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Deep underground, a telescope may soon detect ghosts of stars that died before Earth existed
By Pablo Martinez Mirave published
With the help of an extremely powerful telescope deep underground in Japan, astronomers may be able to catch a glimpse of ghost particles from long-dead stars.

Astrophotographer spends nearly 70 hours capturing a delicate blue nebula in Orion (photo)
By Anthony Wood published
Astrophotographer Emil Andronic captured a gorgeous blue reflection nebula glowing inside the red clouds of Orion's Head in the constellation Orion.

A state of matter last seen just after the Big Bang may exist inside neutron stars — and scientists think they can prove it
By Keith Cooper published
As binary neutron stars spiral around each other to merge, their gravitational tidal forces distort each other's shape and structure, potentially revealing clues as to what lies within them.

Two days, two coasts, two more SpaceX Starlink batches launched
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
Two SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets carrying Starlink satellites were launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on March 13 and 14, 2026.

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 201 — Born to Explore
By Space.com Staff published
On Episode 201 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Jay Gallentine to talk about former Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) manager John Casani.

On this day in space: March 14, 2016: ExoMars orbiter launches to seek signs of life on Red Planet
By Hanneke Weitering last updated
On March 14, 2016, the European Space Agency's ExoMars spacecraft launched on a mission to search for life on Mars.

Get cleaner photos of the night sky by using these tips to clean your camera lens without scratching it
By Jacob Little published
Follow these tips for cleaning the different parts of your camera lens, without risking damage.

Boys from the Dwarf: Looking back at 'Red Dwarf', the sci-fi show that had a huge impact on my childhood
By Robert Lea published
Red Dwarf's scouse technician Dave Lister was the last human alive, a down-on-his-luck slobbish space-hero long before Peter Quill guarded the galaxy.
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