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‘The Mandalorian’ season 2 will bring Baby Yoda back to us Oct. 30

By Scott Snowden

The much anticipated second season of Disney’s first live action “Star Wars” TV spin-off show, “The Mandalorian,” is set to premiere Oct. 30.

Lego unveils epic Mos Eisley Cantina set from ‘Star Wars’

By Elizabeth Howell

The seedy Mos Eisley Cantina is home to some of the most iconic moments in the first “Star Wars” film, and soon you’ll be able to recreate them on your own in Lego form.

Satellites monitor California wildfires from space (photos)

By Doris Elin Urrutia

Satellites have snapped true-color images of the West Coast wildfires and also detected aerosols caused by the burning material.

Hitch a ride to space (and back) on a SpaceX Falcon 9 in this awesome video

By Amy Thompson

Falcon 9 made a rare onshore landing following its historic launch on Aug. 30.

Pictures from space! Our image of the day

By Space.com Staff

NASA wants to buy moon dirt from private companies

By Mike Wall

NASA, which has already booked robotic rides to the lunar surface on commercial landers, now aims to pay private companies to collect moon dirt.

Nobel laureate Steven Weinberg was rewarded as well, for his varied and continuing contributions to physics. Pioneering gravity research snags $3 million physics Breakthrough Prize Nobel laureate Steven Weinberg was rewarded as well, for his varied and continuing contributions to physics. The agency will pay $15,000 to $25,000 for each sample cache. NASA wants to buy moon dirt from private companies The agency will pay $15,000 to $25,000 for each sample cache. But scientists still don't know how the weird storms formed. Mystery of Jupiter’s persistent geometric storms may be solved But scientists still don’t know how the weird storms formed. The test flight is designed to demonstrate key space-commercialization technologies. Space tug to test out robotic arm on 2022 demonstration mission The test flight is designed to demonstrate key space-commercialization technologies. Buff space mice could stop astronauts from losing bone and muscle mass Pictures from space! Our image of the day

Tech

The complete focal plane of the future LSST Camera is more than 2 feet wide and contains 189 individual sensors that will produce 3,200-megapixel images.

3,200 megapixels! The camera heart of future Vera Rubin Observatory snaps record-breaking 1st photos

By Mike Wall

The imaging sensors for the future Vera C. Rubin Observatory have taken their record-breaking first photos.

An abstract image of EArth with global network connectivity overlaid

Half the atoms in the planet could be digital data by 2245

By Adam Mann

A scientist predicts looming crises based on the growth of digital content

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Spaceflight

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket approaches its landing site after successfully launching the SAOCOM 1B satellite for Argentina from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Aug. 30, 2020.

Hitch a ride to space (and back) on a SpaceX Falcon 9 in this awesome video

By Amy Thompson

Falcon 9 made a rare onshore landing following its historic launch on Aug. 30.

At ignition, flames and smoke from the engines begin liftoff of the Delta 2 Heavy rocket taking NASA's twin Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission to the moon from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. At left stands the pad's mobile service tower.

On This Day in Space: Sept. 10, 2011: NASA’s GRAIL mission launches to the moon

By Hanneke Weitering

On Sept. 10, 2011, NASA’s GRAIL spacecraft launched on a mission to the moon! Here’s how it happened in our On This Day in Space video series!

Science & Astronomy

A nighttime view of two wildfires in Southern California, based on observations taken by NASA’s ECOsystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station (ECOSTRESS). The areas in red show where the fire was likely active when the observations were taken. The areas in orange show above-average nighttime ground temperatures, which are likely caused by a heat wave.

Satellites monitor California wildfires from space (photos)

By Doris Elin Urrutia

Satellites have snapped true-color images of the West Coast wildfires and also detected aerosols caused by the burning material.

An artist's depiction of the first identified interstellar object, 'Oumuamua.

Interstellar visitor ‘Oumuamua could actually be a cosmic dust bunny

By Chelsea Gohd

A new theory has emerged that the cigar-shaped space rock ‘Oumuamua might actually be a dust bunny.

Search For Life

The Jupiter moon Europa, seen here by NASA's Galileo spacecraft, harbors a huge ocean beneath its icy shell. Europa's fellow Galilean moons raise powerful tides in that subsurface sea, new research suggests.

Jupiter’s ocean moons raise tides on each other

By Mike Wall

Jupiter’s big ocean-harboring moons may have a strong gravitational effect on each other, raising big tides in each others’ subsurface seas, a new study suggests.

An image of Venus' thick atmosphere captured by NASA's Mariner 10 mission.

Want to find life on Venus? Check for spores in the atmosphere, new research suggests.

By Charles Q. Choi

In the depths of Venus’ hellish atmosphere, a layer of mysterious haze could be home to life, a new study finds.

Researchers have proposed sending a submarine to explore the huge Saturn moon Titan's frigid seas of methane and ethane.

Submarine could explore seas of huge Saturn moon Titan

By Mike Wall

Researchers have been crafting a concept mission that would send a submarine to Saturn’s huge moon Titan, which sports lakes and seas of liquid hydrocarbons on its frigid surface.

Skywatching

Capella, the

The ‘Goat Star’ is back: How to see Capella in the night sky this month

By Joe Rao

At this time of year, some might be attracted by the presence of an unusually bright star sparkling over the north-northeast horizon.

moon mars occultation

See Mars rendezvous with the moon this Labor Day weekend

By Joe Rao

Every once in a while, something will appear in the sky that will attract the attention of even those who normally don’t bother looking up.

Asteroid 2011 ES4 will fly by Earth (orbit shown in blue) on Sept. 1, 2020, at 12:12 p.m. EDT (1612 GMT).

An airplane-size asteroid gives Earth a close shave

By Hanneke Weitering

An asteroid the size of a jumbo jet will have a close encounter with Earth today (Sept. 1), zooming past our planet at about one-third the average distance to the moon.

Entertainment

Season two of

‘The Mandalorian’ season 2 will bring Baby Yoda back to us Oct. 30

By Scott Snowden

The much anticipated second season of Disney’s first live action “Star Wars” TV spin-off show, “The Mandalorian,” is set to premiere Oct. 30.

Lego is launching an epic Mos Eisley Cantina set from

Lego unveils epic Mos Eisley Cantina set from ‘Star Wars’

By Elizabeth Howell

The seedy Mos Eisley Cantina is home to some of the most iconic moments in the first “Star Wars” film, and soon you’ll be able to recreate them on your own in Lego form.

Behold, the first trailer of

Denis Villeneuve’s ‘Dune’ adaptation gets first trailer

By Scott Snowden

The long-awaited first trailer for Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of Frank Herbert’s classic sci-fi saga has arrived and it’s going to blow your mind.

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