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Trump's proposed NASA budget is a 'horrible threat to our future' in space, Planetary Society CEO says
In conversation with Space.com, the new Planetary Society CEO talked about the fight to restore NASA's funding again 2027.
James Webb Space Telescope directly studies an exoplanet's surface for the 1st time: 'We see a dark, hot, barren rock'
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have directly analyzed the surface of a distant super-Earth, revealing a dark, airless, Mercury-like world.
Watch the Eta Aquarid meteor shower online with these free livestreams
Watch Eta Aquarid meteors streak across the sky live from observatories and sky cams around the world.
Are streamers losing faith in legacy sci-fi franchises?
Does the cancellation of 'Starfleet Academy' suggest that lean times are ahead for 'Star Trek' and 'Star Wars'?
Will the moon ruin the Eta Aquarid meteor shower this week? Here's what to know
A bright waning gibbous moon may wash out this week's Eta Aquarid meteor shower peak — but early risers could still catch a few shooting stars.
Our Milky Way's 'Zone of Avoidance' holds a galaxy supercluster with 30,000 trillion times the sun's mass
The Vela Supercluster, in our Milky Way's Zone of Avoidance, is competing gravitationally with other superclusters for the attention of local galaxies.
Lasers take aim at a galaxy far, far away | Space photo of the day for May 4, 2026
Looking like a scene out of "Star Wars," this image shows the ESO's Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI) beaming four separate lasers into the sky towards the Tarantula Nebula.
What's the best time to see Eta Aquarid meteors in 2026?
The Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks this week, but will you be able to see it?
