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Jedi Masters battle space pirates in new 'Star Wars' novel 'The Living Force' (exclusive excerpt)

An exclusive excerpt from the new novel "Star Wars: The Living Force" by John Jackson Miller

Jedi Masters battle space pirates in new 'Star Wars' novel 'The Living Force' (exclusive excerpt)

James Webb Space Telescope joins the hunt for newborn exoplanets

The James Webb Space Telescope has joined the hunt for infant exoplanets, spotting a newly forming world — but not the one we had expected to see.

James Webb Space Telescope joins the hunt for newborn exoplanets

The 2024 total solar eclipse is 1 week away. Here's what you need to know.

With just one week until a total solar eclipse is visible across North America here's what you need to know for a memorable experience.

The 2024 total solar eclipse is 1 week away. Here's what you need to know.

Pluto TV will rally to make Pluto a planet again on April 1 (it's no joke)

Pluto may have lost its status as a full-fledged planet in 2006, but that doesn't mean it's a joke of a world this April Fools' Day and the folks behi...

Pluto TV will rally to make Pluto a planet again on April 1 (it's no joke)

Hubble Space Telescope finds bucket of cosmic Easter eggs — 500 blue and red stars

Observations for the ULLYSES program, the Hubble Telescope's largest operation yet, are now completed. Scientists are now diving into some cosmic East...

Hubble Space Telescope finds bucket of cosmic Easter eggs — 500 blue and red stars

'Everything is interrelated.' For the Navajo Nation, the April 8 solar eclipse is a spiritual experience

While many Americans are deciding where to go and how to experience the total solar eclipse on April 8, Navajo (Diné) astronomers explain the vast dif...

'Everything is interrelated.' For the Navajo Nation, the April 8 solar eclipse is a spiritual experience

NASA's mini moon rovers go for a test drive ahead of 2025 private lunar launch (photos)

NASA's CADRE mini rovers have been test driven across the agency's "Mars Yard" and subjected to various other tests to confirm they are ready to launc...

NASA's mini moon rovers go for a test drive ahead of 2025 private lunar launch (photos)

Life on Enceladus? Europe eyes astrobiology mission to Saturn ocean moon

The future European Space Agency mission could include an orbiting spacecraft as well as a lander, both of which would sample ocean material in Encela...

Life on Enceladus? Europe eyes astrobiology mission to Saturn ocean moon

We asked over 50 women space leaders for words of inspiration. Here's what they told us

Current leaders across the space industry share wisdom and advice as we reflect on the achievements of women in space during Women's History month.

We asked over 50 women space leaders for words of inspiration. Here's what they told us

Dune: What the climate of Arrakis can tell us about the hunt for habitable exoplanets

Dune: What the climate of Arrakis can tell us about the hunt for habitable exoplanets

Dune: What the climate of Arrakis can tell us about the hunt for habitable exoplanets

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 104 — The Artemis Accords, Ecuador, and You

On Episode 104 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with National Space Society chapter leader Robert Aillon about NASA's Artemis Accords.

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 104 — The Artemis Accords, Ecuador, and You

April 8 total solar eclipse: Why this eclipse repeats itself every 54 years

The total solar eclipse on April 8 is part of a repeating pattern of eclipses that last visited North America in 1970. Here’s why the same eclipse rep...

April 8 total solar eclipse: Why this eclipse repeats itself every 54 years

Spaceflight tripleheader! SpaceX planning 3 launches in 5-hour span today

SpaceX aims to launch three Falcon 9 rockets today (March 30) from both coasts in a roughly five-hour span.

Spaceflight tripleheader! SpaceX planning 3 launches in 5-hour span today

Why are some supermassive black hole jets so short? Astronomers may have cracked the case

New observations provide an intriguing window into what happens when a slumbering black hole awakens to devour a star.

Why are some supermassive black hole jets so short? Astronomers may have cracked the case

1st Boeing Starliner astronauts are ready to launch to the ISS for NASA (exclusive)

NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore have been training on Boeing's Starliner spacecraft for years. The team says they're ready for the fir...

1st Boeing Starliner astronauts are ready to launch to the ISS for NASA (exclusive)

Powerful X-class solar flare slams Earth, triggering radio blackout over the Pacific Ocean

On March 28, Earth was hit by an X-class solar flare that was strong enough to ionize part of the planet's atmosphere.

Powerful X-class solar flare slams Earth, triggering radio blackout over the Pacific Ocean

Why low-level clouds vanish during a solar eclipse

Cumulus clouds rapidly dissipate as the land surface cools. This isn't just good news for eclipse chasers on April 8, but also has implications for su...

Why low-level clouds vanish during a solar eclipse

'Them space drugs cooked real good:' Varda Space just made an HIV medicine in Earth orbit

Varda Space has written up the results of its groundbreaking W-1 mission, which successfully crystalized the metastable Form III of the antiviral drug...

'Them space drugs cooked real good:' Varda Space just made an HIV medicine in Earth orbit

Polar vortex is 'spinning backwards' above Arctic after major reversal event

Earlier this month, a sudden atmospheric warming event caused the Arctic's polar vortex to reverse its trajectory. The swirling ring of cold air is no...

Polar vortex is 'spinning backwards' above Arctic after major reversal event

Solar spacecraft 'SOHO' discovers its 5,000th comet

The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory just hit a milestone with its 5,000th comet detection.

Solar spacecraft 'SOHO' discovers its 5,000th comet