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The full moon of October, called the Hunter's Moon, will grace our skies on Oct. 17 —and it will be a "supermoon" as well.

Clean skies, high altitude and complete darkness are vital for India’s cutting-edge astronomical observatory in Ladakh’s Hanle village. Jacob Koshy reports on the challenges in having it declared an International Dark Sky Reserve, and the efforts to make residents stakeholders in the process

The moon formed rapidly in a giant impact between Earth and a Mars-sized planet 4.5 billion years ago, according to new research.

This month, we’ll enjoy a display of Orionid meteors, writes Nigel Henbest

Australian scientists are trying to grow plants on the Moon by 2025 in a new mission unveiled Friday that they said could help pave the way for a future colony. Plant biologist Brett Williams, from the Queensland University of Technology, said seeds would be carried by the Beresheet 2 spacecraft…

Brits have the chance to see a spectacular celestial fireworks display from the Draconid meteor shower when the Earth passes through a cloud of cometary dust over the coming days

Event is expected to peak in the afternoon but the best time to view it will be just after sunset

The celestial event is set to peak on October 8.

SpaceX has delivered a fresh crew to the International Space Station for NASA, including the first Russian to launch from the U.S. in 20 years