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

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

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

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 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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

Scientists have spotted a mysterious mineral on Mars that may be new to science — and could help reveal some Red Planet mysteries.

New Hubble Telescope imagery of the interstellar interloper comet 3I/ATLAS reveals a dusty coma and the beginning of a tail.

The LaView Galaxy Star Projector posits itself as a premium option, but doesn’t quite live up to the competition.

It’s a disappointing star projector, but the Discovery Space Projector has some nice scientific images of moons and planets.

While moonlight might steal the spotlight, it won't steal the Perseids' show.