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NASA may not be able to move forward with all three of its planned Venus missions as budget pressures force difficult trade-offs across its planetary science portfolio.

A NASA X-ray telescope has captured a breathtaking portrait of a supernova remnant, revealing unseen features of the exploded star.

'We will not back down! It's high time we bring Mars back under control.'

New simulations suggest Saturn's rings formed from a shattered moon called Chrysalis, offering clues to the planet's tilt and surprisingly young rings.

With bright meteors sighted over Ohio, Texas, and Europe, you might wonder what's going on. Is meteor activity really increasing, or is there just a surge in reporting?

Sperm struggles to find its way to an egg in microgravity, suggesting mammalian reproduction in space may not be possible.

While you wait for Star Wars: Ahsoka Season 2, step back through time with Ahsoka's Clone Wars-era ship, now $9 off at Walmart.

NASA's long-anticipated Artemis 2 mission — the first crewed flight to the moon in more than half a century — could lift off as soon as April 1. Here's how you can watch it live.

The Astronauts for NASA's Artemis 2 mission to fly around the moon have arrived at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, just five days before their historic mission is scheduled to lift off.

Artemis 2 aims to fly to the moon with four astronauts on April 1 at 6:24 p.m. EDT (2224 GMT). Here's how you can watch live.

Ideal for adults and children alike, this super-compact tabletop Celestron Firstscope is perfect for fast, fuss-free skywatching. I'd never part with mine and it's even cheaper thanks to Amazon's Big Spring Sale.

'Seeing Ryan add all these layers, I'm like, 'Oh good, he’s covering the things that I didn’t do.''

On Episode 203 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Dr. Namrata Goswami of Johns Hopkins University to examine the potential threats to American leadership in space.

The Antennae galaxies are witnessed in the process of merging into a single elliptical galaxy.

A new atlas of 45 potentially habitable planets makes us think of the new film "Project Hail Mary," based on the book by Andy Weir.

"We are firing on all cylinders."

NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, commander Artemis 2, the first moon mission in more than 50 years, says his crew will do his best to get the job done well.

Jeremy Hansen grew up in a world with no Canadian astronauts. Soon, the Artemis 2 crewmate wil become the first person from his country to fly around the moon.

NASA astronaut Victor Glover says he is not solely focused on milestones for the Artemis 2 mission, but also on how to engage different communities about the crew’s work.

Four astronauts. Two countries. One destination: the moon.

The Apollo astronauts peed into roll-on cuffs and pooped into plastic bags in the presence of their crewmates, but the Artemis 2 spaceflyers will have access to a bona fide bathroom.