| |    | | (NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA/W. O'Mullane) | Hello, Space Fans! Happy Thursday to you all. Our top story today is one months in the making as we look at the powerful new Rubin Observatory, which could change astronomy forever. That is, if satellite companies and their megaconstellations don't get in the way. Here's the big picture.
But that's not all. Japan's private Kairos rocket exploded, Vast's private space station plan takes a giant leap and astronomers have used the largest 3d universe map of its kind for a stunning new discovery. See it all below. | | | Space Quiz! What is Vast calling its private space station? | Find the answer HERE! | |   | | (Yuting Gao from Pexels) | Did the recent Blood Moon make you want to push your astrophotography skills further? If so, then that's an itch we can help you scratch. Our guide here lays out the best accessories that are worth adding to your setup in 2026. Here's everything you may want to consider for your upgrade. | | |  | | (© IngΓ³lfur Bjargmundsson via Getty Images) | After a recent G1 geomagnetic storm, the northern lights are expected to be a bit quiet tonight. However, forecasters are carefully watching a new stream of fast solar wind expected to arrive around March 6-7. Here's what that could mean for fresh auroras. | | | | So we mentioned a Japanese rocket explosion and this is one we were hoping to bring you better news about. The private Japanese company Space One attempted a test launch of its Kairos rocket, only to intentionally blow it up when it failed. It's the third time in a row. Here's what we know. | |  | | (Vast) | Speaking about private space companies, the U.S. company Vast took a giant leap forward with its plans for private space stations. Here's how they raised half a BILLION dollars for the project. If you're still stumped on our quiz question, you might want to look here (hint, hint). | | |  | | (Maja Lujan Niemeyer/Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics/HETDEX, Chris Byrohl/Stanford University/HETDEX) | Scientists just mapped a hidden "sea of light" from hydrogen 9–11 billion years ago, revealing how the early universe was structured. Here's what they found. | | |  | | (Paramount Pictures) | It's easy enough for Picard to say "Make it so." But here's how Star Trek's sci-fi effects team and designers made starships hit warp speed across 60 years of faster-than-light TV travel. | | |  | | (ESA) | Our space photo of the day is actually a look back at Earth. In this photo, a European satellite spottered the huge solar power station in Morocco. Here's what you're looking at, and why it's important. | |  | | (NASA) | On March 5, 1982, the Soviet Union's Venera 14 spacecraft landed on Venus! Venera 14 launched just five days after its identical twin, Venera 13. It's not every day you land on Venus. Here's how it happened back in the awesome '80s. | | | Are you still here? While this all the news that's fit for our daily space newsletter, we do have more stories unfolding right now. You can check them all out Space.com. We'll see you there! Keep looking up, Tariq Malik Editor-in-Chief, Space.com | | | | Stay up-to-date on all things space science, news, and entertainment by subscribing to our newsletters. | |  | | | | | | | Future US LLC © | | Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, New York, NY, 10036 | | | |
