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Astrophotographer captures colorful portrait of the Lion Nebula in a glowing field of hydrogen gas

5 December, 2024 - 18:00
Gaze into the colorful remnants of a long-dead star in this image of the Veil Nebula captured by astrophotographer Miguel Claro.

Novice skywatchers would love this Hexeum telescope as a Christmas gift and it's now just $79.99 — which is cheaper than Black Friday

5 December, 2024 - 17:19
This budget telescope set has everything you need to get started and it's now at its lowest price ever.

Satellites find likely cause of mysterious African elephant deaths of 2020

5 December, 2024 - 17:00
The staggering deaths of over 300 African elephants in early 2020 was most likely due to toxins in water proliferated to exceptional levels by climate extremes, according to a fresh analysis of decade's worth of satellite data.

'Star Trek: Lower Decks' season 5 episode 8 flips the script and visits the 'Upper Decks'

5 December, 2024 - 16:06
It's time for Captain Freeman and the rest of the command crew to take center stage.

NASA will update us all on its Artemis moon landing program on Dec. 5. Here's how to watch live.

5 December, 2024 - 00:00
NASA is about to speak out about its plan to return astronauts to the moon, and you'll be able to watch it live on Thursday (Dec. 5).

Spiderweb protocluster is filled with baby galaxies, James Webb Space Telescope reveals (image)

4 December, 2024 - 22:00
Using the JWST astronomers have dived deeper into a cosmic spiderweb called the Spiderweb protocluster located 10 billion light-years away than ever before.

What was the War of the Thinking Machines in 'Dune: Prophecy'?

4 December, 2024 - 21:00
A brief history of the Butlerian Jihad in the world of "Dune"

James Webb Space Telescope discovers 4th exoplanet in sweet triple 'super puff' star system

4 December, 2024 - 20:00
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered a fourth planet in Kepler-51, a sweet system of cotton candy super puff planets.

Asteroid the size of 3 million elephants zooms past Earth

4 December, 2024 - 19:30
A big asteroid zoomed past Earth and the moon early Dec. 4, setting it up for another close pass in 2028.

Trump picks billionaire private SpaceX astronaut Jared Isaacman to lead NASA

4 December, 2024 - 18:26
Donald Trump's choice for NASA chief is billionaire Jared Isaacman, a private astronaut who has funded and commanded two SpaceX missions.

Solar maximum just knocked 3 satellites out of orbit. Here's why more may be on the way.

4 December, 2024 - 18:00
The Sun's activity is what gives us beautiful auroras — but it also has dramatic negative effects on satellites that go around Earth in a low orbit.

Behold! These gorgeous never-before-seen space images are from a NASA space telescope that should have died long ago

4 December, 2024 - 17:00
NEOWISE team members have unveiled six images from the spacecraft's archives to celebrate the late space telescope's long and productive scientific life.

Why we can't just name a quasi-moon 'Moony McMoonface'

4 December, 2024 - 16:00
You can vote on one of seven possible names for a quasi-moon of Earth and, unfortunately, Moony McMoonface isn't on the list.

See the moon and Venus take a sunset stroll through the night sky tonight

4 December, 2024 - 15:00
The two brightest nighttime objects, the moon and the planet Venus put on a lovely display in the western evening sky of Wednesday, Dec. 4.

Europe’s Proba-3 satellites will launch early Dec. 4 to create artificial eclipses in space. Watch the liftoff live

3 December, 2024 - 23:00
An Indian PSLV rocket will launch Europe's Proba-3 precision formation-flying mission to orbit early Wednesday (Dec. 4), and you can watch the action live.

Inside the Hubble Space Telescope's 23-year-long look at a beautiful blue galaxy

3 December, 2024 - 22:00
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope explores the evolution of spiral galaxy UGC 10043 through images taken 23 years apart, in 2000 and 2023.

Directive 8020: Everything we know about Supermassive's sci-fi horror game

3 December, 2024 - 21:00
The fifth installment of Supermassive Games' Dark Pictures Anthology is going to outer space in search of Lovecraftian horrors.

Get a sneak peek at 'Star Trek' illustrated short story anthology beaming up later this month (exclusive)

3 December, 2024 - 20:00
A sneak peek at the new "Star Trek" short story anthology, "A Year To The Day I Saw Myself Die and Other Stories"

'Galaxy Quest' blasts back onto our screens with 25th anniversary Blu-ray release

3 December, 2024 - 19:01
A preview of new "Galaxy Quest" 4K UHD Blu-ray and Limited Edition Steelbook

Are planet-killing black holes hiding inside your cat?

3 December, 2024 - 18:35
New research suggests that tiny primordial black holes could be hollowing out planets and passing through everyday objects, maybe even you and your cat!

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