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After decades of relying on aging satellites, NOAA is launching a purpose-built eye on the sun.

Watch the Sept. 21 partial solar eclipse live online with this handy livestream. Coverage begins at 2 p.m. EDT (1800 GMT).

SpaceX launched 24 more of its Starlink internet satellites today (Sept. 19), sending them up from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

Do our little ones need "Star Trek: The Next Next Next Generation," or would they just be better off with "Bluey"?

The autumn equinox brings fall to the Northern Hemisphere today when the sun passes over our planet's equator at noon.

Director Ron Howard's 1995 space rescue thriller lives on with a special anniversary edition for one week only starting Sept. 19.

Natural geologic processes at Mars' Oxia Planum may improve the Rosalind Franklin rover's chances of detecting organic compounds.

The Expedition 73 crew on the International Space Station began their week with the arrival of an extra-large cargo delivery with new science and supplies, as well as care packages from home.

The discovery of a rare runaway galaxy suggests some isolated systems were shaped by past group interactions before being flung into solitude.

Mysteriously powerful cosmic winds around neutron star may be 'game-changer' for understanding monster black holes

A new program has discovered chaos in a nearby planetary system, which could explain the existence of a phenomenon astronomers call the hot-Neptunian desert.

Earth will see a deep partial solar eclipse on Sept. 21 — here's who can watch and when.

Northrop Grumman's new "Cygnus XL" cargo ship reached the International Space Station this morning (Sept. 18), after a delay, delivering about 11,000 pounds of supplies to the orbiting lab.

Save up to $60 on an annual subscription to Paramount Plus, the home of all Star Trek content, as well as a huge selection of Sci-Fi titles and entertainment.

See a sickle moon with Venus and the bright star Regulus early on Sept. 19.

Hayabusa2's new target, asteroid 1998 KY26, is just 36 feet (11 meters) across, which will make landing on it challenging.

Akiva Goldsman and Henry Alonso Myers share thoughts on this serious bittersweet episode

Foundation star Pilou Asbæk tells Space.com how he channeled Asimov villain The Mule in Season 4 of Apple TV's sci-fi saga.

This asteroid quiz is your launchpad to discovery

One of the world's largest radio telescopes has been destroyed by a Ukrainian drone to prevent Russian forces from using it for military communications.

Blue Origin plans to launch its 35th New Shepard suborbital mission this morning (Sept. 18) after a nearly four-week delay, and you can watch the uncrewed effort live.