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Tiny plasma jets on the sun drive the elusive solar wind, Europe's Solar Orbiter reveals

12 February, 2025 - 23:00
Solar scientists have found tiny, short-lived jets of energy on our sun to be the primary drivers of the solar wind, marking a step toward better understanding our sun's elusive behavior.

Gamma rays create Red Hulk in Captain America: Brave New World, but how do they work in the real world?

12 February, 2025 - 21:00
Captain America: Brave New World is about to hit cinemas, bringing with it the gamma-ray-powered Red Hulk. Here's what you need to know about that high-energy radiation.

Win a chance to see a SpaceX rocket launch thanks to Bethesda, creators of 'Starfield'

12 February, 2025 - 19:00
Xbox and Bethesda have teamed up with Lonestar to send one 'Starfield' fan to Florida to witness the launch of a historic space mission to the Moon.

Scientists detect highest-energy ghost particle ever seen — where did it come from?

12 February, 2025 - 17:03
Scientists have detected the highest-energy ghost particle neutrino ever, but did it come from a supermassive black hole particle accelerator aiming its jet straight at Earth, or from a cosmic fossil?

February's full moon shines bright tonight. Here's what to expect from the Snow Moon

12 February, 2025 - 15:53
February's Full Snow Moon will rise just as the sun sets.

Valentine's Day Aurora Alert: Geomagnetic storm could bring northern lights as far south as Michigan and Maine tonight and tomorrow

12 February, 2025 - 15:50
Strong solar winds could supercharge the northern lights just in time for Valentine's Day.

SpaceX rocket launch spawns dazzling 'space jellyfish' in evening sky (photos)

12 February, 2025 - 15:00
If you saw something strange in the evening sky over California on Feb. 10, we can explain.

Save big on one of the best star projectors you can buy, the Pococo Galaxy Star Projector

12 February, 2025 - 14:21
The Pococo Galaxy Star Projector is on sale and available for its lowest price this year, we've rated it as the best rechargeable model out there.

Scientist image 3-million-light-year-long 'cosmic web' ensnaring 2 galaxies for 1st time

12 February, 2025 - 12:00
Astronomers have been able to image gas as it travels down a 3 million light-year-long cosmic highway between two growing galaxies ensnared in the cosmic web.

Gravitational waves could turn colliding neutron stars into 'cosmic tuning forks'

12 February, 2025 - 11:00
Scientists have discovered that gravitational waves could turn neutron stars into cosmic tuning forks with characteristic reverberations that reveal their interiors.

NASA moves up return date for Boeing Starliner astronauts after swapping SpaceX Dragon spacecraft

12 February, 2025 - 01:53
NASA will return Starliner astronauts to Earth early along with their Crew-9 companions, after deciding to swap Crew-10 spacecraft to launch the SpaceX mission sooner.

Best sci-fi comedies of all time

12 February, 2025 - 00:00
Nobody in space can hear you scream… with laughter, but they might after you've watched these sci-fi comedies.

NASA picks SpaceX to launch Pandora exoplanet mission

11 February, 2025 - 23:00
NASA's Pandora exoplanet-studying probe will launch atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket no earlier than this fall.

SpaceX rocket launches 21 Starlink satellites into orbit, then lands at sea (video)

11 February, 2025 - 22:05
The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 1:53 p.m. EST (1853 GMT), less than 24 hours after another Starlink flight from California.

NASA HQ verbally orders employees to purge workspaces of LGBTQI+ symbols

11 February, 2025 - 20:51
Employees at NASA's Washington D.C. headquarters have reportedly been barred from displaying Pride symbols in their personal work areas.

How to watch 'Captain America: Brave New World': Catch it in theaters, and later stream on Disney Plus

11 February, 2025 - 20:00
Anthony Mackie picks up the shield for the fourth Captain America film

Mysterious cosmic lights turn out to be 2 undiscovered supernova remnants

11 February, 2025 - 18:33
The European Space Agency's XMM-Newton X-ray observatory has identified what's causing mysterious lights in the outskirts of the Large Magellanic Cloud.

There was nearly 1 rocket launch attempt every 34 hours in 2024 — this year will be even busier

11 February, 2025 - 17:00
2024 set spaceflight records for the fourth consecutive year with 259 launches worldwide and one launch attempt roughly every 34 hours, according to a recent analysis of the global space economy.

Huge solar storm in May 2024 spawned 2 new radiation belts around Earth

11 February, 2025 - 16:00
The creation of the belts, and others like it in the future, are a potential new danger to astronauts and satellites headed to geostationary orbit and beyond.

Scientists alarmed as Rubin Observatory changes biography of astronomer Vera Rubin amid Trump's push to end DEI efforts

11 February, 2025 - 15:00
Astronomers are expressing disappointment and alarm as the federally-funded Rubin Observatory altered the biography of renowned astronomer Vera Rubin, for whom the facility is named, on its website.

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