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The annual Taurid meteor shower made of bits of the comet Encke is peaking Friday, Nov. 5.

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After its arrival at Pariacabo harbour in French Guiana on 12 October 2021, the James Webb Space Telescope was transported to Europe’s Spaceport and unboxed in the cleanroom. It is now being prepared for its launch on an Ariane 5 rocket in December. 

Is the Canon EOS 6D Mk2 the perfect companion for enthusiast photographers looking to make their first break into the full-frame world?

Melt – ESA’s newly released documentary

Groups of walruses gathering on land are so large they're visible from space. Unfortunately, the reason why doesn't bode well for the animals' future.

Astronomers have detected traces of water in one of the oldest known galaxies proving for the first time that the life-giving substance played a role in the formation of the earliest stars.

A digital replica of Earth could help scientists better model the future of our planet and find solutions to problems wrought by climate change.

NASA's new moon explorers will have better mobility and a lighter load to lug than their Apollo ancestors.

The best compact binoculars are great for their portability, but limited in astronomy performance. Here, we’ve put together a list of some of the best to be found.

The Shetland Islands, an archipelago in the Northern Isles of Scotland, are featured in this Copernicus Sentinel-2 image.

In the evening sky the waxing Moon walks up past Venus, then Saturn and Jupiter day by day. And we're in the season of the Summer Triangle Effect.

European dates for the ‘Space Station Earth’ immersive concert tour, have been announced this week.

A Starship prototype descends toward SpaceX’s test site in South Texas for a landing attempt in March 2021. Credit: SpaceX

A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit filed by Blue Origin over NASA’s award of a $2.9 billion lunar lander contract to SpaceX, clearing the way for the agency to move forward in a partnership with Elon Musk’s space company on a craft to transport astronaut to the surface of the moon.

The Orion Constellation — named after the hunter in Greek mythology — is found on the celestial equator and is a prominent constellation in the night sky.

NASA has lofted countless spacecraft into the solar system, but a mission launching in late November will attempt a unique feat: to slam into a tiny asteroid and slightly speed up its orbit.

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The History Channel blasts off with a new "Star Trek" anniversary docu-series, "The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek."

NASA and SpaceX have further delayed the launch of the Crew-3 mission due to anticipated bad weather over the coming days. Crew-3 will now get off the ground no earlier than Monday (Nov. 8).

Astra’s team prepares for launch from Kodiak Island, Alaska. Credit: Astra

Astra, the small satellite launch company, said Wednesday it will try again to send a test payload into orbit from Alaska as soon as Nov. 8 after three previous flights missed the mark.

Tom Hanks isn't interested in Jeff Bezos' offer to go to space.

SpaceX and NASA will resume work on the project 'as soon as possible.'