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Artemis Accords nations grapple with how to handle emergencies and 'harmful interference' on the moon

As moon missions accelerate, countries are working to define how to respond to emergencies and avoid interference between competing operations.

The loneliest places in the universe might actually be some of the best places for life

Extreme exomoons with tidal heating and thick, hydrogen-rich atmospheres may be able to create billions of years of potentially habitable surface conditions.

Would you like to know more about 'Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War!'? Developer Auroch Digital has the answers (interview)

The latest Starship Troopers video game knows where its strengths lie and packs a couple of neat twists that set it apart from its predecessors.

Saturn-mass world discovered orbiting two low-mass stars

You just established a settlement on an Earth-like planetary body far from our solar system. You did your evening chores after eating dinner, and you want to go out for the evening view, which consists of two setting stars, reminiscent of the infamous scene in Star Wars. However, there’s one major difference: a large planetary body is in the sky. As you were aware before arriving, you’re on an exomoon orbiting a Saturn-sized exoplanet, both of which orbits two stars.

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This Pair Of Brown Dwarfs Can't Get Enough Of Each Other

Binary stars are known to transfer mass to one another. In extreme cases, mass transfer can even cause a supernova explosion. That happens when a white dwarf draws matter from a companion.

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Astronomers keep finding new moons of Jupiter and Saturn

Astronomers have found four new moons orbiting Jupiter and 11 new moons around Saturn.

US Space Force moves GPS launch to SpaceX Falcon 9 due to Vulcan rocket glitch

The U.S. Space Force has swapped rockets for an upcoming GPS satellite launch, moving to a SpaceX Falcon 9 while the investigation into an anomaly with ULA's Vulcan Centaur continues.

Love Project Hail Mary? Here are the Andy Weir books you need to read

Has Project Hail Mary left you craving more of Andy Weir's work? We've rounded up the best of Andy Weir's sci-fi books, from The Martian to Artemis.

Fascinating Facts About the Milky Way Galaxy

The Milky Way is the galaxy that contains our Solar System. The name "Milky Way" comes from its appearance as a dim glowing band arching across the night sky, in which the unaided eye cannot distinguish individual stars.

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This Super-Puff Planet is Hiding its True Nature Behind Thick Haze

There are some strange types of exoplanets out there with no counterparts in our Solar System. One of those types is super-puff planets. These oddballs have radii larger than Neptune, but only have a few Earth masses. This means they have large volumes and low density. How this peculiar type of exoplanet forms is unclear, and current models of gas giant formation can't account for them.

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Hubble Space Telescope accidentally witnesses comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) breaking apart

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured a rare cosmic moment: a comet breaking apart in real time.

Northern lights may be visible in 18 states tonight and over the weekend

Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Illinois tonight and over the weekend as several coronal mass ejections and fast solar wind impact Earth.

Rocket Lab scores $190 million launch deal to test hypersonic tech for US military

Rocket Lab has inked a $190 million contract with the U.S. Department of Defense for 20 launches of the company's suborbital HASTE rocket.

Artemis 2 moon rocket rolls back to launch pad | Space photo of the day for March 20, 2026

NASA's Space Launch System rocket was back on the move overnight ahead of its second mission to the moon, which will be the first time the vehicle carries a crew.

Artemis II rolls again

Image: Artemis II rocket back at its launchpad after a second rollout at NASA's Kennedy Space Center

Week in images: 16-20 March 2026

Week in images: 16-20 March 2026

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NASA's Artemis 2 moon rocket arrives back at the launch pad

NASA's SLS rocket is back at the launch pad as the space agency gears up to launch Artemis 2 astronauts on a mission around the moon next month.

Northern lights could get a boost from the spring equinox this weekend — here's why

Incoming solar storms could spark auroras this weekend and thanks to the spring equinox, Earth is perfectly aligned to amplify the show.

SpaceX launches 25 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB

File: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands in launch position at Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base at sunset. Image: SpaceX

Update March 20, 6:14 p.m. EDT (2214 UTC): SpaceX adjusted the T-0 liftoff time.

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NASA won't give up hope on silent MAVEN Mars probe: 'We're still looking for it'

NASA has not reestablished contact with its MAVEN Mars orbiter since a planned communications blackout ended Jan. 16.


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