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'War in space' would be a catastrophe. A return to rules-based cooperation is the only way to keep space peaceful

By Steven Freeland, David Kuan-Wei Chen, Ram S. Jakhu

In 2019, US President Donald Trump declared “space is the new war-fighting domain”.

The best deals on Celestron telescopes and binoculars

By Gemma Lavender, All About Space magazine

Inspire others to look up by giving the gift of a telescope or astronomy binoculars. We've rounded up some of the best deals

Spaceflight

Virgin Orbit's carrier plane, Cosmic Girl, hauls the company's LauncherOne rocket aloft on the Launch Demo mission on May 25, 2020. LauncherOne did not reach orbit on the flight.

Virgin Orbit aims to launch 1st spaceflight Jan. 10

By Mike Wall

Virgin Orbit is targeting Sunday (Jan. 10) for Launch Demo 2, its second attempt to send its LauncherOne rocket to Earth orbit.

The Northrop Grumman Cygnus NG-14 cargo spacecraft approaches the International Space Station on Oct. 5, 2020.

NASA TV: Cygnus cargo spacecraft departs space station

By Space.com Staff

A Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo spacecraft will depart the International Space Station on Wednesday (Jan. 6), and you can watch it live here.

Science & Astronomy

This up-close photo shows a radish grown to perfection. These radishes serve as a control crop for the radishes currently being grown as part of the Plant Habitat-02 (PH-02) experiment in the microgravity environment onboard the International Space Station. This crop of radishes was grown in the Advanced Plant Habitat inside the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Pictures from space! Our image of the day

By Space.com Staff

Tranquility Base, the Apollo 11 moon landing site, as photographed on July 20, 1969. A new U.S. law protects the site and the other Apollo landing sites from purposeful or inadvertent disturbance 50 years later.

New law is first to protect Apollo sites from future moon missions

By Robert Z. Pearlman

Protecting and preserving the historic sites where the Apollo astronauts first landed on the moon is now not only a good idea, it is also the law.

Search For Life

Blue UFO soars over Hawaii before crashing into the sea

By Laura Geggel

Multiple people saw a strange blue light whiz over Oahu, Hawaii.

Planetary-protection guidelines determine how projects like NASA's Mars 2020 rover, Perseverance, are prepared to leave Earth and journey to potentially habitable worlds.

Planetary protection needs more than just NASA, White House plan says

By Meghan Bartels

The White House has laid out a plan for overhauling the federal government's planetary-protection rules, which work to prevent contamination between Earth and other potentially habitable worlds.

Clouds as seen from the International Space Station over Africa in 2017.

Earth's atmosphere is full of microbes. Could they help us find life on other worlds?

By Meghan Bartels

If you're feeling lonely, take solace in remembering that there are countless tiny living things floating tens of thousands of feet above your head.

Skywatching

Blue UFO soars over Hawaii before crashing into the sea

By Laura Geggel

Multiple people saw a strange blue light whiz over Oahu, Hawaii.

Best binoculars 2021: Top picks for skywatching, nature and travel from Celestron, Nikon and other great brands

By Gemma Lavender, All About Space magazine

Our recommended binoculars for touring the night sky and watching wildlife in action

Photographer Jeff Berkes captured several Quadrantid meteors in this long-exposure image taken in the Florida Keys on Jan. 2, 2012, during the annual Quadrantid meteor shower. The 2020 Quadrantids will peak on Jan. 2 and 3.

The Quadrantid meteor shower, usually one of the best, peaks at the wrong time this weekend

By Joe Rao

The Quadrantid meteor shower of 2021 peaks overnight on Jan. 2 and 3, but the bright moon will spoil the view.

Entertainment

Retro-cool starfighters and spaceships revealed for 'Star Wars: The High Republic'

By Jeff Spry

Check out these vintage vehicle concepts designed specifically for "The High Republic" crossover event, launching in January.

Concept Art for the new series "Star Wars: The High Republic."

'Star Wars: The High Republic' writers discuss the Jedi Order's finest hour (exclusive)

By Jeff Spry

Five "Star Wars" authors share thoughts on this dream team of elite writers delivering new Jedi tales for "The High Republic" books and comics coming in 2021.

A preview of DC Comics' House of El Book One: The Shadow Threat.

Star-crossed teens witness the doom of Krypton in DC Comics' new 'House of El' graphic novel

By Jeff Spry

Claudia Gray and Eric Zawadzki bring Superman's home planet to life in an explosive new YA trilogy set on the legendary world

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