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Data from the NASA mission EMIT will help the new initiative Carbon Mapper track the greenhouse gas methane from waste sites.

NASA's Juno spacecraft is recovering its memory after a download disruption following its December flyby of Jupiter.

A new Hubble Space Telescope image displays the quintessential colors of the holiday season: bright blue-white stars shine against dusty swaths shaded red.

The Quadrantid meteor shower is considered one of the best to view all year. Here's how to maximize your chances of seeing shooting stars.

The Earth looks amazing in this first global view from NOAA's new NOAA-21 imaging satellite, which launched in November 2022.

Clear skies beckoned Wednesday (Dec. 28) in Rome, allowing the Virtual Telescope Project's Gianluca Masi to get busy with a year-end broadcast.

NASA astrobiologist Heather Graham answers pressing questions about life on Mars.

An astrophotographer has captured a highly detailed image of the Red Planet reappearing from behind the moon after a lunar occultation.

Detecting life on the icy Saturn moon of Enceladus could be achieved without even landing, but it wouldn't be easy, scientists say.

NASA has released a stunning series of images that celebrate 2022 aboard the International Space Station.

Boom Supersonic has unveiled its new Symphony engine to serve as the cutting-edge propulsion system for its Overture airliner.

Space Force has a new look for its recruiting website: a simulated launch of the United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur rocket bringing a GPS satellite to space.

Humans have sent four spacecraft out of the solar system, with another swiftly approaching the edge of our solar system — and they have a lot to teach us about our place in space.

Microbes carried by laser-propelled sails could serve as interstellar probes that can build communications stations to phone home from Alpha Centauri.

You can watch SpaceX's final launch of 2022 for free as the company aims for its 61st mission of the year, nearly doubling the mark set in 2021.

China's last space launch of 2022, which lifted off on Thursday (Dec. 29), has prompted a warning of falling rocket debris from the Philippine Space Agency.

IDW Publishing will release "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Dog of War" in April of 2023.

Satellites are assisting with local forecasts of floods in California, after spending much of 2022 assisting the Golden State with drought and wildfire management.

In its first year in operation, the James Webb Space Telescope has already made many groundbreaking discoveries. Here are some of the stunning photos representing its highlights.

Three crew members that may be stuck on the International Space Station could have the chance to return home on a SpaceX Dragon, if the option is required, a report suggests.

NASA is looking deeper into the possibility of using a private spacecraft to lift the Hubble Space Telescope to new heights after a study by SpaceX.