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The epic space exploration game "Starfield" is almost here. Listen to an exclusive track from its original soundtrack by award-winning composer Inon Zur.

Astronomers using NASA's exoplanet-hunting TESS satellite have found a "warm" Jupiter with the longest period ever seen with an alien world.

Despite a step down in size from the 1-inch sensor seen in the DJI Air 2S, the Air 3 features dual cameras offering excellent image quality alongside advanced functionality.

Find out how to watch the annular solar eclipse on Oct. 14 in person and with these free livestreams. The famous 'ring of fire' is not to be missed.

Here's why a black hole crashing into a neutron star belched out an odd gamma-ray burst.

Fast radio bursts — fleeting blasts of energy that are brighter than entire galaxies — remain mysterious. Here's what we know (and don't know) about FRBs.

The sun has launched a surprise coronal mass ejection directly at Mars, which could spark auroras on the Red Planet and potentially erode part of Mars' remaining atmosphere when it hits on Sept. 1.

The Super Blue Moon looks incredible in these photos from around the world. Here we've selected some of the best!

The storm intensified overnight and made landfall near Keaton Beach, Florida, on the morning of Aug. 30, supporting predictions that soaring sea temperatures would boost storms and hurricanes this year.

SpaceX will launch a set of satellites for the U.S. Space Force this morning (Aug. 31), and you can watch the action live.

As NASA's Perseverance rover inches along on Mars in search of hints of ancient life that may have once flourished there, scientists back home are honing their skill to identify such signs by studying fossils of Earth's oldest lifeforms.

The OSIRIS-REx team performed a crucial drop test on Wednesday (Aug. 30), practicing what they'll do when the mission's real asteroid sample comes home on Sept. 24.

SpaceX has released more photos of the epic Aug. 25 static fire test of its Starship Super Heavy booster, which is being prepped for liftoff.

Hurricane Idalia made landfall in Florida on Wednesday (Aug. 30) in view of both satellites and astronauts in space.

A three-decades old Soviet satellite has disintegrated in orbit some 870 miles (1,400 kilometers) above Earth, likely following a space debris strike.

India's Pragyan moon rover photographed its mothership, the Vikram lander, for the first time as the two continue their exploration halfway through the Chandrayaan-3 mission.

System Era's Joe Tirado on the continued success of 'Astroneer' in the sci-fi gaming market.

Astronomers have unexpectedly discovered the heaviest Neptune-like planet yet — one four times more massive than our solar system's Neptune.

If this tech demonstration is successful, the system could one day allow astronauts to converse by laser.

The moon will have a close encounter with Saturn on Wednesday, Aug. 30 as the ringed gas giant sits just below the full Super Blue Moon.

The third episode of Ahsoka reminds us of George Lucas' stance on the Jedi Order and the Force without sacrificing the sense of adventure and wonder.