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Missing neon in a planet-forming disk of gas and dust indicates a change in radiation that's slowly eroding the disk.

Mars Reveals Green Nightglow, Illuminating Path for Future Astronauts

A laser gyroscope at an underground lab in Germany has detected the minute variations in Earth's rotation, an advance that may help scientists build better climate models.

Here's a brief explainer of the second-ever test flight of SpaceX's Starship vehicle, which is planned for Saturday (Nov. 18).

Read what the stars mean for you today, from Scorpio to Gemini

In 1967, astronomers at Cambridge discovered pulsars, super-dense objects formed from collapsed stars. Their origin was unknown until scientists proposed that they were rotating neutron stars, emitting radio signals from their poles. In 1969, a glitch in the pulsar PSR 0833-45 was observed, which remains unexplained 44 years later. Theories…

The National Space Council has released a draft bill that would split the regulation of novel space activities between two departments: Transportation and Commerce.

The planet is much larger than Neptune, almost approaching the size of Jupiter.

SpaceX's Starship will make its second attempt to reach space on Nov. 18, and you can watch the launch live here.