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Nine small satellites will launch to Earth orbit atop a Japanese rocket tonight (Oct. 6), and you can watch the spaceflight action live.

Our guide to astrophotography camping will help you plan an outdoors trip, so you can capture the night skies away from light-filled cities.

A Chinese lander and rover are still up and running more than 1,000 Earth days after they made a historic first-ever landing on the far side of the moon.

Two astronauts expected to fly on early missions of Boeing's crew capsule will instead ride to orbit with SpaceX, NASA announced today (Oct. 6).

Star clusters are large gravitationally bound groups of stars that are one of the best tools astronomers have to study stellar evolution.

Crayola is offering 20% off on its range of STEAM kits right through World Space Week (Oct. 4-10).

Conversational video technology enables AI-powered back-and-forth between viewers and prerecorded responses.

The first Italian woman to fly in space is no longer a one-of-a-kind Barbie. Samantha Cristoforetti joined the fashion doll line three years ago, but only now has it gone on sale for World Space Week.

The Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 130AZ's light-gathering aperture makes it ideal for observing a selection of galaxies, nebulas, planets and star clusters.

NASA and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are launching a free virtual series about climate change.

Lens heaters prevent cold and condensation from ruining a night spent shooting the stars. Find out why you need one and which options best suit your kit bag

Adobe Lightroom CC and Lightroom Classic offer photographers an organized workflow solution and reams of editing features, but which option is right for you?

Read live updates of William Shatner's launch into space on Blue Origin's New Shepard suborbital spacecraft on Oct. 12, 2021.

Their work gave us crucial insights into how complex systems behave.

A new meteor shower began outbursting last week and astronomers expect its main peak to happen in the next few days.

Global satellite-based high-speed internet access will come at a cost, polluting the skies and contaminating astronomical observations.

Scientists have identified a rare solar system object with traits of both an asteroid and a comet.

Here's everything you need to know about Blue Origin's launch of William Shatner and his crew on the New Shepard spacecraft on Oct. 12, 2021.

The SETI Institute has partnered with Unistellar and The Planetary Society to host virtual World Space Week events that aim to inspire the next generation of female space explorers.

Now 90 years old, William Shatner will soon be the oldest person who's ever flown to space.

The United Arab Emirates aims to launch its second interplanetary mission in 2028, an ambitious mission to the asteroid belt that will conclude with a landing on a space rock.