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Enjoy the dark skies this new moon with our best value binoculars — now a huge 41% off from Amazon
By Paul Brett published
Deals The Celestron TrailSeeker 8x42mm binoculars come highly recommended by our experts, and with a saving of over $130, now is the time to spot star clusters and planets for less.

NASA will reveal new Perseverance Mars rover discovery today: Here's how to watch live
By Monisha Ravisetti last updated
NASA's hosting a conference on Wednesday (Sept. 10) to discuss a new rock analysis from the Perseverance Mars rover. Here's how to tune in.

March 2026 total lunar eclipse: Everything you need to know about the next 'blood moon'
By Jamie Carter published
A total lunar eclipse on March 2-4, 2026, will be visible in North America and will be the last total lunar eclipse anywhere on Earth until New Year's Eve 2028-2029.

Working on a 39-foot telescope dish | Space photo of the day for Sept. 10, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
Chile is a hotspot for telescopes peering up into deep space to study structures like stars, black holes, dark matter and galaxies.

The weird ringed dwarf planet Quaoar may have an extra moon, astronomers discover
By Nola Taylor Tillman published
"The profile of the occultation was most consistent with it being a new satellite — a new moon — going around Quaoar."

SpaceX targets Sept. 23 for launch of NASA's IMAP mission to map the boundaries of our solar system
By Josh Dinner published
A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch on Sept. 23 will send three spacecraft a million miles from Earth to map the heliosphere and expand our understanding of space weather and atmospheric science.

Astronomers discover repeating gamma-ray burst 'unlike anything we have ever witnessed before' (video)
By Robert Lea published
A newly discovered gamma-ray burst is unlike any seen before, repeating over the course of a day rather than erupting in milliseconds, leaving astronomers perplexed by its origins.

Fossilized micrometeorites record ancient carbon dioxide levels
By Katherine Kornei published
A cadre of iron-rich extraterrestrial particles picked up faint whiffs of our planet's atmosphere when they fell to Earth millions of years ago.
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