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Veteran astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy of Arizona unveiled this spectacular photo of Jupiter this month on Sept. 17 after capturing his best view yet of the giant planet.

On Sept. 25, 2008, China's space program launched its third human spaceflight mission, Shenzhou 7.

A new life awaits you in the off-world colonies, a chance to begin again in a golden land of opportunity and adventure.

NASA's DART spacecraft is closing in on its appointment with Dimorphos, but the energetic encounter is just the very speartip of global efforts to keep life on Earth safe from asteroid impacts.

NASA's DART mission, which will slam into an asteroid on Sept. 26, is not just a planetary defense exercise; it's also an opportunity to learn how binary asteroids form.

The iconic 20-sided Dungeons and Dragons die soared close to the 'Astral Plane' to advertise a new space campaign for the role-playing game.

A Falcon 9 rocket launched 52 of SpaceX's Starlink internet satellites to orbit Saturday evening (Sept. 24) and also aced a landing at sea.

The Delta IV Heavy lofted a satellite for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office from Vandenberg Space Force Base today (Sept. 24), the vehicle's last-ever liftoff from California.

James Webb Space telescope sees Neptune, amazing Soyuz launch views from space and more! These are some of this week's top photos.

The growing strength of Tropical Storm Ian has forced NASA to call off its Artemis 1 moon rocket launch on Sept. 27 and prepare to leave the launch pad.

NASA stormy delay of the Artemis 1 moon mission, the Milky Way's hotspot and InSight lives on Mars!

On today's This Week in Space, space visionary Jeff Greason joins us to discuss why humanity must continue to explore and develop space.

See the latest news about NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission here.

For NASA's DART spacecraft, the drama happens in space, but mission success relies on telescopes back on Earth.

A United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket will launch a U.S. spy satellite on Saturday (Sept. 24), and you can watch it live. Liftoff is scheduled for 5:53 p.m. EDT (2153 GMT).

The Virtual Telescope Project will attempt to show DART's impact through its network of ground-based telescopes.

There is some debate as to the nature of the star cluster NGC1746.

Deal This app-enabled telescope comes with the usual Celestron quality and is a handy £50 off on Wex Photo Video with a discount for US-based astronomers, too.

A NASA spacecraft will soon make history when it crashes into an asteroid in the world's first planetary defense test. Here's what time it will happen and how to watch.

Zodiacal light is a phenomenon that occurs when sunlight is scattered by interplanetary dust. Until the full moon on Oct. 9, this light will be visible along the eastern horizon in the predawn hours.