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Rural areas have darker skies but fewer resources for students interested in astronomy – telescopes in schools can help

Helping young people tap into their excitement about the night sky helps them build confidence and opens career pathways they may not have considered before.

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3 stunning lunar craters to explore during the half-lit first quarter moon tonight

The craters bear the names of astronomers who revolutionized our understanding of the night sky.

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Amazon's internet-beaming satellites are bright enough to disrupt astronomical research, study finds

The satellites in Amazon's new internet-beaming megaconstellation in low Earth orbit are bright enough to disrupt astronomical research, a study has found.

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Martha Wells' next 'Murderbot Diaries' book is 'the family roadtrip from hell on Ringworld' (interview)

In an exclusive interview, bestselling author Martha Wells talks "Platform Decay," from its moral stakes to Murderbot's bitter humor.

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Can we use bees as a model of intelligent alien life to develop interstellar communication?

We frequently question whether we are alone in the universe.

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January's full Wolf Moon leaps past the Eiffel Tower in stunning photo of Paris skyline

The Wolf Moon is named for the hungry predators that sometimes can be heard howling in the winter month.

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Earthquake sensors can track space junk that crashes back to Earth

Earthquake sensors can detect sonic booms generated by reentering space debris to help track the potentially dangerous objects in near real time.

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A mystery object is holding this 120 million-mile-wide cloud of vaporized metal together

"Stars like the sun don’t just stop shining for no reason."

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NASA's Artemis 2 moon rocket is on the launch pad. What's next?

Artemis 2 is at the launch pad, but several big tests must be performed before it launches as soon as Feb. 6.

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Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin will refly booster on next launch of powerful New Glenn rocket

Blue Origin will use a flight-proven booster on the next launch of its New Glenn rocket. The liftoff, which is targeted for late February, will be just the third for New Glenn to date.

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Two cosmic dogs rule the winter sky — here's how to spot them this week

Learn how to spot Sirius, Procyon and their canine constellations, and discover the myths and science behind the dog stars.

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By the power of nostalgia! The live-action 'Masters of the Universe' trailer is finally here, and it actually looks good (video)

Spawned by Mattel's classic 1980s toy line, this summer spectacle arrives June 5, 2026.

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A colossal asteroid may have warped the moon from the inside out

The findings are a big clue as to why the far and near hemispheres of the moon look so different.

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'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' showrunners Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau explain why this is the perfect series for Trek's 60th anniversary (interview)

'For the look of the Athena, our ship has wings, and that was very intentional.'

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Houston Texans celebrate upcoming Artemis 2 mission | Space photo of the day for Jan. 23, 2025

Leaders from NASA's Johnson Space Center and NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins helped turn a Texans home game into a pop-up space expo.

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'For All Mankind' Season 5 shows off Martian motorbiking in Apple TV's 1st teaser trailer (video)

Bikers on Mars, but no mice in sight.

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Rocket Lab's new Neutron rocket suffers fuel tank rupture during test

Rocket Lab's first Neutron rocket buckled under pressure when its main stage tank ruptured during an overnight test in Wallops, Virginia.

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Sinking ice on Jupiter's moon Europa may be slowly feeding its ocean the ingredients for life

"Most excitingly, this new idea addresses one of the longstanding habitability problems on Europa and is a good sign for the prospects of extraterrestrial life in its ocean."

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A black hole 'feeding frenzy' could help explain a cosmic mystery uncovered by the James Webb Space Telescope

"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."

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'Vitus Reflux' may be the lowest stakes episode of 'Star Trek' ever. Luckily, it's also a lot of fun

Starfleet Academy's third mission is remarkably light on peril, but that isn't necessarily a problem

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Cult sci-fi series 'Blake's 7' reboot in the works, helmed by 'The Last of Us' director Peter Hoar

‘Blake’s 7’ is heading back to deep space as Emmy-nominated director Peter Hoar launches a new indie studio and plans a reboot of the cult British sci-fi drama.

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Blue Origin launches 6 space tourists to the final frontier after last-minute crew swap (video)

Blue Origin launched six people to suborbital space today (Jan. 22). It was the 17th human spaceflight for the company, which was founded by Amazon's Jeff Bezos.

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SpaceX launches 25 Starlink satellites into orbit from California (video)

SpaceX lit up the night sky over Vandenberg Space Force Base today (Jan. 22) with the launch of 25 more satellites for its Starlink broadband internet service.

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James Webb Space Telescope discovers what remains after two stars collide and explode as a red nova

"Until now, it was unknown what type of star would remain after the merger."

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Rocket Lab launches its 1st mission of 2026, sending 2 satellites to orbit (video)

Rocket Lab launched its first mission of 2026 this morning (Jan. 22), sending two satellites aloft for the European company Open Cosmos.

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