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SpaceX launching powerful Falcon Heavy rocket for 1st time in 18 months on April 27: Watch it live
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX will launch its Falcon Heavy rocket for the first time in 18 months on Monday morning (April 27), and you can watch the dramatic action live.

The 'Oscars of Science': Breakthrough Prize 2026 awards over $18 million for discoveries across space, physics and more
By Samantha Mathewson published
The 2026 Breakthrough Prize honored advances in dark matter, quantum physics, gene editing and nonlinear mathematics.

The moon as you rarely see it: How a photographer captured night and day on the first quarter moon
By Anthony Wood published
"That moment of completion was incredibly rewarding, as I felt like I had finally represented the first quarter moon as it might appear in person."

Russia launches 3 tons of cargo to the International Space Station from Kazakhstan (video)
By Mike Wall last updated
Russia launched its latest Progress cargo ship toward the International Space Station from Baikonur Cosmodrome today (April 25).

Satellite snaps amazing 36th birthday pic of Hubble Space Telescope (photo)
By Mike Wall published
The private WorldView Legion 4 Earth-observing satellite snapped an amazing photo of the Hubble Space Telescope on April 23, 2026, a day before the obsevatory's 36th birthday.

From Apollo to alien worlds: 4 'firsts' you can spot in the night sky tonight
By Anthony Wood published
From the first photographer star to the discovery of alien worlds, these night sky targets mark some of astronomy's greatest firsts.

Why do some starburst galaxies mysteriously shut down? New study provides clues
By Paul Sutter published
A new study suggests that most "post-starburst galaxies" cease star formation because they run out of fuel. But that's not the full story.

A bright star will disappear for up to an hour tonight — here's what's happening
By Joe Rao last updated
The moon will briefly hide Regulus in a dramatic occultation visible across parts of the eastern U.S.
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