Astronomers have mapped a vast “magnetic superhighway” powering intense star formation and violent 1.1 million miles per hour (500 kilometers per second) galactic winds inside the merging galaxy system Arp…
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NASA’s Artemis 2 crewed mission to the moon shows how US space strategy has changed since Apollo – and contrasts with China’s closed program
This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. When Apollo 13 looped around the moon in April 1970,…
Rocket Lab’s ‘Hungry Hippo’ Neutron fairing arrives at spaceport in Virginia
Rocket Lab’s new “Hungry Hippo” payload fairing has been safely delivered to the company’s integration facilities at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS), in Virginia. The novel rocket topper will cap…
The coolest character in all of Star Wars returns with his own Disney+ show in April — check out the gorgeous 1st trailer (video)
Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord | Official Teaser Trailer | Streaming April 6 on Disney+ – YouTube Watch On We’d known since April 2025 that ‘Maul – Shadow Lord’…
James Webb Space Telescope sees comet-seeding crystals flowing far from newborn star (photo)
For the first time, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has seen a young star forge crystals in blazing heat and hurl them to the icy outskirts of its planet-forming disk,…
Space.com headlines crossword quiz for week of Jan. 19, 2026: What is the name of Blue Origin’s new communications megasatellite?
Every week, Space.com delivers the latest discoveries, launches, and cosmic curiosities from across the universe. From groundbreaking research aboard the International Space Station to dazzling new images from the James…
Martha Wells’ next ‘Murderbot Diaries’ book is ‘the family roadtrip from hell on Ringworld’ (interview)
Bestselling and award-winning author Martha Wells is taking everyone’s favorite robot back into the fire in her upcoming book “Platform Decay,” which comes out on May 5, 2026. The book…
A colossal asteroid may have warped the moon from the inside out
An unusual ratio of potassium isotopes, found in samples of basaltic rock brought back to Earth from the moon’s South Pole–Aitken Basin by China’s Chang’e 6 sample-return mission, has provided…
Our honest review of the Vaonis Hestia review, the smartphone-powered telescope
Smart telescopes are great, but they are expensive. Even the least expensive, such as ZWO’s SeeStar S30, will set you back in the region of $400. Yet most of us…
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The Mandalorian and Grogu, Maul – Shadow Lord, and VisionQuest are just a few of the huge Star Wars and Marvel shows and movies dropping throughout 2026. With all of…
