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Astronomers comparing maps of the universe uncovered the nearest example of a black hole devouring a star ever detected.

NASA's ShadowCam instrument has imaged the lunar south pole in great detail, helping shed light on the region where astronauts will land as part of the Artemis 3 mission.

A new NASA animation shows the tremendous scales of supermassive black holes, which have masses millions to billions of times that of the sun and dominate the centers of most galaxies.

"Silo" debuts on Apple TV+ today (May 5), and we spoke with Academy Award winning actor/director Tim Robbins Tim about the making of this post-apocalyptic thriller.

The four biggest moons of Uranus — Titania, Oberon, Ariel and Umbriel — may harbor salty oceans beneath their frozen surfaces, a new study suggests.

Mission team members may stop trying to fix a stuck valve on the LunaH-Map cubesat at the end of the month, according to reports.

The annual Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks on Saturday (May 6) offering skywatchers the chance to see debris from Halley's Comet burn up in Earth's atmosphere.

A crew of celebrities are set to go where none have gone before. "Well, sort of," says William Shatner, the actor-turned-astronaut who serves in Mission Control for "Stars on Mars," June 5 on Fox.

An interview with director Paul Young on his short film in "Star Wars: Visions Vol. 2"

Scientists studying a star system in Orion witnessed one of the most powerful stellar eruptions ever seen — and it could be devastating to nearby planets.

The third Guardians of the Galaxy movie is a raw, dark, and sentimental last adventure for James Gunn’s endearing band of misfits.

Artemis 2 astronaut Jeremy Hansen will be the flag-bearer for Canada on Saturday (May 6) at the coronation of King Charles III.

The launch of Ax-2, the second private crewed mission to the International Space Station, has been delayed beyond early May. A new target date has not yet been announced.

May's full Flower Moon rises tonight (May 5) following a lunar eclipse that will be visible only to the Eastern Hemisphere.

Geologists and planetary scientists are rethinking how Earth's continents may have formed after discovering that the leading theory may not be possible after all.

The 2023 Humans to Mars Summit, to be held in Washington, D.C. from May 16 to May 18, aims to add urgency to the quest to put boots on the Red Planet.

Black hole week kicked off on Monday (May 1) with scientists and space enthusiasts alike celebrating our growing understanding of these cosmic titans.

China's space authorities have released a series of global images of Mars produced from data gathered by the country's first interplanetary mission, Tianwen 1.

Watch live as a lunar eclipse joins the full Flower Moon on Friday (May 5) thanks to a free telescope livestream from the Virtual Telescope project.

A faraway proto-galaxy has been observed feeding on recycled material, shedding more light on how galaxies sustain star birth across eons.

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