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Grab your curiosity, and come along on this month’s Sky Tour. This month offers a chance to watch a dramatic coverup of the bright star Spica by the first-quarter Moon. You can also glimpse Mercury just after sunset — and Saturn very late in the evening.

Japan's new H3 rocket launched for the third time ever tonight (June 30), sending the ALOS-4 Earth-observing satellite to orbit.

NASA's long-running Mars Odyssey orbiter celebrated its 100,000th orbit with a fresh view of Olympus Mons, the largest volcano in the solar system.

This year's events highlight the upcoming Hera mission and an Arizona-based project that uses off-the-shelf security cameras to scan meteors from roofs of schools, colleges and sometimes even private homes.

The space race of the 20th century, characterized by rivalry and high barriers to entry, has transformed, opening up unparalleled opportunities for collaboration.

We're big fans of Ugreen products, and this 2048 Wh power station is no exception — it's ideal for multi-day festivals or overnight skywatching sessions.

Discover the strange world of rogue planets left to wander the cosmos untethered to any star.

On Episode 117 of This Week In Space, Rod and guest co-host Isaac Arthur talk with Evan Jensen of ICON Build about 3D printing habitats on the moon and one day Mars.

Why is that some planets, such as Saturn, have more than a hundred moons, while others, such as Venus, have none?

The first-ever stellar tanning salon just opened in Germany, giving a few lucky folks the chance to see what it would be like to bake on an alien beach.

A review of "A Quiet Place: Day One" from director Michael Sarnoski, which reveals how Earth went quiet following a terrifying alien invasion.

It's one of the most advanced tripods in Benro's catalog — we're testing the Mach3 to see how well it performs for various photographic styles, including astro.

Infrared images showcase "fire-breathing" lakes all across the Jovian moon.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Vandenberg Space Force Base on the NROL-186 mission on June 28, 2024. Image: SpaceX

SpaceX launched a national security mission on behalf of the United States’ National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) from Vandenberg Space Force Base Friday night. The spy agency described the classified mission as “the second launch of NRO’s proliferated architecture, delivering critical space-based ISR (intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) to the nation.”

This view from a window on the cupola overlooks a portion of the International Space and shows the partially obscured Starliner spacecraft from Boeing docked to the Harmony module’s forward port. Image: NASA

The return to Earth of Boeing’s Starliner capsule is on indefinite hold pending results of new thruster tests and ongoing analysis of helium leaks that cropped up during the ship’s rendezvous with the International Space Station, NASA announced Friday.

NASA has delayed the next ISS spacewalk until at least late July while it investigates a spacesuit leak that cut a recent EVA short.

India completed a series of tests for autonomously landing its fully reusable launch vehicle, marking another milestone in the country's pursuit of low cost access to space.

The Perseverance rover's SHERLOC instrument has been revived to continue its search for evidence of microbial life on Mars.

Collins Aerospace has exited a contract to develop new spacesuits for NASA following talks with the agency.

Small asteroids have the Red Planet in their crosshairs more often than not, as Mars lander's seismometer detects their impacts.

Head outside this week at around 10 p.m. local daylight time and face due east and locate the Ring Nebula for a summertime skywatching treat.