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In the Halo universe, the biggest threat is an alien hegemony called the Covenant. Who are they and what do they want?

The 2025 skywatching guide includes a rare sunrise solar eclipse, an occultation of Mars and three supermoons. Here are the dates you need to know.

SpaceX has begun counting down to the New Year, with the launch of the first of three rockets planned to close out 2024.

Follow Space.com's rocket launch blog for the latest on when the next rocket launch will be and how to follow it live.

Liftoff is set for 12 a.m. EST (0500 GMT) on Sunday, Dec. 29.

The DJI Neo is a sub-250 g drone with several control options. It can capture 4K 30 FPS video and basic 12MP photos.

Blue Origin fired up its new heavy-lift orbital rocket for the first time just hours after receiving federal clearance to conduct its maiden launch.

The Bad Batch is the latest Star Wars animated series to stick the landing. Now that it has ended, we look at its impact on the larger narrative.

Venus is moving toward a dramatic finale in early 2025, when it will dazzle as the "evening star" after sunset. Here's when to catch it at its brilliant best.

Here are the best lunar events to see in 2025, including the Major Lunar Standstill, eclipses, occultations and conjunctions involving the moon.

From SpaceX plucking its huge Super Heavy rocket out of the sky to the launch of NASA's $5 billion Europa Clipper mission, this year held many amazing advances.

December 2024 will see a rare "black moon," a term for the second new moon in a calendar month.

Sun pulses with several solar flares late Christmas Day with four M-class flares from sunspots within a few hours.

Monoculars offer a highly portable option for powerful stargazing wherever you are. Our handy guide will help you use them to spot objects in the night sky.

Our Lego Marvel Avengers Helicarrier review: Boring to build and flimsy in places, even if it does resemble the actual thing.

The Hubble Space Telescope is nearing its 35th anniversary and skywatchers can celebrate the mighty telescope with a year-long observation challenge.

A NASA spacecraft has survived a historic close fly of the sun. The mission team received a beacon tone from the Parker Solar Probe, signaling it was still functioning after the record approach.

E-Day is on the horizon, so we thought it'd be a good time to dive into the mad world of Gears of War and rank every entry from worst to best.

We look ahead to 2025 as the sun ramps up its activity, driven by the peak of the current solar cycle.

Apple TV+'s successful sci-fi series "Silo" will return for a third and fourth season