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'The beacons were lit!' Scientists name merging supermassive black holes after 'Lord of the Rings' locations
By Robert Lea published
Scientists have named two systems of colliding supermassive black holes after Lord of the Rings locations, Gondor and Rohan.

A mystery object is dimming a distant star. Could it be a massive exoplanet, or a 'failed star'?
By Robert Lea published
A mysterious object has caused a long-lasting and extreme dimming of a distant star, but is this object a 'failed star' brown dwarf, or an exceptionally massive super-Jupiter exoplanet?

Has 'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' just unleashed its very own Khan?
By Richard Edwards published
After an inauspicious debut, Paul Giamatti's space pirate has emerged as a villain to be reckoned with on 'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy.'

Excited for The Mandalorian and Grogu later this year? Walmart is offering an Exclusive preorder price for the Lego New Republic X-Wing Starfighter set
By Alexander Cox published
Deals If you're a fan of Lego Star Wars and are excited for The Mandalorian and Grogu, you'll want to build Walmart's exclusive New Republic X-Wing Starfighter set.

Markiplier's 'Iron Lung' is a welcome return to grindhouse sci-fi films of the '90s
By Jeff Spry published
YouTube's superstar serves up a disturbing indie thriller bathed in blood for his directorial debut

Artemis 2 rocket photobombs SpaceX Crew-12 | Space photo of the day for Feb. 13, 2026
By Anthony Wood published
One to orbit, one to the moon.

On this day in space: Feb. 13, 2012: 1st Vega rocket launch
By Hanneke Weitering last updated
On Feb. 13, 2012, the European Space Agency launched its brand-new Vega rocket on its maiden voyage.

If the Winter Olympics went interplanetary, where else could you ski in the solar system?
By Daisy Dobrijevic published
We take a look at the best (and worst) places to ski in the solar system, logistics aside.

Why solar and lunar eclipses come in pairs — and what an eclipse season really is
By Jamie Carter published
Eclipses don't happen at random — they arrive in pairs, on schedule, and 2026 brings two spectacular seasons to prove it.

SpaceX launches Crew-12 astronauts to short-staffed International Space Station. 'We have left the Earth, but the Earth has not left us.'
By Josh Dinner published
SpaceX launched NASA's Crew-12 mission with a quartet of astronauts aboard Crew Dragon Freedom today (Feb. 13), bound for an eight-month stint on the International Space Station.
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