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A sunset showing the black curve of the Earth with a golden band of light just above and a blue band of light above that

Astronaut sees sunset from space | Space photo of the day for Jan. 27, 2026

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

The views of the setting sun are just as spectacular from space as they are on Earth.

International Space Station
An illustration shows a direct collapse black hole forming at the heart of a Little Red Dot

Are mysterious 'Little Red Dots' discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope actually nurseries for direct-collapse black holes?

By Robert Lea published

"It is exciting to think that Little Red Dots may represent the first direct observational evidence of the birth of the most massive black holes in the universe."

Black Holes
An artist's impression of an asteroid fragmenting into multiple chunks. The chunks come from a glowing light to the left of the image

Venus may get a huge meteor shower this July, thanks to a long-ago asteroid breakup

By Keith Cooper published

This coming July, Venus could plow through the dust generated by an asteroid breakup thousands of years ago, potentially sparking an impressive meteor shower.

Venus
graphic with night sky in large font and silhouettes of people below looking up at the night sky.

Night sky tonight: See the moon shine with the Pleiades in the southeastern 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.

Stargazing

Aurora forecast Jan. 27 - Northern lights remain relatively subdued tonight ahead of possible midweek uptick

By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated

The latest aurora forecast for tonight help you make sure you're in the right place at the right time to see the northern lights.

Auroras
A close up of the sun with a solar flare present on the right of the solar disk.

Magnetic avalanches on the sun reveal the hidden engine powering solar flares

By Keith Cooper published

"This is one of the most exciting results from Solar Orbiter so far."

The Sun
A new experiment created the pressure experienced at the core of an alien world more than three times larger than Earth — a super-Earth — to investigate what happens to materials in its depths.

Super-Earth exoplanets may have built-in magnetic protection from churning magma — and that's good news for life

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

"A strong magnetic field is very important for life on a planet."

Exoplanets
The Artemis 2 crew poses in front of an Orion simulator Jan. 23, 2026 at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. From left: Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, Jeremy Hansen and Victor Glover.

Artemis 2 astronauts enter quarantine ahead of historic NASA moon launch

By Mike Wall published

The four astronauts of NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission went into quarantine on Jan. 23, keeping everything on track for a possible launch in early February.

Human Spaceflight

Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge gets an upgrade, as the Disneyland attraction adds classic characters from the original trilogy

By Jeff Spry published

Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, and Darth Vader are coming to Batuu!

Entertainment
Glowing swirls of purple and orange gas mix with bright twinkly stars against a dark deep space background

James Webb Space Telescope sees comet-seeding crystals flowing far from newborn star (photo)

By Samantha Mathewson published

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has spotted a young star flinging heat-formed crystals outward on a cosmic conveyor belt, offering a new clue to how comets evolve.

James Webb Space Telescope
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