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Don't miss the full 'Harvest Supermoon' rise on Oct. 6: Here's what to expect
The first supermoon of 2025 rises on Oct. 6 close to the gas giant Saturn.
Telescope sees binary star's beautiful rainbow spectra | Space photo of the day for Oct. 2, 2025
A new rainbow spectrum from the STELES instrument on Chile's SOAR Telescope captures Eta Carinae in unprecedented detail.
Northern lights may be visible in these 12 US states tonight
Auroras may be visible from Alaska to New York as geomagnetic storm conditions are predicted to continue tonight.
Exoplanet without a sun found gobbling up 6 billion tons of gas and dust per second
"This is the strongest accretion episode ever recorded for a planetary-mass object."
Saturn's moon Enceladus is shooting out organic molecules that could help create life
The discovery strengthens the case for a new mission to orbit and land on Enceladus and search for evidence of life.
Night sky for tonight: Visible planets, stars and more in this evening's sky
Find out what you can see in the night sky for tonight, from planets and stars to dazzling meteor showers.
Northern lights forecasts, alerts, and geomagnetic storm warnings - live updates
The latest aurora forecast for tonight help you make sure you're in the right place at the right time to see the northern lights.
Nearly invisible asteroids around Venus could threaten Earth — but don't worry, not for a while
An unstable group of asteroids orbiting near Venus could threaten Earth — but not for a few thousand years
