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Space.com Staff

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Lego has an epic new R2-D2 droid, its biggest and best yet, available since May 4, 2021.

The best Star Wars Prime Day deals and gifts for 2021

By Space.com Staff published

We've been scouring the web for all the best Star Wars Prime Day gifts to give loved ones (including yourself of course).

A Rocket Lab Electron booster carrying satellites for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office, NASA and more stands atop Launch Complex 1 at Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand ahead of the "Don't Stop Me Now" mission launching on June 11, 2020.

Watch a rocket launch triple header from SpaceX, Rocket Lab and Japan tonight. Here's how.

By Space.com Staff published

In the next 24 hours, rockets from Interstellar Technologies, Rocket Lab and SpaceX will launch from three different countries in a space age triple-header. Here's how to watch.

Artist's conception of Earth's solar system

Best Kids' Space Books for the Holidays

By Space.com Staff published

Feed and inspire a kid's thirst for space with these book picks by Space.com's writers and editors.

Space Treaty, Not Weapons, Needed, Expert Says

The Most Dangerous Space Weapons Ever

By Space.com Staff published

Since Sputnik 1 launched in 1957, nations have been racing to gain a military advantage in space — the ultimate "high ground." Check out the top 10 space weapon concepts from over the years.

Millennium Falcon Lego set

'Star Wars' Cyber Monday Deals: Best of 2017

By Space.com Staff published

It's Cyber Monday, space fans, so here's a roundup of the best online deals for out-of-this-world "Star Wars" merchandise on Amazon.

Lego Star Wars Millennium Falcon 75105 Building Kit

Awesome 'Star Wars' Lego Sets On Sale for Prime Day

By Space.com Staff published

The Amazon Prime Day force is strong with these Lego "Star Wars" sets.

Utah desert - mdrs research

Lichen, Pizza and Mars Crew 149 (Gallery)

By Space.com Staff published

The 149th crew to "explore" the Red Planet care of the Mars Desert Research Station has made some interesting discoveries — not all what you would expect.

National Geographic, Timothy Ferris, dark matter, dark energy

National Geographic: First Glimpse of the Hidden Cosmos

By Space.com Staff published

Dark matter and dark energy can't be seen, but that doesn't mean they don't yield stunning images.

Discs Around HK Tauri A and B 1920

Wildly Misaligned | Space Wallpaper

By Space.com Staff published

This stunning space wallpaper shows a striking pair of wildly misaligned planet-forming gas discs around both the young stars in the binary system HK Tauri.

Star Cluster NGC 3293

Stellar Siblings | Space Wallpaper

By Space.com Staff published

Lagoon Nebula

Pink Lagoon | Space Wallpaper

By Space.com Staff published

New Planet Discovered in Messier 67 Illustration 1920

Orbiting a Solar Twin | Space Wallpaper

By Space.com Staff published

This space wallpaper is an artist's illustration showing one of three newly discovered planets in the star cluster Messier 67. Image released Jan. 15, 2014.

Tarantula Nebula Hubble View in Infrared Light

Creepy Crawly | Space Wallpaper

By Space.com Staff published

MWC 656 System Illustration

Strange Binary System | Space Wallpaper

By Space.com Staff published

This fascinating space wallpaper is an artist's concept of the MWC 656 system, which consists of a massive "Be" star and a companion black hole.

Barred Spiral Galaxy Messier 83 Hubble View 1920

Two Hearts | Space Wallpaper

By Space.com Staff published

This space wallpaper is a Hubble image showing the scatterings of bright stars and thick dust that make up spiral galaxy Messier 83, otherwise known as the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy.

Reconnection Jet Evolution on Sun

Solar Jets | Space Wallpaper

By Space.com Staff published

Innovation the NASA Way, book excerpt, rod pyle

'Innovation the NASA Way' (US 2014): Book Excerpt

By Space.com Staff published

NASA's approach to innovation applies far beyond just the aerospace industry.

Reckless Disregard cover, Robert Rotstein

'Reckless Disregard' (US 2014): Book Excerpt

By Space.com Staff published

Is accusation-by-video-game a smart idea?

Supernova 1987A

Vivid Collision | Space Wallpaper

By Space.com Staff published

This space wallpaper shows the remnant of Supernova 1987A seen in light of very different wavelengths.

SBW2007

Supernova Bound | Space Wallpaper

By Space.com Staff published

Hand of God

Hand of God | Space Wallpaper

By Space.com Staff published

The stunning space wallpaper depicts a pulsar wind nebula, produced by the dense remnant of a star that exploded in a supernova. What's left behind is a pulsar, called PSR B1509-58 (B1509 for short).

Beta Pictoris b

First Look | Space Wallpaper

By Space.com Staff published

Hubble Frontier Field Abell 2744

Eye on the Unseen | Space Wallpaper

By Space.com Staff published

This space wallpaper is a long-exposure Hubble Space Telescope image of massive galaxy cluster Abell 2744. The image shows some of the faintest and youngest galaxies ever detected in space.

Supernova 1987A Illustration

Dust Factory | Space Wallpaper

By Space.com Staff published

Antennae Galaxies

Signs of Chaos | Space Wallpaper

By Space.com Staff published

This dazzling space wallpaper of the Antennae Galaxies shows obvious signs of chaos. Clouds of gas are seen in bright pink and red, surrounding the bright flashes of blue star-forming regions.

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