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The "Demon Star" of Algol gets eclipsed this week by one of its stellar siblings. Here's what you need to know.

Astronauts on the International Space Station harmlessly lost a tool bag during a spacewalk on Nov. 1. A new telescope image from Rome shows the stray bag shining among the stars.

The rocket body that slammed into the moon in March 2022 was part of the Long March 3C that launched China's Chang'e 5-T1 mission in 2014, a new study finds.

The magnolia wood LignoSat is an attempt to make space junk biodegradable. NASA and Japan's space agency (JAXA) could launch it as soon as 2024.

SpaceX delayed its second test flight of a Starship rocket and Super Heavy booster to no earlier than Saturday (Nov. 18), to replace a rocket part.

One of the most famous of the annual meteor showers will soon be reaching its maximum: The Leonids. These ultrafast meteors are due to reach their peak on Saturday morning (Nov. 18).

The rocky exoplanet LTT 1445Ac, located about 22.5 light years away, has been observed transiting its star by the Hubble Space Telescope.

Jupiter's moon Io, the most volcanically active world in the solar system, may possess a global ocean of magma underneath its surface, as well as mysteriously warm poles, a new study finds.

SpaceX has a two-hour window to launch the Starship SN25 spacecraft and Super Heavy rocket on Nov. 17, starting at 8 a.m. EST (1300 GMT).

Missing neon in a planet-forming disk of gas and dust indicates a change in radiation that's slowly eroding the disk.

Artemis 1 launched on Nov. 16, 2022. One year later, NASA is readying the follow-up Artemis 2 mission to send four astronauts around the moon.

The app tells you everything you need to know about where and when to see the upcoming April total solar eclipse.

Data from the long-deceased Cassini spacecraft offers astronomers an unconventional way to measure the optical depth of Saturn's rings.

The most energetic particles in the universe appear to emerge from sources within the Milky Way, our own home.

Astrophotographer Miguel Claro stitched together an eerie look at the core of our galaxy, the Milky Way, showing glowing lights in the dark.

A preview of the 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' Season 2 home video release, which is coming on Dec. 5, 2023.

A laser gyroscope at an underground lab in Germany has detected the minute variations in Earth's rotation, an advance that may help scientists build better climate models.

The Unistellar eQuinox 2 smart telescope is now $500 off in this early Black Friday telescope deal, available from the manufacturer's website.

We're taking a closer look at the successor to Sony's smallest full-frame camera — how does the compact Sony A7C II measure up against its bigger competitors?

Here's a brief explainer of the second-ever test flight of SpaceX's Starship vehicle, which is planned for Friday (Nov. 17).

This beginner-friendly reflector telescope is just over $150 off and one of the lowest prices we've seen ahead of Black Friday.