A remote solar eclipse this coming weekend sets us up for the first total lunar eclipse of 2022.
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Best telescope mounts in {year}
We take a look at a selection of the best telescopes mounts currently on offer.
Watch 2 Russian cosmonauts spacewalk outside the International Space Station today
Two Russian cosmonauts will spend hours spacewalking outside the International Space Station. Watch it live
SpaceX Crew-4 astronauts fly plush turtle and monkey as zero-g indicators
What do you get when you cross a turtle with a chimp and send both into outer space? A whole lot of shenanigans. Or at least that is the story behind SpaceX Crew-4's plush turtle and small monkey.
Boeing to launch 2nd test flight of Starliner spacecraft for NASA on May 19
Boeing is finally ready to test its Starliner again in space, with an uncrewed launch set for May 19.
Does Lockheed Martin's stealthy SR-72 Darkstar spy plane have a cameo in 'Top Gun: Maverick'?
The SR-72 hypersonic spy plane being designed by Lockheed Martin is the successor to the legendary SR-71 Blackbird
Little CAPSTONE cubesat ready to launch on big moon mission next month
Early next month, Rocket Lab is slated to launch a pathfinding cubesat mission that supports NASA's Artemis return-to-the moon program.
How to photograph a solar eclipse
Capture a solar eclipse on camera to reveal one of nature's most spectacular sights.
Tantalising tectonics
This network of long grooves and scratches forms part of a giant fault system on Mars known as Tantalus Fossae, and is shown here as seen by ESA’s Mars Express.
Samantha Cristoforetti and the rest of Crew-4 arrives to the International Space Station
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ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti and NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Robert “Bob” Hines and Jessica Watkins arrive to the International Space Station after docking at 01:37 CEST on Thursday 28 April 2022.
Four astronauts arrive at space station for long-term stay
SpaceX’s Dragon Freedom spacecraft docked Wednesday with the Harmony module at the International Space Station. Credit: NASA TV / Spaceflight Now
Three Americans and one Italian astronaut floated into the International Space Station late Wednesday after a nearly 16-hour commute aboard a SpaceX crew capsule from a launch pad in Florida, ready for a research expedition scheduled to last at least four-and-a-half months.
In Some Places, Black Holes are Tearing Apart Thousands of Stars at a Time
At the heart of the more massive galaxies in the Universe, there are supermassive black holes (SMBHs) so powerful that they outshine all of the stars in their galactic disks. The core regions of these galaxies are known as Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN), or by their more popular-moniker “quasars.” The ongoing study of these objects has provided a testbed for General Relativity and revealed a great deal about the formation and evolution of galaxies and the large-scale structure of the Universe.
SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts have fun testing spacesuits before coming home (photos)
The SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts seemed to be enjoying themselves as they tested out their spacesuits ahead of their return to Earth.
Apollo 17 moonwalker hails launch of fellow geologist-astronaut Jessica Watkins
The last man to have set foot on the moon watched today as Crew-4 blasted off to the International Space Station atop SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket.
SpaceX's Freedom Dragon capsule arrives at space station with Crew-4 astronauts
For the second time in less than three weeks, SpaceX has delivered an astronaut crew to the International Space Station.
My DNA just launched to orbit with SpaceX's Crew-4 mission
Strapped into a SpaceX Dragon capsule, a crew of four astronauts blasted off from Earth this morning (April 27) on a mission to space. Also on board? My DNA.
Minerva mission begins as Samantha arrives at Space Station
Crew Dragon spacecraft Freedom, carrying ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti and her NASA colleagues Kjell Lindgren, Robert Hines and Jessica Watkins, docked to the International Space Station at 01:37 CEST Thursday 28 April.
Ingenuity Mars helicopter snaps amazing photos of Perseverance rover's landing gear (video)
NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter continues to give us Red Planet views we've never seen before.
How to watch the April 2022 solar eclipse online
The first solar eclipse of 2022 arrives this week across parts of the Southern Hemisphere — here's how you can watch the event live online from other parts of the world.
Live coverage: Dragon crew on track for docking at International Space Station
Live coverage of the docking of NASA’s Crew-4 mission at the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter.