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Every upcoming Star Wars game officially announced
By Fran Ruiz last updated
Lucasfilm Games has opened up the galaxy far, far away to several studios and genres. Here’s every new Star Wars game currently in development.

1 week until an annular solar eclipse turns the sun into a 'ring of fire' over Antarctica
By Anthony Wood published
The moon will pass directly in front of the sun on Feb. 17, setting the stage for a dramatic annular solar eclipse.

Aurora forecast Feb. 10 - Mostly calm conditions with a slim chance of aurora activity
By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated
The latest aurora forecast for tonight help you make sure you're in the right place at the right time to see the northern lights.

A city on the moon: Why SpaceX shifted its focus away from Mars
By Mike Wall published
Just 13 months after declaring the moon "a distraction," Elon Musk has announced that Earth's nearest neighbor is now the focus of SpaceX's settlement plans. What changed?

How long will the ISS operate with a skeleton crew? SpaceX’s Crew-12 astronaut mission delayed to Feb. 12
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
NASA and SpaceX mission managers have delayed the Falcon 9 launch of the next crew to the International Space Station as they await improved weather conditions.

'Star Trek' legend George Takei talks Nimoy's directing, the future of exploration, and his sad plastic umbrella (interview)
By Jeff Spry published
"Science fiction is all about the imagination. And it can be exploring space or exploring that mysterious organism called our bodies."

Netflix's 'War Machine' looks like 'Predator' meets 'Metal Gear', and we're 100% here for it
By Jeff Spry published
'Whatever that thing is, it's hunting us, and it won’t stop.'

On this day in space: Feb. 9, 1913: Great meteor procession of 1913
By Hanneke Weitering last updated
On Feb. 9, 1913, hundreds of fireball meteors rained down on North America for no apparent reason.
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