Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith’s Republic Venator Assault Ships are far cooler than the original trilogy’s Star Destroyers, and I won’t hear otherwise. But Return of the Jedi’s Super…
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James Webb Space Telescope spies mysterious high-energy radiation in star nursery
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have detected unexpected high-energy ultraviolet radiation around five infant stars, or protostars, in the Ophiuchus star birthing region. The discovery could prompt a…
Watch live as near-Earth asteroid Eros buzzes the Andromeda Galaxy on Nov. 30 (video)
When Eros Sweeps Past Andromeda: a Rare Sky Encounter Live on 30 November. – YouTube Watch On TOP TELESCOPE PICK: (Image credit: Amazon) The Celestron NexStar 8SE is a great…
Want a lightsaber you can engage in epic battles with? Save 20% on this official Star Wars Yoda lightsaber
Small, green and badass, Yoda was one of the original Star Wars trilogy’s biggest surprises, and now you can step into his Jedi shoes with this play-friendly Star Wars Yoda…
Key Driver of Extreme Winds on Venus Identified
This article was originally published at Eos. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Imagine the catastrophic winds of a category 5 hurricane. Now, imagine…
South Korea launches Earth-observation satellite on homegrown Nuri rocket
South Korea’s Nuri rocket has flown for the fourth time ever. The homegrown Nuri lifted off from Naro Space Center today (Nov. 26) at 11:13 a.m. EST (1613 GMT; 0113…
Watch China’s Shenzhou 22 rescue ship arrive at Tiangong space station (video)
Three Chinese astronauts finally have a reliable way to get home from orbit. The uncrewed Shenzhou 22 spacecraft arrived at Tiangong space station today (Nov. 25) at 2:50 a.m. EST…
These 2 moon rovers used cameras and lasers to hunt for simulated water ice — and one looks like WALL-E
In a scene that could be out of a Pixar movie, two adorable robots crawled across a simulated surface of the moon in search of water. One rover even looks…
‘The Second World’ shows how humanity makes mistakes in futuristic society
What happens when humanity finally builds a civilization on another planet, and immediately repeats its old mistakes? That question drives ‘The Second World’, the sharp, satirical debut from writer Jake…
SpaceX launches Starlink satellites on its 150th Falcon 9 mission of the year
SpaceX reached another milestone with the launch of 29 more Starlink satellites for its broadband internet low Earth orbit constellation. A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Space Launch Complex…
