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Scientists created one of the largest simulations of our universe ever — about the size of 500,000 HD movies

By Samantha Mathewson published 6 May 26

The FLAMINGO project helps scientists explore how galaxies, dark matter and cosmic structures evolved over billions of years.

Get more for your credits with the best leftover Lego Star Wars Day deals

By Chris McMullen published 6 May 26

Deals From AT-TEs to Baby Yoda, save big with these last-minute Star Wars Day deals, before they disappear into hyperspace.

Solar activity makes space junk crash to Earth faster

By Julian Dossett published 6 May 26

Scientists studied how space junk moved in orbit over a 36-year span, finding that increased solar activity caused it to fall to Earth faster.

Aurora forecast May 6 - Northern lights activity is quiet tonight before another solar wind boost arrives

By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated 6 May 26

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.

Mexico City is sinking up to 14 inches per year, satellite images show

By Keith Cooper published 5 May 26

Mexico City is one of the fastest subsiding cities in the world, dropping by up to 14 inches every year.

NASA just released 12,000 photos from Artemis 2. Here are our top picks

By Josh Dinner published 5 May 26

You could spend hours scrolling through the thousands of photos just released by NASA from the Artemis 2 moon mission.

Watch SpaceX Starlink train circle Earth in amazing satellite video

By Mike Wall published 5 May 26

A video captured by a newly launched SpaceX Starlink satellite shows us what it's like to zoom above our beautiful blue planet.

A tiny world at the edge of our solar system grew a mysterious atmosphere, and we don't know how

By Keith Cooper published 5 May 26

A trans-Neptunian object was found to possess a surprising thin atmosphere after astronomers witnessed the object occult a distant star.

Moon lander preps for the lunar surface | Space photo of the day for May 6, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd published 5 May 26

Blue Origin's MK1 moon lander has passed its tests in the vacuum chamber as NASA continues to develop the hardware needed to return astronauts to the moon.

'SOL Shogunate' is a samurai space opera set on the moon, but with an aerospace engineer making sure it's 'getting the science right'

By Fran Ruiz published 5 May 26

Chaos Manufacturing CEO Guy Costantini and aerospace engineer Taylore McClurg tell us about the process of creating a believable but striking lunar adventure.