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Was 2024 the year we finally started to understand dark energy?
By Robert Lea published
2024 was a big year for the study of the universe's most troubling and mysterious "ingredient," dark energy. Here's what scientists found.

Will 2025 be the year of Starship? SpaceX's megarocket is growing up.
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX could make serious strides with its Starship vehicle in 2025, perhaps launching 25 test flights of the fully reusable megarocket.

SpaceX's last launch of 2024 puts Starlink satellites into orbit (video)
By Robert Z. Pearlman last updated
SpaceX launched its last mission of 2024 on a Falcon 9 rocket from Florida on New Year's Eve.

Sci-fi movies and TV shows to be excited for in 2025
By Richard Edwards published
From 'Star Trek' and 'Star Wars' to superheroes and clones, it's set to be a busy 2025 on screens both big and small.

India launches 2 SpaDeX satellites on ambitious space docking test for future moon mission, space station
By Tariq Malik last updated
The SpaDeX mission will attempt India's first-ever autonomous docking in space.

Get ready for the 'New Year Comet': What to expect from Comet ATLAS (C/2024) G3
By Jamie Carter published
Comet ATLAS (C/2024) G3 could be set to wow sky-watchers at the beginning of 2025.

The rare 'black moon' of December 30 rises tonight
By Jesse Emspak last updated
December 2024 will see a rare "black moon," a term for the second new moon in a calendar month.

Aurora alert: Powerful geomagnetic storm could spark northern lights as far south as Illinois tonight and tomorrow
By Daisy Dobrijevic published
Aurora chasers are on high alert for powerful geomagnetic storm conditions on Dec. 30 and Dec. 31 with northern lights possible deep into mid-latitudes.

'Mathematically perfect' star system discovered 105 light-years from Earth may still be in its infancy. Could that change its prospects for life?
By Jenna Ahart published
Once thought to be 8 billion years old, the star HD 110067 — famous for its six synchronized exoplanets — may be only 2.5 billion years old, new research suggests.
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