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Night sky tonight, March 20-22 — Look out for Venus, a razor-thin moon and the Pleaides shining bright
Find out what you can see in the night sky for tonight, from planets and stars to dazzling meteor showers.
Aurora forecast March 20-22 — Northern lights may intensify this weekend as solar storm arrives
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.
These cotton candy exoplanets hide behind a haze even the James Webb Space Telescope can't penetrate
These worlds are among the least dense ever found, and all attempts to probe their atmospheres have been blocked by a mysterious smog.
'A great relief!' Europe's Proba-3 solar-eclipse satellite phones home after a month of silence
One of the two spacecraft that make up Europe's Proba-3 solar-eclipse mission just reestablished contact with its handlers after being incommunicado for a month.
Earthshine will reveal the moon's hidden face this week — here's how to see it
Catch the soft glow of earthshine as a young crescent moon appears low after sunset.
Private South Korean rocket exploded last December due to hardware failure, investigation finds
The South Korean startup Innospace failed during its first orbital launch attempt, which sent five satellites aloft on Dec. 22 from Brazil.
Lego's first-ever Tintin set is coming next month and it's a space-themed Lego Tintin Moon rocket
If you're a fan of Lego, rockets or Tintin, (I am), you'll want the new Tintin Moon Rocket set, featuring six minifigures, available to purchase from April 1.
I talked to Andy Weir about the astrobiology behind 'Project Hail Mary'
The new film probes the possibility of alien life – here's how the science of Project Hail Mary stacks up.
