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Earth just experienced a rare S4 solar radiation storm, the most intense since 2003 — powerful for satellites and astronauts, but harmless on the ground.

Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Maine tonight as Earth reels from a colossal CME impact.

The total solar eclipse on Nov. 25, 2030, will mainly cross the Indian Ocean, but views will be possible from Australia, South Africa, Namibia, Botswana and Lesotho.

The origin of super-Earths and sub-Neptunes has been revealed in a system of four young planets that are dramatically losing their thick atmospheres.

Blue Origin will launch six people to the final frontier on Thursday (Jan. 22), and you can watch the space tourism mission live.

"The knowledge of these will ultimately help us understand the formation of the first stars and planets and how our own Milky Way came into being."

C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) brightened significantly ahead of its close approach to the sun.

A fast CME slammed into Earth on Jan. 19, unleashing hours of intense auroral activity and lighting up skies far beyond the poles.

Ancient shoreline features hint that water on Mars once formed a vast ocean.

America's next mission to the moon is happening in only a few weeks.

Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Colorado tonight as a speedy coronal mass ejection impacts Earth.

Chinese researchers have completed a full end-to-end simulation of the Chinese Space Station Telescope's observing systems, offering a preview of how the powerful scope will survey the universe.

"It's like watching a cosmic volcano erupt again after ages of calm — except this one is big enough to carve out structures stretching nearly a million light-years across space."

The DJI Mini 5 Pro is the best sub-250g drone ever made and redefines what’s possible in this regulator-friendly drone category.

Along with bonus stargazing targets!

The evacuation raises a question worth exploring: how do astronauts stay healthy in space, and why is this early evacuation so unusual?

Astonishingly, we can identify molecules present in the atmospheres of exoplanets.

To explore strange new worlds; to seek out new life and new civilizations; to boldly go where no one has gone before!

"One thing popped out as clear as anything, this previously unknown 'bar' of ionized iron atoms, in the middle of the familiar and iconic ring."

Aurora alert! The colossal solar storm could impact and trigger impressive northern lights.