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The northern lights could illuminate skies across the northern U.S. tonight (Jan. 8-9) according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC). An incoming stream

The first crewed moon mission in more than 50 years remains on track to launch as soon as Feb. 6. NASA announced on Friday evening (Jan. 9) that it plans

In-orbit manufacturing start-up Space Forge has produced its first plasma in orbit aboard the ForgeStar-1 satellite. It’s a world first and a major step toward the company’s vision of making

Since astronomers discovered the first world outside the solar system in the mid-1990s, these extra-solar planets or “exoplanets” have astounded us with their strange characteristics. A new discovery, made using

There’s a saying: no one hates “Star Wars” more than “Star Wars” fans. While the river of abhorrence flows freely through the deluge of online forums and social media now,

One of SpaceX’s Starlink broadband internet satellites suffered an anomaly in orbit on Wednesday (Dec. 17) and is now plunging toward Earth. The mishap led to a loss of communication

Astronomers may have discovered the first example of an explosive cosmic event called a “superkilonova,” in the form of a gravitational wave signal detected on Aug. 18, 2025. A kilonova

2025 was a very busy year in spaceflight. Over the past 12 months, we saw multiple spaceflight records broken, the debut of a powerful new reusable rocket and the first-ever

It started on Christmas Eve in 1955, when an eager child picked up the phone to call Santa Claus and instead accidentally called a U.S. military air defense facility. That

2025 has seen stargazers look on in awe as a trio of magnificent comets barreled headlong into the inner solar system to survive a close brush with the sun, only