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The Rubin Observatory will change the game for astronomy — if satellite companies don't get in the way

Scientists gathered in a conference earlier this year in an effort to solve the issue of satellite streaks ruining a powerful new Earth-based observatory's data.

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60 years of 'Star Trek': The colorful origins of the rainbow warp effect

'Starfleet Academy' sports a cool 60th anniversary intro honoring this colorful optical effect.

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'War of the Worlds' in reverse? Mars dirt could help fight off a microbial invasion from Earth

Tests conducted with tardigrades suggest that there is something in Martian dirt that dramatically reduces biological activity.

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Auroras on Jupiter's giant moon Ganymede look like Earth's northern lights, NASA spacecraft reveals

Ganymede's auroras splinter into small, bright patches — structures that mirror features seen in Earth's own auroral displays.

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SpaceX Starlink launch creates gorgeous 'jellyfish' in predawn Florida skies (video, photos)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 29 Starlink satellites launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Wednesday (March 4), creating a sky show for early risers.

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Antarctica has lost 5,000 square miles of 'grounded ice' in the last 30 years, satellite images reveal

Antarctica has lost nearly 5,000 square miles of "grounded ice" in 30 years, as warming ocean waters drive retreat in vulnerable regions, a new study finds.

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Russia fixes launch pad damaged by Thanksgiving astronaut launch to the International Space Station

Russia has fixed Site 31 at Baikonur Cosmodrome, the only pad supporting the nation's human spaceflight missions. It had been out of commission since late November.

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Spectacular spiral galaxy revealed by James Webb Space Telescope | Space photo of the day for March 4, 2026

The James Webb Space Telescope captured a stunning spiral galaxy 65 million light-years away, revealing glowing dust clouds and stellar nurseries.

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Did these spruce trees really 'predict' a solar eclipse? Scientists are split

Science is messy business. Finding the truth is easier said than done.

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NASA is overhauling its Artemis program. What does that mean for humanity's return to the moon?

In a major shakeup of the Artemis program, NASA is adding more missions to its timeline to land astronauts on the moon in 2028.

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The total lunar eclipse 2026 dazzles in incredible photos from around the world

From city skylines to remote dark skies, skywatchers worldwide captured the total lunar eclipse 2026 in all its crimson glory.

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NASA repairs Artemis 2 moon rocket in hopes of an April lunar launch

NASA has repaired its Artemis 2 rocket, apparently keeping things on track for a possible April launch of the first crewed moon mission in more than 50 years.

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Lessons from 'The Martian': How astronaut poop could help us settle the Red Planet

By fertilizing inorganic regolith with organic human waste that has been processed through bioreactors, future astronauts living on Mars could be able to create their own organic soil.

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'Masters of the Universe': Release date, plot, cast, and everything we know about He-Man's big screen return

He-Man prepares to renew hostilities with Skeletor in a live-action reboot of the toy-inspired cartoon. But does he still have the power?

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Japan's private Space One Kairos rocket explodes after launch failure during 3rd test flight

The Japanese company Space One launched its Kairos rocket for the third time ever today (March 4). The rocket failed, as it did on its first two attempts.

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Spiral galaxy is a stunning cosmic wheel in head-turning image | Space photo of the day for March 3, 2026

The galaxy NGC 941 was imaged by the Subaru Telescope at the summit of Maunakea, Hawai'i.

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This record-breaking quadruple star system is so jam-packed it could fit between Jupiter and our sun

"TIC 120362137 is currently the most compact known 3+1-type quadruple star system."

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The 'Helldivers 2' annual report is in, and you have a lot of friendly fire to explain

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The world's 1st private space telescope just spotted its 1st star. Here's what it saw.

The world's first commercial space telescope has released its first image as it begins its journey to help track nearby stars that might host habitable exoplanets.

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Rare glass from 6-million-year-old meteorite strike found in Brazil — but the crater is still missing

There are only a few known fields of tektites in the entire world, and scientists just found another in Brazil.

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How fast is the universe actually expanding? Ripples in spacetime could finally solve 'Hubble tension'

Using gravitational waves as a measure of the universe's rate of expansion could solve the biggest headache in physics, the so-called "Hubble tension."

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From Hyrule to the heavens: Here's what 'The Legend of Zelda' gets right (and wrong) about the blood moon

"The blood moon rises once again! Please be careful, Link."

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Total lunar eclipse weather forecast: Will US skies be clear for the blood moon?

Cloud cover outlook for the total lunar eclipse — where the blood moon will be visible.

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4 bright planets light up March evenings — here's where and when to look

Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and Mars shine together after sunset in early March, with Mercury at its best of 2026.

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SpaceX deploys two more Starlink groups into orbit on March 1 bicoastal launches (video)

SpaceX Falcon 9 launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida lofted 54 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit on Sunday, March 1, 2026.

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