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Venus and Jupiter meet in the morning sky on Aug. 12. Catch their dazzling conjunction just before sunrise with the crescent moon joining later!

Electrons released when cosmic rays strike water-ice can provide energy for microbes and facilitate the formation of complex organic molecules.

From movie stars to moguls, test your knowledge of which celebrities have gone to the final frontier.

The Perseids are one of the most visually spectacular meteor showers of the year and are known for spawning impressive fireballs that light up the night sky.

The spacecraft spent the next five years making the 1.74-billion-mile trek to Jupiter.

Noah Hawley's daring exploration of the Alien universe makes for a great sci-fi TV show that asks big questions without neglecting the fun factor.

The world's largest optical telescope is still under construction but is raising the roof on its progress.

By transforming idle heliostats into asteroid detectors, scientists aim to develop a cost-effective method for spotting faint, fast-moving space rocks.

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Find out what you can see in the night sky for tonight, from planets and stars to dazzling meteor showers.