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A luminous flare provides astronomers with a rare opportunity to measure the mass of an otherwise quiescent black hole at the center of a dwarf galaxy.

SpaceX just conducted its most ambitious and powerful Starship test to date, firing up 14 engines on one of its Super Heavy booster prototypes.

Last week's Blood Moon total lunar eclipse was visible over the Artemis 1 rocket on Nov. 8, making for an epic view of the mission's eventual destination.

Scientists studying "polluted" white dwarf stars find new insights into how planets are made — and it turns out, stars and planets grow up at the same time.

Achieving net-zero by the second half of the century is considered vital if global temperatures are to remain well below the two degrees rise as set out by the Paris Agreement for climate. From their vantage point in space, satellites provide a unique means of tracking progress towards achieving this balance between greenhouse gas emissions from sources and removal by sinks.

New research suggests that a wandering companion may have played a role in Betelgeuse's antics of late 2019.

Fossils called stromatolites from Western Australia were created by microbes 3.48 billion years ago.

New research suggests that a wandering companion may have played a role in Betelgeuse's antics of late 2019.

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Galileo is Europe’s largest satellite constellation – and the world’s most accurate satnav system. The work on Galileo began two decades ago with two test GIOVE satellites, followed by a series of operational launches.

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Solar Orbiter has spotted a ‘tube’ of cooler atmospheric gases snaking its way through the Sun’s magnetic field. The observation provides an intriguing new addition to the zoo of features revealed by the ESA-led Solar Orbiter mission, especially since the snake was a precursor to a much larger eruption.

The Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8L IS USM lens is a lightweight, high-quality mirrorless piece of glass that is a great option for anyone looking to take low light landscapes and astrophotos.

With Black Friday 2022 on the horizon, our best space gifts and deals guide will help you save on telescopes, model rockets, Lego, and more.

In space, no one can hear you scream at your friends. Here are the top space board game deals out there right now.

With NASA getting ready to return to the moon, a blanket company is ready to "cover" all your launch and lunar viewing needs. Rumpl now has a collection of NASA Artemis products.

New supercomputer simulations help explain why exoplanets about twice the size of Earth are rare.

Scientists have produced various models of the Leonid meteor shower and all of them are indicating that the Earth will intersect a few "rivers of rubble" left behind by comet Tempel-Tuttle this year.

NASA's CAPSTONE spacecraft slipped into orbit around the moon on Sunday evening (Nov. 13), becoming the first cubesat ever to visit Earth's nearest neighbor.

NASA still aims to launch its Artemis 1 moon rocket on Wednesday (Nov. 16), but a few boxes must be checked first.

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ABL Space Systems’ RS1 rocket horizontal at Launch Pad 3C at Alaska Aerospace’s Pacific Spaceport Complex. Credit: ABL Space Systems

ABL Space Systems could launch the first test flight of its one-ton class RS1 rocket from Alaska as soon as this week, after securing a launch license from the Federal Aviation Administration, the company said Sunday.