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Astrophotographer Giuseppe Petricca took this image about two minutes prior to the start of the full totality phase of the supermoon total lunar eclipse on Sept. 27, 2015.

Two space-themed short films competing to take home one of the biggest movie prizes in the world, the Academy Awards, are available to watch online.

Scott Kelly, who has been living and working on the space station since last March and is set to return to Earth next week, isn't bringing home a souvenir for himself.

"Last Man on the Moon," a documentary about the life and experiences of former astronaut Eugene Cernan, drives home the reasons for humanity's pursuit of the stars.

Captain Joseph Kittinger flew in a 'Project Manhigh' balloon to an altitude of 96,784 feet, beating the record of 72,000 feet (held since 1935). Kittinger talks about the experience in PBS's American Experience 'Space Men'.

Always wanted to go to Sumatra, Borneo, Sulawesi, New Guinea? Get there by March 9th (local time) to watch the moon pass directly in from of the Sun, casting a deep twilight across the blue Pacific skies.

The winged ship's heritage dates back to Soviet and NASA concepts from the 1980s.

In this edition of Mobile Stargazing, we'll focus on sky-charting apps — mobile star atlases loaded with features that run circles around stuffy old paper atlases.

Within five years, companies could begin in-orbit manufacturing and assembly of communications satellite reflectors or other large structures, according to Made in Space.

For the first time, scientists have determined the location and distance of a strange and powerful explosion known as a fast radio burst, a finding that allows them to refine models of dark matter.

Monday is Feb. 29 – the bissextle or "leap day," an artifact that dates back to the year 46 B.C. Find out how this calendar oddity came to be.

Startrails and a green aurora shine in this image taken by Deepanshu Arora at Lake Minnewanka in Banff National Park.

Astronauts took the place of movie stars on the red carpet at the premiere in Houston of "The Last Man on the Moon." About a dozen men and women who have flown into space came out to see the new documentary about Apollo 17 moonwalker Gene Cernan.

BB-8, the beloved, white-and-orange droid from "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," was one of the most popular science fiction characters at this year's New York Toy Fair.

It's a good time to be a "Star Wars" fan. This year at the 2016 New York Toy Fair, there were "Star Wars" toys galore, thanks to the explosion of new movies and shows related to the franchise.

A NASA report released Feb. 18 found no showstoppers for its Asteroid Redirect Mission, but suggested a precursor mission could improve the odds of success.

The 2015 film "The Martian" inspired a team of researchers who recently described a newly discovered Australian plant species, naming it after Damon's botanist character.