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Save big on one of the best star projectors you can buy, the Pococo Galaxy Star Projector

The Pococo Galaxy Star Projector is on sale and available for its lowest price this year, we've rated it as the best rechargeable model out there.

https://www.space.com/stargazing/astronomy-kit/pococo-galaxy-star-projector-deal-lowest-price-on-amazon-this-year

Scientist image 3-million-light-year-long 'cosmic web' ensnaring 2 galaxies for 1st time

Astronomers have been able to image gas as it travels down a 3 million light-year-long cosmic highway between two growing galaxies ensnared in the cosmic web.

https://www.space.com/cosmic-web-two-galaxies-image

Gravitational waves could turn colliding neutron stars into 'cosmic tuning forks'

Scientists have discovered that gravitational waves could turn neutron stars into cosmic tuning forks with characteristic reverberations that reveal their interiors.

https://www.space.com/the-universe/gravitational-waves-neutron-stars-cosmic-tuning-forks

SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites to orbit from California (photos)

A new batch of SpaceX Starlink satellites are now in orbit after a successful launch from California on Monday (Feb. 10).

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-launches-23-starlink-satellites-to-orbit-from-california-photos

AI can now replicate itself — a milestone that has experts terrified

Scientists say AI has crossed a critical 'red line' after demonstrating how two popular large language models could clone themselves.

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/tech/ai-can-now-replicate-itself-a-milestone-that-has-experts-terrified

Live-action 'Gundam' movie enters full production as Bandai drops Netflix to partner with Legendary Pictures

This live-action version of the mecha anime franchise is powering into production after seven years stuck in the hangar.

https://www.space.com/entertainment/live-action-gundam-movie-enters-full-production-as-bandai-drops-netflix-to-partner-with-legendary-pictures

Space weather scales are outdated and confusing. Here's what NOAA scientists are doing about it

After receiving feedback from nearly 500 people about revising NOAA's Space Weather Scales, scientists continue to assess what changes need to be front and center.

https://www.space.com/the-universe/earth/space-weather-scales-are-outdated-and-confusing-heres-what-noaa-scientists-are-doing-about-it

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 147 — Not As They Seem

On Episode 147 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik speak with Mick West, a passionate conspiracy debunker.

https://www.space.com/entertainment/space-movies-shows/this-week-in-space-podcast-episode-147-not-as-they-seem

Exploring Venus may require exotic tech like balloons and 'aerobots'

Scientists are proposing ways to explore Venus in the next decade and beyond by way of a host of advanced technologies, from balloons to long-lived landers.

https://www.space.com/the-universe/venus/exploring-venus-may-require-exotic-tech-like-balloons-and-aerobots

Tiny spacecraft could travel across interstellar space with this 'trampoline' lightsail

Scientists at the California Institute of Technology have taken a major step toward developing lightsails that could one day carry tiny spacecraft to distant star systems.

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/tech/tiny-spacecraft-could-travel-to-distant-star-systems-with-this-trampoline-lightsail

SpaceX launching 21 Starlink satellites from Florida today

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is set to launch 21 more of the company's Starlink internet satellites to orbit from Florida's Space Coast today (Feb. 7).

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-starlink-satellite-launch-group-12-9

The DJI Mini 4k, one of the best beginner drones, is 20% off

We rated the DJI Mini 4K five stars in our review, and you can now save a massive $60 on this beginner-friendly, lightweight drone.

https://www.space.com/tech/the-dji-mini-4k-deal-one-of-the-best-beginner-drones-is-20-percent-off

'Every episode this season feels like it could be a season finale' boasts 'Invincible' creator as Season 3 debuts (interview)

"Invincible" Creator Robert Kirkman and Writer Simon Racioppa talk about taking Mark Grayson to 'dark places' in the third season of Prime Video's adult animated series.

https://www.space.com/entertainment/every-episode-this-season-feels-like-it-could-be-a-season-finale-boasts-invincible-creator-as-season-3-debuts-interview

What brand of golf ball did Alan Shepard hit off the moon? The world may never know

Carlos Villagomez owns a golf ball that he believes was flown to the moon. If indeed it was, he may also hold the answer to a bit of trivia that otherwise may be forever lost to time.

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/apollo/what-brand-of-golf-ball-did-alan-shepard-hit-off-the-moon-the-world-may-never-know

Perseverance Mars rover finds 'one-of-a-kind treasure' on Red Planet's Silver Mountain

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover found a 'one-of-a-kind treasure' on the rim of Jezero Crater, a rock that could help reveal the ancient history of the Red Planet.

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/mars-rovers/perseverance-mars-rover-finds-one-of-a-kind-treasure-on-red-planets-silver-mountain

NASA's Europa Clipper snaps its 1st starry image en route to Jupiter's icy moon

See the stars captured by Europa Clipper's star trackers, NASA's spacecraft currently on its way to Jupiter's icy moon.

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/missions/nasas-europa-clipper-snaps-its-1st-starry-image-en-route-to-jupiters-icy-moon

Temperamental stars could be ruining our view of thousands of exoplanets, Hubble Telescope finds

Using 20 years of data from the Hubble Space Telescope astronomers have discovered that turbulent stars could be corrupting observations of some exoplanets.

https://www.space.com/temperamental-stars-spoiling-view-exoplanets

The moon will be unusually high in the sky tomorrow. Here's why

Even to a casual viewer, the waxing gibbous moon of Feb. 7 will appear quite unusual, climbing so very high in the sky.

https://www.space.com/stargazing/the-moon-will-be-unusually-high-in-the-sky-tomorrow-heres-why

'This idea that it takes like 250 years for Pluto to orbit the sun, I think that's just bizarre.' Star Trek scion Adam Nimoy talks our favorite (dwarf) planet for 'I Heart Pluto' festival

Filmmaker Adam Nemoy helps celebrate the 90th anniversary of Pluto's discovery this month at the 6th annual 'I Heart Pluto' festival from Feb. 13-17.

https://www.space.com/entertainment/i-heart-pluto-festival-6th-annual-adam-nimoy

New 'Star Wars: The Mask of Fear' novel stars Mon Mothma, Bail Organa, and Saw Gerrera (interview)

Acclaimed "Star Wars" author Alexander Freed discusses his new "Star Wars: The Mask of Fear" novel

https://www.space.com/entertainment/new-star-wars-the-mask-of-fear-novel-stars-mon-mothma-bail-organa-and-saw-gerrera-interview