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This chunky star projector is a good choice for kids thanks to its low price and easy-to-use functions.

This long-exposure image from the International Space Station shows the growing tension between celestial beauty and human expansion into space.

Both science fiction and real life have some interesting spacecraft names, sometimes borrowing from each other. This quiz will test to see if you know the difference.

The rate of human-produced light is increasing in the night sky by as much as 10% per year, making it difficult for astronomers to study the night sky.

Twin orbs of superhot plasma at the Milky Way's center known as the "Fermi bubbles" contain inexplicable clouds of cold hydrogen, new research reveals.

The 2025 full 'Sturgeon Moon' graced the night sky on Aug. 9.

Spot Saturn near the moon on Aug. 11! See them with the naked eye and learn what to expect through a telescope.

A new executive order repeals a 52-year-old ban on commercial supersonic flights, while new technology can make supersonic flight quieter than ever before.

In a Q&A interview, author and science writer David Baron discusses the turn-of-the-century Mars craze, which he covers in his new book, "The Martians."

A four-legged robot tested under simulated Martian gravity jumps from wall to wall, demonstrating how future missions could navigate terrain too challenging for today's rovers.

SpaceX's Crew-10 astronauts will return to Earth today (Aug. 9) after living on the International Space Station for nearly five months, and you can watch the action live.

The four members on SpaceX's Crew-10 mission are Earth-bound after bidding farewell to their Expedition 73 crewmates and departing the International Space Station.

For most of the past decade, forecasters have been able to use satellites to track these smoke plumes, but the view was only two-dimensional

Astronomers spot a rare stellar bridge in Abell 3667, revealing an aggressive galaxy merger and new clues about dark matter.

This quiz tests your knowledge of the astronauts who have stepped foot on the moon.

NASA astronaut Jim Lovell — a veteran of four spaceflights, including Apollo 8 and the near-disastrous Apollo 13 —passed away on Aug. 7, 2025 at the age of 97.

Paramount’s hit sci-fi horror franchise returns in 2027 with more ultrasonic alien invaders.

The techniques used to target the asteroids could also be employed in tracking hazardous asteroids and interstellar objects.

Satellite images revealed the scope of destruction in the south of France where an area larger than the country's capital Paris has been turned into ashes by a massive wildfire.

A newfound supermassive black hole from the dawn of the universe challenges how early cosmic giants formed.

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover captured a breathtaking panorama of the Red Planet surface depicted in false-color under a blue sky.