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Not only is Lego launching a host of new models this Star Wars Day, there are some fantastic sets out there already. We've harnessed the power of the Dark Side to bring you the very best.

On Episode 208 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with Space.com's Mike Wall about the risks and realities of the new space race to the moon.

SpaceX launched 45 satellites to orbit from California early Sunday morning (May 3), including a South Korean spacecraft that was originally supposed to fly in 2022.

Finally, Mando's sleek N-1 starfighter gets the Lego Star Wars UCS set it deserves and, if you're fast, you can claim a free Lego model of the fabled Darksaber.

Astronomers call this "eruptive mass loss," and it's a stellar drama we're still trying to fully grasp.

From chasing the Milky Way to using your eyes as nature intended, here are some often-overlooked truths that make all the difference under the night sky.

The human heart shrivels away in space, but researchers have found that mini-hearts grown from human stem cells sprout in space significantly faster than in labs on Earth.

Lego's larger Yoda models do not have a great track record, but this Lego Star Wars Yoda bust is such astonishing spectacle I have to own it. Or several.

NASA astronaut Chris Williams photographed a fireball from above recently, capturing the stunning site from aboard the International Space Station.

Early galaxies were star-forming machines, gobbling up gas and spitting out stars with a furious intensity. A new model helps explain why things were so different back then.

From Japan to Turkey, celebrate Star Wars Day with this global collection of original trilogy posters.

Star Wars superfan and YouTube sensation Zach King recreates the seminal 1977 sci-fi film using cardboard.

The Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks this week, but will you be able to see it?

May the 4th 2026 includes the Mandalorian’s N-1 Starfighter, which will be seen in the upcoming Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu movie

The Ucayali River snakes across the rainforest in this image captured by NASA astronaut Jessica Meir from the International Space Station.

Artemis 2's Orion capsule has returned to its Florida launch site, just three weeks after carrying four astronauts on a historic journey around the moon's far side.

SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket flew for the first time in 18 months Wednesday (April 29), and a sharp-eyed satellite was watching.

Wispy nebula clouds can be seen reflecting the blue-white light of the Pleiades in the stunning amateur photo.

'When we started visualizing this world, we wanted to do right by the fans'