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The annual Ursae Minorid meteor shower which began on Jan. 15 peaks on Thursday, Jan. 19, with the meteors best seen when the constellation Ursa Minor is high above the horizon.

A photo taken by Soumyadeep Mukherjee of Kolkata, India depicts what the photographer calls "Three Days in the Life of a Comet," spanning from Dec. 27 to 29, 2022.

Fast radio bursts are still a mystery, but new observations of this strange phenomenon may actually help astronomers learn more about our own galactic neighborhood.

A new survey of the Milky Way's galactic plane has revealed an incredible 3.32 billion cosmic objects, including towering gas clouds and billions of stars.

A physics student and 'aurora chaser' got a special treat after reserving a cabin in Iceland: A storm surge of green auroras shimmering in the sky just overhead.

Three newly discovered ultra-faint dwarf galaxies could offer clues to the conditions in the early universe and to the nature of dark matter.

A fire may have caused the first stage of ABL's RS1 rocket to shut down during its debut liftoff on Jan. 10, company representatives say, but the investigation is ongoing.

The Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island has been erupting again for nearly two weeks, creating lava fountains and a glow visible with the Landsat 8 satellite.

Finding 54% off the Hexeum night vision binoculars in the peak of winter with long, dark nights could be perfect timing.

Grab over $700 off the smartphone-controlled computerized Celestron Nexstar Evolution 9.25 telescope and see the stars in the cosmos at a fraction of the cost.

Black holes residing at the center of galaxies produce way more energy than scientists previously thought, a new study has revealed.

China's Zhurong Mars rover remains silent despite being expected to wake up in December — but there's still hope that the vehicle could rise from its extended slumber.

What do you get when an audio engineer meets an Atlas V rocket launch? Great sound for a forthcoming space game.

Reva and co's brooding ship, the Lego Star Wars Inquisitor Transport Scythe, from Obi-Wan Kenobi might be the best Lego Star Wars playset in years

Amino acids, the building blocks of life, have been found in the nearly pristine Winchcombe meteorite.

You'll have to hurry as this deal ends January 19.

On Wednesday (Jan. 18), NASA plans to start moving astronaut Frank Rubio's seat liner from a Russian Soyuz spacecraft over to SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule Endurance.

The planets will begin closing in on one another ahead of a conjunction on Sunday (Jan. 22), during which they will appear just one-third of a degree apart.

The latest image clicked by James Webb Space Telescope sheds light on how early stars formed during cosmic noon — more than 10 billion years ago.

SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket aced its liftoff on Sunday (Jan. 15) within view of numerous photographers, who shared their incredible footage on social media.

SpaceX plans to launch a GPS satellite launch for the U.S. Space Force Wednesday (Jan. 18) at 7:10 a.m. EST (1210 GMT), and you can watch the action live.