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A reliable power bank that can power laptops for the eco-conscious sky watcher who needs additional charge on-the-go.

Centuries after Chinese and Japanese astronomers spotted a bright light in their skies, astronomers have pinned it to a stellar collision that unleashed a rare supernova 850 years ago.

As long as humanity has looked up at the stars we have dreamed of discovering extraterrestrial life. Astrobiologists attempt to do just this searching for telltale signs of life, potentially habitable worlds, and the answer to the question of how life arose on Earth.

The annual Ursae Minorid meteor shower which began on Jan. 15 peaks on Thursday, Jan. 19, with the meteors best seen when the constellation Ursa Minor is high above the horizon.

On Sunday (Jan. 22) at 5:13 p.m. EST (2213 GMT), Venus and Saturn will make a close approach in the night sky, known as an appulse, and will also be in conjunction.

Fast radio bursts are still a mystery, but new observations of this strange phenomenon may actually help astronomers learn more about our own galactic neighborhood.

A photo taken by Soumyadeep Mukherjee of Kolkata, India depicts what the photographer calls "Three Days in the Life of a Comet," spanning from Dec. 27 to 29, 2022.

A physics student and 'aurora chaser' got a special treat after reserving a cabin in Iceland: A storm surge of green auroras shimmering in the sky just overhead.

A new survey of the Milky Way's galactic plane has revealed an incredible 3.32 billion cosmic objects, including towering gas clouds and billions of stars.

Three newly discovered ultra-faint dwarf galaxies could offer clues to the conditions in the early universe and to the nature of dark matter.

A fire may have caused the first stage of ABL's RS1 rocket to shut down during its debut liftoff on Jan. 10, company representatives say, but the investigation is ongoing.

The Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island has been erupting again for nearly two weeks, creating lava fountains and a glow visible with the Landsat 8 satellite.

Black holes residing at the center of galaxies produce way more energy than scientists previously thought, a new study has revealed.

Grab over $700 off the smartphone-controlled computerized Celestron Nexstar Evolution 9.25 telescope and see the stars in the cosmos at a fraction of the cost.

Finding 54% off the Hexeum night vision binoculars in the peak of winter with long, dark nights could be perfect timing.

China's Zhurong Mars rover remains silent despite being expected to wake up in December — but there's still hope that the vehicle could rise from its extended slumber.

What do you get when an audio engineer meets an Atlas V rocket launch? Great sound for a forthcoming space game.

Amino acids, the building blocks of life, have been found in the nearly pristine Winchcombe meteorite.

Reva and co's brooding ship, the Lego Star Wars Inquisitor Transport Scythe, from Obi-Wan Kenobi might be the best Lego Star Wars playset in years

You'll have to hurry as this deal ends January 19.

The planets will begin closing in on one another ahead of a conjunction on Sunday (Jan. 22), during which they will appear just one-third of a degree apart.