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June's Strawberry Moon serves up a low-hanging treat for skywatchers worldwide. Here are our favorite photos
The June full moon rose low across the sky, treating stargazers worldwide to a stunning celestial display and we've got the photos to prove it.
'The start of a new era': Rocket Lab buying satellite-communications company Iridium for $8 billion
California-based launch company Rocket Lab has inked a landmark $8 billion deal to acquire long-time satellite communications giant Iridium.
It's been 25 years since 'A.I. Artificial Intelligence', and we think this was Spielberg at the top of his sci-fi game
Two cinematic geniuses united to create one of Hollywood’s most arresting android movies
Watch 2 NASA astronauts fix ISS' huge robotic arm during spacewalk today
NASA astronauts Chris Williams and Jessica Meir will fix the International Space Station's Canadarm2 during a spacewalk today (June 30), and you can watch the action live.
'Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions' takes space exploration in a different (and friendlier) direction, and we chatted with System Era's creative director about it (interview)
The follow-up to Astroneer isn't what veteran space explorers expected, but it might be exactly what we need.
NASA to launch rescue mission June 30 to save Swift space telescope from burning up in Earth's atmosphere
Northrop Grumman will launch a rocket from an airplane to save NASA's SWIFT space telescope from falling out of orbit.
This star's light has been crossing space since the American Revolution. Here's how to find it
This star's light left its surface around the same time that the U.S. was founded.
Light pollution may be erasing millions of dollars in value at US dark-sky parks
Researchers combined satellite data and visitor surveys at dark-sky parks to quantify the economic value of dark skies amid rising light pollution.
On this day in space! June 29, 1971: 3 cosmonauts lost in Soyuz 11 tragedy
On June 29, 1971, a Soviet space mission ended in tragedy when three Russian cosmonauts were found dead inside their spacecraft after returning to Earth.
Mars orbiter watches Perseverance rover cross the marathon finish line | Space photo of the day for June 29, 2026
With the speed at which the rover completed this marathon, and how well it continues to explore on Mars, who knows, maybe Perseverance will be the first to manage an ultramarathon on the Red Planet.