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At the start of this new year, we look back at close-up pictures and solar flare data recorded by the ESA-led Solar Orbiter mission over the last three years. See and hear for yourself how the number of flares and their intensity increase, a clear sign of the Sun approaching the peak of the 11-year solar cycle.
A rare group of aligned, star-birthing dwarf galaxies resemble a cosmic string of pearls.
Aurora alert — a coronal hole is spewing fast solar wind toward Earth, potentially boosting geomagnetic activity and supercharging northern lights Jan. 4 to Jan. 5.
An independent review team is delivering a final report to NASA leadership to determine if the agency's Mars Sample Return mission is salvageable after facing scrutiny for its $11 billion budget.
A rendering of the Thuraya 4-NGS satellite on orbit. Graphic: Space42
SpaceX is preparing for its first Falcon 9 launch of 2025, which will launch a telecommunications satellite designed to serve regions in Africa, Central Asia, Europe and the Middle East.
The Indian Space Research Organization’s PSLV-C60 rocket lifts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre to begin the SpaDeX mission. Image: ISRO
India made another important leap forward in its space program with the launch of its first on-orbit docking demonstration mission on Friday, Dec. 30.
Celestial fireworks that erupt all year long but last a fraction of a second, fast radio bursts, may have traced them to the immediate surroundings of extreme and highly magnetic dead stars.
This New Year's Day, NASA's Parker Solar Probe added to the festive cheer by sending home its first detailed telemetry data soon after its record-breaking closest-ever approach to the sun.
"Alien: Rogue Incursion" virtual reality game for PSVR and and PCVR available now
A newly discovered way for oxygen to form in carbon-dioxide-rich atmospheres of exoplanets could help guide scientists' search for alien life.
Kenya Space Agency officials report a large, “red-hot” metallic ring roughly 8 feet (2.5 meters) in diameter fell from the sky, crashing into Mukuku village.
Some black holes at the centers of galaxies have a buddy − but detecting these binary pairs isn’t easy
Fall 2024 makes history in the record books as the warmest on record in the past 130 years.
The 2025 Quadrantid meteor shower peaks overnight on Jan. 3, and could produce between 60 to 120 meteors per hour.
Galaxies in the early universe tend to be clumpy, but the new JWST discovery of a "grand design" spiral galaxy just 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang has scientists stumped.
Skeleton Crew's sixth episode splits the team apart ahead of their much-desired return to At Attin and a final confrontation with Jod.
"The Spiderweb protocluster is an ideal laboratory for investigating the relationship between black holes and star formation in detail."
The Panasonic Leica Summilux DG 15mm f/1.7 ASPH is a Micro Four Thirds prime lens offering an equivalent focal length of 30mm.
As the animated show comes to an end, we look back at the best 'Trek' gags from the final frontier.
Space.com's image of the day rounds up the most awe-inspiring space photos right here, with a new image everyday.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket soars into the clouds during the Starlink 12-6 mission, the final orbital launch around the world in 2024. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now
Updated Dec. 31 at 1:45 a.m. EST (0645 UTC): SpaceX confirms deployment of the 21 Starlink satellites.
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