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NASA will roll Artemis 2 moon rocket back to the launch pad on March 20
By Josh Dinner published
NASA has pushed the rollout of its next moon rocket to March 20, but is still targeting April 1 for the launch of its first crewed mission to the moon in more than half a century.

'Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord' cuts into Disney+ with a brutal 2nd trailer full of Inquisitors (video)
By Fran Ruiz published
"At last we will have revenge."

Aurora alert! Powerful geomagnetic storm could spark northern lights as far south as Illinois on March 19
By Daisy Dobrijevic published
Aurora chasers, keep your eyes on the skies later this week as an incoming coronal mass ejection could spark favorable conditions for widespread northern lights displays.

16 time-travel methods from sci-fi to help you traverse the space-time continuum
By Richard Edwards published
From phone boxes and flux capacitors to black holes and hot tubs, sci-fi has created plenty of ways to explore the fourth dimension.

On this day in space: March 17, 1958: US launches its second satellite, Vanguard 1
By Hanneke Weitering last updated
On St. Patrick's Day in 1958, the U.S. Navy launched Vanguard 1, the first solar-powered satellite and the oldest artificial satellite currently orbiting Earth.

Rocket launch today: Is there a rocket launch and what time?
By Josh Dinner, Tariq Malik last updated
Follow Space.com's rocket launch blog for the latest on when the next rocket launch will be and how to follow it live.

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.
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