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The new moon occurs just after midnight on Thursday (April 20), marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan for Muslims across the globe, while also signaling the end of a rare type of eclipse.

A rare hybrid eclipse sweeps across the surface of Earth on April 20, appearing as a total eclipse, annular eclipse or transitioning between both, depending on one's vantage point.

Delays in Europe's next-generation launch vehicle, the Ariane 6, are causing the European Commission to seek alternatives for the countries' access to orbit.

A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 21 of SpaceX's Starlink "V2 mini" satellites will take off on Wednesday (April 19) at 8:27 a.m. ET (1227 GMT) from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

On April 20, a hybrid solar eclipse will be visible from parts of Indonesia, East Timor, and Australia. Here's everything you need to know about this rare celestial spectacle.

Paying taxes in space is a necessity, no matter where you happen to be visiting. This is what U.S. astronauts and other space fliers can expect.

Students at Carnegie Mellon University are sending America's first robotic lunar rover to the moon this May, beating NASA to the punch by about a year.

SpaceX is set to launch its Starship spacecraft from a coastal town in Texas, but an environmental advocacy group says Florida would be the better choice.

This powerful Celestron Newtonian telescope is ideal for beginners and is now $100 off when you apply the coupon on Amazon.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captured an amazing photo of Arp 220, a collective name for two spiral galaxies that started merging 700 million years ago.

China aims to test 3D printing bricks from lunar regolith later this decade in a step towards constructing a permanent base on the moon.

NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency signed a deal on April 17 to cooperate on a mission to collect samples of the Mars moon Phobos launching in 2024.

Amateur astronomers have taken images of Europe's Jupiter explorer JUICE as it commenced its journey to the largest planet of the solar system.

Just about the only thing we wouldn't buy for a dollar is RoboCop 3.

Two Russian cosmonauts will exit the International Space Station tonight (April 18), after a spacesuit problem and a coolant leak held up two previous tries at this EVA.

NASA may not build just one Artemis Base Camp for future lunar astronauts but rather a distributed series of lunar outposts for science and exploration.

SpaceX is targeting Thursday (April 20) for the second attempt to launch its Starship vehicle to space. The 62-minute window opens at 9:28 a.m. EDT (1328 GMT).

NASA's defunct, 600-pound (270 kilograms) RHESSI spacecraft will reenter Earth's atmosphere on Wednesday (April 19) at 9:30 p.m. ET, plus or minus 16 hours, the U.S. military predicts.

Astronomers have directly detected and imaged a gas giant orbiting another star by combining different techniques for hunting exoplanets.

The mapping of matter in the cosmos helps to confirm Einstein's theory of general relativity and reveals more about mysterious dark matter.

Marvel Studios releases a new featurette starring the cast and crew of "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3."