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SpaceX's Falcon 9 lit up the evening sky Sept. 28, when the expanding 'jellyfish' plume from the rocket's ascent could be seen for hundreds of miles.

Despite being just outside Tucson, Arizona, Biosphere 2 looks almost like a colony on another planet.

Ancient iron-metabolizing microbes may have turned toxic oxygen into an energy source.

Targeted at content creators, the Canon EOS R50 V may not be the obvious choice for budding astrophotographers. But do the features and brand name make it an affordable option for capturing the night sky?

The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has provided the first direct measurements of the chemical and physical properties of a potential moon-forming disc encircling a large exoplanet. The carbon-rich disc surrounding the world called CT Cha B, which is located 625 light years away from Earth, is a possible construction yard for moons, although no moons are detected in the Webb data. The disc offers insight into how the moons of Solar System gas giants like Jupiter might have formed.

Two Chinese astronauts installed more debris shielding on the Tiangong space station during a six-hour spacewalk on Friday (Sept. 26). It was the fourth EVA of the Shenzhou 20 mission.

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Watch the one-to-one interview with Josef Aschbacher, Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA), extracted from Plenary 1 of the 76th International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2025). In this session, he shares his insights into ESA's strategic vision.

The Hubble Space Telescope saw a galaxy that has features of both elliptical and spiral galaxies, puzzling experts.

Scientists have proposed a new explanation for Venus' giant, crown-shaped geological features, known as coronae.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 28 Starlink satellites launched from Vandenberg Space Force Station in California on Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025.

File: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands ready to launch the Starlink 7-14 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Image: SpaceX

Update Sept. 28, 2:42 p.m. EDT (1842 UTC): SpaceX adjusted the T-0 liftoff time.

This quiz will take you on a journey through the life cycle of stars, their classification, and the incredible processes that power them.

One of the key ways war leads to environmental harm is by leaving behind unexploded weaponry.

Expedition 73 crewmembers sequenced DNA and worked with virtual reality glasses this week, while also continuing to unpack cargo vehicles and congratulating NASA's 24th group of astronaut candidates.

This might just be one of our favorite science-themed Lego sets ever made.

The Milky Way's closest neighbor shines in a spectacular new astrophotography portrait.