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What should I look at with my new telescope?
From the moon and Jupiter to famous nebulae and galaxies, here’s your beginner-friendly guide to what to point your brand-new telescope at.
From record warming to rusting rivers, 2025 Arctic Report Card shows a region transforming faster than expected
Overall, the Arctic is warming more than twice as fast as the Earth as a whole.
Dec. 25, 2004: Cassini Spacecraft Deploys Huygens Probe Above Titan
On Dec. 25, 2004, NASA's Cassini spacecraftdropped a lander named Huygens at Titan, Saturn's largest moon.
Google's proposed data center in orbit will face issues with space debris in an already crowded orbit
As a space scientist, I predict that the company will soon have to reckon with a growing problem: space debris.
Roman around the Christmas tree | Space photo of the day for Dec. 25, 2025
All the NASA engineers and scientists need is a star on top of the telescope in the cleanroom.
Astronauts beam home Christmas wishes from International Space Station: 'I think we may be orbiting a little higher than Santa' (video)
They won't be home for Christmas, but astronauts in space are finding their own way to make the season bright.
Christmas 2025 skywatching guide: What you can see in the night sky on Dec. 25
The night sky is the Christmas gift that just keeps giving.
What old, dying stars teach us about axions as a candidate for dark matter
The axion could be a contender to explain the mystery of dark matter.
