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1st images of elusive auroras on Neptune revealed by James Webb Space Telescope

Wed, 03/26/2025 - 12:36pm
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have captured direct images of Neptune's elusive auroras for the first time.
Categories: Astronomy

Marvel reveals colossal ' Avengers: Doomsday' cast in surprise livestream as production begins, classic X-men lead the charge (video)

Wed, 03/26/2025 - 12:25pm
Earth's Mightiest Heroes are assembling again, as Avengers: Doomsday is finally in production and has unveiled its complete roster.
Categories: Astronomy

What time is the partial solar eclipse today?

Wed, 03/26/2025 - 11:00am
The moon will appear to take a "bite" out of the sun during a deep partial solar eclipse visible across eastern North America and Europe.
Categories: Astronomy

Send in the clones: the 18 most famous clones from sci-fi movies and TV shows

Wed, 03/26/2025 - 10:00am
Robert Pattinson's Mickey is the latest in a long line of duplicates and doppelgangers.
Categories: Astronomy

New documentary 'Children of the Sky' asks the bold question: Can we raise kids in space? (op-ed)

Wed, 03/26/2025 - 9:00am
A new 28-minute film explores the medical, social, political and ethical challenges of parenthood and child-rearing that truly permanent communities in space will need to solve.
Categories: Astronomy

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

Wed, 03/26/2025 - 6:00am
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

Rocket Lab launches 8 wildfire-hunting satellites into orbit from New Zealand (video)

Wed, 03/26/2025 - 5:01am
Rocket Lab launched eight wildfire detection satellites from New Zealand March 26, lofting the "Finding a Wildfire near you" mission into orbit for German-based OroraTech.
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.
Categories: Astronomy

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.
Categories: Astronomy

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.
Categories: Astronomy

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 tomorrow

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.
Categories: Astronomy

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.
Categories: Astronomy

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.
Categories: Astronomy