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The world's largest optical telescope is still under construction but is raising the roof on its progress.

By transforming idle heliostats into asteroid detectors, scientists aim to develop a cost-effective method for spotting faint, fast-moving space rocks.

The image reveals over 2,500 galaxies, many of which are seen as they were during the first billion years of cosmic history.

A brutal alien planet isn't quite the same as future Earth, but Predator: Concrete Jungle has more than a few things in common with Predator: Badlands.

NASA is calling on the public to help shape the future of lunar exploration by designing the next generation of wheels capable of navigating the moon's harsh terrain.

NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft successfully tested its ice-penetrating radar system during a close flyby of Mars earlier this year.

New research suggests moonquakes rooted in ancient fault systems could threaten modern moon missions.

Space weather forecasters are watching for faint CMEs that could reach Earth later this week.

Explore the space between the stars from the safety of a virtual cockpit with the best space flight simulation games.

The day seemed particularly promising on July 31, 2025.

Space hurricanes can shake Earth's magnetic field and scramble satellites without a solar storm in sight.

Rocket Lab will launch its fifth mission for the Japanese Earth-imaging company iQPS tonight (Aug. 4), and you can watch it live.

Measuring binary star systems' basic properties has proved exceedingly difficult.

A strange shift in Earth's rotation is making our days milliseconds shorter — and scientists are racing to understand why.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 28 Starlink satellites from Florida's Space Coast early Monday morning (Aug. 4), then came back to Earth for a landing on a ship at sea.

Space weather imposes threats on everything from electrical grids to GPS navigation.

With more countries looking to explore space, there is a rising hope that space is now more accessible for diverse participants.

The red supergiant star Antares will appear close to the waxing gibbous moon tonight.

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin will launch Justin Sun, the billionaire founder of the blockchain platform Tron, and five other people to space today. Here's how to watch it live.

A large lunar crater featured in the iconic 'Earthrise' photo has just helped the European JUICE spacecraft hone its alien-hunting instruments during a once-in-a-lifetime flyby.

Join us on a guided telescope tour of August's moon, featuring distinct targets for each of the four major lunar phases.