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Hubble’s law tells us that the universe is in a constant state of expansion

Lens heaters prevent cold and condensation from ruining a night spent shooting the stars. Find out why you need one and which options best suit your kit bag.

As adaptations of sci-fi video games, such as Halo, gain momentum, it might be time to reconsider some franchises with tons of potential.

Don’t the time or inclination to start in on a new science fiction show? Here are five superb sci-fi shorts that will have you hooked and, even better, they’re free.

Science institutions around the world will stream press conferences announcing the discovery; here's your guide to tuning in.

The Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field Camera 3 revealed spectacular details of this spiral galaxy over 42 million light-years away from Earth.

Astronomers have revealed the trails of nearly 1,500 new asteroids hidden in data gathered by NASA's most venerable space telescope.

We can end the current fossil fuel war, by providing abundant resources and clean energy from the moon to Earth, and by moving our toxic industries away from our unique and precious biosphere.

In the Halo games, Master Chief uses a number of vehicles to finish the fight, and the human-made constructs of the UNSC remain the franchise’s most iconic.

The robotic Tianzhou 4 docked with Tianhe, the core module of China's under-construction Tiangong space station, about 6.5 hours after launching today (May 9).

The passengers on Blue Origin's fifth crewed flight, known as NS-21, include the first Mexican-born woman to visit space.

Out in the desert in Arizona, "analog astronauts" gathered this weekend for an annual conference in a giant, futuristic habitat called Biosphere 2.

Ingenuity appears to be in recovery from a communications glitch on Mars.

China has launched a cargo mission to its Tianhe space station module in preparation for the arrival of a new crew in June.

A building-sized asteroid whizzed by our planet overnight at a very safe distance, just like all the other giant space rocks we know of.

The Large Magellanic Cloud is sharper than ever in the infrared eyes of the James Webb Space Telescope.

The BlissLights Sky Lite 2.0 star projector is a fun, non-scientific, app-controlled light and laser display.

Ncuti Gatwa, best known for his role in Netflix's "Sex Education" will be the 14th Doctor.

Martian frost may be camouflaged by dust, which could cause dust avalanches.

2022 will experience two total lunar eclipses. The first will occur on May 15-16 and the second on November 8.

The length of a second hasn't been updated in 70 years, but ultraprecise atomic optical clocks are on track to change that.