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Eta Aquarid meteor shower peak could spawn over 100 'shooting stars' per hour this weekend

The Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks on May 5, and this year looks favorable for a good light show put on by bits of Halley's Comet as they burn up in ...

Eta Aquarid meteor shower peak could spawn over 100 'shooting stars' per hour this weekend

'Star Wars: The Phantom Menace' returns to theaters for its 25th anniversary today

This special limited engagement of 'Star Wars: The Phantom Menace' beginning on May 3 includes an early look at the upcoming Disney+ series 'The Acoly...

'Star Wars: The Phantom Menace' returns to theaters for its 25th anniversary today

Citizen scientists find remarkable exoplanet, name it after Harry Potter character

Citizen scientists have spotted a truly remarkable planet in a binary system's habitable zone. They gave a Harry Potter-inspired nickname.

Citizen scientists find remarkable exoplanet, name it after Harry Potter character

Curious asteroid Selam, spotted by NASA's Lucy spacecraft, is a cosmic toddler

NASA's Lucy spacecraft serendipitously found a small moonlet orbiting the mission's asteroid target Dinkinesh. Scientists named it Selam, and have now...

Curious asteroid Selam, spotted by NASA's Lucy spacecraft, is a cosmic toddler

Astronauts on the moon could stay fit by running in a Wheel of Death

Scientists suggest lunar astronauts can stay fit by running sideways within a Wheel of Death.

Astronauts on the moon could stay fit by running in a Wheel of Death

Watch live: China launching Chang'e 6 mission to far side of the moon early May 3 (video)

China's Chang'e 6 sample return mission to the moon's far side is scheduled to launch early Friday morning (May 3), and you can watch the action live....

Watch live: China launching Chang'e 6 mission to far side of the moon early May 3 (video)

Watch ULA assemble Atlas V rocket ahead of Boeing Starliner astronaut test flight (video)

United Launch Alliance's new video highlight's how the Atlas V launch vehicle for Boeing's Starliner was stacked and mated to the spacecraft.

Watch ULA assemble Atlas V rocket ahead of Boeing Starliner astronaut test flight (video)

NASA's Hubble Telescope is back in action — but its TESS exoplanet hunter may now be in trouble

Both the Hubble Telescope and TESS exoplanet hunter went into safe mode on April 23. Hubble is back on, but TESS remains off.

NASA's Hubble Telescope is back in action — but its TESS exoplanet hunter may now be in trouble

NASA selects Rocket Lab for back-to-back climate change research launches

NASA's PREFIRE mission will deploy a pair of satellites from twin launches aboard Rocket Lab's Electron rockets that will contribute to climate change...

NASA selects Rocket Lab for back-to-back climate change research launches

SpaceX to launch 23 Starlink satellites tonight in 2nd half of spaceflight doubleheader

SpaceX is scheduled to launch another batch of its Starlink internet satellites tonight (May 2), on the second half of a planned spaceflight doublehea...

SpaceX to launch 23 Starlink satellites tonight in 2nd half of spaceflight doubleheader

Some planets 'death spiral' into their stars and scientists may now know why

WASP-12b is a planet on a date with a fiery destiny, doomed to plunge into its sun-like star. Scientists may finally know why some hot Jupiters eventu...

Some planets 'death spiral' into their stars and scientists may now know why

NASA inspector general finds Orion heat shield issues 'pose significant risks' to Artemis 2 crew safety

NASA's inspector general writes that the Artemis 1 test flight of the Orion spacecraft revealed anomalies that "pose significant risks to the safety o...

NASA inspector general finds Orion heat shield issues 'pose significant risks' to Artemis 2 crew safety

Restored Atlas rocket erected on display as Mercury astronaut's ride to orbit

Sixty-one years after it stood ready to send NASA's last one-man mission into orbit, the Mercury-Atlas 9 rocket is standing again. A replica is on dis...

Restored Atlas rocket erected on display as Mercury astronaut's ride to orbit

'It almost feels unreal': NASA astronauts excited for 1st crewed Boeing Starliner launch May 6

Two experienced NASA astronauts will take Boeing Starliner on its first human excursion on May 6. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams bring test pilot and...

'It almost feels unreal': NASA astronauts excited for 1st crewed Boeing Starliner launch May 6

NASA prepares for intense sun storms on Mars during 'solar maximum'

As the sun reaches solar maximum, Mars spacecraft are preparing to study the effects of increased radiation bombardment and how solar storms may impac...

NASA prepares for intense sun storms on Mars during 'solar maximum'

James Webb Space Telescope forecasts clouds of melted rock on this blisteringly hot exoplanet

The JWST has performed a weather report for a distant hot Jupiter exoplanet, finding winds three times as fast as a jet fighter, clouds made of rock a...

James Webb Space Telescope forecasts clouds of melted rock on this blisteringly hot exoplanet

A Switzerland-size hole opened in Antarctica's sea ice in 2016-17. Now we know why

During the winters of 2016 and 2017, a hole the size of Switzerland opened in the middle of Antarctica's sea ice. And scientists just figured out how ...

A Switzerland-size hole opened in Antarctica's sea ice in 2016-17. Now we know why

Lego Marvel The Amazing Spider-Man review

Having a spider on your wall has never looked so good thanks to Lego's The Amazing Spider-Man set.

Lego Marvel The Amazing Spider-Man review

Solar maximum: What is it and when will it occur?

Want to know more about solar maximum and how it affects us? Read our complete guide on what solar maximum is and when it might occur.

Solar maximum: What is it and when will it occur?

Yellowstone Lake's weird resistance to climate change could be about to crack

Yellowstone's lake's ice cover has remained unaffected by increasing temperatures due to increased snowfall. But this could make it vulnerable to a su...

Yellowstone Lake's weird resistance to climate change could be about to crack