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Night sky for tonight: Visible planets, stars and more in this evening's 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.

A dead 'sun' forms building blocks of exoplanets in new JWST Butterfly Nebula image
By Keith Cooper published
The Butterfly Nebula, which is a planetary nebula resulting from the death of a sun-like star, has been caught creating large dust grains that could form planets.

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By Paul Brett published
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Northern lights forecasts, alerts, and geomagnetic storm warnings - live updates
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.

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Starlink satellites on record-breaking 30th flight
By Mike Wall published
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket flew for a record 30th time early Thursday morning (Aug. 28), sending 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida.

'A remarkable discovery': Astronomers find 1st exoplanet in multi-ring disk around star
By Robert Lea published
Astronomers are amazed to have discovered a baby exoplanet gobbling up matter around an infant star like a planetary Pac-Man.

'If ever there's a movie where I got everything right, it was 'Alien': How Oscar winner Roger Christian made 'Alien: Earth' feel like a classic (exclusive)
By Jeff Spry published
Academy Award-winning "Star Wars" legend Roger Christian shares how he recreated the vibe of the original 'Alien' film in Hulu's new series 'Alien: Earth.'

Why are our solar system planets tilted: These warped exoplanet-forming disks may offer clues
By Keith Cooper published
Although the existence of the warps is widespread, their origin is still a mystery.

What's next for SpaceX's Starship Mars rocket after Flight 10 success?
By Mike Wall published
Starship performed very well on its 10th-ever test flight Tuesday (Aug. 27), but SpaceX will soon move on from the shiny silver vehicle — to an even bigger version of it.

China is going full throttle in its quest to land astronauts on the moon by 2030, notching several important milestones over the past few months.
By Leonard David published
China is going full throttle in its quest to land astronauts on the moon by 2030, notching several important milestones over the past few months.
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