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10 most expensive Lego Star Wars sets available right now

In a galaxy not so far away, Lego sets can be VERY expensive: Here are the most expensive Lego Star Wars sets you can currently buy.

Before trips to Mars, we need better protection from cosmic rays

Outside Earth's protection, space travellers will be routinely exposed.

Santa's sleigh or the International Space Station? How to spot a bright Christmas flyby Dec. 24 and 25

Early risers across North America and Europe may spot a bright, silent light gliding across the Christmas sky — and it just happens to coincide with an ISS flyby.

Northern lights may delight this Christmas — here's what you need to know

Fast solar wind and a possible glancing blow from a coronal mass ejection could spark auroras over Christmas.

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS reveals weird wobbling jets in rare sun-facing tail

3I/ATLAS may have moved away from Earth as it makes its way out of the solar system, but this interstellar intruder continues to delight and surprise astronomers.

Did Astronomers See a Star Explode Twice?

Astronomers are trying to determine if they've witnessed a complex stellar explosion or a relatively ordinary supernova.

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Watch Indian rocket launch record-breaking BlueBird 6 smartphone satellite to orbit tonight

An Indian LVM3 rocket is scheduled to launch the massive BlueBird 6 smartphone satellite for AST SpaceMobile tonight (Dec. 23), and you can watch the action live.

Earth's Orbit

What is Earth's Orbit?

Earth's orbit is the path on which Earth travels around the Sun. This path is not a perfect circle but an ellipse, which means that the distance between the Earth and the Sun changes throughout the year. 

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We didn't find answers in 2025, but UFO researchers say the search continues

"Science doesn't always go as planned. In any case, there's a lot of work to be done."

Artemis 2 moon rocket gets 'America 250' paint job | Space photo of the day for Dec. 23, 2025

The "America 250" logo commemorates the upcoming 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

Webb Spots the 'Smoke' from Crashing Exocomets Around a Nearby Star

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) was involved in yet another first discovery recently available in pre-print form on arXiv from Cicero Lu at the Gemini Observatory and his co-authors. This time, humanity’s most advanced space telescope found UV-fluorescent carbon monoxide in a protoplanetary debris disc for the first time ever. It also discovered some features of that disc that have considerable implications for planetary formation theory.

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Doomed SpaceX Starlink satellite photographed from orbit

We just got a great up-close look at a SpaceX Starlink satellite that recently suffered an anomaly in orbit, thanks to Vantor's WorldView-3 spacecraft.

Best targets to observe between Christmas and New Year 2025

From a crescent moon and a 'Christmas Star' to deep sky delights, the wonders of the holiday night sky are yours to explore.

South Korean startup Innospace fails on its 1st orbital launch attempt

The South Korean startup Innospace failed during its first orbital launch attempt, which sent five satellites aloft on Dec. 22 from Brazil.

Russia's Plans for a Space Station Includes "Recycling" its ISS Modules

With the International Space Station (ISS) set to retire in 2030, several nations and commercial space companies have plans to deploy their own successor stations. This includes China, which plans to double the size of its Tiangong space station in the coming years, and the Indian Space Research Organization's (ISRO) proposed Bharatiya Antariksh Station (BAS), with the first module targeted for launch by 2028. Then you have private ventures like Blue Origin's Orbital Reef, Airbus' LOOP, the Axiom Station, Vast's Haven-1, and Starlab Space's station.

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Nebula knowledge: Do you know these stunning space structures?

Test your cosmic eye: can you match these dazzling nebula images to their names?

The best sci-fi TV shows of 2025, ranked

Watch those skies! In 2025, quality television really did come from outer space.

12 days of space and sci-fi books: Check out these festive holiday titles for your gift list or yourself!

Yuletide season is officially upon us and here's a joyous array of new titles to add to your holiday reading list.

How to track Santa Claus this Christmas Eve with NORAD's 2025 tracker

NORAD celebrates its 70th year of tracking Santa Claus as he flies around the world delivering joy this Christmas Eve.

Eileen Collins

Eileen Collins: Biography and Achievements

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