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Every 'Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld' episode, ranked from worst to best

Mon, 05/12/2025 - 12:00pm
Star Wars' latest animated anthology series reintroduces old faces and takes us back to the underworld. Here's our ranking of all six episodes of Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld.
Categories: Astronomy

Vertical view of a very large telescope | Space photo of the day for May 12, 2025

Mon, 05/12/2025 - 11:36am
ESO's Extremely Large Telescope at Cerro Armazones in Chile's Atacama Desert is seen from directly above while its construction continues.
Categories: Astronomy

James Webb Space Telescope captures stunning images of bright auroras on Jupiter (video)

Mon, 05/12/2025 - 10:04am
The James Webb Space Telescope has turned its infrared eyes toward Jupiter, capturing auroras hundreds of times brighter than those on Earth glowing on the gas giant's poles.
Categories: Astronomy

Ancient zircon crystals shed light on 1 billion-year-old meteorite strike in Scotland

Mon, 05/12/2025 - 10:00am
Geologists have found that an ancient meteorite hit Scotland 200 million years later than previously thought, which has massive implications for the geological history of the region and some of the U.K.'s earliest land life.
Categories: Astronomy

Sci-fi cult classic 'Event Horizon' scares up a prequel comic series later this year and we can't wait

Mon, 05/12/2025 - 8:00am
Learn the original fate of the infamous “gravity drive” starship in IDW’s new five-issue summer shocker that emerges from hell in August 2025.
Categories: Astronomy

NASA celebrated this employee's story of resilience, then tried to scrub it from the internet. Then fired her.

Mon, 05/12/2025 - 6:00am
NASA's deletion of websites related to women in STEM and other DEIA programs erased this woman's story from the internet. NASA put it back online, but then they fired her.
Categories: Astronomy

The 2025 full Flower Moon rises tonight: Here's what to expect

Mon, 05/12/2025 - 5:00am
When and where to catch the 2025 full Flower Moon rise tonight (May 12).
Categories: Astronomy

How do you keep reusable spacecraft cool during reentry? Make them 'sweat'

Sun, 05/11/2025 - 1:00pm
An innovative approach for fully reusable spacecraft suggests making them "sweat" to survive the scorching heat during their reentry to Earth's atmosphere.
Categories: Astronomy

Calling citizen scientists! Help NASA's Galaxy Zoo classify galaxies seen by James Webb Space Telescope

Sun, 05/11/2025 - 12:05pm
Through a citizen science project called Galaxy Zoo, volunteers can help astronomers analyze over 500,000 James Webb Space Telescope images and classify galaxies observed from deep space.
Categories: Astronomy

'Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld' producer talks bringing back Asajj Ventress and Cad Bane for Disney+ series (exclusive)

Sun, 05/11/2025 - 12:00pm
'They are undoubtedly villains. They murder people in cold blood.'
Categories: Astronomy

Playmobil, ESA partner on toy starter pack for a space mission on the moon

Sun, 05/11/2025 - 10:00am
They have taken them to space (for real) and advised on their futuristic Mars vehicles. Now the European Space Agency is partnering again with Playmobil to explore the moon.
Categories: Astronomy

New Mexico's Spaceport America looks up and into the future

Sun, 05/11/2025 - 8:00am
Spaceport America is the first purpose-built commercial spaceport in the world — but its executive director has a portfolio of ideas to further grow the launch complex.
Categories: Astronomy

I went to STARMUS La Palma for science and music — I came back in love

Sun, 05/11/2025 - 6:00am
On a volcanic island under some of the darkest skies on Earth, I rediscovered the night sky and came home with a new view of our universe.
Categories: Astronomy

The face looks familiar, but who's the other Time Lord in 'Doctor Who: The Story & the Engine'?

Sat, 05/10/2025 - 3:00pm
A brief flashback in this Nigeria-set episode dives deep into the Doctor's past.
Categories: Astronomy

Need for speed? Watch this thrilling video from historic Stratolaunch Talon-A2 hypersonic flight (video)

Sat, 05/10/2025 - 10:00am
Stratolaunch released a thrilling new video documenting its second hypersonic flight and full recovery for its Talon-A2 autonomous vehicle.
Categories: Astronomy

Amateur astronomer reveals a colorful portrait of Earth's closest star-forming neighbor (photo)

Sat, 05/10/2025 - 9:00am
Amateur astrophotographer Greg Meyer has captured a colorful view of the Rho Ophiuchi star-forming region alongside Messier 4.
Categories: Astronomy

Failed Soviet Venus lander Kosmos 482 crashes to Earth after 53 years in orbit

Sat, 05/10/2025 - 8:23am
The Soviet Union's failed Kosmos 482 Venus lander fell back to Earth today (May 10), bringing a five-decade space odyssey to a dramatic end.
Categories: Astronomy

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 160 — The Amazing Dr. Goddard

Sat, 05/10/2025 - 8:08am
On Episode 160 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Charles Slatkin to talk about the legacy of Dr. Robert Goddard, the "Father of Rocketry."
Categories: Astronomy

It's been one year since the most intense solar storm in decades created worldwide auroras. What have we learned?

Sat, 05/10/2025 - 6:00am
It's been one year since the historic Gannon Storm lit up the night sky with auroras and piqued interest in space weather. Here's what experts say we learned from the historic event.
Categories: Astronomy

SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida (video)

Sat, 05/10/2025 - 3:33am
SpaceX sent 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida's Space Coast this morning (May 10), its second launch in a little over six hours.
Categories: Astronomy