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ESA has signed a €40m contract with Avio to develop a reusable upper stage demonstrator, marking a step toward Europe's own Starship-like ambitions.

NASA has reported possible biosignatures in a Mars rock, but delays and funding woes cloud its sample return mission. Could China's Tianwen-3 step in and deliver samples from the site itself?

'This world goes much deeper than you imagine'

What about those previously studied plumes of methane and meteorites potentially stuffed with the fossils of Martian microbes?

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have delivered the first detailed weather report of a nearby rogue world, and it's stormier than expected.

Lunar samples reveal the far side of the moon, hidden from Earth's view, may have a cooler interior than the near side.

The JWST has studied the chemical composition of a moon-forming disk circling a giant planet 625 light-years away.

How a cancelled TV show got a short-lived reprieve on the big screen.

Vaonis has just released a limited-edition run of their Vespera II smart telescopes with a stylish clear housing and a built-in hygrometer — available for $2490 from select retailers.

A decade before George Lucas flew off to a galaxy far, far away, International Rescue introduced a generation to the coolest toys on the planet.

Gerard Butler and Morena Baccarin return in this $65 million sequel to 2020’s post-apocalyptic hit.

This early October Prime Day deal gets you the Celestron TrailSeeker 8x42 binoculars for just $190 on Amazon — their lowest price since 2023.

Mining the moon for helium-3: How real is the prospect, and is there a business case for such an undertaking?

Science, especially when conducted remotely on another planet, is rarely black and white.

This limited-time deal gets you the Canon EOS R5 Mark II with the RF 24-105mm f/4 lens kit for just $4925— $174 cheaper than Amazon's current sale price. Shoot the Orionids with ease!

This quiz is your chance to dive into the wonders of Hubble's legacy

Over 700 events are scheduled for International Observe the Moon Night 2025.

A new image from NOIRLab shows telescopes on two Chilean peaks in the Atacama Desert.

Scientists are testing prototypes of tumbleweed rovers in a wind tunnel that show that Mars' winds are strong enough to push them.

SpaceX is targeting Oct. 13 for the 11th test flight of Starship, which will be the final launch of the megarocket's current "Version 2" iteration.

The algorithm has already been tested on images from the Subaru telescope and will now be used on the Vera C. Rubin Observatory once science results begin to flood in.