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On Oct. 14 an annular solar eclipse occurred across the Americas. We have rounded up some of the best photos here.

The first images of the moon passing between the sun and the Earth in a so-called "ring of fire" solar eclipse visible are coming in and the views are amazing.

A new ore, dubbed niobobaotite, was discovered in Inner Mongolia's Bayan Obo deposit and contains the rare earth element niobium — a valuable metal that acts as a superconductor and could revolutionize battery technology.

The Vera C. Rubin observatory will potentially solve the mysteries of dark energy and dark matter with an extremely precise map of the universe.

An annular solar eclipse will set the skies alight with a magnificent 'ring of fire' today. The stunning scene will be visible across the Americas.

October's new moon rises today (Oct. 14) and causes an annular or 'ring of fire' solar eclipse, which will delight skywatchers across the Americas.

Two NASA astronauts will conduct an all-woman spacewalk on Oct. 30. While only one other crew has done so before, more such spacewalks will come, NASA says.

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio is safely back on Earth after an eventful year in space. He talked about the spacecraft leak that kept him stuck there and what he learned from his stay.

The fourth season of 'For All Mankind' proves that an alternate space history series needn't be all about the past. It can be as current as this week, as the trailer for the Apple TV+ drama shows.

SpaceX's powerful Falcon Heavy rocket launched NASA's Psyche asteroid mission on Friday (Oct. 13), providing space fans with lots of eye candy.

The second episode of Loki season 2 puts the plot on pause for the majority of the runtime and gives the stellar cast plenty of space to play around.

A 'ring of fire' or annular solar eclipse will sweep across the United States on Oct. 14, bringing incredible views and a lot of science at the same time.

Superintelligences might reveal themselves through the technosignatures of their cosmic engineering projects.

NASA's Psyche mission launched Friday (Oct. 13) on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, and is now bound for the largest metal asteroid in our solar system.

Almost all of North America will experience a dramatic event on Saturday (Oct. 14), when a partial eclipse of the sun will be visible — weather permitting, of course.

A breathtaking new Hubble Space Telescope image captures star-packed regions in the NGC 685 galaxy.

You can't stare at the sun, so how do you watch an eclipse? By reflecting it off of a disco ball, a team of astronomers suggests.

We’ve got geophysics to thank for preventing our precious metals from sinking to Earth’s core.

The clock is ticking on a space artifacts auction, though this time it is not just any timing device driving the bids. The 'satellite clock' from Scott Carpenter's Mercury capsule is up for sale.

SpaceX's powerful Falcon Heavy rocket will launch NASA's Psyche asteroid mission today (Oct. 13), weather permitting, and you can watch it live.

An annular eclipse will sweep across the Americas on Saturday (Oct. 14), with the sun appearing as a blazing ring of fire. How will the major stages of the eclipse unfold?