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Watch the stunning Mars and Regulus conjunction today with this free livestream

Astronomers have used the ALMA radio telescope to investigate how planets grow in protoplanetary disks of gas and dust around young stars.

A mystery signal detected high in the sky above Antarctica defies current models of physics and could represent a new particle, scientists say.

Leaks aboard the International Space Station, as well as on SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, delayed Axiom's next private astronaut mission, but the crew now has a target launch date of June 19.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket placed 26 Starlink internet broadband satellites into low Earth orbit, lifting off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on June 16, 2025.

Amazon's Kuiper 2 mission is set to lift off on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket today (June 16), and you can watch the launch live online.

Rapid bursts of energy that last milliseconds but emit as much energy as the sun does in decades are helping astronomers pierce the cosmic fog between galaxies to find the universe's missing matter.

The view of our home galaxy lit up the night sky at the U.S. National Science Foundation's Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona.

Dark matter "lampshades" could slip between Earth and distant stars, causing tiny amounts of dimming that may help explain one of the greatest puzzles in science.

The M-class flare was accompanied by a coronal mass ejection currently forecast to land Earth with a glancing blow on June 18.

Send your birthday love to Planet Bob as we reminisce about this spirited post-apocalyptic gem.

The first images of an artificial solar eclipse from ESA's Proba-3 mission have been unveiled.

The Fujifilm X-T50, with its powerful 40.2-MP sensor and excellent creative functionality, is a great beginner camera for astrophotography.

Part of the closest star-forming region to us, known as the Chamaeleon Complex, has been illuminated by the light of young stars in this artwork by nature captured by the Dark Energy Camera.

There's a good reason the Lego Marvel Infinity Gauntlet has been around since 2021: Few sets are as striking as this.

"It's like looking for candlelight in close vicinity to a flashlight that's blazing toward us."

The film shows never-before-seen footage taken by the JWST film crew as the telescope was being assembled.

The search for life beyond Earth is a holy grail quest for many experts, but finding where to look is a core issue.

We love the design of the Juzihao Star Projector, but despite its size, its projections don't have the biggest reach.

The James Webb Space Telescope has notched another milestone, capturing a direct image of one of the coldest and oldest known exoplanets.

With this week's expected arrival of a visiting crew delayed, science and maintenance work on board the International Space Station was lighter than usual for the Expedition 73 crew.