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Night sky tonight (March 17): A zodiacal crab guards a star cluster in the southeastern sky
By Jamie Carter last updated
Find out what you can see in the night sky for tonight, from planets and stars to dazzling meteor showers.

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin wants to defend Earth against dangerous asteroids. Here's how
By Josh Dinner published
Blue Origin and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory are teaming up to design an asteroid-defense spacecraft that will deploy a variety of deflection technologies.

Aurora forecast March 17 — Northern lights fairly quiet tonight but could surge March 19 as solar storm arrives
By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated
The latest aurora forecast for tonight helps you make sure you're in the right place at the right time to see the northern lights.

How fast is the universe expanding? Astronomers may be one step closer to resolving 'Hubble trouble'
By Robert Lea published
The local universe may be expanding more slowly than previously thought, a discovery that could relieve a pesky discrepancy known as the Hubble tension.

100 years after Robert Goddard's 1st liquid-fueled rocket launch, NASA is using the technology to send astronauts back to the moon
By Josh Dinner published
100 years after Robert Goddard launched the first liquid-fueled rocket, NASA is preparing a return to the moon with the Artemis program to extend humanity's reach into deep space.

Astronomers discover a new type of planet that probably smells like rotten eggs
By Robert Lea published
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered an example of a new class of exoplanet, and it smells like rotten eggs.

'Villains are the heroes of their own movie': We chat to 'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' showrunners about building an iconic Trek villain
By Jeff Spry published
'It promises that this is just the beginning of the story for these characters. There's so much more to tell.'

Timboy Chaco in the Mars borderlands | Space photo of the day for March 16, 2026
By Brett Tingley published
Scientists are searching for evidence of microbial life left behind in these mineral deposits.
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