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- December 31
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- White House directs NASA to extend International Space Station operations through 2030
- The 10 strangest space structures discovered in 2021
- Watch 9 awesome moments with NASA astronauts in space in 2021
- Lego Star Wars helmet sets are up to $14 off with these year-end deals!
- 2021: a year physicists asked, 'What lies beyond the Standard Model?'
- These Lego Star Wars 'The Mandalorian' sets are up to $12 off in Walmart/Target deals
- 2021 was an epic year for Mars exploration
- Top 10 spaceflight stories of 2021
- 9 things we learned about aliens in 2021
- The 10 biggest exoplanet discoveries of 2021
- 'Star Trek: Discovery' Season 4, Episode 7 sets up a mid-season cliffhanger
- Frozen tardigrade becomes first 'quantum entangled' animal in history, researchers claim
- Imaginary numbers could be needed to describe reality, new studies find
- The biggest launch failures (and recoveries) of 2021
- Why the James Webb Space Telescope's sunshield deployment takes so long
- Equal access to space: New study investigates how to get more 'parastronauts' aloft
- December 30
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- Skywatcher spots James Webb Space Telescope from Earth in telescope photos
- James Webb Space Telescope uncovers massive sunshield in next step of risky deployment
- Save up to $200 on these Celestron StarSense Explorer telescopes in Adorama's year-end sale
- Russia launches heavy-lift Angara rocket on 3rd test flight, but misses intended orbit: reports
- Here's 7 things the International Space Station taught us in 2021
- Darkness caused by dino-killing asteroid snuffed out life on Earth in 9 months
- The 10 wildest things we learned about black holes in 2021
- Comets' heads may be green, but never their tails, study finds
- Hubble Space Telescope spots star cluster glittering in a nearby galaxy (photo)
- China's Tianhe space station module dodged SpaceX Starlink satellites twice this year
- Best Star Wars gifts and deals
- Celestron's SkyMaster Giant 15x70 binoculars are 10% off in these year-end deals
- China has moon's south pole in its sights with 3 missions launching this decade
- With COVID-19 on the rise again, 'Super Bowl of astronomy' next month canceled
- Hear Jupiter's moon Ganymede, the largest in the solar system, sing in new squeaky Juno video
- 'The Book of Boba Fett' is now streaming on Disney Plus
- December 29
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- Lego to launch NASA-inspired moon sets in time for Artemis 1 launch
- James Webb Space Telescope extends its tower to make way for sunshield deployment
- SpaceX fires up Starship SN20 prototype again ahead of landmark test flight
- 1st orbital test flight of SpaceX's Starship Mars rocket pushed to March at the earliest
- James Webb Space Telescope has enough fuel for way more than 10 years of science
- The 10 biggest space science stories of 2021
- Dark Horse reclaims publishing rights for more 'Star Wars' comics in 2022
- Rich Clifford, NASA astronaut who secretly flew with Parkinson's, dies at 69
- An exclusive 1st look at 'Star Trek: Discovery – The Book of Grudge' from Hero Collector
- Where is NASA's James Webb Space Telescope? Here's how to follow its progress.
- Zoë and Book are kidnapped on planet Bethel in Titan's 'Firefly: Carnival' novel
- NASA assigns 2 astronauts to SpaceX Crew-6 mission, launching in 2023
- December 28
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- Build Boba Fett's helmet for 8% off with this Lego Star Wars deal
- China launches mineral survey and science outreach satellites
- Spacewalking Chinese astronauts add camera to Tiangong space station module
- James Webb Space Telescope begins unfolding delicate, massive sunshield
- Whisky bottled for 2022 moon milestones: NASA's Artemis 1 and Apollo 17
- NASA clears Axiom crew for 1st private mission to International Space Station
- Discover ghosts of Jayne's past, present and future in 'Firefly Holiday Special #1'
- Watch the first 5 minutes of 'Moonfall,' Roland Emmerich's new sci-fi disaster film
- James Webb Space Telescope sails beyond the orbit of the moon after 2nd course correction
- SpaceX in 2021: Elon Musk's space company set records for reusability and more
- Celebrating the animal astronauts who paved the way for human spaceflight
- Rocket scientists aren't any smarter than the rest of us, science says
- When will the sun explode?
- December 27
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- This Lego Star Wars Boba Fett's Starship set is 20% off right now
- You can still save 20% on Lego Star Wars The Child (aka 'Baby Yoda') building set with this deal
- James Webb Space Telescope successfully deploys antenna
- Soyuz rocket launches 36 OneWeb internet satellites into orbit
- Space tourism took a giant leap in 2021: Here's 10 milestones from the year
- Indestructible 'Black Box' will record our planet's demise in minute detail
- Disney Plus deals to stream 'The Book of Boba Fett' this week
- December 26
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- '29 days on the edge:' What's next for NASA's newly launched James Webb Space Telescope
- 5 space missions to look forward to now that the James Webb Space Telescope has launched
- 'Wind' from Earth's middle layer blows through a secret passage beneath Panama
- Rare wispy ice formations streak across the sea near Antarctica in beautiful satellite images
- James Webb Space Telescope notches crucial maneuver to set its path
- December 25
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- 'It's truly Christmas': James Webb Space Telescope's yuletide launch has NASA overjoyed
- NASA's James Webb Space Telescope launches on epic mission to study early universe
- Christmas launch of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has sparked some epic holiday memes
- Astronauts on International Space Station send Christmas video message to Earth
- How to watch NASA's James Webb Space Telescope launch online in several languages on Christmas Day
- James Webb Space Telescope's rocket begins fueling up for launch
- December 24
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- Here's the space weather forecast for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope launch
- 30 years and $10 billion later, the James Webb Space Telescope is finally on the launch pad
- NASA's James Webb Space Telescope won't hit Santa during Christmas launch
- James Webb Space Telescope: The scientific mysteries no other observatory could unravel
- Track Santa as he delivers gifts around the world on Christmas Day
- Nerves run high ahead of the James Webb Space Telescope launch this Saturday
- How a real NASA patch anchors Netflix's 'Don't Look Up' in reality
- December 23
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- 'Star Trek: Discovery' Season 4, Episode 6 keeps the tempo up
- Comet Leonard shines amid aurora and meteor shower in stunning footage by Chinese spacecraft
- This record-breaking black hole eruption could cover 16 full moons in the sky
- Axiom Space developing in-house spacesuits to prepare for future stations
- Watch an exclusive sneak peek at 'The Expanse' Season 6 Episode 3 (video)
- When did scientists first warn humanity about climate change?
- DeepMind cracks 'knot' conjecture that bedeviled mathematicians for decades
- James Webb Space Telescope reaches launch pad for Christmas liftoff
- SpaceX Dragon cargo ship delivers Christmas presents (and supplies) to space station
- The James Webb Space Telescope will open up the 'secrets of the universe,' NASA administrator says
- Why NASA's James Webb Space Telescope will orbit nearly 1 million miles from Earth
- 'The Book of Boba Fett,' new teasers offer a tantalizing glimpse of what to expect
- December 22
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- NASA is tracking two explorers across Antarctica to prepare humans for Mars
- Winner of Blue Origin's $28 million auction to fly with 5 'space warriors' next year
- Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck on sticking the landing for final 'The Expanse' novel, 'Leviathan Falls' (exclusive)
- Mars and Earth likely formed from collisions of moon-sized rocks
- Solar storm may amp up northern lights before Christmas
- Astronomers find record-breaking haul of starless 'rogue' planets
- Comet Leonard's discoverer explains how the unusual object was found
- Science and music collide with the James Webb Space Telescope
- Japan launches huge Inmarsat-6 F1 communications satellite into orbit
- December 21
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- NASA's James Webb Space Telescope launch delayed to Christmas due to bad weather
- SpaceX headquarters reports 132 COVID-19 cases
- 'Outbursts' from Comet Leonard spotted by NASA satellite (video)
- Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier' could meet its doom within 3 years
- Houston, you are go for a spacewalk: 'The Infinite' launches VR space station tours
- Winter solstice 2021 brings the year's longest night to Northern Hemisphere
- The Ursid meteor shower peaks tonight. Don't expect to see many 'shooting stars.'
- SpaceX aces 100th rocket landing after Dragon cargo ship launch to space station
- James Webb Space Telescope: The engineering behind a 'first light machine' that is not allowed to fail
- 'Cowboy Bebop' showrunner André Nemec on adapting the cult '90s anime for Netflix: Q&A
- Russian cosmonaut Anna Kikina will fly on SpaceX's Crew-5 mission to the International Space Station
- December 20
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- Bits of asteroid Ryugu are among 'most primordial' materials ever examined
- 'The Expanse' is back on Amazon Prime for sixth and final season
- NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission slips to spring 2022 after engine issue
- You can watch SpaceX launch NASA supplies to space station early Tuesday
- What will the James Webb Space Telescope reveal to us about dark matter?
- 41,000 years ago, auroras blazed near the equator
- Japanese billionaire and crewmates land from short stay on space station
- December 19
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- Weird quantum objects known as Q balls could explain why we exist
- Watch the first full trailer for the new 'Halo' TV series coming to Paramount Plus
- New space tourist videos show Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa's life in orbit
- Japanese billionaire space tourist Yusaku Maezawa and two crewmates return to Earth tonight. Watch it live.
- James Webb Space Telescope vs. Hubble: How will their images compare?
- SpaceX lofts Turkish communications satellite to orbit in 2nd Falcon 9 rocket launch of the day
- December 18
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- James Cameron recounts 50 years of cinematic art in lavish 'Tech Noir' book (exclusive)
- 'Star Trek: Discovery' Season 4, Episode 5 pulls a handbrake turn at maximum warp (recap)
- SpaceX will launch its 2nd Falcon 9 rocket in less than 16 hours tonight. Watch it live.
- NASA's James Webb Space Telescope officially set to launch Dec. 24
- Comet Leonard may have spawned meteor shower on Venus
- SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket on record 11th flight carrying 52 Starlink satellites
- Norrin Radd rides again in first look at Marvel Comics' new 'Silver Surfer: Rebirth #1' (exclusive)
- Comet Leonard's discoverer shares tips to spot it in the night sky now (before it's gone for good)
- December 17
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- Mars helicopter Ingenuity aces 18th Red Planet flight (video)
- Brightening Comet Leonard may be visible without a telescope. Look near Venus.
- Post-flight interview: Astronaut's daughter reflects on her own launch on Blue Origin
- Watch SpaceX attempt a record 11th flight of a Falcon 9 rocket with Starlink launch early Saturday
- Google celebrates 315th birthday of French physicist Émilie du Châtelet
- Black holes may have existed since the beginning of time (and could explain dark matter mystery)
- Ask your James Webb Space Telescope questions on Space Chat, LIVE TODAY!
- See the bright Comet Leonard near Venus in the night sky tonight!
- Pluto's bizarre polygons now have a science explanation
- China's Shenzhou 13 astronauts stream live science lecture from space station
- How to see the Cold Moon, the longest full moon of the year, this Saturday
- How real is the multiverse?
- UN confirms hottest temperature ever recorded in the Arctic
- December 16
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- December full moon 2024: The Cold Moon eclipses Mars
- SpaceX faces sexual harassment allegations from five former employees
- Faulty cable responsible for latest James Webb Space Telescope launch delay
- Holiday sale: Save 32% on your subscription to All About Space magazine, plus read a free issue here!
- NASA's Perseverance rover finds organic chemicals on Mars
- NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity passes 30 minutes of total air time
- Water's ultimate freezing point just got lower
- UAE looks to build on Mars mission success with tour of the asteroid belt
- China launches new Tianlian data relay satellite for space station in 50th orbital launch of 2021
- Boeing plans to launch its Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station in May 2022
- December 15
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- Physicists create new state of matter from quantum soup of magnetically weird particles
- Chinese Kuaizhou-1A rocket fails after launch, 2 satellites lost
- Scientists spot water ice under the 'Grand Canyon' of Mars
- Exclusive Q&A: Heavy Metal CEO Matt Medney on his colorful new sci-fi comic book series 'The Adventures of Adrienne James'
- NASA's Parker Solar Probe has touched the sun in daring mission milestone
- Moon rock collected by Apollo 17 astronauts reveals new details about lunar evolution
- See stunning pictures of the Geminid meteor shower of 2021
- NASA astronaut Christina Koch is breaking records and inspiring the next generation
- NASA greenlights Axiom Space's 2nd private mission to International Space Station
- NASA's James Webb Space Telescope secured atop rocket ahead of Dec. 24 launch (photos)
- James Webb Space Telescope launch delayed to Christmas Eve
- December 14
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- Playmobil sends ESA astronauts on 'Mars Expedition' with new toy set
- Shepard vs New Shepard: How astronaut daughter's Blue Origin launch stacks up
- NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has a shiny giant mirror made of gold hexagons. Here's why.
- Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa delivers first Uber Eats in space
- Did scientists solve the mystery of the super-bright exploding 'cow' in space?
- Satellites see devastating tornado damage in US from space (photos)
- Astronomers peer deeper into Milky Way's heart than ever before with new telescope images
- ESET Science Award 2021 winners announced
- NASA scientists consider the health risks of space travel
- Mars helicopter Ingenuity flies for 17th time on Red Planet
- Why will it take China's Yutu 2 moon rover so long to reach lunar 'mystery hut'?
- December 13
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- Russian Proton rocket launches two communications satellites to space
- Elon Musk named Time Magazine's person of the year
- New documentary 'Search for the Edge of Space' is free on Magellan TV until Dec. 16
- Einstein's theory of general relativity passes one of its toughest tests yet
- The Geminid meteor shower peaks tonight! Here's how to watch online.
- Space law hasn’t been changed since 1967 – but the UN aims to update laws and keep space peaceful
- 'Bubble curtain' could reduce hurricane intensity in Gulf of Mexico
- Hubble telescope shows the sparkling side of a spiral galaxy
- Curious Kids: How did crocodiles survive the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs?
- December 12
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- Comet Leonard is at its closest to Earth right now. Here's how to spot it.
- Pansexual astronaut Cameron Bess on launching with Blue Origin and why diversity matters in space
- Michael Strahan's Blue Origin Launch on New Shepard: Mission updates and recap
- 'This is heaven!': Watch Michael Strahan and crew float in space in this Blue Origin launch video
- Private space stations are coming. Will they be better than their predecessors?
- Europe's Mars orbiter relays data from Chinese rover back to Earth
- Former NASA astronaut Leland Melvin aims to help the next generation reach for the stars
- December 11
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- 'I want to go back!' Michael Strahan can't get enough of space after Blue Origin launch
- Blue Origin launches necklace honoring 'Star Trek' actor Leonard Nimoy into space on New Shepard
- Blue Origin launches Michael Strahan and crew of 5 on record-setting suborbital spaceflight
- How changing levels of iron shaped the evolution of life on Earth — and why alien hunters should take note
- Bounteous harvest in Antarctic greenhouse may bode well for Mars colonization
- SpaceX's all-civilian Inspiration4 astronaut crew flew a meteorite back to space (briefly)
- How to watch Blue Origin launch GMA host Michael Strahan and crew to space today
- December 10
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- Michael Strahan taking football to space on Blue Origin flight Saturday
- FAA ending commercial astronaut wings program as more people reach space
- Astronaut Alan Shepard's daughter says she's excited to follow him to space
- The Milky Way's supermassive black hole burps 'mini-jets,' scientists find
- Leonardo DiCaprio: How comet-themed 'Don't Look Up' shows climate crisis as an emergency
- 'Don't Look Up' delivers a punch in comet-themed climate change film satire (review)
- The Geminids peak next week! Here's how to spot them despite the bright moon.
- Johnson Space Center rocket park named for former director George Abbey
- What time is Blue Origin's New Shepard launch with GMA host Michael Strahan?
- Building a private space station: Q&A with Axiom Space CTO Matt Ondler
- Black hole jet boasts double helix structure molded by powerful magnetic fields
- 'Star Trek: Discovery' Season 4, Episode 4 ends with a surprise you won't see coming (recap)
- December 9
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- Astronomers spy record-breaking eruption on young sunlike star
- Book excerpt: 'Space Forces' (Verso, 2021) examines spaceflight visions
- New book 'Space Forces' examines the cultural drivers of space exploration
- Hubble telescope spots a complex cloud of gas expanding into space
- Are volcanoes erupting on Venus?
- Blue Origin's New Shepard launch with GMA anchor Michael Strahan: When to watch and what to know
- Asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs hit Earth during northern spring, scientists argue
- Comet Leonard, the brightest of the year, is fading and acting strange
- SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches NASA's new IXPE X-ray space telescope
- Chinese astronauts to deliver live science lesson from space station Thursday. Watch it live.
- Rocket Lab launches two Earth observation satellites for BlackSky Global
- December 8
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- 'Mystery hut' on the moon just the latest weird lunar find by China's Yutu 2 rover
- Look up! The moon is visiting bright Jupiter in the night sky
- SpaceX will launch a new X-ray space telescope for NASA early Thursday. Here's how to watch live.
- Will Smith explores planet Earth in new 'Welcome to Earth' series from Disney Plus, Nat Geo (exclusive clip)
- Hasbro unveils Star Wars The Black Series figures ahead of The Book of Boba Fett's release
- Record-breaking alien planet spotted circling massive, superhot star duo (photo)
- Blue Origin launch with GMA host Michael Strahan delayed to Saturday by high winds
- Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, two crewmates arrive at International Space Station
- Here's how the universe could end in a 'false vacuum decay'
- See the total solar eclipse of 2021 from nearly 1 million miles away in this stunning photo
- Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa lifts off for space station on Russian Soyuz
- December 7
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- NASA returns Hubble Space Telescope back to full science operations
- Asteroid scientist Amy Mainzer talks space rock impacts and Netflix's new movie 'Don't Look Up'
- You can see the bright Comet Leonard in a free live webcast tonight
- NASA celebrates the life and career of 'Star Trek' star Nichelle Nichols
- See the moon near Saturn in the night sky tonight as Venus shines bright
- 'Mystery Hut' spotted on the moon by Chinese rover is just a rock, scientist says
- Japanese space tourist will join human health research effort in orbit
- NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is fueled up for its Dec. 22 launch
- Shock! Hubble telescope traces collisions in 'Running Man' nebula
- This weird galaxy is missing all of its dark matter and scientists can't explain it
- Marvel gifts and deals: What to buy for Marvel fans this year
- Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa will launch to space station early Wednesday: Watch it live
- Atlas V rocket launches NASA laser communications prototype and Space Force experiments into orbit
- Fuel leak delays Atlas V rocket launch to early Tuesday morning: Watch it live
- December 6
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- Want to see Comet Leonard? Here are telescope and binoculars recommendations to spot it this month.
- Hubble telescope traces a spiral galaxy to chart our universe's expansion
- NASA announces 10 new astronaut candidates for future space station, moon missions
- Astra to launch mission for NASA from Florida next month
- Watch the entire total solar eclipse of 2021 in just 1 minute! (time-lapse video)
- Watch the moon shine near Venus tonight on its way toward Saturn and Jupiter
- Watch NASA announce its next astronaut class in this webcast replay
- Astronauts see only total solar eclipse of 2021 from space station (photos)
- NASA says SpaceX is only provider so far able to provide astronaut taxi rides
- Astronaut's daughter packs father's space mementos for Blue Origin launch
- Military interest in the moon is ramping up
- 'Potentially hazardous' asteroid worth nearly $5 billion will pass by Earth this week, NASA says
- Newborn star (unsuccessfully) plays 'hide-and-seek' in gas cloud
- Massive simulation of the universe probes mystery of ghostly neutrinos
- December 5
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- Fortnite's Chapter 3 Battle Pass includes a moon-themed Ronin skin
- Here's what the only total solar eclipse of 2021 was like from a cruise ship near Antarctica
- China's Yutu 2 rover spots cube-shaped 'mystery hut' on far side of the moon
- NASA just ordered megarocket boosters for moon missions through 2031
- Venus shines at its highest in the night sky this week. How to see it.
- Curious Kids: What are the rings around planets made of?
- Atlas V rocket launch of US military space mission delayed to Tuesday. How to watch live.
- Arianespace Soyuz rocket launches Galileo satellites into orbit in picturesque nighttime liftoff
- December 4
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- Fortnite Chapter 2 finale 'The End': I fought off alien UFOs, monsters and more and survived
- 'Star Trek: Discovery' Season 4, Episode 3 is stuffed full of subplots and side stories (recap)
- How NASA's new laser communications mission will work in space
- The only total solar eclipse of 2021 creates dazzling sight over Antarctica
- 'The Boy Whose Head Was Filled With Stars,' a beautifully illustrated children's book about Edwin Hubble, is now on sale
- December 3
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- SpaceX starts building Starship launch pad in Florida
- What time is the total solar eclipse on Dec. 4?
- Giant black hole inside a tiny satellite galaxy of our Milky Way defies explanation
- The only total solar eclipse of 2021 will cross Antarctica early Saturday. Here are its stages explained.
- Space station dodges space debris from decades-old Pegasus rocket
- How would we give aliens directions to Earth?
- NASA visitor complex to open immersive 'Gateway' to deep space in 2022
- NASA awards $415 million for private space stations amid ISS transition questions
- 'Don't Look Up' director Adam McKay talks comets, climate change and total disaster
- SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 50 satellites to orbit for Starlink megaconstellation, BlackSky
- December 2
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- Total solar eclipse 2021: When, where and how to see it on Dec. 4
- Newfound rocky exoplanet has a year less than 8 hours long
- SpaceX to launch its next Starlink fleet and 2 BlackSky satellites tonight. Watch it live!
- NASA astronauts on spacewalk replace faulty antenna outside space station
- Rocket Lab's next-gen Neutron rocket will be reusable (and have a 'Hungry Hippo' nose cone)
- NASA's Mars Curiosity rover shares new panoramic view of Red Planet
- VR headsets on Amazon: Save up to $300 with these deals
- Watch a virtual black hole rip apart 4 stars like a cosmic Hunger Games in this stunning NASA simulation
- Could we really deflect an asteroid heading for Earth? An expert explains NASA's DART mission
- NASA astronauts are taking a spacewalk outside space station today. Here's how to watch live.
- NASA picks Intuitive Machines for mission to visit a moon swirl
- 1st Space Council meeting under VP Harris highlights climate change, competitiveness and responsible space behavior
- Rocket Lab will unveil a 'major development update' on its next-gen Neutron rocket today. Here's how to watch live.
- Christmas sale: Read a free issue of How It Works magazine, plus save up to 57% on a subscription!
- Feel the Force for 50% less with this Star Wars Kylo Ren Electronic Mask deal
- Grab this adorable Mars rover, rocket and space station circuit-building kit from Educational Insights on sale now!
- December 1
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- Holiday deal: This beautiful lunar jigsaw puzzle is just $10
- Warp to these Star Trek Blu-Ray deals to explore space, the final frontier
- Save on this Star Wars Millennium Falcon Bluetooth speaker now to make your Life Day holiday sing
- Stomp rocket deals you can get right now for your kids
- These Star Trek deals are highly logical
- These Star Wars Christmas sweaters are 38% off for the holidays
- Comet Leonard will light up the sky this month — here's how to see it
- National Space Council meeting today: Watch live here at 1:30 pm ET
- NASA astronauts will spacewalk on Thursday after space debris alert
- SpaceX's Starlink internet satellites forced to dodge Russian anti-satellite test debris
- Arecibo Observatory: A year after telescope's collapse, an icon gets continuing cleanup and a new documentary
- 'Lost in Space' blasts back onto Netflix today with Season 3
- Private habitats, not just the International Space Station, may be needed to get astronauts to Mars: report
- Could humanity send astronauts to Alpha Centauri like in 'Lost in Space'?
