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SpaceX’s workhorse Falcon 9 rocket hit a bit of a snag this week. On Monday (Feb. 2), a Falcon 9 successfully launched 25 of SpaceX’s Starlink satellites to low Earth

These days, the Walt Disney Company tends to enjoy very happy Christmases. “Avatar: Fire and Ash” recently sailed past the billion-dollar mark at the worldwide box office, following in the

Astronomers may have just pushed the upper size limit of what counts as a planet, thanks to new insights into how giant worlds form. New observations from NASA’s James Webb

Have you ever found yourself glancing out a window or driving home on a winter’s evening, only to be stopped in your tracks by a sky awash with vivid pinks,

Europe’s new Ariane 6 rocket just notched another milestone. The most powerful version of the Ariane 6 — known as the 64, because it sports four strap-on solid rocket boosters

Refresh Get notified of updates 2026-02-14T12:21:03.073Z A Valentine’s Day docking dawns (Image credit: SpaceX/NASA) Good morning, Space Fans! Welcome to docking day for NASA’s Crew-12 astronauts, and it will be

Astronomers recently searched the gas cloud of a yet-unborn star for a chemical that may seed future planets with the basic ingredients for life. Astronomer Yuxin Lin and colleagues found

The Crew-12 Falcon 9 rocket photographed soon after launch on Feb. 13. (Image credit: NASA/John Kraus) NASA has released a nebula-like view of the SpaceX/NASA Crew-12 mission launching to the

For the first time ever, scientists have observed in near real time a cloud of air pollution created as space debris burned up in Earth’s atmosphere. The breakthrough measurement will

Annular solar eclipse captured on Feb. 17, 2026 by ESA’s Proba-2 satellite. (Image credit: ESA/Royal Observatory of Belgium) On Feb. 17, 2026, the moon slipped directly between Earth and the