| |    | | (Buradaki/Getty Images) | Happy Friday, Space Fans! We made it to the end of the week and to celebrate we've got a great story about where life on Earth really came from. And how it could be from Mars. Because of asteroids. No, really. Here's how scientists say it could work.
And that's not all! We're also ending the week with a Rocket Lab launch, some good asteroid news and just maybe a link between Star Trek: Starfleet Academy and Galaxy Quest. See it all below! | | | Space Quiz: Which asteroid was feared to hit the moon in 2032? | | |   | | (Future/NordVPN) | With tons of exciting sci-fi series coming in the next few months, including Series 5 "For All Mankind" on March 27, and its 'Star City' spinoff coming in May, you may be wondering how to watch them on the go. These VPN deals will assure your access while traveling, save you 74% and even land you a free $50 Amazon voucher as a bonus. | |  | | (Future / Kim Snaith) | Speaking of deals, here's one from a galaxy far, far away. You can save 5% on this stunning Star Wars AT-AT (do you call it an at-at or an A T A T? Send me a note to let me know). Here's where to find this Lego deal! | | |  | | (Alan Dyer/VWPics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) | If you plan to do some stargazing this weekend, there is one thing you may want to look for: the strange, ethereal glow of the zodiacal light. It's not a planet, but also not from stars. So what IS it? | | |  | | (Rocket Lab) | Our spaceflight team is ending the week with a mystery on their hands, as Rocket Lab launched its 83rd mission, but they won't say for who. Here's what we know about the hush-hush "Insight at Speed is a Friend Indeed" mission. | | |  | | (NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/R. Proctor) | One piece of good (astronomical) news this week come from an asteroid in deep space. Discovered last year, the space rock had a chance of smashing into the moon, but NASA says its future home for Artemis astronauts is now safe. Wondering which asteroid it is? We're glad you asked... | | |  | | (Paramount / DreamWorks Pictures) | "'Galaxy Quest' is, without a doubt, the best 'Star Trek' movie," Wil Wheaton once said. And in the latest episode of Starfleet Academy, it seems like those worlds, they are a-colliding. Here's our take. | | |  | | (Robert Lea (created with Canva)) | For our space photo of the day, we decided to do a bit of birdwatching. Well, space bird watching, that is. Behold, Space Fans, the nebula that is RCW 36, a cloud in space that looks remarkably like a hawk. Here's everything you need to know about the photo. | |  | | (Jonathan Blair/Getty Images) | On March 6, 1986, the Soviet Union's Vega 1 spacecraft flew by Halley's Comet. It was the first of five missions to fly by the comet as part of the "Halley Armada." Here's how it happened. | | | | And that's going to be a wrap for today's daily dose of space from Space.com! If you made it this far, thanks for reading and have a cosmic weekend. I hope it's out of this world.
]Keep looking up!
Tariq Malik
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