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Lego Star Wars Tantive IV review

Escape from the Empire in style with the Lego Star Wars Tantive IV.

Lego Star Wars Tantive IV review

Sierra Space's 1st Dream Chaser space plane aces key tests. Next stop: Florida launch site.

Sierra Space's first Dream Chaser space plane has finished rigorous environmental testing in Ohio and is being prepped for the journey to its Florida ...

Sierra Space's 1st Dream Chaser space plane aces key tests. Next stop: Florida launch site.

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Telescope will hunt for tiny black holes left over from the Big Bang

Primordial black holes left over from the Big Bang and no wider than a dime could be a prime target for NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Telescope after it la...

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Telescope will hunt for tiny black holes left over from the Big Bang

'Star Wars: Tales of the Empire' review: A gorgeous but ultimately uneven set of stories

Lucasfilm Animation's second Star Wars anthology series often wows, but neither the tales chosen nor the structure feel like a good fit for the format...

'Star Wars: Tales of the Empire' review: A gorgeous but ultimately uneven set of stories

James Webb Space Telescope chief scientist Jane Rigby receives highest US civilian award

Last week, the chief scientist of the James Webb Space Telescope, Jane Rigby, was awarded the 2024 Medal of Freedom.

James Webb Space Telescope chief scientist Jane Rigby receives highest US civilian award

Gargantuan sunspot 15-Earths wide erupts with another colossal X-class solar flare (video)

A sunspot so big it rivals the gigantic sunspot responsible for the Carrington Event in 1859 has unleashed another X-class solar flare. Watch the erup...

Gargantuan sunspot 15-Earths wide erupts with another colossal X-class solar flare (video)

Historic space-baked cookie lands in the Smithsonian

It's been four years since it was made, but if you could smell it, you'd find it still retains the whiff of a DoubleTree Cookie. The first food item b...

Historic space-baked cookie lands in the Smithsonian

China launches 4 satellites on 1st flight of new Long March 6C rocket (video)

China launched its first Long March 6C rocket, helping the nation further its goal of launching 100 orbital missions this year.

China launches 4 satellites on 1st flight of new Long March 6C rocket (video)

'Star Trek: Discovery' season 5 episode 7 'Eirgah' is the best yet of this final season

With just three more episodes remaining after this one, "Star Trek: Discovery" offers us a surprisingly well-written installment.

'Star Trek: Discovery' season 5 episode 7 'Eirgah' is the best yet of this final season

'I don't see any evidence of aliens.' SpaceX's Elon Musk says Starlink satellites have never dodged UFOs

Elon Musk isn't convinced that aliens have ever visited Earth, according to remarks the SpaceX CEO and founder made during a conference on Tuesday (Ma...

'I don't see any evidence of aliens.' SpaceX's Elon Musk says Starlink satellites have never dodged UFOs

'Major lunar standstill' may reveal if Stonehenge is aligned with the moon

Is Stonehenge aligned with the moon? Scientists hope to find out during a rare 'major lunar standstill, which happens once every 18.6 years.

'Major lunar standstill' may reveal if Stonehenge is aligned with the moon

A failed star and an ammonia trail could reveal how some giant exoplanets form

The James Webb Space Telescope is teaching us about how planets form.

A failed star and an ammonia trail could reveal how some giant exoplanets form

World's largest visible light telescope spies a galaxy cluster warping spacetime

New images from the VLT Survey Telescope will help scientists learn about galaxy pasts, and perhaps futures.

World's largest visible light telescope spies a galaxy cluster warping spacetime

SpaceX launching 20 satellites from California tonight on 2nd leg of Starlink doubleheader

SpaceX is set to launch 20 Starlink internet satellites tonight (May 8), on the second leg of a spaceflight doubleheader for the company.

SpaceX launching 20 satellites from California tonight on 2nd leg of Starlink doubleheader

Star Wars makes Darth Jar Jar official in 'Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy' mini-series (video)

One of the Star Wars fandom's most infamous memes is joining the Star Wars canon (kind of) in this Lego Star Wars special mini-series.

Star Wars makes Darth Jar Jar official in 'Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy' mini-series (video)

NASA's TESS spacecraft resumes exoplanet hunt after recovering from glitch

NASA's exoplanet-hunting spacecraft TESS is back in action after nine days in safe mode, returning to scientific observations on May 3.

NASA's TESS spacecraft resumes exoplanet hunt after recovering from glitch

Axiom Space eyes the moon while continuing to dream big in Earth orbit

Axiom Space, which was founded in 2016, has already organized three private crewed missions to the International Space Station, and it's building the ...

Axiom Space eyes the moon while continuing to dream big in Earth orbit

This diamond exoplanet lost its atmosphere — then it grew another

55 Cancri e is a super-Earth planet that appears composed of diamond-like carbon — now, thanks to the JWST, astronomers have found the world has "grow...

This diamond exoplanet lost its atmosphere — then it grew another

China just sent a secret mini-rover to the far side of the moon on its Chang'e 6 sample-return probe

A tiny, previously undisclosed lunar rover has been spotted strapped to the side of China's moon-bound Chang'e 6 lander in newly released pre-launch p...

China just sent a secret mini-rover to the far side of the moon on its Chang'e 6 sample-return probe

Sun explodes in a flurry of powerful solar flares from hyperactive sunspots (video)

Watch the sun explode in a fury as it unleashes yet another barrage of solar flares, including two of the most powerful: X-class.

Sun explodes in a flurry of powerful solar flares from hyperactive sunspots (video)