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How to see a celestial 'gazelle' cross the night sky close to the Big Dipper this week
By Anthony Wood published
Follow the gazelle's flight from the Lion of Leo.

Capture May's full moon and the Eta Aquarid meteor shower with the best DSLR for astrophotography, now $600 off
By Paul Brett published
Deals We think the D850 is an astro master and it comes designed for shooting in the dark, thanks to backlit buttons, excellent low light autofocus and good high ISO noise handling.

Northern lights forecasts, alerts, and geomagnetic storm warnings - live updates
By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated
The latest aurora forecast for tonight help you make sure you're in the right place at the right time to see the northern lights.

What can ripples in spacetime reveal about black holes? Quite a bit, it turns out
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
Cosmic echoes from some of the universe's most violent collisions are far more nuanced than scientists had realized, according to new research.

Night sky for tonight: Visible planets, stars and more in this evening's sky
By Jamie Carter last updated
Find out what you can see in the night sky for tonight, from planets and stars to dazzling meteor showers.

China's Shenzhou 19 astronauts return to Earth after 6 months aboard Tiangong space station (photos)
By Mike Wall published
China's three-person Shenzhou 19 mission came home on Wednesday (April 30) after six months in orbit.

Best space lamps 2025 — Light up your world
By Nicole Cozma last updated
Light up your world with one of our favorite space lamps.

See photos snapped in space by Europe's 1st private reentry capsule
By Mike Wall published
A European reentry capsule notched some important milestones on its first-ever spaceflight last week — and took some photos to commemorate the trip.

NASA engineer Ed Smylie, who led carbon dioxide fix on Apollo 13, dies at 95
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
It was about one in the morning, four hours after an explosion tore through the Apollo 13 spacecraft, when Ed Smylie realized they had to do something about the carbon dioxide.

Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket fails during launch, falls into the sea near Antarctica
By Mike Wall published
Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket suffered an anomaly during its sixth-ever launch today (April 29), resulting in the loss of its payload, a Lockheed Martin technology demonstration.
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