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Save 14% on Obi-Wan's Dark Series Force FX lightsaber, now at its lowest price this year

15 May, 2025 - 00:19
Get $40 off Obi-Wan Kenobi's Dark Series Force FX Lightsaber, one of the best lightsabers on the market and now its lowest price this year.

Here's why the private Athena lunar lander toppled over on the moon

15 May, 2025 - 00:00
We now know why Intuitive Machine's Athena moon lander fell on its side shortly after touching down on March 6.

Venus' crust is surprisingly thin. Could this explain why it's so geologically active?

14 May, 2025 - 23:00
A fresh look at Venus' geology suggests that the Venus' crust may be far thinner than once believed.

That's a hat trick! Varda successfully returns 3rd space capsule from orbit

14 May, 2025 - 22:00
Varda Space has successfully landed its third reentry capsule back on Earth, delivering data for a U.S. Air Force advanced navigation systems technology demonstration.

'Alien: Earth' is almost ready to burst out, as FX reveals the release date, plot details, and shows off the cast

14 May, 2025 - 21:00
Trouble is coming to Earth this summer with FX's Alien: Earth.

Mars Sample Return now! (op-ed)

14 May, 2025 - 20:00
The White House's 2026 budget request axes NASA's long-held plan to bring Mars samples to Earth for analysis. Here's why that cancellation would be a mistake.

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral, lands at sea (video)

14 May, 2025 - 19:01
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station today (May 14), carrying 28 Starlink satellites for the company's growing constellation.

SpaceX will launch Starship's 9th test flight next week, Elon Musk says

14 May, 2025 - 18:13
Elon Musk said that he'll give a livestreamed update about SpaceX's Mars plans next week, shortly before the ninth test flight of the company's Starship megarocket.

Astronaut sees 'Flower Moon' from orbit | Space photo of the day for May 13, 2025

14 May, 2025 - 17:56
NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers, an Expedition 73 crew member aboard the International Space Station, photographed the "Flower" full moon in May 2025.

Volcanoes shaped the moon from the inside out, scientists find: 'Our team was genuinely puzzled'

14 May, 2025 - 17:00
Data from NASA's GRAIL mission reveals evidence of ancient volcanic heat still influencing the moon's internal structure.

James Webb Space Telescope captures ghostly images of clouds on Saturn's largest moon Titan

14 May, 2025 - 16:37
The James Webb Space Telescope has peered into the atmosphere of Saturn's largest moon Titan, capturing the first evidence of cloud formation in the moon's northern hemisphere.

China is sharing priceless moon samples with international partners, but NASA can't be a part of it

14 May, 2025 - 16:00
The Wolf Amendment, a law that prevents bilateral cooperation in space research between the U.S. and China, is preventing U.S. government-funded analysis of the Chang'e 5 moon samples.

Australia's first ever home-grown orbital rocket set for debut launch May 15 after delay

14 May, 2025 - 15:00
Australian company Gilmour Space is poised to launch Australia's first-ever orbital rocket designed and manufactured in the land down under.

Strongest solar flare of 2025 erupts from sun, sparking radio blackouts across Europe, Asia and the Middle East (video)

14 May, 2025 - 13:49
X2.7-class eruption from sunspot AR4087 disrupts radio signals as the active region rotates toward Earth, raising the risk of more flares ahead.

Canon EOS R6 Mark II review

14 May, 2025 - 12:55
The Canon EOS R6 Mark II is a mid-range full-frame mirrorless camera offering a 24.2MP resolution with up to 4K video capture in-camera alongside impressive autofocus.

A spaceship moving near the speed of light would appear rotated, special relativity experiment proves

14 May, 2025 - 12:00
Using laser pulses, picosecond exposures on high-speed cameras, and some clever methods to simulate the speed of light, Austrian-based researchers were able to show that the image of an object moving at the speed of light is rotated.

After the Arecibo collapse in 2020, a lone NASA radar dish in the Mojave desert stepped up as a leading asteroid hunter

14 May, 2025 - 11:00
The unexpected 2020 collapse of the Arecibo Observatory left NASA's Goldstone Solar System Radar as the new heavy hitter when it comes to finding and studying asteroids.

SpaceX fires up Starship spacecraft again ahead of 9th test flight (video, photos)

14 May, 2025 - 00:00
SpaceX just conducted another static-fire test with a Starship upper stage, further prepping the megarocket for its upcoming ninth test flight.

NASA's Europa Clipper probe snaps ghostly thermal portrait of Mars en route to Jupiter

13 May, 2025 - 23:00
NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft captured a thermal image of Mars during a gravity-assist flyby, testing instruments ahead of its mission to explore Jupiter’s ocean moon Europa.

A tiny glass bead from the moon offers clues to its hidden interior

13 May, 2025 - 22:00
A glass bead retrieved by China's Chang'e-5 lunar mission is offering a glimpse into the moon's hidden interior and violent past.

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