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The asteroid Ryugu, a sample collected from it and the five nucleobases of DNA and RNA

Ryugu asteroid sample contains all five key components of DNA, scientists find

Robert Lea published 17 March 26

A sample collected by the Hayabusa 2 spacecraft from the spinning top-like asteroid contained the nucleobases adenine, guanine, cytosine, thymine, and uracil.

a row of compact satellites are seen orbiting above a blue and white planet

SpaceX launches 10,000th active Starlink satellite in low Earth orbit

Robert Z. Pearlman published 17 March 26

SpaceX launched two Falcon 9 rockets on March 17, each carrying Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit. The company now has more than 10,000 active satellites in its constellation.

A satellite view of America is shown with state boundaries outlined in white. White circles indicate the location of a fireball occurrence that was spotted from orbit.

Rare daytime fireball spotted from orbit as residents report powerful sonic boom

Anthony Wood published 17 March 26

No major meteor showers are active at this time.

a line of light brown wispy dust races across the ground in a satellite view

Satellite watches wall of dust roll through Texas | Space photo of the day for March 17, 2026

Brett Tingley published 17 March 26

The dust storm created travel complications and other issues for Texans.

NASA will roll Artemis 2 moon rocket back to the launch pad on March 20

Josh Dinner published 17 March 26

NASA has pushed the rollout of its next moon rocket to March 20, but is still targeting April 1 for the launch of its first crewed mission to the moon in more than half a century.

Darth Maul seen in Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord trailer

'Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord' cuts into Disney+ with a brutal 2nd trailer full of Inquisitors (video)

Fran Ruiz published 17 March 26

"At last we will have revenge."

ribbons of magenta and green light spread across the sky above a body of water and a tree in the foreground. — Aurora alert! Powerful geomagnetic storm could spark northern lights as far south as Illinois on March 19 Aurora chasers, keep your eyes on the skies later this week as an incoming coronal mass ejection could spark favorable conditions for widespread northern lights displays.

A gray rocky asteroid heads back toward Earth in the darkness of space — Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin wants to defend Earth against dangerous asteroids. Here's how Blue Origin and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory are teaming up to design an asteroid-defense spacecraft that will deploy a variety of deflection technologies.

An illustration of L 98-59 d, a smelly world indeed — Astronomers discover a new type of planet that probably smells like rotten eggs Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered an example of a new class of exoplanet, and it smells like rotten eggs.

Split image showing time travel methods from three sci-fi franchises: "Terminator 2: Judgment Day", "Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die", and Doctor Who — 16 time-travel methods from sci-fi to help you traverse the space-time continuum From phone boxes and flux capacitors to black holes and hot tubs, sci-fi has created plenty of ways to explore the fourth dimension.

a man stands next to a tall wire frame cone-shaped object in a snowy field — 2 seconds that changed the world: Robert Goddard launched the 1st liquid-fueled rocket 100 years ago today Robert Goddard's innovations in liquid-fueled rockets — assisted by his wife, Esther — still resonate 100 years after his pioneering flight.

(Main) the galaxy Centaurus A as seen by the the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at the La Silla Observatory in Chile (Inset) The velocities of galaxies in groups versus distance — How fast is the universe expanding? Astronomers may be one step closer to resolving 'Hubble trouble' The local universe may be expanding more slowly than previously thought, a discovery that could relieve a pesky discrepancy known as the Hubble tension.

a mottled reddish-orange rock on a dusty surface of the same color — Timboy Chaco in the Mars borderlands | Space photo of the day for March 16, 2026 Scientists are searching for evidence of microbial life left behind in these mineral deposits.

Skywatching

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Night sky tonight (March 17): A zodiacal crab guards a star cluster in the southeastern sky

By Jamie Carter last updated 17 March 26

Find out what you can see in the night sky for tonight, from planets and stars to dazzling meteor showers.

Aurora forecast March 17 — Northern lights fairly quiet tonight but could surge March 19 as solar storm arrives

By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated 17 March 26

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.

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Astrophotographer spends nearly 70 hours capturing a delicate blue nebula in Orion (photo)

By Anthony Wood published 15 March 26

Astrophotographer Emil Andronic captured a gorgeous blue reflection nebula glowing inside the red clouds of Orion's Head in the constellation Orion.

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NASA will roll Artemis 2 moon rocket back to the launch pad on March 20
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Spaceflight

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On this day in space: March 17, 1958: US launches its second satellite, Vanguard 1

By Hanneke Weitering last updated 17 March 26

On St. Patrick's Day in 1958, the U.S. Navy launched Vanguard 1, the first solar-powered satellite and the oldest artificial satellite currently orbiting Earth.

Space Exploration

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Space calendar 2026: Rocket launches, skywatching events, missions & more!

By Space.com last updated 17 March 26

Reference Keep up with all the rocket launches, astronomical events and mission milestones for 2026 with our space calendar.

a triple-core rocket blasts off under a sunny, partly cloudy blue sky. smoke expands below next to an obscured launch tower, near a long white hanger with SPACEX written on the side. To the left, a bird flies away.

Rocket launch today: Is there a rocket launch and what time?

By Josh Dinner, Tariq Malik last updated 17 March 26

Follow Space.com's rocket launch blog for the latest on when the next rocket launch will be and how to follow it live.

Launches & Spacecraft

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100 years after Robert Goddard's 1st liquid-fueled rocket launch, NASA is using the technology to send astronauts back to the moon

By Josh Dinner published 16 March 26

100 years after Robert Goddard launched the first liquid-fueled rocket, NASA is preparing a return to the moon with the Artemis program to extend humanity's reach into deep space.

Space Exploration

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Two days, two coasts, two more SpaceX Starlink batches launched

By Robert Z. Pearlman published 14 March 26

Two SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets carrying Starlink satellites were launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on March 13 and 14, 2026.

Launches & Spacecraft

Science & Astronomy

What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2026

By Tariq Malik, Daisy Dobrijevic last updated 17 March 26

Reference See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2026.

a massive underground chamber lined wall-to-wall with golden orbs

Deep underground, a telescope may soon detect ghosts of stars that died before Earth existed

By Pablo Martinez Mirave published 15 March 26

With the help of an extremely powerful telescope deep underground in Japan, astronomers may be able to catch a glimpse of ghost particles from long-dead stars.

Space Photo of the Day

SpaceX's Ship 39 looks cool as it undergoes cryosystem checks on Sunday March 8

SpaceX's Ship 39 is so cool in Starship V3 test | Space photo of the day for March 9, 2026

By Robert Lea published 9 March 26

SpaceX engineers tested Ship 39's propellant system, leading to some stunning images.

Space Exploration

An image of RCW 36 in which the Milky Way nebula appears like a vast cosmic bird of prey

Cosmic Hawk spreads its wings| Space photo of the day for March 6, 2026

By Robert Lea published 6 March 26

The Milky Way nebula RCW 36 resembles a stunning cosmic bird of prey in an incredible Very Large Telescope image.

an impressive red spiral structure with a bright point of light at the very center.

Spectacular spiral galaxy revealed by James Webb Space Telescope | Space photo of the day for March 4, 2026

By Daisy Dobrijevic published 4 March 26

The James Webb Space Telescope captured a stunning spiral galaxy 65 million light-years away, revealing glowing dust clouds and stellar nurseries.

James Webb Space Telescope

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Entertainment

a bearded space pirate on a sci-fi spaceship

'Villains are the heroes of their own movie': We chat to 'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' showrunners about building an iconic Trek villain

By Jeff Spry published 16 March 26

'It promises that this is just the beginning of the story for these characters. There's so much more to tell.'

Space Movies & Shows

A man with cranial electrodes and a mouthguard

The new 'Disclosure Day trailer just dropped, and now we think it's a secret sequel to 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'

By Jeff Spry published 16 March 26

'That truth will upend all established order across the entire world.'

Space Movies & Shows

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Search For Life

Artist's illustration of a free-floating "rogue" planet and its Earth-like moon.

No sun, no problem? How life could thrive on moons of starless 'rogue' planets

By Sharmila Kuthunur published 16 March 26

Exomoons orbiting rogue planets could host liquid water for billions of years, offering potential habitats for life deep in interstellar space.

Search for Life

The SETI Institute's Allen Telescope Array in Northern California searches for radio signals that could have been generated by intelligent alien life.

Where are all the aliens? Maybe space weather is scrambling their transmissions

By Keith Cooper published 8 March 26

We may be missing alien radio signals because they have become smeared beyond the narrowband detectors that SETI utilizes, a new study suggests.

Search for Life

The average distance between Earth and Marsthe two planets is 140 million miles (225 million km). The distance between the two planets affects how long it would take to travel between the two.

Did Earth life actually begin on Mars? Asteroid impacts could let microbes planet-hop, study suggests

By Sharmila Kuthunur published 6 March 26

"Life might actually survive being ejected from one planet and moving to another."

Search for Life

Technology

A YACHANCE Night Light Star Projector, with box and remote.

Yachance Night Light star projector review

By Kim Snaith published 12 March 26

The Yachance Night Light star projector is a geared firmly towards children.

Get the best sub-250g drone, the DJI Mini 5 Pro and save $500

By Chris McMullen published 12 March 26

Deals The DJI Mini 5 Pro is the best sub-250g drone ever made and now $500 off at Amazon; this Fly More Combo bundle packs in extra batteries, an LCD remote and more!

Artist's illustration of a white inflatable habitat on the moon.

Could NASA use expandable habitats for its Artemis moon bases? These two companies are betting millions

By Josh Dinner published 11 March 26

Voyager Technologies is backing lunar habitat developer Max Space with a new multi-million-dollar investment aimed at accelerating development of expandable modules for future missions to the moon.

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