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Early risers will catch a spectacular sight in the predawn hours of Aug. 9, as the slender crescent moon shines close to the red light of Mars among the stars of the constellation Taurus.

SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit today (Aug. 8) from California's scenic central coast.

Northrop Grumman and the Canadian Space Agency will adapt what they had been working on for NASAs lunar Gateway into applications for a planned lunar base, albeit with few specifics. The post Northrop Grumman, Canadian S...

On Episode 222 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by space writer Rich Edwards to discuss the best ways to repel space invaders.

Salyut 5 was a Soviet space station and part of the highly-secretive Almaz military space station program.

The Aug. 12 eclipse won't rival 2024's Great American Eclipse, but millions across the U.S. and Canada will still see the moon take a bite out of the sun.

From reaching for a cup of coffee to tying your shoelaces, gravity shapes nearly all human movement. So how do our bodies react when that familiar force begins to change? Texas A&M University researchers are exploring th...

A brilliantly simple grab-and-go solar mount that finds and follows the sun for you, Sky-Watchers SolarQuest is perfect for small-scope solar astronomy and solar eclipses.

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