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The new moon of March 2025 creates a partial solar eclipse this weekend

3 hours 26 min ago
This new moon of March 2025 will create a partial solar eclipse visible in the northeastern part of North America, much of Europe and Russia.
Categories: Astronomy

Watch Rocket Lab launch 'Finding Hot Wildfires Near You' mission from New Zealand today

4 hours 27 min ago
Rocket Lab is planning to launch eight wildfire detection satellites from New Zealand on March 26 during a window that opens at 11:30 a.m. EST (1530 GMT).
Categories: Astronomy

"The monster will come for us all!” Mon Mothma rouses the rebels in new 'Andor' Season 2 trailer

Tue, 03/25/2025 - 6:00pm
The Death Star’s technological terror looms, and the Rebellion rises to meet the threat in this thrilling trailer for Andor Season 2.
Categories: Astronomy

'Earth to Space' art festival set to launch at Kennedy Center this week

Tue, 03/25/2025 - 5:00pm
A nearly month-long mission is ready to lift off, with preparations being made at the Kennedy Center. To be clear, not NASA's Kennedy Space Center, but the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Categories: Astronomy

NASA completes SLS core stage stacking for Artemis 2 moon mission (photos)

Tue, 03/25/2025 - 4:00pm
NASA's next moon rocket is coming together at the agency's Kennedy Space Center, as the SLS core stage gets its solid rocket boosters.
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10 things we want from the next Mass Effect game

Tue, 03/25/2025 - 3:00pm
BioWare's follow-up to the original Mass Effect trilogy is still a ways off, but we already have an extensive list of things we'd love to see happen.
Categories: Astronomy

Rare moonbow shines below total lunar eclipse in stunning photo: 'This is definitely the first time I've tried something like this, but will not be the last'

Tue, 03/25/2025 - 2:00pm
"The respective sizes of the two arcs also create a great symbolic representation of the difference in scale between what we experience and deal with as humans on Earth and the vastness and grandeur of the scale of space and our closest neighbor"
Categories: Astronomy

'It's coming!' New 'Alien: Earth' trailer is packed with nostalgia, a creepy android, and some very unfortunate humans (video)

Tue, 03/25/2025 - 1:00pm
Retrofuturistic styling, synthetics with no regard for human life, and people being munched like popcorn — that's the Alien we know and love alright.
Categories: Astronomy

'City of Lights' as seen at night from space: Space photo of the day

Tue, 03/25/2025 - 12:53pm
Paris, France is seen lit up in this photo taken aboard the International Space Staton.
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Curiosity Mars rover discovers largest organic molecules ever seen on Red Planet

Tue, 03/25/2025 - 12:00pm
While the presence of these molecules is not proof of ancient life on Mars, scientists say it shows we could detect chemical signatures of past life, if it ever existed.
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US Space Force celebrates return of 1st Guardian to launch to space (photos)

Tue, 03/25/2025 - 11:00am
U.S. Space Force Col. Nick Hague is back on Earth after living on the International Space Station for the last five-plus months.
Categories: Astronomy

Best places in the US and Canada to see rare 'double sunrise' during partial solar eclipse on March 29

Tue, 03/25/2025 - 10:00am
During the partial solar eclipse on March 29, 2025, a weird "double sunrise" will grace the skies between Canada's St Lawrence River and the Bay of Fundy, via the easternmost point of the U.S.
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Aurora alert! Moderate geomagnetic storm could spark northern lights as far south as New York and Idaho tonight (March 25)

Tue, 03/25/2025 - 8:31am
Aurora chasers are on high alert for geomagnetic storm conditions overnight with northern lights possible at mid-latitudes.
Categories: Astronomy

Dazzling photos of this month's total lunar eclipse showcase a blood red moon near the Milky Way's heart

Tue, 03/25/2025 - 6:00am
Breathtaking photos of this month's total lunar eclipse capture a blood red moon and star-studded Milky Way over NOIRLab's Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile.
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Mysterious blue spiral spotted over European skies. What was it? (photos)

Tue, 03/25/2025 - 5:54am
A strange blue spiral lit up the sky over Europe on Monday night (March 24), with residents of the UK and other countries speculating on its true nature on social media.
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Space pirates already have their sights set on the 'high seas' of Earth orbit. Can we stop them?

Tue, 03/25/2025 - 5:00am
Experts are already looking into the risks of piracy in space and solutions to this potentially devastating economic and legal problem.
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'Cosmic tornado' swirls in breathtaking new James Webb Space Telescope image

Mon, 03/24/2025 - 6:00pm
A cosmic coincidence has led to one of the most amazing images ever captured by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope.
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Rare 'solar horns' will appear during partial solar eclipse on March 29 — Here are 6 of the best places in the US and Canada to see the unusual phenomenon

Mon, 03/24/2025 - 5:00pm
Here's where to be to catch rare views of the cusps of the sun appearing in the east at sunrise during the partial solar eclipse on March 29, 2025.
Categories: Astronomy

NASA says removal of 'first woman, person of color' language from Artemis websites 'does not indicate' moon mission crew change

Mon, 03/24/2025 - 4:34pm
NASA websites no longer state that the Artemis 3 mission will aim to land the first person of color and the first woman on the moon, but the agency says this does not reflect a change in crew.
Categories: Astronomy

New Barbie doll celebrates 60 years as an astronaut, but forgets when humans first flew into space

Mon, 03/24/2025 - 3:00pm
Earth to astronaut Barbie, we have a new space collectible, but probably not for all of the reasons Mattel intended. The toy company has released a Barbie Miss Astronaut 60th anniversary doll.
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