The half-lit disk of the first quarter moon will grace the night sky on Monday (June 2), presenting a wealth of lunar features to explore before Earth’s natural satellite sets…
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‘Doctor Who’ finale sees Ncuti Gatwa’s 15th Doctor regenerate into a very familiar face, but what does it mean for the show?
The Doctor is dead. Long live the Doctor! The era of Ncuti Gatwa’s Fifteenth Doctor came to a surprise end on Saturday night, as the Time Lord regenerated at the…
Here’s how to see Venus at its farthest from the sun on June 1 this weekend
Venus reaches its point of greatest western elongation on June 1, at which time the dazzling ‘morning star’ will be at its most distant point from the sun in Earth‘s…
Elon Musk says SpaceX will launch its biggest Starship yet by year’s end, but Mars in 2026 is ’50/50′
SpaceX is still shooting for Mars next year with its giant Starship rocket, despite some recent explosive hiccups with the megarocket. That was one of the takeaways from a new…
Scientists capture sharpest ever views of sun’s corona (video)
The sun’s outer atmosphere — the corona — has long intrigued scientists due to its extreme temperatures, violent eruptions and towering prominences — vast filaments of plasma extending out from…
Watch Rocket Lab launch private Earth-observing satellite to orbit tonight
Rocket Lab plans to launch an Earth-observing satellite for the company BlackSky tonight (May 28), and you can watch the action live. An Electron rocket is scheduled to lift off…
NASA satellites show Antarctica has gained ice despite rising global temperatures. How is that possible?
Antarctica has gained ice in recent years, despite increasing average global temperatures and climate change, a new study finds. Using data from NASA satellites, researchers from Tongji University in Shanghai…
Best streaming services for Sci-Fi fans in 2025: Disney Plus, Netflix, Hulu, Apple TV Plus, and more
If you’re looking through the best streaming deals and wondering what the best streaming services for Sci-Fi fans are, then we’ve got the answers for you. It’s pretty hard these…
Marvel delays ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ and ‘Avengers: Secret Wars’ by 7 months each
Marvel maniacs are going to have to muster more patience to watch “Avengers: Doomsday” and “Avengers: Secret Wars” as Disney and Marvel Studios has announced that those two titanic superhero…
Scientists spot high-speed galaxy collision 11 billion light-years away: ‘We hence call this system the cosmic joust’
Using a telescope in Chile, astronomers have captured a high-speed collision between two galaxies located more than 11 billion light-years away, getting a rare direct glimpse into how the universe’s…
