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The moon joins Mars and Jupiter in a 'mini planet parade' tonight. Here's how to see it

If you're lucky enough to have clear skies tonight, you can catch a "mini planet parade" as Mars and Jupiter appear alongside a half-lit moon in the southwestern sky.

https://www.space.com/stargazing/the-moon-joins-mars-and-jupiter-in-a-mini-planet-parade-tonight-heres-how-to-see-it

Captain Pike and his crew explore a lost Starfleet vessel in a new 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' novel coming later this month

'Strange New Worlds' Season 3 is coming soon, so why not crack open this thrilling new 'Star Trek' book to set the mood?

https://www.space.com/entertainment/captain-pike-and-his-crew-explore-a-lost-starfleet-vessel-in-a-new-star-trek-strange-new-worlds-novel-coming-later-this-month

New 'Black Mirror' Season 7 trailer teases an epic space battle for the USS Callister (video)

Alongside this exciting teaser for 'Black Mirror 'Season 7, which launches on April 10, we also have details on this week’s 'USS Callister: Into Infinity' virtual watch party on April 8.

https://www.space.com/entertainment/space-movies-shows/new-black-mirror-season-7-trailer-teases-an-epic-space-battle-for-the-uss-callister-video

SpaceX Fram2 astronauts see 'pure white' Antarctica from polar orbit: Space photo of the day

Fram2 crew was surprised to not see any evidence of human activity at the South Pole from 285 miles above.

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/private-spaceflight/spacex-fram2-astronauts-see-pure-white-antarctica-from-polar-orbit-space-photo-of-the-day

ESA's new documentary paints worrying picture of Earth's orbital junk problem

The European Space Agency's new documentary short tackles the question of whether space debris has reached crisis level.

https://www.space.com/the-universe/earth/esas-new-documentary-paints-worrying-picture-of-earths-orbital-junk-problem

Rare 'double sunrise' captured in Canada by intrepid solar eclipse chasers (photos)

Cloud-dodging eclipse chasers in New Brunswick and Québec, Canada, captured the solar horns, reflections and all kinds of weird views as the sun rose partially eclipsed.

https://www.space.com/stargazing/eclipses/rare-double-sunrise-captured-in-canada-by-intrepid-solar-eclipse-chasers-photos

Déjà vu: President Trump nominates Greg Autry again to be NASA's financial chief

President Trump has nominated space policy expert Greg Autry to be NASA's chief financial officer, as he did back in 2020 to no avail.

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/deja-vu-president-trump-nominates-greg-autry-again-to-be-nasas-financial-chief

Cryptocurrency billionaire watches SpaceX rocket launch on the way to his own SpaceX rocket launch

Cryptocurrency billionaire Chun Wang and his Fram2 private astronaut crew got a two-for-one deal when they watched a rocket launch ahead of their own launch on March 31.

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/private-fram2-astronauts-watched-spacex-rocket-launch-ahead-of-their-own-launch

DARPA accidentally detects SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket reentry by listening to Earth's atmosphere

Researchers with the U.S. military's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) have successfully used Earth's atmosphere as a sensor to detect a distant disturbance.

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/tech/darpa-accidentally-detects-spacex-falcon-9-rocket-reentry-by-listening-to-earths-atmosphere

1st-ever orbital rocket launch from European soil falls to Earth and explodes seconds into flight

The first orbital rocket launch from European soil ended in an explosion when Isar Aerospace's rocket fell to Earth seconds after launching on March 30.

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/1st-ever-orbital-rocket-launch-from-european-soil-falls-to-earth-and-explodes-seconds-into-flight

1st solar eclipse of 2025 puts on stunning show for skywatchers around the world (photos)

The partial solar eclipse of March 2025 did not disappoint as observers turned their eyes and cameras to the sky.

https://www.space.com/partial-solar-eclipse-first-of-2025-best-photos

X-rays, mushrooms and more: The science riding on SpaceX's Fram2 astronaut mission around Earth's poles

Here's a rundown of the science experiments that SpaceX's Fram2 astronaut mission will conduct while orbiting Earth's poles.

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/missions/x-rays-mushrooms-and-more-the-science-riding-on-spacexs-fram2-astronaut-mission-around-earths-poles

Surprise X-class solar flare from emerging sunspot triggers radio blackouts across the Americas

"Further strong activity is likely!"

https://www.space.com/surprise-x-class-solar-flare-triggers-radio-blackouts-americas

Don't miss the partial solar eclipse tomorrow: Where, when and how to see it

Here's everything you need to know to make the most of the partial solar eclipse on March 29, as the moon takes a 'bite' out of the sun.

https://www.space.com/partial-solar-eclipse-how-where-when-to-see-march-2025

2 newly found exoplanets reignite an outstanding question about our solar system

Astronomers have discovered two new exoplanets that are similar to other worlds found in the Milky Way, but unlike any in our own solar system.

https://www.space.com/the-universe/exoplanets/2-newly-found-exoplanets-reignite-an-outstanding-question-about-our-solar-system

Explore a hostile world, build up your wheely big base, and chat to your clones in upcoming sci-fi survival game 'The Alters' (video)

If you need something done, do it yourselves.

https://www.space.com/entertainment/explore-a-hostile-world-build-up-your-wheely-big-base-and-chat-to-your-clones-in-upcoming-sci-fi-survival-game-the-alters-video

'What choices do you make when you are turning the moon into cheese?' Author John Scalzi on new novel 'When the Moon Hits Your Eye'

John Scalzi cased out the Armstrong Museum before writing "When the Moon Hits Your Eye." The author may have been confused of planning a heist given the way he eyed an Apollo 11 moon rock on display.

https://www.space.com/entertainment/what-choices-do-you-make-when-you-are-turning-the-moon-into-cheese-author-john-scalzi-on-new-novel-when-the-moon-hits-your-eye

Auroras on ice giant revealed: Space photo of the day

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured bright aurora activity on Neptune for the first time.

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/auroras-on-ice-giant-revealed-space-photo-of-the-day

Strange sphere-studded rock on Mars found by NASA's Perseverance rover

NASA's Perseverance rover has encountered another rock on Mars that has left scientists puzzled.

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/mars-rovers/strange-sphere-studded-rock-on-mars-found-by-nasas-perseverance-rover

Rare moonbow shines below total lunar eclipse in stunning photo: 'This is definitely the first time I've tried something like this, but will not be the last'

"The respective sizes of the two arcs also create a great symbolic representation of the difference in scale between what we experience and deal with as humans on Earth and the vastness and grandeur of the scale of space and our closest neighbor"

https://www.space.com/rare-moonbow-total-lunar-eclipse-astrophoto