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Night sky tonight, March 23 — The waxing moon, a red star and the Pleiades form a celestial triangle in the early spring 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.

Could our universe exist because black holes ate up all the antimatter?
By Robert Lea published
Did primordial black holes born during the Big Bang swallow the universe's antimatter, allowing matter to dominate the cosmos?

Aurora forecast March 23 — Northern lights still possible tonight after strong geomagnetic storms over the weekend
By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated
The latest aurora forecast for tonight helps you make sure you're in the right place at the right time to see the northern lights.

10 iconic William Shatner 'Star Trek' moments to celebrate his 95th birthday
By Jeff Spry published
In honor of Shatner's 95th birthday, here's ten signature Kirk scenes from 'Star Trek' history.

Private German rocket will try to make history today: Watch it live
By Mike Wall last updated
Isar Aerospace's Spectrum rocket will try to become the first vehicle ever to reach orbit from European soil on Monday (March 23), and you can watch the action live.

Russian cargo spacecraft suffers glitch after launching toward International Space Station
By Mike Wall last updated
Russia's Progress 94 cargo spacecraft did not deploy one of its docking antennas as planned after launching toward the ISS on Sunday (March 22), complicating plans for its arrival.

On this day in space: March 22, 1997: Comet Hale-Bopp flies by Earth
By Hanneke Weitering last updated
On March 22, 1997, a super bright comet by the name of Hale-Bopp made its closest approach to Earth.

See the delicate crescent moon dance with the 'Seven Sisters' of the Pleiades tonight
By Anthony Wood published
The Pleiades is a 1,000-strong open star cluster in the constellation Taurus.

What if the next great astronomer isn't human? How AI is revolutionizing our study of the cosmos
By Paul Sutter published
We're just scratching the surface of what the innovative collaboration between human astronomers and AI can unlock.

'This is really intolerable': Astronomers protest giant orbiting mirror project and SpaceX's million AI satellites
By Tereza Pultarova published
Proposed constellations of orbiting mirrors and data centers would completely destroy the night sky as humanity has known it for millions of years, experts say.
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