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The Lion Nebula is located 10,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Cepheus

On Episode 187 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with Glen Swanson, author of the new Star Trek history book "Inspired Enterprise."

A SpaceX rocket carrying 29 Starlink satellites launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on the company's 150 Falcon 9 mission of 2025.

Canon’s lightest IS binos provide ample image stabilization and good optical clarity — great for enthusiastic, traveling stargazers.

While the existence of extra dimensions is a cool idea, it's currently not supported by any evidence

Saturn will briefly lose its bling.

Contemporary astrophysics has, of course, vindicated Fishacre's position

Jake Korell’s debut novel 'The Second World' envisions a newly independent Mars shaped by real space-policy debates, near-future technology, and the very human absurdities we’ll bring with us when we leave Earth.

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, flying for the first time, launched 28 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025.

These beginner-friendly Celestron Nature DX ED 8x42 binos are 28% off this Black Friday — perfect for moon gazing.

The giants might've been kicked out, left to live a rogue lifestyle.

One of our favorite image stabilized binoculars — offering great quality optics for night sky viewing, now with $324 off.

Save yourself a huge $803 on a camera we've ranked as the best mirrorless camera for astrophotography.

This is not good news for the future of our planet.

Waste no time with the Unistellar Odyssey Pro — a lightweight, portable smart telescope that features in our best smart telescopes guide.

It's not every day you see both a comet and an aurora from low Earth orbit.

SpaceX will launch more than 100 different payloads today (Nov. 20) on the Transporter 15 rideshare mission.

"The discovery of this stream highlights how much is still unknown about the life histories of galaxies, how the hidden universe shapes the realms that we can see."

These Nikon Monarch M7 8x42 binoculars are great for any stargazer looking for a budget-friendly investment.

Uranus will appear opposite the sun in Earth's sky on Nov. 21.