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What's the best time to see Lyrid meteors in 2026?
The Lyrid meteor shower peak is almost here, and we may be in store for spectacular fireballs and shooting stars.
'Dark subhaloes' may explain why galaxies seem to form pre-determined shapes
Our universe is full of mysteries, but few are as perplexing as the dark, tiny galaxies that hover around larger ones like the Milky Way.
Only 12 people on Earth saw this 'ring-of-fire' eclipse. Here's how one improvised to capture a once-in-a-lifetime photo from Antarctica
A remote Antarctic research team became the only people on Earth to witness a rare annular solar eclipse — and one scientist had to improvise to capture it.
Aurora forecast April 20 — lingering northern lights activity after weekend geomagnetic storms
The latest aurora forecast for tonight helps you make sure you're in the right place at the right time to see the northern lights.
Watch SpaceX launch advanced GPS satellite for US Space Force early on April 21
SpaceX will launch a new GPS satellite for the U.S. Space Force early Tuesday morning (April 21), and you can watch the action live.
Giant BlueBird 7 mobile phone satellite will be deorbited after faulty Blue Origin launch
Blue Origin, the space launch company founded by Jeff Bezos, achieved a successful recovery of its first reused orbital-class rocket, but the payload it put into space was left in the wrong location.
Blue Origin reuses huge New Glenn rocket for 1st time, lands booster at sea — but deploys satellite into wrong orbit (launch video)
The BlueBird 7 satellite will be deorbited.
'Sunshine' was 2007's answer to 'Project Hail Mary', and it told a much darker tale of solar catastrophe
In space, no one can hear you ask for sun cream
