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Giant telescope mirror gets a cleaning | Space photo of the day for June 17, 2025
Staff at the European Southern Observatory have a system to clean the La Silla Observatory's delicate mirrors without breaking them.
Huge galaxy cluster is wrapped in a cocoon 20 million light-years wide, NASA space telescope finds
Using NASA's Chandra X-ray space telescope, astronomers have discovered an entire galaxy cluster wrapped in a 20 million light-year-wide envelope of charged particles.
Best telescopes for kids 2025: The best child-friendly scopes for young skywatchers
Buying Guide The best telescopes for kids are easy to use, accessible to beginners and you can get your stargazers started with July's full moon.
Best telescopes for beginners 2025: Start your stargazing journey with the best beginner-friendly telescopes.
Buying Guide Ready to start your astronomy journey? We've rounded up the best telescopes, in time for June's new moon.
50 years later, Apollo 17’s moon samples are still revealing secrets about lunar volcanoes
The beads are over 3.3 billion years old, and date from the formation of the "Man in the Moon."
Best telescopes 2025: Bring the universe closer with the best telescopes for stars, planets, nebulas and more
Buying Guide Here are the best telescopes for a range of different purposes and budgets — beginner to smart telescopes and everything in between. Keep your eyes peeled for deals, too.
SpaceX launch from California sends 26 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit (video)
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket placed 26 Starlink internet broadband satellites into low Earth orbit, lifting off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on June 16, 2025.
Rocket launch today: Is there a rocket launch and what time?
Follow Space.com's rocket launch blog for the latest on when the next rocket launch will be and how to follow it live.
Star-forming cloud Chamaeleon I looks like a cosmic masterpiece in new Dark Energy Camera image (video)
Part of the closest star-forming region to us, known as the Chamaeleon Complex, has been illuminated by the light of young stars in this artwork by nature captured by the Dark Energy Camera.
