we've got to change the way we're looking at space, or that capability gap may reverse and not be in our favor anymore."

How the James Webb Space Telescope is helping size up tiny dwarf planets
By Victoria Corless published
A new model that incorporates data gathered by the JWST could help scientists understand the composition and mass of objects in the distant Kuiper Belt and beyond.

Into the deep (field) with ESA's Euclid 'dark universe' telescope: Space photo of the day
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
Many galaxies are visible in this deep field exposure, and its just a part of a larger mosaic, zoomed in 16 times.

Why I'm going to New Brunswick, Canada, to see next week's 'sunrise' solar eclipse
By Jamie Carter published
Home to the world's highest tides and biggest lobsters, New Brunswick will experience a partial solar eclipse at sunrise on March 29, 2025. For one eclipse-chaser, it's the ultimate moon-shot.
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