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An AI cyberattack could trigger a satellite apocalypse in the next 2 years. Are we prepared?
AI could soon be able to hijack satellites and cause them to collide with other spacecraft, triggering a cascade that could render Earth orbit unsafe. ...
Meet the Platypi: NASA’s Newest Astronaut Candidate Class
Ten explorers are currently training at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston to become flight-eligible astronauts. NASA home page
MDA Space awarded contract with Canadian Department of National Defence to deliver Ground-Based Optical Capability ...
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NASA’s Roman Observatory Passes Final Major Prelaunch Tests
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team recently blasted the observatory with extreme sound, shook it, and listened to its electronic hum. Roman passed NASA home page
Watch Rocket Lab launch private Japanese 'Strix' satellite to orbit today
Rocket Lab will launch an Earth-observing radar satellite for the Japanese company Synspective today (March 19), and you can watch it live. ...
Where JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette Actually Ate, Drank and Lived in New York City
The green cast-iron door at 20 North Moore Street still closes the same way it did in 1996, with a heavy metallic clap that echoes off the cobblestones. Paparazzi used to camp across the street and wait for that sound, because what followed was always worth
You can stream the two 'missing' Doctor Who episodes when travelling, save 73% and claim ...
Two 'missing' episodes of Doctor Who are coming to BBC iPlayer in the UK, so if you have an account, you can stream them, save 73% and claim a voucher with NordVPN. ...
Northern lights may be visible in 18 states tonight
Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Illinois tonight as several coronal mass ejections barrel toward Earth. ...
‘Spacewoman’ Review: Mission Driven
Hannah Berryman’s engrossing documentary on Eileen Collins, the first female space shuttle pilot and commander, focuses on managing pride and fear. ...
4 US lunar landers target moon in 2026. Here's a look at missions
Before humans even step foot on the surface of the moon in the years ahead, a fleet of lunar landers are due to beat them there. Already, three landers manufactured by two different Texas companies have made it to the moon since 2024 after launching from
Watch NASA roll out Artemis 2 moon rocket tonight ahead of April 1 launch
NASA will roll its Artemis 2 moon rocket out to the launch pad on Thursday (March 19) ahead of a planned April 1 liftoff, and you can watch the action live. ...
321 Day space festival in Titusville to feature countdown to 3:21 p.m.
Think of the Space Coast's version of the Times Square New Year's Eve Ball Drop. On 3/21, American Space Museum officials hope a Titusville festival crowd chants a " ... 3, 2, 1" launch countdown leading up to 3:21 p.m. The museum will host its third-annual
The Sky Today on Thursday, March 19: Mercury stands still
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Her Space with Bridget Mensah: She woke up first, went to bed last. A court ...
Her name is Akorfa, or Grace, or Fatima, or Sandra. She is a nurse, a teacher, a market trader, or an accountant. She wakes before everyone else in the house, prepares breakfast, makes the packed lunches, dresses the children, checks whether her mother-in-law
Commentary: Mysteries of space
Dr. Universe, What is a white hole? — Darwin, 11, British Columbia, Canada, and Rubal, 9, Australia ——— Dear Darwin and Rubal, Before I read your question, I had never heard of a white hole. So, I scampered over to my friend Vivienne
Australia’s “Red Centre” Turns Green
Abundant rainfall in February and March 2026 transformed the desert landscape of Central Australia. NASA home page
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Finds Evidence of Underground Water on Mars ‘That Could Have Supported Life’
NASA’s Curiosity Rover has discovered evidence on Mars that suggests underground water once existed in a
“We make our own families”: Do child-free people die alone? Hospice worker shares her experience
According to a longtime hospice worker, being child-free doesn’t affect end-of-life care, but having strong community ties does. The decision to have children is a deeply personal one, fraught with societal pressures and fears. One common fear is that a
NASA’s Hubble Telescope Spots Comet K1 Exploding Into Fragments
In a stroke of luck, astronomers saw the comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) break into four or five fragments in November after it passed close to the sun. ...
NASA Finalizes Artemis II Rollout, Crew Begins Quarantine
NASA’s Artemis II rocket and its four-person crew are all making progress toward a launch pad meet up in April. NASA home page
As Golden Dome’s price tag rises, some say new estimate is no more credible
The Trump administration’s Golden Dome missile defense system is getting more expensive. Gen. Michael Guetlein, Golden Dome’s program manager, said Tuesday the Pentagon is now at “$185 million for the objective architecture, which delivers way out into
Hunting space rocks, finding memories after meteor explodes over Medina County
MEDINA COUNTY, Ohio – The tiny black specks of rock that 10-year-old Mason Betsa held in his palm in River Styx Park on Wednesday may have been smaller than bacon bits. ...
NASA's Secret Plan To Rescue Astronauts If The Apollo Moon Landings Went Wrong
NASA had a contingency plan in case Apollo astronauts were stranded near the Moon, but it was far stranger and riskier than you might expect. ...
Something is Changing the Small Magellanic Cloud
A strange lack of stellar orbits around the core of the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) mystified astronomers for
'At the edge of what we thought possible': Astronomers find extremely rare star from ancient universe
"Cosmic archaeologists" have discovered an iron-deficient second-generation star, which provides evidence of how ancient stars enriched their successors. ...
Astronauts Install Solar Array Mod Kit, Complete Spacewalk
NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Chris Williams concluded their spacewalk outside the International Space Station at 3:54 p.m. EDT. It was Williams’ first spacewalk and Meir’s fourth. NASA home page
Astronauts complete prep for new ISS solar array on 1st NASA spacewalk in 10 months
NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Chris Williams prepared the International Space Station for the addition a new solar array during a spacewalk on Wednesday, March 18, 2026. ...
How to watch 'Invincible' Season 4 online and from anywhere
Prime Video's brutally brilliant animated superhero series returns today! ...
A private space company has a radical new plan to bag an asteroid
It may sound fanciful, but a Los Angeles-based company says it has conceived of a plan to fly out to a smallish, near-Earth
A New Type of Exoplanet Has a Magma Ocean That's Lasted 5 Billion Years
A study led by the University of Oxford has
