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Learn to spot star patterns called asterisms -- including the Winter Football, just in time for the Super Bowl -- using mobile astronomy apps.

Consider your time with your telescope as more of a treasure-hunting session, and you will likely be pleasantly surprised by how many celestial objects you can see in the night sky.

Get children and teens ready for the lunar eclipse (and supermoon!) with these fun STEM activities.

"Future AI will be able to create 10,000 years of tech development in two weeks." Don't miss our new "From the Farside" post. Today's is podcasting superstar Joe Rogan's interview with Mick West, game programmer, writer,...

Processed images from the Akatsuki spacecraft reveal beautiful details of this strange world --

Successive generations of AI powered robots will be ever smarter and will appear ever faster. Humans might think we're in control, until one fine day the rate of robot improvement ramps up so quickly that superintelligen...

Three lunar events will come together in an unusual overlap that's being playfully called a super blue blood moon....

The White House announced Jan. 26 that it will nominate former NASA astronaut James Reilly to be the next director of the U.S. Geological Survey. SpaceNews.com

Scientists have discovered a previously unknown family of viruses --the main predators of bacteria --that dominate the ocean and can't be detected by standard lab tests. Researchers suspect this viral multitude may alrea...

Many of us just got our first telescope over the holidays, but let's face it -- a telescope is intimidating. It's a machine. It needs to be cleaned, properly aligned and calibrated.

NASA's Space to Ground is your weekly update on what's happening aboard the International Space Station....

Two Expedition 54 astronauts continue preparing for Monday's upcoming spacewalk to wrap up robotics repair work. The crew is also working on a variety of science gear to ensure the orbital laboratory is in tip-top shape....