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Why I'm hunting for Comet Pan-STARRS right now — before it's too late

A rare long-period comet returns after 170,000 years — here's how to find comet C/2025 R3 (Pan-STARRS) before sunrise this April, with key dates, viewing tips and the best mornings to look.

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'They’re not shipping cows up to Mars': 'For All Mankind' creators talk scientific accuracy and colonial inspirations behind season 5 (interview)

We chat with "For All Mankind" creators Ben Nedivi and Matt Wolbert about season 5's dramatic arc, scientific accuracy, and real-world parallels.

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Artemis 2 spies a crescent Earth above the moon's horizon | Space photo of the day for April 10, 2026

Earth shines above the lunar horizon in a new Artemis 2 photo.

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Ripples in spacetime may have revealed 1st evidence of tiny black holes born in the Big Bang

Gravitational waves may have provided the first tantalizing evidence of tiny primordial black holes born during the Big Bang, which could account for dark matter.

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Where will NASA's Artemis 2 moon astronauts make their splashdown today?

The Artemis 2 astronauts will return to Earth this evening (April 10) with a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. Here's where they'll hit the water, and why that spot was chosen.

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The Artemis 2 astronauts got a private 'Project Hail Mary' screening before launch. Here's their verdict

'We all thought that movie was really uplifting and inspiring.'

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Crew of tiny worms readies for April 11 launch to International Space Station

A crew of tiny worms will spend six months aboard the International Space Station, helping researchers better understand how long-term spaceflight affects human astronauts.

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'It probably will start a precedent': Why satellite company's withholding of Iran imagery has this expert worried

In response to a request from the U.S. government, Planet Labs made a decision not to share photos of Iran as well as the larger conflict region in the Middle East indefinitely

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A house-size asteroid is heading toward Earth tonight: Here's what you need to know

The asteroid is on the European Space Agency's Risk List, but poses no threat to Earth or the moon during the close approach.

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Watch Artemis 2 race back to Earth in this telescope livestream tonight

A Virtual Telescope Project livestream will track NASA's Artemis 2 Orion spacecraft as it races back toward Earth. Here's how to watch it live.

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1 week until the Lyrid meteor shower lights up April skies: Here's what you need to know

The Lyrid meteor shower peaks overnight on April 21-22.

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NASA astronaut Leland Melvin makes a cartoon cameo in latest episode of Disney+'s 'Hey A.J.!'

'I’m proof that if you keep dreaming big, you too can be out of this world.'

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Artemis 2 astronaut poses for epic selfie | Space photo of the day for April 9, 2026

Astronaut Christina Koch poses with zero-gravity indicator "Rise" in the viewport of the Artemis 2 Orion spacecraft.

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'We all pretty much broke down right there': Inside the Artemis 2 astronauts' emotional moment near the moon

Just after they broke the human spaceflight distance record, the Artemis 2 astronauts shared a powerful moment that deepened their already profound bond.

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Light pollution has brightened Earth by 16% since 2014, satellites find

Artificial lights at night brightened up planet Earth by 16% from 2014 to 2022, a new study using satellite images has found.

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Artemis 2 mission sends 'Kerbal Space Program' player numbers soaring to the Mun

Anything NASA can do, you can do too.

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All eyes on Orion’s heat shield: Artemis 2 astronauts will hit Earth's atmosphere at nearly 24,000 mph on April 10

Artemis 2's Orion capsule will hit Earth's atmosphere at nearly 24,000 mph on April 10. A heat shield and 11 parachutes will help it survive the fiery trip and splash down safely.

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May full moon 2026: When, where and how to see the Flower Moon

Your guide to May's full Flower Moon, from peak times to skywatching highlights.

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Large Hadron Collider gives scientists their best look yet at conditions right after the Big Bang

The ALICE experiment at the world's most powerful particle accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider, has given scientists their best look yet at quark-gluon plasma, the primordial matter that filled the universe moments after the Big Bang.

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'The Expanse: Osiris Reborn' has lots of 'Mass Effect' DNA, but its developers are teasing a far more grounded sci-fi RPG

Owlcat Games' take on The Expanse is wearing its influences proudly, while also carving out its own hard sci-fi identity.

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'Audible screams of delight' from NASA scientists over micrometeorite impacts on the moon witnessed by Artemis 2 astronauts

NASA scientists are thrilled with the Artemis 2 astronauts' moon flyby observations —especially the micrometeor impact flashes they saw.

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Artemis 2 astronauts spy the Milky Way | Space photo of the day for April 8, 2026

The image captures the glowing ribbon of the galactic plane, where the vast majority of the Milky Way's stars are concentrated.

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Artemis 2 moon astronauts capture space history — on their iPhones

The Artemis 2 astronauts are capturing spectacular photos of the moon and Earth on their iPhones in space.

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Galaxy starves its supermassive black hole, loses 95% of its brightness

"It is fascinating that an active galactic nucleus can change its brightness so dramatically over such a short period of time."

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'It just made it even more special': Being so far from Earth makes you appreciate our planet even more, Artemis 2 astronaut says

Seeing Earth from space changes your perspective. And this "overview effect" is magnified when you're looking back from beyond the moon, according to Artemis 2's Christina Koch.

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