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NASA's 15-year-old NEOWISE asteroid hunter meets fiery doom by burning up in Earth's atmosphere

By Elizabeth Howell published

NEOWISE spent nearly 15 years in space across two missions.

Asteroid & Comet Missions
Jupiter's moon Europa is the next destination for the Juno spacecraft.

Jupiter's moons hide giant subsurface oceans − Europa Clipper is one of 2 missions on their way to see if these moons could support life

By Mike Sori published

Jupiter has dozens of moons. Four of them in particular are of interest to planetary scientists.

Search for Life
Comic book cover of Star Wars: Legacy of Vader. Kylo Ren, an angry man with black chin-length hair, is striding forwards. He is wearing a black tunic, black belt, and a flowing black cape.

'Star Wars: Legacy of Vader' follows Kylo Ren between 'The Last Jedi' and 'Rise of Skywalker'

By Fran Ruiz published

What was Kylo Ren up to between "The Last Jedi" and "The Rise of Skywalker?" Marvel's new comic book series has the answers.

Entertainment
An ultra wide view of the night sky with a warped low horizon. Above, many thin blue lines trace stars to show consteallations. Green lines protrude from the center in many directions from a point labeled Northern Taurids.

Don't miss the Taurid meteor shower peak with colorful fireballs and shooting stars this week

By Joe Rao published

Stargazing
Man uses one of the best telescopes and binoculars to look at the night sky as the sun sets and telescopes are on tripods around him

Best telescopes 2024: For stargazing galaxies, nebulas and more

By Gemma Lavender last updated

Buying Guide Here are the best telescopes for a range of different purposes and budgets — beginner to smart telescopes and everything in between. Keep your eyes peeled for Amazon Prime Day deals.

Buying Guide
a reddish-orange planet lined with craters and valleys

Boost for Mars life? Red Planet's magnetic field may have lasted longer than thought

By Keith Cooper published

Mars' global magnetic field may have hung around for 200 million years longer than scientists had thought, possibly giving life a longer window to take hold on the Red Planet.

Mars
a white rocket sits upright on a launch pad venting vapor in the sunlight

SpaceX scrubs Starlink satellite launch due to apparent rocket helium leak

By Brett Tingley published

SpaceX scrubbed a planned launch of 23 Starlink satellites on Sunday (Nov. 3) due to a helium issue in the first stage of the company's Falcon 9 rocket.

Launches & Spacecraft
a pink hazy sky looms over a low grassy horizon, with thin blue lines tracing faint points to show constellations. A small crescent moon hangs near the center, circled with venus inside a thin orange circle.

See the moon snuggle up to Venus after sunset tonight

By Joe Rao published

Monday evening (Nov. 4), the night before Election Day, will bring a lovely celestial display involving the two brightest objects in the nighttime sky: the moon and Venus.

Stargazing
Starlink satellites before deployment.

Astronomers urge FCC to halt satellite megaconstellation launches

By Tereza Pultarova published

Over 100 astronomers from leading U.S. universities have signed an open letter calling for an assessment of potential impacts of satellite megaconstellations on Earth's environment.

Satellites
a yellow and white rocket launches from a seaside pad

Japan launches military communications satellite on 4th flight of H3 rocket (video)

By Mike Wall last updated

Japan launched the Kirameki 3 military communications satellite Monday morning (Nov. 4), on the fourth-ever flight of the country's H3 rocket.

Launches & Spacecraft
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