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7 excellent Irish sci-fi movies to leave Hollywood green with envy this St. Patrick's Day

Mon, 03/17/2025 - 1:00pm
Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with a spirited selection of sci-fi films born from the Emerald Isle.
Categories: Astronomy

James Webb Space Telescope sees four giant alien planets circling nearby star (images)

Mon, 03/17/2025 - 12:59pm
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has directly imaged four planets orbiting the host star HR 8799 about 130 light-years from Earth in the constellation Pegasus.
Categories: Astronomy

Our best binoculars for viewing the sun safely have a dazzling 58% off – grab a pair now in time for March's partial solar eclipse

Mon, 03/17/2025 - 10:02am
Get the Celestron EclipSmart 10x25 Solar Binoculars for their best price in over a year — a fantastic pair of binoculars for safe observation of the sun.
Categories: Astronomy

Beam back to the USS Callister in mind-bending new trailer for 'Black Mirror' Season 7 on Netflix

Mon, 03/17/2025 - 10:00am
Netflix's fan-favorite Season 4 'Star Trek'-themed episode scores a direct sequel coming April 10.
Categories: Astronomy

How did Earth get such a strange moon? Exploring the giant impact theory

Mon, 03/17/2025 - 9:00am
The moon is unlike anything else in the solar system. So how did our planet end up with such a special moon?
Categories: Astronomy

Rocket Lab launches final 5 satellites for French 'Internet of Things' constellation

Mon, 03/17/2025 - 8:04am
Rocket Lab launched the final five satellites for the French company Kinéis' "Internet of Things" constellation tonight (March 17).
Categories: Astronomy

Starliner astronauts head back to Earth with SpaceX Crew-9 duo to make long-awaited landing (video)

Mon, 03/17/2025 - 7:42am
Nick Hague, Aleksandr Gorbunov, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are heading back to Earth, and you can watch their Tuesday (March 18) homecoming live.
Categories: Astronomy

How climate change could make Earth's space junk problem even worse

Mon, 03/17/2025 - 7:00am
Rising concentrations of greenhouse gases decrease the atmosphere's ability to devour space junk, a new study finds.
Categories: Astronomy

Mars could have an ocean's worth of water beneath its surface, seismic data suggest

Mon, 03/17/2025 - 5:00am
Researchers examining seismic data recorded on Mars say the have found evidence supporting the presence of liquid water deep inside the Red Planet.
Categories: Astronomy

This butterfly-shaped nebula owes its structure to 2 chaotic young stars

Sun, 03/16/2025 - 11:00am
This butterfly shaped nebula is the perfect target for the James Webb Space Telescope to learn more about star formation.
Categories: Astronomy

The 1st private mission to Venus comes together ahead of possible 2026 launch (photos)

Sun, 03/16/2025 - 10:00am
The first private spacecraft mission to Venus, Rocket Lab's Photon Spacecraft, will take on the planet's hellish conditions with the aid of a novel woven heat shield called "HEEET."
Categories: Astronomy

You can buy Chewbacca's Bowcaster or Luke's medal at a 'Star Wars' auction, but it could cost you half a million dollars

Sun, 03/16/2025 - 9:00am
The Force is strong with two rare screen-used 'Star Wars' props up for bids this month
Categories: Astronomy

Spiral starburst galaxy glows in gorgeous Hubble Telescope image

Sun, 03/16/2025 - 8:00am
A recent image from the Hubble Space Telescope captures a gorgeous spiral galaxy bursting with new star formation.
Categories: Astronomy

Arctic ice is melting faster than expected — and the culprit could be dust

Sun, 03/16/2025 - 6:00am
An audacious NASA mission suggests that dust blown north from Greenland couldhelp explain why Arctic ice is melting even faster than expected.
Categories: Astronomy

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 152 — Atomic Rockets II: Nuclear Electric Boogaloo

Sat, 03/15/2025 - 11:30am
On Episode 152 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik host Robert O'Brien for a deep dive into nuclear propulsion technology for space exploration
Categories: Astronomy

SpaceX aces 3rd launch in 13 hours, sending 23 Starlink satellites to orbit (video)

Sat, 03/15/2025 - 11:03am
SpaceX launched its third mission in less than 13 hours this morning (March 15), sending 23 of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit.
Categories: Astronomy

Where will the partial solar eclipse be visible in March 2025?

Sat, 03/15/2025 - 9:00am
The partial solar eclipse on March 29, 2025, will be seen from North America, Europe, Russia and parts of Africa.
Categories: Astronomy

SpaceX's Crew-10 mission arrives at International Space Station to relieve Starliner astronauts (video)

Sat, 03/15/2025 - 8:01am
SpaceX's Crew-10 astronaut mission arrived at the International Space Station early Sunday morning (March 16).
Categories: Astronomy

4 rocky exoplanets found around Barnard's Star, one of the sun's nearest neighbors

Sat, 03/15/2025 - 6:00am
After many previous claims and false alarms, astronomers can finally confirm the existence of at least four planets less massive than Earth orbiting Barnard's Star.
Categories: Astronomy

SpaceX Crew-10 folds traits, hopes into origami crane zero-g indicator

Sat, 03/15/2025 - 1:00am
What do you get when you fold together the contributions of four space station-bound astronauts from the U.S., Japan and Russia? A zero-gravity indicator in the form of a crocheted origami crane.
Categories: Astronomy