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Klaatu barada nikto! Three-quarters of a century on, Robert Wise's tale of alien visitation still has plenty to say.

A waning crescent moon will pass directly in front of Jupiter before dawn on Oct. 6, hiding the giant planet from view across parts of North America.

Astronomers have caught a white dwarf in a rare stage of its evolution as it orbits a "cosmic lighthouse" in the form of a rapidly spinning neutron star pulsar.

This remarkable view of Earth shows the northern lights encircling Earth.

Deals Amazon Prime Big Deal Days kicks off the holiday sales on Oct. 6-7, with other major retailers running their own savings events for money of a range of skywatching gear, tech and Lego.

Spotting meteors is hard when you work for a living. Cue the Draconids, which are best seen right after dark on their peak night this week.

"The PRIMA mission is humanity’s next window into the deep universe."

Scientists have discovered how jets launched by supermassive black holes can determine how their host galaxies "die."

A Falcon Heavy rocket launched a reconnaissance mission for the U.S. government on Thursday night (Oct. 1), the third liftoff for SpaceX in less than 13 hours.

The astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-13 mission reached the International Space Station today (Oct. 1) less than eight hours after launch, setting a new speed record for a U.S. spacecraft.