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Aladin Lite is one of the greatest online tools available to look at our universe through the eyes of many different telescopes.

The Book of Boba Fett episode 2, entitled "The Tribes of Tatooine," will blow your socks off. Here's what we thought.

Planet WASP-103b got its unusual shape by orbiting very close to its parent star.

Before Earth and the other planets in our solar system existed, the sun may have been surrounded by giant rings of dust similar to Saturn's, according to a new study.

Commander Musilova had to navigate through a 'rogue asteroid field' — aka a wildfire in Hawaii — to get her crew safely to the HI-SEAS analog space station for the start of their Martian simulation.

NASA's Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) is set to begin spying on some of the universe's most dramatic objects — black holes and neutron stars.

The Sentinel-1B radar satellite, part of the European Union's Copernicus Earth observation program, hasn't beamed home any data since suffering an anomaly on Dec. 23.

Astronomers have found evidence of a black hole snacking on a star in data gathered back in the 1980s, according to new research.

Perseverance drilled and collected its sixth Red Planet rock sample on Dec. 29, but the car-sized rover has not yet been able to seal up the titanium tube containing the material.

China's "artificial sun" has set a new world record after reaching temperatures five times hotter than the sun.

Concentrations of greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere continued to rise in 2021 in spite of climate pledges and the economic slowdown brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, satellite data reveal.

China's Yutu 2 rover has reached the so-called "mystery hut" on the far side of the moon that attracted widespread attention last month — but don't get too excited.

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A reboot of Alien vs. Predator, one of the most profitable transmedia sci-fi crossovers ever, might just be the next big film that Disney is looking for.

Stars might be born much faster than previously expected, a new study using China's radio super telescope revealed.

A precise launch and pinpoint mid-course corrections so far have the telescope ready with plenty of propellant.

Giant cyclones around the poles of the solar system's largest planet are generated by the same forces that move water in Earth's oceans, a new study has found.

What do you think the best Marvel movies are? Find out if your favorites made it into our top 11 ranked list.

The debate surrounding Kirk vs Picard has been raging on since the late 80s, but can we finally settle the dilemma?

NASA's 10 new astronaut candidates are reporting to work to begin two years of basic training. The four women and six men are embarking on new careers to be space station and Artemis crew members.

Hiding beneath the outer layers of some planets, there may be something spectacular: a constant rain of diamonds.