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Save 40% on ISO-certified solar glasses and get them in time for next month's total solar eclipse (April 8).

Betelgeuse appears to be rotating faster than is possible for such a massive star. New research suggests this is an illusion caused by the violently boiling surface of the red supergiant.

Rocket Lab will launch a radar-imaging satellite for the Japanese company Synspective on Tuesday morning (March 12), and you can watch the action live.

SpaceX's Crew-7 astronauts returned to Earth around 5:50 a.m. EDT on Tuesday (March 12) with their homecoming broadcast live

President Biden's 2025 federal budget request allocates $25.4 billion to NASA, a minimal increase over what Congress just allocated for 2024.

First trailer drops for Prime Video's new live-action "Fallout" streaming series landing in April

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson lamented spending cuts in his agency during his annual address on March 11, as the agency released its 2025 budget request.

The James Space Telescope has used its NIRCam and MIRI instruments to capture two dynamic views of the star-forming region NGC 604 in the Triangulum Galaxy.

A total solar eclipse is the greatest show on Earth. Here's what to look for on April 8 to ensure you make the most of the total solar eclipse 2024.

SpaceX Crew-7's astronauts left the International Space Station March 11. Their return to Earth may occur as soon as March 12.

China's new jumbo-size, reusable rockets are part of the country's plans to send humans to the moon by 2030.

A solar flare erupted from the sun on March 10, causing widespread radio blackouts. The accompanying coronal mass ejection may trigger a geomagnetic storm on March 13.

A preview of DK Publishing's "The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire."

Although Kepler 37-b has held the title of "smallest planet" for over a decade, it won't hold that designation forever.

Benro's flagship travel tripod, the Rhino 24C Two Series, is lightweight, compact and versatile — but is it worth the premium price tag?

SpaceX is set to launch 23 more of its Starlink internet satellites from California tonight (March 10), in the second leg of a spaceflight doubleheader.

SpaceX is set to launch 23 of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida tonight (March 10).

The best laptops for astronomy and astrophotography: Ideal devices for all budgets, skill levels and performance requirements.

UAE astronauts Nora AlMatrooshi and Mohammad AlMulla just finished basic training with NASA. They spoke about their plans for Ramadan and seeing family in a media report.

The new moon lets the winter constellations shine tonight

Two telescopes that promise to reveal the universe like never before are in limbo right now. Will the National Science Foundation pick the Giant Magellan Telescope or the Thirty Meter Telescope? Can it pick both?