NASA X-ray spacecraft stares into the 'eye of the storm' swirling around supermassive black holes
The NASA/JAXA X-ray spacecraft has allowed astronomers to dive into the metaphorical "eye of the storm" swirling around supermassive black holes. ...
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Trump says US government will declassify its UFO files. Will we actually learn anything this time, or is this a distraction?
President Donald Trump has issued a statement that he will instruct the federal government to begin releasing all of its files related to UFOs. ...
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'This is really getting real.' NASA's Artemis 2 moon rocket fueling test went so well, astronauts could launch March 6
NASA announced today (Feb. 20) that it’s targeting March 6 for the liftoff of Artemis 2, which will be the first crewed mission to go beyond low Earth orbit since Apoll...
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Scientists successfully mine meteorites on International Space Station — using microbes
Can we use fungus to mine precious metals from asteroids? ...
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Firefly Aerospace prepares Alpha rocket for 1st launch since explosive mishaps last year
Firefly Aerospace is gearing up for the seventh liftoff of its Alpha rocket on Feb. 27, after two explosive events in 2025 stalled development of the launch vehicle. ...
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Blazing ring of fire' eclipse seen from space | Space photo of the day for Feb. 20, 2026
ESA's Proba-2 satellite captured a stunning 'ring of fire' annular solar eclipse from orbit — a view few on Earth could see. ...
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A mini 'planetary parade' is visible tonight. Can you spot them all?
Uranus and Neptune will also be on the scene, too dim to see with the naked eye. ...
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Fujifilm X-M5 review — impressive astro in a small package
Being the lightest and smallest camera in the X-series line-up, I was impressed with how good this little camera was for astrophotography. ...
Latest from Space.com | February 20, 2026
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Could one of Europe's most important wetlands really vanish? Satellites show it may happen in our lifetime
New satellite imagery reveals that Doñana National Park, one of Europe's most valuable wetlands, is shrinking so rapidly that it could disappear within a human lifetime....
Latest from Space.com | February 20, 2026
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