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From amazing images of the new supernova spotted in M82, to a stunning shot of a lunar halo, don't miss these spectacular night sky photos by stargazers and SPACE.com readers.

From an image of a strange 'Jelly Doughnut' rock, to a new look at a cosmic lagoon, as well as striking images of a new supernova, don't miss these amazing space images of the week for Jan. 25, 2014.

My hands are still cold from the experience, but there’s no denying the pleasure I felt at seeing C/2013 R1 Lovejoy and C/2012 X1 LINEAR through the telescope this morning. Some comets fizzle, others fall apart, but th...

If you were a plant, the Oobloyah Valley on Ellesmere Island would probably not be the first place you'd want to set down roots....

On reading a new paper by Stephen Hawking that appeared online this week, you would have been forgiven in thinking the world-renowned British physicist was spoofing us. Hawking's unpublished work declares: 'There are no ...

Black holes are mysterious objects in space where not even light can escape. But what are they really? Can we even ever truly know?

Regular readers know I love me some time-lapse video of the sky. I stumbled across a very cool one recently, and it's well worth the 2.5 minutes of your time: "Ancients", by photographer Nicholas Buer, the same man who m...

China's Jade Rabbit moon rover has experienced a "mechanical control abnormality", state media said on Saturday, in what appears to be a setback for a landmark mission in the country's ambitious space programme.

If you have ever wanted to take a personal trip inside NASA's world famous Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, now is the time. In fact this is your last chance. Because access to the huge...

This week, a team of scientists and engineers began a two-week field simulation of a mission to Mars.

(Phys.org) --Three NASA science instruments are being prepared for check-out operations aboard the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft, which is set to become the first to orbit a comet and land a probe on its nuc...

Protons and electrons from the sun create a so-called heliotail, first imaged this year.

Nature News has announced that there are no black holes. This claim is made by none other than Stephen Hawking, so does this mean black holes are no more? It depends on whether Hawking's new idea is right, and on what yo...

NASA is set this year to award its first contract for a crewed spacecraft since the space shuttle.

One of the closest star explosions in nearly 27 years was discovered this week, and the supernova can be easily seen by stargazers equipped with a good telescope. Here's how to see it in the Cigar Galaxy (M82), 12 millio...

(Phys.org) --An exceptionally close stellar explosion discovered on Jan. 21 has become the focus of observatories around and above the globe, including several NASA spacecraft. The blast, designated SN 2014J, occurred in...

Owing to delays driven primarily by budgetary uncertainty, three of the biggest U.S. military space contracts expected in 2014 are holdovers from last year.

Owing to delays driven primarily by budgetary uncertainty, three of the biggest U.S. military space contracts expected in 2014 are holdovers from last year.

An exceptionally close stellar explosion discovered on Jan. 21 has become the focus of observatories around and above the globe, including several NASA spacecraft....