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A new view of Saturn shows rapid and extreme color changes in the bands of the planet's northern hemisphere as seen on Sept. 12, 2021.

Space photos: The most amazing images this week!

By Doris Elin Urrutia

See the best photos on Space.com this week.

A LightSail 2 image shows the Himalayas, Tibet and India on Jan. 31, 2020.

The top space stories of the week!

By Doris Elin Urrutia

These are the top space stories this week from Space.com.

A brilliant fireball from the Taurid meteor shower lights up the night sky over a NASA Marshall Space Flight Center camera in Tullahoma, Tennessee on Oct. 28, 2014.

On This Day in Space! Nov. 27, 1885: Astronomer captures 1st known photo of a meteor

By Hanneke Weitering, Elizabeth Howell

On Nov. 27, 1885, an astronomer made the first known photograph of a meteor. See how it happened in our On This Day In Space series.

Everybody dance now! Gravity is at the forefront of everyone's minds on the USS Discovery this week

In 'Star Trek: Discovery' season 4, episode 2, the Federation learns the gravity of the situation

By Scott Snowden

The second episode of "Star Trek: Discovery' season 4 brings the gravity of an anomaly to bear.

Chinese astronaut Wang Yaping inside of the Tianhe space station.

Astronaut Wang Yaping snaps Earth photos and more from Chinese space station

By Andrew Jones

The first woman aboard China’s new space station has snapped some glorious shots of our homeworld during a six-month mission to space.

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Cyber Monday drone deals 2021: Top discounts on DJI, Parrot and more

By Ruth Gaukrodger

We’re collating all the best Cyber Monday drone deals for 2021, highlighting top discounts on DJI drones alongside other popular brands.

Oculus Quest 2 Black Friday deal: $50 voucher with purchase at either Amazon or Newegg

Oculus Quest 2 Black Friday deal: $50 voucher with purchase at either Amazon, Newegg, Best Buy, or Oculus store

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A new view of Saturn shows rapid and extreme color changes in the bands of the planet's northern hemisphere as seen on Sept. 12, 2021.

Space photos: The most amazing images this week!

By Doris Elin Urrutia

See the best photos on Space.com this week.

A brilliant fireball from the Taurid meteor shower lights up the night sky over a NASA Marshall Space Flight Center camera in Tullahoma, Tennessee on Oct. 28, 2014.

On This Day in Space! Nov. 27, 1885: Astronomer captures 1st known photo of a meteor

By Hanneke Weitering, Elizabeth Howell

On Nov. 27, 1885, an astronomer made the first known photograph of a meteor. See how it happened in our On This Day In Space series.

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A LightSail 2 image shows the Himalayas, Tibet and India on Jan. 31, 2020.

The top space stories of the week!

By Doris Elin Urrutia

These are the top space stories this week from Space.com.

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Curious Kids: What is the coldest planet in the solar system?

By Brad Gibson

The heat inside planets is left over from when they were formed.

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NASA's Perseverance rover captured this image of a successfully collected sample on Nov. 24, 2021, using its Sample Caching System Camera.

NASA's Perseverance rover on Mars just snagged its newest rock sample (photos)

By Mike Wall

Perseverance just snagged its fourth Red Planet sample, drilling another core from an intriguing rock that it sampled a little over a week ago.

NASA's Perseverance rover, which is searching signs of ancient life on Mars.

'False fossils' littered across Mars may complicate the search for life on Red Planet

By Harry Baker

Researchers warn that there are dozens of potential false biosignatures on Mars that could hinder the search for alien life.

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover snapped this photo of a rock core sample — the third collected so far by the robot on the Red Planet— on Nov. 15, 2021.

NASA's Perseverance rover on Mars just collected its 3rd sample of the Red Planet (photos)

By Mike Wall

The car-sized Perseverance rover drilled a core sample on Monday (Nov. 15), filling a titanium tube with Red Planet rock for the third time ever.

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NASA's DART spacecraft and a Falcon 9 second stage booster that launched it can be seen as two small dots at the center of this image captured a few hours after the mission's launch.

Stargazer in Italy spots NASA's DART asteroid impact probe in night sky after launch

By Tereza Pultarova

An Italian telescope captured NASA's asteroid-smasher DART shortly after its launch on Tuesday (Nov. 23).

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Cyber Monday camera deals 2021: Picks from Sony, Nikon and more

By Ian Evenden

These are all the best Cyber Monday camera deals for 2021, with excellent discounts from the likes of Nikon, Canon, Sony and more.

Telescopes on Amazon: Image shows amateur astronomer pointing telescope at sky

Telescopes on Amazon: Best Black Friday deals

By Ruth Gaukrodger

There are heaps of telescopes on Amazon, many of which are discounted as part of the Black Friday sales.

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Star Wars The Black Series Kylo Ren Force FX

Early Cyber Monday Star Wars deal saves $33 on lightsabers today

By Elizabeth Howell

Deals Great for kids and costumes, you can save around 17% with these early Cyber Monday Star Wars lightsaber deals

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The savings flow in this Black Friday deal for new film version Dune board game

By Jeff Spry

Deals Gale Force Nine's Dune board game gets a Hollywood makeover and update in this spicy Black Friday deal.

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Oculus Quest 2 Black Friday deal: $50 voucher with purchase at either Amazon or Newegg

Oculus Quest 2 Black Friday deal: $50 voucher with purchase at either Amazon, Newegg, Best Buy, or Oculus store

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Deals Snap up this Oculus Quest 2 Black Friday deal and get a $50 voucher to spend on more great deals.

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Cyber Monday Drone Deals

Cyber Monday drone deals 2021: Top discounts on DJI, Parrot and more

By Ruth Gaukrodger

We’re collating all the best Cyber Monday drone deals for 2021, highlighting top discounts on DJI drones alongside other popular brands.

Cyber Monday Camera Deals

Cyber Monday camera deals 2021: Picks from Sony, Nikon and more

By Ian Evenden

These are all the best Cyber Monday camera deals for 2021, with excellent discounts from the likes of Nikon, Canon, Sony and more.

Telescopes on Amazon: Image shows amateur astronomer pointing telescope at sky

Telescopes on Amazon: Best Black Friday deals

By Ruth Gaukrodger

There are heaps of telescopes on Amazon, many of which are discounted as part of the Black Friday sales.