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The Milky Way shines over the Very Large Telescope in Chile. (Image credit: A. Trigo/ESO) The European Southern Observatory has released a breathtaking photo of the Milky Way shining over

Happy Lunar New Year 2026! This holiday is celebrated by billions of people worldwide and marks the start of a new lunisolar calendar, which follows the phases of the moon

NASA will take another crack at fueling up its huge Artemis 2 moon rocket this week. The agency plans to load more than 700,000 gallons (2.65 million liters) of liquid

Roughly three months after its theatrical release, we can safely say Predator: Badlands is among the sci-fi action-horror series’ finest entries. From its extraterrestrial setting to all the new additions

The high-speed, safe return to Earth of the Artemis 2 moon crew depends on the thermal protection system of the mission’s Orion’s crew module. It must endure blistering temperatures to

A California startup will operate its first astronaut mission next year, if all goes according to plan. NASA announced on Thursday (Feb. 12) that it has picked Long Beach-based Vast

Scientists are investigating the origin of one of the most energetic particles ever seen hitting Earth from space. The Amaterasu particle, named for the Japanese sun goddess, was first detected

Today (Feb. 17), an annular solar eclipse will commence its journey across a remote region of Antarctica where it will be visible to more penguins than people. The partial solar

It’s a good time to be a fan of Disney+’s The Mandalorian, with Lego announcing no less than five new sets based on the popular Star Wars series. Perfectly timed

The icy solar system comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) is set to make its closest pass of Earth tomorrow (Feb. 17), an event known to astronomers as perigee. But your ability