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Traces of dinosaur blood found for the 1st time?
For the 1st time, scientists say they've found traces of dinosaur blood. It comes from a 115-million-year-old fossil dinosaur bone from Brazil.
November 6, 2026
Sun
Sun news: Our star awakens with an M flare
Sun news November 6, 2026: Bam! Sunspot AR4566 fired an M3.5 flare and sent sun-stuff soaring into space. Is any heading to Earth?
Astronomy Essentials
Tonight
Visible planets and night sky guide for November
Visible planets and night sky guide. The slender waning moon meets Venus and the star Spica before sunrise tomorrow morning. Look low in the east as dawn breaks.
November 6, 2026
Constellations
The constellation Andromeda the Chained Lady
The constellation Andromeda the Chained Lady is most famous for containing M31, the Andromeda Galaxy, the closest large spiral galaxy to the Milky Way.
November 6, 2026
Space
Hera mission begins asteroid defense investigation: 1st close-up views!
The Hera mission just got its 1st closeup view of Didymos and its little moonlet Dimorphos. Soon it will begin investigating the aftermath of the DART impact.
November 5, 2026
Space
Swift spacecraft fell back to Earth in a fiery blaze yesterday
The Swift spacecraft fell back to Earth as a fiery streak of light yesterday. See videos here of the blazing reentry into Earth's atmosphere.
November 5, 2026
Space
Spaceflight
ESCAPADE mission to fly past Earth twice in 2 days
On November 7 and 9, 2026, the twin probes of the ESCAPADE mission — first Blue and then Gold — will perform flybys of Earth on the way to Mars.
November 5, 2026
Today's Image
The moon and Jupiter play hide-and-seek. More pics here!
The moon and Jupiter played hide-and-seek on November 3, 2026. And they'll pair up again at the end of the month! Find out more.
November 5, 2026
Astronomy Essentials
Dark nebulae are star-obscuring clouds of gas and dust
Dark nebulae are clouds of gas and dust in space. They block the light of stars shining behind them. Often, they're locations where new stars are forming.
November 5, 2026
Space
A new mini-moon for Earth! Meet 2026 QQ8
Earth has another new mini-moon! The little space rock 2026 QQ8 began orbiting Earth in April and will stay through 2026.
November 4, 2026
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