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Best telescopes 2022: Top picks for viewing planets, galaxies, stars and more

By Gemma Lavender published 26 January 22

Buying Guide Our selection of the best telescopes will suit all budgets and needs — whether you're observing planets, stars, the moon or anything else in the night sky.

Buying Guide

Lights, camera, main engine ignition! Is Tom Cruise set to become the James Cameron of space movies?

Axiom Space plans to build a movie studio module for the International Space Station by 2024

By Scott Snowden published 25 January 22

Film crosses the final frontier as movies set in space could be filmed in orbit by 2024.

Spaceflight

Astra's Rocket 3.3 vehicle performs a static fire test at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Jan. 22, 2022, to prep for the launch of the ELaNa-41 mission.

Astra test-fires rocket ahead of 1st Florida launch (video)

By Mike Wall published 26 January 22

Astra performed a "static fire" test with its Rocket 3.3 vehicle Saturday (Jan. 22), briefly igniting the launcher's first-stage engines while keeping it anchored to the pad.

An artist's illustration of the International Ultraviolet Explorer satellite, which launched in 1978 to study ultraviolet light from distant stars.

On This Day in Space! Jan. 26, 1978: International Ultraviolet Explorer launches into space

By Hanneke Weitering published 26 January 22

On January 26, 1978, the International Ultraviolet Explorer launched into orbit. See how it happened in our On This Day In Space video series.

Science & Astronomy

Saturn's moon Mimas bears an uncanny resemblance to the Death Star in Star Wars.

Saturn's 'Death Star' moon could have a secret underground ocean

By Ben Turner published 26 January 22

Scientists have found "compelling evidence" that Saturn's "Death Star" moon is hiding an ocean just beneath its surface, furthering the search for possible life in our solar system.

New images of the Milky Way's center captured by the MeerKat radio telescope reveal supernova remnants and strange radio filaments.

Pictures from space! Our image of the day

By Space.com Staff published 26 January 22

The MeerKat telescope in South Africa has captured this image of the center of our galaxy, the Milky Way, revealing never before seen features including outbursting stars and stellar nurseries.

Search For Life

An unidentified flying object captured on video by a U.S. Navy jet.

2022 could be a turning point in the study of UFOs

By Leonard David published 21 January 22

UAP will get more attention from both the scientific community and the federal government in 2022, experts told Space.com.

Image of the Hubble eXtreme Deep Field, which captures galaxies beyond counting.

Do we live in a simulation? The problem with this mind-bending hypothesis.

By Paul Sutter published 21 January 22

Does the simulation hypothesis offer a compelling argument, or is it just interesting food for thought? Let's find out.

The 10 most Earth-like exoplanets

By Elizabeth Howell, Ailsa Harvey published 20 January 22

Reference Scientists have found nearly 2,000 exoplanets since the first such world was confirmed orbiting a sunlike star in 1995. These ones are most similar to Earth.

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Skywatching

Best telescopes 2022: Top picks for viewing planets, galaxies, stars and more

By Gemma Lavender published 26 January 22

Buying Guide Our selection of the best telescopes will suit all budgets and needs — whether you're observing planets, stars, the moon or anything else in the night sky.

Buying Guide

Our solar eclipse guide 2022 contains everything you need to know about the upcoming solar eclipses.

Solar eclipse guide 2022: When, where & how to see them

By Daisy Dobrijevic, Doris Elin Urrutia published 26 January 22

Reference Our solar eclipse guide 2022 contains everything you need to know about the two partial solar eclipses that will occur on Apr. 30 and Oct. 25.

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Best Nikon cameras for 2022

By Jason Parnell-Brookes published 25 January 22

Buying Guide These are the best Nikon cameras you can buy right now, from budget-friendly right up to iconic flagships

Buying Guide

Entertainment

"The Book of Boba Fett" Chapter 4 "The Gathering Storm" feels a little like a mixed up mish-mash of styles

'The Book of Boba Fett' Chapter 4 sets up a potential 'Star Wars' series crossover

By Scott Snowden published 26 January 22

Have you ever wanted to look down the throat of a Sarlacc? Then this show is for you!

Streaming deals: great sci-fi content and discounts

By Alexander Cox published 26 January 22

DEALS These streaming deals will give you tons of great sci-fi content for you to enjoy.

DEALS

Marvel movies you probably haven’t seen

By Chris McMullen published 26 January 22

Move over Avengers and make room in the limelight for these forgotten Marvel movies.

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Solar eclipse guide 2022: When, where & how to see them

By Daisy Dobrijevic, Doris Elin Urrutia published 26 January 22

Reference Our solar eclipse guide 2022 contains everything you need to know about the two partial solar eclipses that will occur on Apr. 30 and Oct. 25.

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Marvel movies you probably haven’t seen

By Chris McMullen published 26 January 22

Move over Avengers and make room in the limelight for these forgotten Marvel movies.

Saturn: Facts about the ringed planet

By Charles Q. Choi, Scott Dutfield published 26 January 22

Reference Learn about the physical characteristics of Saturn and its famous rings, what we know about Saturn’s moons and Saturn’s roots in Greek mythology.

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