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Night sky for tonight: Visible planets, stars and more in this evening's sky
By Jamie Carter last updated
Find out what you can see in the night sky for tonight, from planets and stars to dazzling meteor showers.

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket streaks into Florida's night sky carrying Starlink satellites to orbit (video)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites in a nighttime liftoff from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Tuesday (Nov. 18).

The Euclid space telescope observed 1.2 million galaxies in just 1 year. Here's what we've learned
By Robert Lea published
The data is starting to reveal how galaxies and their black holes evolve.

Walk through the asteroid strike that killed the dinosaurs with American Museum of Natural History's new 'Impact' exhibit
By Joanna Thompson published
"It sounds like science fiction or the stuff of Hollywood movies."

Ryan Gosling and 'Rocky' team up to save the galaxy in new 'Project Hail Mary' trailer (video)
By Jeff Spry published
"His planet's dying, too. We're here for the same reason."

The James Webb Space Telescope may have finally found the 1st stars in the universe
By Robert Lea published
"We really needed the sensitivity of JWST. We also needed the 100 times magnification from gravitational lensing from a galaxy cluster between us and LAP1-B."

Do the cores of dead stars exist forever?
By Paul Sutter published
Regular stars collapse and die once they run out of fuel for their nuclear reactions, but the white dwarfs just sit there, hanging out, for eternity.

Best telescopes ahead of Black Friday 2025: Observe stars, galaxies and nebulas
By Gemma Lavender last updated
Buying Guide These are the best telescopes for stargazing and astronomy. Black Friday arrives next week on Nov. 28.
Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!

