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Learn how stars form, how stars and constellations are named, what happens when stars like our sun evolve, and ultimately, die.

These binoculars give you an amazing stargazing experience, with a good combination of magnification, aperture and portability.

Space.com caught up with climber Alex Honnold recently to discuss his latest documentary project, "Explorer: The Last Tepui," and his relationship with exploration and the night sky.

In a new analysis of their gravitational wave data, scientists with the international LIGO-Virgo Collaboration have discovered 10 new examples of merging binary black holes.

Does time exist? Developments in physics suggest the non-existence of time is an open possibility, and one that we should take seriously.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will lift off for a record-tying 12th time on Thursday (April 21), and you can watch the action live.

A ridge etched into the ice sheet of Greenland provides an unexpected hint that plentiful pockets of water may be trapped just underneath the surface of Jupiter's ice-covered moon Europa.

The Ax-1 astronaut mission will depart the space station on Saturday night, if all goes according to plan. The new date pushes the launch of SpaceX's Crew-4 mission to April 26 at the earliest.

The tiny Mars moon Phobos looms large on the sun's face in dramatic eclipse footage captured by NASA's Perseverance rover.

Since its first crewed flight in 2020, SpaceX has continued to launch astronauts to the International Space Station and return them home to Earth as part of a partnership with NASA.

Skywatchers will finally be able to enjoy the thrill of observing "shooting stars" again this week as the April Lyrids shower arrives after a three-month-long meteor drought.

Our lunar neighbor shines beneath the Arc de Triomphe, a French monument inspired by Roman architecture.

The vehicles replace the Astrovans used for the space shuttle program, between 1983 and 2011.

A Ukrainian space tech start-up has postponed its goal of going to the moon to volunteer its technology to fight Russia. But they still believe they will get there one day.

Some inspired casting and a welcome return from one character make muddling through the rest bearable

There were reports of a shortwave radio blackout over Australia, the Western Pacific and eastern Asia.

SpaceX performed a "static fire" test of Crew-4's Falcon 9 rocket today (April 20), briefly igniting the rocket's first-stage engines while holding the vehicle down at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Two immense swarms of sunspots have popped into view on the surface of the sun, hinting at the increased possibilities of vivid auroras and potentially damaging solar flares over the months to come.

Astronomers have observed and identified a new type of thermonuclear stellar explosion — a micronova. It's a million times less powerful than a standard nova and lasts just a few hours.

Some of the proceeds will benefit the Planetary Society, adding to a years-long collaboration involving the nonprofit's CEO, Bill Nye.

Read that latest news about SpaceX's Crew-3 mission to the International Space Station for NASA.