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How to watch Sept. 21 partial solar eclipse live online for free

Watch the Sept. 21 partial solar eclipse live online with this handy livestream. Coverage begins at 2 p.m. EDT (1800 GMT).

Space · Sep 19, 2025

'We must replace this capability now': New NOAA satellite to replace aging space weather sentinels launches Sept. 23

After decades of relying on aging satellites, NOAA is launching a purpose-built eye on the sun.

Space · Sep 19, 2025

“This is the kind of band all of us wanted to be in as we got older”: New supergroup bringing together members of R.E.M., Screaming Trees, QOTSA and more announce first UK shows

Alongside new material, the group will be playing some of their former bands' old classics too…

Louder · Sep 19, 2025

Saturn will be at its biggest and brightest on Sept. 21 — here's how to see it

In a once-a-year event, Saturn is about to reach opposition, with the ringed planet appearing its best and brightest as it approaches its closest point to Earth.

LiveScience · Sep 19, 2025

This Republican Lawmaker Wants Trump To Restrict Chinese Flights Amid Beijing's Rare Earth Embargo

Rep. John Moolenaar (R), currently serving as the Chair of the U.S. House of Representatives' committee on China, has called on the Trump administration to restrict Chinese flights from landing in the U.S. in response to Beijing's rare earth embargo.

Benzinga · Sep 19, 2025

Skywatching alert! See 2 bright comets on the same night as a meteor shower this October

Comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) can now be seen with binoculars close to Mars in the western sky after sunset.

LiveScience · Sep 19, 2025

Tsunami warning issued briefly after strong 7.8-magnitude earthquake jolts Russia’s Kamchatka

Earthquake causes violent shaking of buildings and triggers tsunami warning

The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2025

Taiwan Running Out Of Time For Satellite Communications, Space Chief Tells AFP

Taiwan's space chief Wu Jong-shinn says the "clock is ticking" for the democratic island to launch its own satellites to secure internet and phone services during a potential conflict with China.

International Business Times · Sep 19, 2025

Where are all the 'hot Neptune' exoplanets? Orbital chaos may have booted them out

A new program has discovered chaos in a nearby planetary system, which could explain the existence of a phenomenon astronomers call the hot-Neptunian desert.

Space · Sep 18, 2025

'It was the realization of a dream that we had chased for decades.' Powerful cosmic winds around neutron star reveal secrets of monster black holes

Mysteriously powerful cosmic winds around neutron star may be 'game-changer' for understanding monster black holes

Space · Sep 18, 2025