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Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket launching for 6th time ever soon: Watch it live

Sat, 03/15/2025 - 12:01am
Firefly Aerospace plans to launch its Alpha rocket for the sixth time ever soon, and you can watch the action live.
Categories: Astronomy

SpaceX launches relief crew for NASA's beleaguered Starliner astronauts on ISS (video)

Fri, 03/14/2025 - 7:34pm
SpaceX launched the Crew-10 mission to the ISS today (March 14) to relieve the 'stuck' Starliner astronauts and two other crewmembers aboard the orbiting lab.
Categories: Astronomy

Lego Star Wars Grogu with Hover Pram review

Fri, 03/14/2025 - 6:00pm
Lego is off to a strong start with its range of 2025 Star Wars sets, and Grogu with Hover Pram is one of our favorites.
Categories: Astronomy

'Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 3' has been officially announced, but you'll have to wait a while to purge more alien scum

Fri, 03/14/2025 - 5:00pm
Know no fear brother, because 'Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 3' is officially on the way.
Categories: Astronomy

'Poppy seeds' and 'leopard spots' on Mars could hint at ancient microbial life

Fri, 03/14/2025 - 4:00pm
A rock on Mars that may hold clues about ancient microbial life on the Red Planet continues to puzzle scientists.
Categories: Astronomy

13 faster-than-light travel methods from sci-fi that leave Einstein's theory of relativity in their space dust

Fri, 03/14/2025 - 3:00pm
Cosmic speed limits can be a major inconvenience but they've rarely stopped science fiction in its tracks.
Categories: Astronomy

Space photo of the day: Total lunar eclipse crosses the sky above SpaceX's Crew-10 spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket

Fri, 03/14/2025 - 2:17pm
A SpaceX photographer caught this time-lapse image of the March 13-14, 2025 total lunar eclipse from Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Categories: Astronomy

HTC Vive are offering big discounts on select VR headsets this March

Fri, 03/14/2025 - 1:49pm
The world of virtual reality doesn't have to be an expensive one and HTC Vive is hosting a March sale on some headsets that are definitely worth considering.
Categories: Astronomy

'The Day The Earth Blew Up' is a Looney Tunes love letter to Tim Burton's 'Mars Attacks' and '50s cult sci-fi films (interview)

Fri, 03/14/2025 - 1:00pm
Director Peter Browngardt on Porky and Daffy's mission to save the planet from alien invaders.
Categories: Astronomy

Wow! Private lunar lander watches 'diamond ring' eclipse from the surface of the moon (photo)

Fri, 03/14/2025 - 12:03pm
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander witnessed a solar eclipse during what we on Earth saw as a total lunar eclipse on March 14, 2025.
Categories: Astronomy

SpaceX launches 74 satellites to orbit, lands Falcon 9 rocket for the 400th time (video)

Fri, 03/14/2025 - 12:01pm
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 74 satellites from California early Saturday morning (March 15), then came back to Earth for a landmark touchdown.
Categories: Astronomy

Tiangong astronauts experiment with AI robot and more to kick off busy year for Chinese human spaceflight (video)

Fri, 03/14/2025 - 10:00am
China is planning to send two new crews to its Tiangong space station in another busy year of human spaceflight.
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Rocket Lab launches private radar imaging satellite to orbit (video)

Fri, 03/14/2025 - 9:01am
Rocket Lab successfully launched a private radar imaging satellite to orbit tonight (March 14).
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These Funko Pop! Star Wars figures are highly collectible and have a big discount at Walmart and Best Buy

Fri, 03/14/2025 - 7:19am
Young Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi Bobbleheads make a great addition or start to any Star Wars fan's Funko Pop! collection
Categories: Astronomy

James Webb Space Telescope investigates the origins of 'failed stars' in the Flame Nebula

Fri, 03/14/2025 - 6:00am
The James Webb Space Telescope is investigating the Flame Nebula, hunting for "failed stars" to better understand how brown dwarfs form and evolve.
Categories: Astronomy

'Their loss diminishes us all': Scientists emphasize how Trump's mass NOAA layoffs endanger the world

Fri, 03/14/2025 - 5:00am
"From our perspective down in the trenches actually working for the government, it feels like the people up top just have no clue about anything."
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This astronomer found a sneaky extra star in James Webb Space Telescope data

Fri, 03/14/2025 - 5:00am
While unraveling the mystery of why some planet-forming disks fall onto their stars, an astronomer stumbled upon a surprise: a hidden star.
Categories: Astronomy

Total lunar eclipse March 2025: Best photos of the "Blood Worm Moon"

Fri, 03/14/2025 - 4:29am
Relive the 2025 "Blood Worm Moon" total lunar eclipse with these breathtaking photos.
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Former Google chief Eric Schmidt takes the reins at rocket startup Relativity Space

Thu, 03/13/2025 - 5:00pm
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has assumed the top job at the startup Relativity Space, which aims to compete with SpaceX and other big launch companies.
Categories: Astronomy

Tom Hanks at 'Moonwalkers' film premiere predicts getting busy on moon

Thu, 03/13/2025 - 4:00pm
Tom Hanks knows there are two things that are going to happen in the future: the moon will become a home to astronauts and the other — well, it is best to hear it from him.
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