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For high-contrast views of the Flower Moon, this May 12, we recommend these Celestron SkyMaster 12x60 binoculars, now almost 30% cheaper on Amazon.

New 3D-printable models of Chandra X-ray Observatory images will allow you to hold a star in your hands and touch a supernova remnant.

GOES-19 satellite captures breathtaking footage as a towering solar filament erupts over the sun's eastern limb.

The Soviet Union's failed Kosmos 482 Venus probe will fall back to Earth from orbit soon, and it may well make it to the ground in one piece.

Lockheed Martin officials handed over the "keys" to the Artemis 2 Orion spacecraft to NASA, marking the start of its processing for launch.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has found water vapor swirling in the air of a distant, boiling-hot alien planet, a new study reports.

Bungie might be dropping a Marathon reboot on us this year, but Destiny 2 ain't going anywhere, and its content plans for 2025 and 2026 are enticing to say the least.

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory will prepare for new leadership, as current director Laurie Leshin has announced that she's stepping down from the role next month.

A combination of X-ray from NASA's Chandra observatory and radio data indicates that a galactic "fracture" was likely caused by a special neutron star called a pulsar.

Asteroid experts are pondering the scientific output from the NASA Lucy spacecraft after it shot by its celestial destination, the main belt asteroid named Donaldjohanson.

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The Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaked on May 5-6, and the astrophotography community were there to watch it unfold.

The FAA has approved SpaceX's request to increase the maximum number of Starship launches from its Starbase site in South Texas per year from five to 25.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Florida's Space Coast on Tuesday night (May 6), carrying 28 Starlink broadband satellites into low Earth orbit.

Scientists have finally gathered direct proof of how the universe forges its heaviest elements, a process that has remained a mystery for over half a century.

The first U.S. teleoperated rover to reach the moon's surface is rolling out as a Lego model this summer, together with two futuristic vehicles inspired by real-life robotic explorers.

NASA astronaut and Expedition 73 crew member Nichole Ayers took this photo of the forward portion of the International Space Station on May 1, 2025.

The interior of asteroid Vesta has been shown not to be a protoplanet after all, meaning that new explanations for its origin are needed.

A new flight plan has been filed for a NASA winged orbiter and its jumbo jet transport. The Lego Icons Shuttle Carrier Aircraft recreates the 747 and Enterprise.

SpaceX's Fram2 captured stunning views of the Earth as the mission's private astronauts became the first to orbit over the planet's polar regions.

Stratolaunch Systems conducted its first hypersonic test flight with its Talon-A2 vehicle and Roc carrier plane in December, then repeated the feat in March.