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Your guide to June's full Strawberry Moon, from peak times to skywatching highlights.

Les Claypool and Sean Lennon discuss AI, art, and empathy in their new concept album 'The Great Parrot-Ox and the Golden Egg of Empathy.'

In this donut-shaped bag is a massive parachute. Next stop? Mars.

Scientists have developed a new material that could shield humans and critical technology from harmful radiation.

Argos UK is celebrating Star Wars Day early with over 20% off this massive 5,000+ piece Lego Star Wars Clone Wars Venator starship, This is literally the best UCS Lego set you can buy.

A show that began life as a period piece is now unashamedly hard science fiction.

Few went to see the movie in theaters, but 'Slither' still proved that Gunn was a director to watch

Drone-mounted radar flown over glaciers on Earth show how the technology can map buried ice in detail, helping future Mars spacecraft choose exactly where to drill.

They didn't get a parade, but they're certainly being paraded on the big networks.

Shooting stars and the occasional fireball may be seen whenever the constellation Aquarius is above the horizon.

Venus, Jupiter and Mercury headline May's skywatching, with stunning moon pairings and a three-planet display.

The Flower Moon will be followed by a rare full Blue Moon on May 31.

Photos from around the space team.

You know it's thriller, thriller night

Not only is Lego launching a host of new models this Star Wars Day, there are some fantastic sets out there already. We've harnessed the power of the Dark Side to bring you the very best.

On Episode 208 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with Space.com's Mike Wall about the risks and realities of the new space race to the moon.

SpaceX launched 45 satellites to orbit from California early Sunday morning (May 3), including a South Korean spacecraft that was originally supposed to fly in 2022.

Finally, Mando's sleek N-1 starfighter gets the Lego Star Wars UCS set it deserves and, if you're fast, you can claim a free Lego model of the fabled Darksaber.

Astronomers call this "eruptive mass loss," and it's a stellar drama we're still trying to fully grasp.

From chasing the Milky Way to using your eyes as nature intended, here are some often-overlooked truths that make all the difference under the night sky.

The human heart shrivels away in space, but researchers have found that mini-hearts grown from human stem cells sprout in space significantly faster than in labs on Earth.