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See the Milky Way glow with the stars of the Summer Triangle above Egypt's Black Desert

Deneb, Vega and Altair are among the brightest stars in the night sky.

Space

SpaceX targeting mid-March for 1st flight of bigger, more powerful Starship 'Version 3,' Elon Musk says

SpaceX plans to launch the 12th test flight of its Starship megarocket in six weeks, according to Elon Musk. It will be the first mission of the bigger, more powerful Starship "V3."

Space

Proteins before planets: How space ice may have created the 1st building blocks of life

"We used to think that only very simple molecules could be created in these clouds. But we have shown that this is clearly not the case."

Space

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Rocket Lab's 'Hungry Hippo' Neutron fairing arrives at spaceport in Virginia

The "hungry hippo" fairing for Rocket Lab's new Neutron launch vehicle has arrived for integration at the company's Virginia Spaceport facilities.

Space

Google DeepMind launches AI tool to help identify genetic drivers of disease

AlphaGenome can analyse up to 1m letters of DNA code at once and could pave way for new treatments

The Guardian - UK

'Star Wars Outlaws' scores a new prequel novel starring antagonist Jaylen Vrax and his ND-5 assassin droid

Author Mike Chen returns fans to the galaxy's grimy underworld in this thrilling crime caper book

Space

Stargazing in the city: what you can (and can't) see at night

A range of gorgeous skywatching targets are visible to the naked eye in city skies.

Space

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America's 250th lights up Washington Monument | Space photo of the day for Jan. 28, 2026

A 250th anniversary only comes once in a lifetime.

Space

NASA research jet makes fiery 'wheels-up landing' after experiencing mechanical issue (video)

One of NASA's high-altitude WB-57 research jet made a fiery wheels-up landing on Tuesday (Jan. 27) after a mechanical issue prevented it from lowering its landing gear.

Space

Discovery of complex pre-historic tools in China suggests our ancestors were far more advanced than thought

Find suggests prehistoric humans showed complex planning and understanding of how to enhance tool performance

The Independent UK

Why is Greenland so rich in natural resources?

Island’s mineral and resource wealth is result of mountain building, rifting and volcanic activity over 4bn years

The Guardian - UK

40 years after the space shuttle Challenger disaster, spaceflight remains far from routine

Seven astronauts lost their lives during the Challenger space shuttle disaster on Jan. 28, 1986. Four decades later, human spaceflight remains a difficult business.

Space

Astronomers discover the 'growing pains' of teenage exoplanets

"We've often seen the 'baby pictures' of planets forming, but until now, the 'teenage years' have been a missing link."

Space

NASA moves critical fueling test for Artemis 2 moon rocket up to Jan. 31

The SLS wet dress rehearsal is the rocket's last major hurdle before launch.

Space

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NASA gets new F-15 fighter jet to chase its X-59 'quiet' supersonic aircraft

What role will F-15 jets play in the future of supersonic flight?

Space

The coolest character in all of Star Wars returns with his own Disney+ show in April — check out the gorgeous 1st trailer (video)

The next Star Wars show from Lucasfilm Animation sees the fallen Sith lord build a criminal empire right under the Empire's nose.

The Guardian - UK

Why your retirement should be more taxing

Letters: Anne Ayres suggests that if you are working, you should pay national insurance, regardless of age, while Brian Cookson says ageism is rampant in society. Plus a letter from Elizabeth Belcher

Space

See the 'Seven Sisters' of the Pleiades swim in the light of a waxing moon at sunset tonight

The moon will be closest to the Pleiades in the hours following sunset.

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Watch NASA's Artemis 2 moon rocket on the launch pad with this 24-hour livestream

The Artemis 2 moon mission's SLS rocket is on the pad at Kennedy Space Center for testing ahead of a possible Feb. 6 launch, and you can watch it 24/7 via this livestream.

The Independent UK

430,000-year-old well-preserved wooden tools are the oldest ever found

Alder digging or scraping tool found at lake-side site used for animal butchery

Space

Astronaut sees sunset from space | Space photo of the day for Jan. 27, 2026

The views of the setting sun are just as spectacular from space as they are on Earth.

Space

Are mysterious 'Little Red Dots' discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope actually nurseries for direct-collapse black holes?

"It is exciting to think that Little Red Dots may represent the first direct observational evidence of the birth of the most massive black holes in the universe."

The Independent UK

Scientists develop powder that whitens teeth with just vibration from toothbrush

New powder found to overcome limitations of traditional teeth whitening technologies

Space

Venus may get a huge meteor shower this July, thanks to a long-ago asteroid breakup

This coming July, Venus could plow through the dust generated by an asteroid breakup thousands of years ago, potentially sparking an impressive meteor shower.

The Independent UK

Ancient tomb with strange owl sculpture Mexico’s ‘most significant’ find in decade

Find points to Mexico’s central role in cultural history of ancient Mesoamerica, researchers say

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