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Astronomers have observed a stellar vampire feeding on a 'failed star' brown dwarf companion for the first time, and this will be a slow and gruesome death.
Multiple CMEs could give the northern lights a boost across the northern US from Oct. 9, with further geomagnetic activity possible into the weekend.
The Draconid meteor shower reaches peak activity on the evening of Oct. 8 in the beautifully dark skies ahead of the October new moon.
SpaceX is working hard to get historic Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center ready for launches of the company's Starship megarocket. The first such liftoff may be just a few months away.
Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026: Updates on SpaceX and NASA's Crew-12 astronaut mission home from the International Space Station.
On Oct. 7, 2002, the space shuttle Atlantis launched from Kennedy Space Center on mission STS-112 to build up the backbone of the International Space Station. Here's why it mattered.
See the best photos of the Oct. 6 lunar occultation of Jupiter.
Amazon's October Prime Day is nearly over but there are still great deals on quality optics gear like smart telescopes and image-stabilized binoculars.
