Want to educate young children about the wonders of the cosmos? Depending on the time of year,...
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HBO and HBO Max's "Lanterns" served up its big cliffhanger finale on Oct. 4, 2026, and we’ve...
The Orionid meteor shower peaks overnight on Oct. 21-22, triggering a spectacular display of shooting stars as...
Mercury remains one of our solar system’s most elusive and difficult planets to study. It’s easier to...
Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. October 16: Tethys and...
The astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station wish that we could all see...
I used to think being interested in the night sky meant I had to try every meteor...
In the near future, powerful new telescopes will power a big leap in exoplanet science. Telescopes like...
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The MMX spacecraft fires its thrusters during Mars orbit insertion in this artist’s rendering. Launching Oct. 19,...
Using data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have unraveled some of the atmospheric secrets...
If you love watching meteors, 2026 has given you plenty to enjoy. This summer, the annual Perseid...
Well, that was a memorable debut.Tesla unveiled its highly anticipated new Roadster last night (Oct. 16) with...
On Oct. 16, 1975, NASA launched the first operational GOES satellite!GOES-A was the first in a series...
The eighth episode of Apple TV's "Dark Matter" season 2 has just dropped, and we're all on...
A core-collapse supernova occurs when a massive star reaches the end of its life. After running out...
Your invitation to revisit the Space Age has arrived.Whether you miss the days when people got dressed...
I know perfectly well that the moon comes out during the day. I have known this for...
We’ve gotta give credit to space scientists. They come up with great names for things, probably because...