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Eclipse expert Jamie Carter wins media award for extensive solar eclipse coverage
By Daisy Dobrijevic published
We spoke to Jamie Carter about winning the award and his plans for future solar eclipses.
'Devil Comet' 12P/Pons-Brooks reaches peak brightness tonight. Here's how to see it
By Samantha Mathewson published
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks visits the inner solar system every 71 years and will reach its closest to the sun on Sunday (April 21), appearing bright enough to possibly be seen by the naked eye.
Cosmonaut Muhammed Faris, first Syrian in space, dies at 72
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
Muhammed Faris, who was the first cosmonaut from Syria and second Arab to fly into space, has died at the age of 72.
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 107 — Mars Sample Return Blues
By Space.com Staff published
On Episode 107 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with journalist Leonard David about NASA's troubled Mars sample return mission.
Those magic minutes during April 8's solar eclipse brought me to tears
By Meredith Garofalo published
There have been some cool moments in my life, but totality in Dallas moves to a top slot.
Everything we know about 'The Fantastic Four'
By Fran Ruiz published
After several years in development and pre-production at Marvel Studios, The Fantastic Four is finally coming to the big screen in 2025. Here's all we know.
NASA satellite's 'shocking' space junk near-miss was even closer than thought
By Mike Wall published
The Feb. 28 encounter between NASA's TIMED satellite and a dead Russian spacecraft was even closer than first thought — a mere 33 feet (10 meters) or so, NASA officials said.
NASA's Juno probe captures amazing views of Jupiter's volcanic moon Io (video)
By Meredith Garofalo published
NASA's Juno probe continues to give us more insight into Jupiter and the giant planet's moons, including Io, the most volcanically active object in the solar system.
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