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- January 28
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- UAE lunar rover will test 1st artificial intelligence on the moon with Canada
- NASA astronaut Sally Ride statue to be unveiled in Los Angeles on July 4
- Watch the 1st half-lit first quarter moon of 2023 rise tonight
- European Space Agency seeks more use of logo, mission patches on merchandise
- Watch the moon eclipse Uranus tonight
- 'The Expanse: Dragon Tooth' returns us to the Rocinante with new 12-issue comic series in April
- January 27
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- Private Peregrine moon lander completes testing ahead of landmark lunar launch
- 2 big pieces of space junk nearly collide in orbital 'bad neighborhood'
- 'Dead Space' returns to haunt your dreams with new next-generation remake
- Watch an SUV-sized asteroid zoom by Earth in close shave flyby in this time-lapse video
- Watch NASA test potentially revolutionary 3D-printed rocket engine (video)
- Scientists spot 1st gamma-ray eclipses from strange 'spider' star systems
- Europe's JUICE mission to Jupiter's moons preparing for April 14 launch
- China wants to launch over 200 spacecraft in 2023
- Galactic collisions act as a 'cosmic delivery service' for hungry monster black holes
- Celestron SkyMaster 12x60 binocular review
- NASA's Geotail spacecraft ends 30-year mission studying Earth's magnetosphere
- Celestron NexStar 4SE telescope review
- Optical illusion gives rare green comet an 'anti-tail' that seemingly defies physics
- NASA's James Webb Space Telescope mission: Live updates
- NASA to launch Psyche asteroid probe in October 2023 after delays
- See the moon eclipse Mars on Jan. 30 in free telescope webcast
- 'Juno: New Origins' indie game lets you launch rockets and build planets
- James Webb Space Telescope discovers water ice at ringed asteroid Chariklo 'by remarkable luck'
- Pictures from space! Our image of the day
- January 26
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- NASA funds nuclear probes for icy moons, huge new space telescopes and other far-out tech ideas
- NASA's Lucy asteroid mission adds 10th space rock target
- Blue Origin plans to fly all-female crew to suborbital space: report
- China working on new moon rover for 2026 mission to lunar south pole
- Dark matter particle that may finally shed light on cosmic mystery the 'best of both worlds,' scientists say
- NASA 'Day of Remembrance' marks 20 years since space shuttle Columbia tragedy
- SpaceX destacks Starship to prep for epic 33-engine test fire (photos)
- SpaceX Starlink launch spawns gorgeous dawn clouds in Florida sky
- Car-sized asteroid will pass extremely close to Earth tonight
- SpaceX and astronomers come to agreement on reducing Starlink astronomy impact
- Save over $200 on the Panasonic Lumix G100 mirrorless camera
- Japanese rocket launches radar spy satellite
- Grounded spacecraft look for new space rocks to visit, including notorious asteroid Apophis
- Boeing's Starliner crew capsule channels R2-D2 ahead of astronaut test flight
- Lego Icons Optimus Prime review
- Rubble-pile asteroids are 'giant space cushions' that live forever
- China's Yutu 2 rover still going strong after 4 years on the moon's far side
- SpaceX launches heaviest payload on reused rocket's 9th flight
- January 25
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- Escape the Empire in new 'Star Wars Jedi: Survivor' prequel novel
- SpaceX Crew Dragon may get a shield upgrade after Soyuz spacecraft leak
- Earth's inner core may be slowing down compared to the rest of the planet
- Fellow astronauts remember Apollo 7 pilot Walt Cunningham as friend and mentor
- Perseverance Mars rover files 1st detailed weather report
- 'Star Trek: Picard' Season 3 teaser builds excitement for upcoming final trailer
- James Webb Space Telescope suffers 2nd instrument glitch
- Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) shines bright while closest to the sun in gorgeous photo
- Save $135 on the Celestron NexStar 4SE computerized telescope
- See the moon meet up with Jupiter tonight (Jan. 25)
- Hunga Tonga undersea volcano eruption likely to make ozone hole larger in coming years
- Rocket Lab launches 1st Electron booster from US soil in twilight liftoff
- January 24
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- SpaceX's 1st orbital Starship looks supercool in these fueling test photos
- NASA's fatal Challenger launch still echoes through the agency today
- Perseverance Mars rover's samples will be curated at new NASA office in Houston
- How has Earth's core stayed as hot as the sun's surface for billions of years?
- James Webb Space Telescope discovers coldest interstellar ice ever seen
- Wow! Iceberg larger than London breaks off Antarctica (photos)
- Nikon Prostaff P3 8x42 binocular review
- Holy Stone HS700E review
- NASA and DARPA will build a nuclear rocket by 2027
- Watch asteroid 2023 BU pass close by Earth today in this free webcast
- Astronomers can't wait to search for signs of life and massive black-hole mergers
- See Venus and Saturn together beneath the crescent moon tonight (Jan. 24)
- Save $1000 on the Unistellar eQuinox computerized telescope
- The moon will eclipse Uranus Saturday (Jan. 28)
- Star Wars Micro Galaxy Squadron review
- Saturn IB rocket no longer safe to keep standing at Alabama rest stop
- Classified Chinese satellite releases small object in orbit
- SpaceX fuels up fully stacked Starship vehicle for 1st time ever (video)
- January 23
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- Hidden, never-before-seen penguin colony spotted from space
- United Launch Alliance's 1st Vulcan Centaur rocket arrives in Florida for debut flight
- 2 massive 'active regions' on the sun have rotated into Earth's view
- Bresser Junior Astro Planetarium Deluxe star projector review
- Rocket Lab to launch 1st Electron booster from US tonight. Here's how to watch live.
- How to see the green comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) visible in the night sky now as it approaches Earth
- Astronauts ring in Chinese New Year on Tiangong space station
- Apollo 11's Buzz Aldrin and new wife over the moon with wedding, 'as excited as eloping teenagers'
- A look back at Lyndon B. Johnson's space legacy, 50 years after his death
- Supersonic planes, rockets and megaconstellations could thwart ozone layer's recovery
- See Mercury at its highest point in the sky Tuesday morning (Jan. 24)
- The Lucy asteroid probe's solar array still isn't latched, but NASA's fine with it
- 'Little hurricanes' around young stars can help astronomers measure infant exoplanets
- Arrakhis: The tiny satellite aiming to reveal what dark matter is made of
- Don't miss the moon eclipse Mars next week on Monday (Jan. 30)
- January 22
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- Save $80 on the Ultimate Collector Series Lego Millennium Falcon set
- Google celebrates Lunar New Year 2023 with Year of the Rabbit doodle
- What are the Artemis Accords?
- Lunar New Year 2023 launches the Year of the Rabbit
- NASA scientist explains why Venus is Earth's 'evil twin' (video)
- Don't miss Saturn and Venus together in the night sky tonight
- January 21
- January 20
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- 'Tron 3' finally moving forward, with Jared Leto set to star: report
- NASA astronaut and 2 cosmonauts may stay on space station for a full year after Soyuz leak
- SpaceX astronaut missions for NASA: Crew-5 updates
- International Space Station: Live updates
- This wild DARPA CRANE X-plane could be a giant leap in aircraft design
- Spacewalking astronauts hit snags installing new solar array mount outside space station
- SpaceX rocket creates eerie blue spiral in night sky over Hawaii: reports
- James Webb Space Telescope's ground-breaking study of a planet-forming disk hints at future exoplanet discoveries
- Mars helicopter Ingenuity aces 40th Red Planet flight
- Tiny, bright flashes on the sun could help scientists predict solar flares
- Watch Venus and Saturn shine extra close together in a planet conjunction today in this free webcast (Jan. 22)
- This new authority will decide the fate of astronomy atop Hawaii's contested Maunakea volcano
- 1st-ever recovered US rocket stage, an artifact from Gemini 5, returns to launch site 60 years later
- SpaceX and NASA targeting Feb. 26 for Crew-6 astronaut launch
- Leptons: The elementary particles explained
- Astronomers capture radio signal from ancient galaxy at record-breaking distance
- BetaFPV Pavo25 Walksnail Whoop review
- Watch 2 astronauts perform 1st spacewalk of 2023 at space station today
- Star survives spaghettification by black hole
- January 19
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- China launches 14 commercial satellites into orbit atop Long March 2D rocket (video)
- Brilliant green comet loses part of its tail to solar storm in this stunning astrophotographer photo
- SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch spotted from space station (photo)
- SpaceX GPS launch delivers stunning sunrise views (photos)
- Light pollution is erasing stars from the night sky at breakneck pace. It's only going to get worse.
- Artemis 1 moon mannequins unpacked from Orion spacecraft (photos)
- Newfound alien planet has nuclear fusion going in its core
- BioLite Charge PD series power bank review
- Sweden just opened an orbital spaceport, Europe's new 'gateway to space'
- Save over $118 on the Celestron Inspire 100 AZ telescope
- Ancient 'guest star' may mark rare collision of stellar corpses
- What is astrobiology?
- What time is the conjunction of Venus and Saturn on Sunday (Jan. 22)?
- See the Gamma Ursae Minorid meteor shower peak on Thursday (Jan. 19)
- See '3 days in the life' of gorgeous green comet as it heads towards Earth (photo)
- Astronomers weighed our Milky Way, and it's lighter than expected
- January 18
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- 3.3 billion Milky Way objects revealed by colossal astronomical survey
- 'Absolutely bonkers' aurora lights up the sky above Iceland (video)
- Newfound ultra-faint dwarf galaxies are 'pristine fossils of the early universe'
- 'Unwanted fire' may have caused ABL Space Systems' launch failure
- Satellite spots glowing lava inside erupting Hawaiian volcano
- Save over 50% on these Hexeum night vision binoculars
- Save 20% on the Celestron NexStar Evolution 9.25 telescope
- Black holes at galactic centers blast out 10 times more light than previously thought
- Will China's Zhurong Mars rover wake up from its worrying hibernation?
- SpaceX launches advanced GPS satellite for US Space Force, nails the landing
- Kerbal Space Program 2 to feature Atlas V rocket launch audio
- Lego Star Wars Inquisitor Transport Scythe review
- Meteorite that crashed onto UK driveway contains the building blocks of life
- Get a free Elite strap worth $60 when you grab a Meta Quest 2 VR headset
- SpaceX Dragon capsule to be 5-person 'lifeboat' in event of ISS emergency
- Watch Venus and Saturn begin joining up in the night sky this week
- January 17
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- James Webb Space Telescope uncovers starbirth clues at 'cosmic noon' for 33,000 young stars
- SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket stuns viewers with gorgeous liftoff (photos)
- 'The Mandalorian' Season 3 trailer reveals the return of 'Baby Yoda' Grogu
- China launches classified remote sensing and tech test satellites (video)
- Creality Ender 5 S1 review: speed and precision
- NASA satellite view shows California's soaked start to 2023
- Could humans use black holes to time travel?
- Save over $70 on this Celestron 70AZ LT telescope kit
- Two Point Campus brings gamers to space with Space Academy DLC
- New Tarantula Nebula mosaic captures spectacular star formation
- Best free Star Wars 3D prints
- Milky Way's 'poor old heart' could reveal how our galaxy formed
- Surprise asteroid photobombs Hubble telescope image. Can you spot it?
- National Geographic 6x21 children's binoculars review
- Interstellar space: What is it and where does it begin?
- January 16
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- Rare, 'rule-breaking' quasicrystal found in chunk of 'fossilized' lightning
- UV radiation pulse played a role in a mass extinction event, fossilized pollen reveals
- Guardians of the Galaxy's Groot finally gets an origin story in new Marvel Comics series
- How to view and photograph comets
- See Venus and Saturn snuggle in the sky Sunday (Jan. 22)
- 'Impossible' neutron stars could explain strange flashes
- Galaxies in early universe were surprisingly diverse, James Webb Space Telescope finds
- We finally know why mysterious waves appear to survive the journey through Earth's turbulent 'shock' region
- January 15
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- SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket launches classified mission for US Space Force
- Why hasn't E.T. phoned Earth? Maybe aliens are waiting for the exact right moment.
- Incredible time-lapse photo captures the sun during an 8-year sunspot peak
- Powerful linear accelerator begins smashing atoms – 2 scientists on the team explain how it could reveal rare forms of matter
- Spectacular Butterfly Nebula offers a glimpse of our sun's final fate
- NASA needs your help finding alien worlds
- Brace yourself for Clone Force 99's return with 'Star Wars: The Bad Batch' Season 2
- January 14
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- After the James Webb Space Telescope, what's the next big thing for astronomers?
- Miss USA R'Bonney Gabriel celebrates NASA moon landing in Miss Universe 2023 national costume contest
- See the moon in its half-lit last quarter phase tonight (Jan. 14)
- Watch a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launch a classified military payload today after delay
- World's largest plane, Stratolaunch's Roc, aces 2nd captive-carry test flight
- January 13
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- 2022 was 5th-hottest year on record despite cooling La Nina conditions
- Tim Dodd, the 'Everyday Astronaut,' gets down to Earth about SpaceX moon trip
- Darth Vader stars in new 'Black, White & Red' anthology in April
- Hungry black hole is transforming star into a stellar taffy and a cosmic donut
- These are the most detailed images of the moon ever taken on Earth
- As sun's most active regions turn toward Earth, potential for violent solar activity builds
- The Matrix Resurrections would make an amazing video game
- China launches new commercial communications satellite to orbit
- Mars rover Perseverance spots Ingenuity helicopter resting on sand dune (photo)
- Lego Star Wars UCS Republic Gunship review
- Sending atomic clocks close to the sun could unlock the secrets of dark matter
- Mars meteorite with organic molecules holds clues to chances of ancient life
- Bright green comet a rare 'messenger from the outer reaches of our solar system,' astronomers say
- A dazzling green comet not seen since the Stone Age has stargazers thrilled in these amazing photos
- NASA starts designing futuristic space telescope to hunt for alien Earths
- January 12
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- NASA's tiny Lunar Flashlight moon probe may be in trouble in deep space
- SpaceX's giant Starship rocket spotted from space by satellite (and poses for epic photos, too)
- Missing the moment history happens: The media and 'NewSpace' (op-ed)
- Pentagon releases its long-awaited 2022 UFO report
- 'Planet factories' may explain mysterious diversity of super-Earth alien worlds
- The 1st galaxies may have formed much earlier than we thought, James Webb Space Telescope reveals
- Snoopy comes home: NASA photos show 'zero-g indicator' after trip to the moon
- Save up to $280 on 3D printers in the Anycubic New Year's sale
- Lego Star Wars BD-1 review
- James Webb Space Telescope notches 1st rocky planet confirmation
- Satellites measure emissions from giant coal-fired power plant for the 1st time
- The Guardians of the Galaxy explore strange spaceways in Marvel Comics' upcoming series
- Lego Star Wars The Mandalorian’s N-1 Starfighter review
- Watch Mars reverse directions in the sky tonight (Jan. 12)
- Construction begins on NASA's NEO Surveyor asteroid-hunting telescope
- January 11
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- NASA opens hatch of Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft (photo)
- In photos: Virgin Orbit's first UK launch from Spaceport Cornwall
- Rocket Lab targeting Jan. 23 for 1st launch from US soil
- 7-year eclipse reveals 'exceptionally rare' binary system with 1000-year orbit
- Rare 'green pea' galaxy may be the most 'chemically primitive' galaxy ever discovered
- Astronomers make 1st-ever 3D map of Local Bubble's magnetic fields
- NASA's Juno Jupiter probe bounces back from memory glitch
- SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule returns to Earth after 6-week stay at space station
- Solar flare hat trick: Sun unleashes another powerful X-flare in less than a week!
- Everything we know about Star Wars Jedi Survivor: release date, plot & more
- Russia to launch new Soyuz capsule to replace leaky spacecraft on space station
- Curiosity rover discovers opal gems on Mars with clues to watery past
- Astronomers spot the most distant stars in the Milky Way — a million light-years away
- NASA moon camera on South Korean probe takes a peek where the sun doesn't shine
- 10 ways to save money on astrophotography gear 2023
- Destiny 2 beginner’s guide: joining the fight before Lightfall
- See 133 days on the sun in just 2 minutes in this mesmerizing NASA video
- SpaceX stacks giant Starship rocket again to prep for test flight (video)
- 1st orbital rocket launch by ABL Space Systems fails
- January 10
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- Final 'Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania' trailer dives into the Quantum Realm
- SpaceX fires up Falcon Heavy rocket ahead of Saturday launch (photo)
- China issues gold and silver coins to mark completion of Tiangong space station
- Astronomers find 2nd Earth-size planet in intriguing alien solar system
- Failed Virgin Orbit launch leaves open opportunity for UK as a space 'underdog'
- LauncherOne rocket from failed Virgin Orbit launch spotted crashing to Earth (video)
- Hungry black holes trapped in an intimate dance feast on leftovers from a galactic merger
- Not far out: can games predict the future of commercial space travel
- Virgin Orbit, UK space agency to investigate rocket launch failure
- Everything we know about Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
- SpaceX launches 1st European solar sail on Transporter 6 mission
- Early James Webb Space Telescope findings take center stage at key astronomy conference
- Pew, pew! Massive 'oddball' blasts a jet of material at over a million mph
- SpaceX and NASA target Crew-6 astronaut launch in mid-February
- SpaceX's next Falcon Heavy rocket is gearing up for launch in these photos
- Virgin Orbit rocket suffers anomaly during 1st launch from UK
- January 9
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- Huge solar flare erupts on the sun from 'hyperactive' sunspot
- SpaceX could launch 1st Starship orbital flight in February, Elon Musk says
- SpaceX launches 51 Starlink internet satellites today after delays
- Astronomy photographer of the year competition opens for submissions
- James Webb Space Telescope spies massive shockwave and baby dwarf galaxy in Stephan's Quintet
- A dead NASA satellite from the 1980s just fell to Earth to meet its fiery demise
- Half-Life games ranked, worst to best
- China's 1st Mars rover and Tianwen 1 orbiter may have gone silent: report
- 2 tiny space weather satellites deployed from space station
- Best space games on Xbox Game Pass
- Astronauts Memorial Foundation notes NASA's return to the moon with new collectible
- All systems go for Virgin Orbit's first UK launch, a historic 1st for Europe. Watch it live today.
- 'One of the greatest damn mysteries of physics': We studied distant suns in the most precise astronomical test of electromagnetism yet
- Rare green comet makes closest approach to the sun. How to watch it live tonight (Jan. 12).
- SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule heads home from space station
- January 8
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- Amazing photos of gorgeously green Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF)
- SpaceX launches 40 OneWeb internet satellites, lands rocket (video)
- BlueWalker 3, an enormous and bright communications satellite, is genuinely alarming astronomers
- This is our best look yet at how young stars stifle planetary formation
- NASA's moon-orbiting space station will be claustrophobic, architect says
- What is Intuitive Machines and how is it aiming for the moon?
- January 7
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- Q&A with Dr. Z: Former NASA science chief talks about his 6 years at the helm
- What time will newfound comet be closest to the sun next week?
- 1st full moon of 2023 was a wonderful Wolf Moon worldwide (photos)
- Hubble Space Telescope captures exquisite view of nearby star cluster before it fades away
- Space mining startups see a rich future on asteroids and the moon
- January 6
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- Dead NASA satellite will crash to Earth on Jan. 8
- Satellites watch atmospheric river continue to drench California
- Virgin Orbit aims to launch historic mission from UK on Monday
- James Webb Space Telescope spies Milky Way mimics that could challenge theories of galaxy evolution
- Wild mission concepts would melt into icy moons, surf on sunlight to the ice giants, and more
- Watch a comet make its closest approach in 50,000 years online next week
- Satellites watch Europe get hit by most severe winter heatwave ever
- Previously hidden sunspot unleashes colossal X-class solar flare as it turns to face Earth
- 10 best camera gifts for astrophotography and videography 2023
- A comet not seen in 50,000 years is coming. Here's what you need to know
- Crew set to fly on Boeing Starliner add final touches to mission patch
- Perseverance rover marks 1 Mars year on Red Planet
- Howl at January's Wolf Moon as the 1st full moon of 2023 rises tonight
- January 5
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- Fly to space and back with SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in amazing video
- Tiny Space Force weather cubesat went up on SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket
- Massive, months-long volcanic eruption roils Jupiter's moon Io
- Track NASA's space radiation experiment BioSentinel as it flies around the sun
- Perseverance Mars rover's sample cache now 40% complete
- Space candy: Asteroid smashed by NASA's DART probe looks a bit like an M&M, scientists say
- Hubble Space Telescope spots ghostly light from ancient wayward stars
- NASA chief says 2023 will be a 'game-changing' year for space and aeronautics (video)
- Solar-sailing probes may soon get their moment in the sun
- 'We're in a space race.' NASA chief says US 'better watch out' for China's moon goals
- See a 5-planet parade in the night sky this month. Venus and Saturn stand out.
- Save over $100 on the Celestron 114AZ-SR telescope this new year
- 'Space Legend' watch set celebrates 1975 visit by Apollo-Soyuz crew to Disney
- Moon scientists hail Artemis opportunities while still learning from Apollo
- January 4
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- Satellites watch 'atmospheric river' bring extreme rain to California (photos)
- South Korea's moon mission snaps stunning Earth pics after successful lunar arrival
- The sky isn't just blue — airglow makes it green, yellow and red too
- A giant plasma cloud bursts from the sun, but fortunately it won't hit Earth
- Private Japanese lunar lander performs 2nd major maneuver on its way to the moon
- Cosmic serpent slithers through stellar nursery in stunning new image
- 61 rocket launches! SpaceX celebrates record-breaking 2022
- Joby GorillaPod 5K Tripod review
- Scientists just tried to see inside an asteroid with radio waves from this HAARP array
- Sparkling Hubble Space Telescope photo shows ancient globular cluster near Milky Way's heart
- January 3
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- NASA's Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft arrives in Florida (photos)
- Astronaut Walt Cunningham, who test-flew Apollo 7 command module, dies at 90
- NASA asks SpaceX about International Space Station rescue options
- Newfound 'hot Jupiter' exoplanet celebrates New Year's every 5 days
- Chinese moon mission's sample haul includes exotic volcanic rocks
- Some black hole mergers happen in chaotic star cluster 'carnivals'
- New year, new space stuff: A look ahead at 2023 in space memorabilia
- James Webb Space Telescope captures chaotic cosmic collision
- SpaceX launches 114 satellites and nails rocket landing in its landmark 200th flight
- 'Mind-boggling' alloy is Earth's toughest material, even at extreme temperatures
- Does consciousness explain quantum mechanics?
- Hubble telescope spots magnificent open star cluster 160,000 light-years away
- Here's what China's 1st moon landing with astronauts might look like (video)
- January 2
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- Feeding black hole blows 'cosmic bubbles' amid high-energy burps
- Watch NASA's SWOT satellite unfold in space to map Earth's water in stunning video
- Possible naked-eye comet will visit Earth for 1st time since Neanderthals in 2023
- How gravitational waves can 'see inside' black holes
- Quadrantid meteor shower, one of the best of the year, peaking now at the wrong time
- Watch SpaceX launch 1st rocket of 2023 with EOS SAT-1 and 113 other satellites today!
- Why time-traveling tachyons probably don't exist
- Hubble telescope spies a swarm of stars in a cosmic beehive
- January 1
