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Boys from the Dwarf: Looking back at 'Red Dwarf', the sci-fi show that had a huge impact on my childhood

Red Dwarf's scouse technician Dave Lister was the last human alive, a down-on-his-luck slobbish space-hero long before Peter Quill guarded the galaxy.

Why are some stars always visible while others come and go with the seasons?

So, why is it that Orion is not always visible in the night sky, and certainly not in the same location month after month, while the Big Dipper always is?

Galaxy season: Spring brings deep space wonder to the northern hemisphere night sky

Spring skies reveal some of the best galaxies visible to backyard telescopes.

NASA Administrator teases further Artemis program updates in one-on-one interview

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman (right) speaks with Spaceflight Now Reporter Will Robinson-Smith (left) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center to discuss the Artemis program and other agency initiatives. Image: John Pisani/Spaceflight Now

NASA has it’s sights set on launching the Artemis 2 mission no earlier than April 1. The determination came following the conclusion of a two-day, agency-level review of the Moon-bound flight, which took place at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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Arizona's Meteor Crater is still revealing new secrets 50,000 years later

Arizona's Meteor Crater remains 'the perfect natural laboratory' for studying what happens when meteors strike Earth, scientists say.

Hubble and NASA space telescopes track 'game-changing' gamma-ray burst back to neutron star collision in 'forbidden' region of the universe

Astronomers have tracked a powerful blast of radiation back to its source, finding a neutron star collision within colliding galaxies.

NASA ready for another shot at launching Artemis 2 moon mission

Technicians and engineers perform prelaunch work on the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft inside the Vehicle Assembly Building on Feb. 26, 2026. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now

NASA plans to haul its Artemis 2 moon rocket back out to its seaside launch pad next week to ready the huge booster for blastoff as early as April 1 on a delayed-but-historic flight to send four astronauts on a nine-day trip to the moon, the agency announced Thursday.

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A Glorious Spiral of Star Formation

To understand how stars form, astronomers need to watch the process play out in galaxies. That simple fact is behind PHANGS, the Physics at High Angular resolution in Nearby GalaxieS survey. It's a large-scale, multiwavelength, multitelescope survey of dozens of nearby spiral galaxies. Its targets are galaxies close enough that star-forming features like giant molecular clouds (GMCs), HII regions, and stellar clusters can be resolved.

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Russia aims to reclaim Soviet space glory with 2036 launch of ambitious Venus mission

Russia plans to launch the Venera-D mission to Venus in 2036, continuing the Soviet Union's legacy of exploring there in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.

'Disclosure Day': Release date, plot, cast, & everything else we know about Spielberg's sci-fi return

Steven Spielberg returns to sci-fi with a somber UFO invasion flick this summer

Why Are Interstellar Comets So Weird? Part 4: We Finally Turned On the Porch Lights

This is Part 4 of a series on interstellar comets. Read Parts 1, 2, and 3.

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The March full moon glows red through Saharan dust in eerie composite view

Saharan dust and atmospheric filtering combined to give the moon a dramatic red hue.

Best model rocket sets for beginners

Here are some of the best model rocket kits for those counting down to their first blast off.

Can't wait for Artemis 2 to make history? Get up to 20% off these awesome Lego NASA Artemis rocket sets

Artemis 2's launch may have been pushed back but you build your own adventure with these Lego Ideas and Lego Technic Artemis Space Launch System sets, up to 20% off in Amazon UK's Big Spring Deal sales.

Week in images: 09-13 March 2026

Week in images: 09-13 March 2026

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Satellite spies an erupting volcano | Space photo of the day for March 13, 2026

A new NASA satellite image has captured a rare view of an erupting volcano, revealing its bright red lava flow as seen from space.

NASA begins building nuclear-powered Dragonfly drone for 2028 launch to Saturn moon Titan

Dragonfly will explore the giant Saturn moon Titan by air, helping scientists learn about the proto-ingredients of life on the satellite's hazy surface.

Northern lights may be visible in 9 US states tonight

Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Maine tonight and tomorrow as a speedy solar wind stream is due to arrive.

How risky is the Artemis 2 astronaut launch to the moon? NASA would rather not say

NASA's Artemis 2 mission, which will launch astronauts to the moon for the first time in more than 50 years, comes with undeniable risk. But quantifying that risk is a tall order.

SpaceX plan for 1 million orbiting AI data centers could ruin astronomy, scientists say

SpaceX's plan to launch one million orbiting data centers to space worries astronomers, who say the satellite streaks caused by the proposed constellation would severely impair observations.


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