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Are you thinking of buying a camera? Here are some tips and tricks to help you save money on your next purchase.

Look for Mars low on the eastern horizon Saturday (Aug. 13) as the Red Planet comes into the evening sky, shining with Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus.

Check out the king of the planets meeting up with the moon on Aug. 14, throughout most of the night.

New evidence suggests the culprit for the cosmic assault presented by cosmic rays may be the shock waves from exploding stars.

The company says data so far from May's first epic helicopter snatch shows a lot of success, even though they let it go into the water.

A massive sinkhole measuring more than 100 feet across has opened on mining land in Chile, according to the government's geology mining service.

NASA's Aqua satellite photographed plumes of dust being drawn from Africa's Sahara Desert and sent across the Atlantic towards the United States and the Caribbean.

You can learn about NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission science and watch its SLS megarocket roll to the launch pad in webcasts next week.

The FCC opened a new inquiry Aug. 5 focusing on how space manufacturing may help the fight against space debris — or hinder it.

Tune in live as U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, also the chair of the National Space Council, gives a speech on the commercial space sector today at 4:35 p.m. EDT (2035 GMT).

New research highlights a troubling problem with the concept of a cyclical universe that experiences infinite expansion and contraction, known as 'bouncing universe' models.

Scientists detected the most powerful gigantic jet lightning bolt — a lightning bolt that shoots up out of a cloud into the ionosphere — ever.

The last of four supermoons in a row rose Aug. 11, 2022 and generated gorgeous pictures.

The "Star Trek" spinoff "Strange New Worlds" is the most watched Trek series on the streaming service Paramount Plus.

The Month on Mars expedition begins its fieldwork listening to some of the earliest radio frequency signals in the universe.

Uninspired by the dull scientific numbering of exoplanets? Well, here's your chance to name an alien world and its host star by connecting them to human cultures.

Watch live as SpaceX sends 46 Starlink satellites into orbit Friday (Aug. 12) at 5:40 p.m. EDT (2140 GMT). The target orbit seems prone to space debris from a Russian anti-satellite test.

The Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak overnight on Aug. 12 and 13, unfortunately coinciding with this month’s full Sturgeon Moon.

Satellite images have revealed the extent of damage at Russia's Saki Air Base on Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula, currently occupied by Russian military forces.

The Super Heavy prototype Booster 7 fired one of its 33 Raptor engines for 20 seconds on Thursday (Aug. 11).

Astronomers have long considered Betelgeuse a candidate for a long-overdue supernova within our galaxy. Yet the red supergiant appears to be recovering following a mysterious 2019 event.