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The Aukyo astronaut star projector — viral on TikTok — is currently 15% off on Amazon ahead of Black Friday.

Space is a dangerous place, especially when it comes to high-energy particles, and intense solar activity can pose threats to people and technology on Earth.

Scientists have predicted for a long time that elements with around 164 protons could have a relatively long half-life, or even be stable.

As NASA's Curiosity rover passes 4,000 'sols,' or Martian days, on the Red Planet, a Space.com reporter who began work in 2012 reflects on what that means.

Here's everything you need to know about selecting the best viewing spot for the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024.

We've scoured the net for the best Black Friday deals on space-related gear, from telescopes to cameras and more.

The two brightest objects in the night sky — dazzling Venus and a lovely waning crescent moon — will be the chief celestial attraction in the predawn sky on Thursday, Nov. 9.

Ecologist Kelly Weinersmith discusses important unanswered questions about human space settlement in her new book, "A City on Mars."

Kelly and Zach Weinersmith discuss important unanswered questions about human space settlement in their new book, A City on Mars.

The future museum display of NASA's retired space shuttle Endeavour took a giant step upward as cranes lifted the first of two solid rocket motors into the vertical at the California Science Center.

Europe’s first continental spaceport, dubbed Andøya, has opened in Norway.

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter just made its 65th and 66th Mars flights, two short hops that positioned the chopper properly for the coming 'solar conjunction.'

An interview with "Beacon 23" showrunner Glen Mazzara on MGM+'s new sci-fi thriller set on a remote cosmic lighthouse for intergalactic travelers.

Asteroid Dinkinesh is not only a binary, but its satellite is itself a "contact binary" consisting of two space rocks touching one another.

The Hubble Space Telescope snapped a new view of a hazy spiral galaxy that once hosted a supernova explosion.

How did supermassive black holes form? JWST and Chandra may have found the answer.

NASA launches its new streaming service, an on-demand, ad-free platform lifting off on iOS, Android, Roku, Apple TV, and Fire TV beginning Nov. 8.

The James Webb Space Telescope has observed gassy baby galaxies in the early universe triggering explosive bouts of star formation, flooding the universe with light.

Nearly 50 years after it was first introduced, 30 years since it was retired and three years after making its triumphant return, NASA honored the designer behind its retro-cool logotype, the 'worm.'

A runaway dead star predicted to have a close encounter with our solar system in tens of thousands of years will actually miss our neck of the cosmic woods.

Astronauts will soon be able to enter virtual reality for mental health care on the International Space Station. A new VR headset launching Nov. 9 adds more tools for astronauts looking to stay healthy in orbit.