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The word equinox, from the Latin for "equal night," alludes to the fact that day and night are then of equal length worldwide on these dates. But this is not necessarily so.

SpaceX fired seven engines on its Starship Super Heavy prototype "Booster 7" on Monday (Sept. 19), marking the highest number of Raptor engines ever tested simultaneously.

The solar system's most massive planet, Jupiter, will make its closest approach to Earth for 59 years on Sept. 26 even as the gas giant will be directly opposite the sun as viewed from Earth.

A fueling test of NASA's new megarocket on Sept. 21 could make or break the agency's hopes of launching the Artemis 1 moon mission on Sept. 27.

Earth-imaging satellites have spied the massive crowds that gathered in London for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.

The James Webb Space Telescope excels at capturing images of distant cosmic objects, but the telescope's new Mars images demonstrate it can have an impact much closer to home.

Cosmonaut Valery Polyakov, who logged the single longest stay in space, has died at the age of 80. Polyakov launched on two missions to the space station Mir. In total, he was off Earth for 678 days.

Heads of the world's major space agencies presented their big plans for the coming years at a major congress in Paris, while underlining the serious challenges that could affect space and humanity.

Satellites are watching as Hurricane Fiona, currently a Category 1 storm, pummels Caribbean islands.

Astrophotographers can use this lightweight star tracker with cameras up to 100mm lenses to keep stars still for up to four minutes.

The only archaeologists to study life on the International Space Station are now offering to advise on the next outposts. The co-directors of the ISS Archaeological Project have found Brick Moon.

Pick up the HP Reverb G2 VR headset for under $500 at Amazon with this limited time offer.

Brian Binnie, who in 2004 became only the second person in history to pilot a private craft into space, has died at the age of 69.

The failure of a Blue Origin rocket during an uncrewed launch this month has members of Congress urging for more transparency of an FAA investigation into the accident.

You have to look for the clues that the protoplanet exists, not for the protoplanet itself.

A new study that reassessed decades of work of climate "tipping points" has revealed they are more numerous and closer to being triggered than researchers initially feared.

The Boeing Starliner spacecraft is targeting astronaut taxi missions to the International Space Station in 2023, following a successful test mission.

The U.S. Navy admitted that it has unreleased videos of UFO encounters but refused to share them due to 'national security concerns.'

The new images reveal JWST will be a fantastic tool for astronomers aiming to improve their knowledge of exoplanets.

China's Chang'e 4 lander and Yutu 2 rover, the first robots ever to land safely on the far side of the moon, are quietly continuing their work.

The Nikon Z6 II is the latest in the Z6 mirrorless range and brings with it a whole host of new and improved features whilst remaining almost identical to its predecessor.