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A pair of daring Chinese missions launched in 2020 is sparking new and broader interest in planetary science in China.

Five European space missions, including a telescope searching for dark energy, have been left without a launch ticket after Russia stopped supplying rockets to Europe.

SpaceX's huge Starship rocket could go orbital for the first time just two months from now, if all goes according to plan.

Russia claims to have used its Kinzhal hypersonic missiles for the first time, in its invasion of Ukraine. Here's why these super-fast weapons are so concerning.

China is looking to spark interest in space tourism by opening its soon-to-be-completed Tiangong space station to everyday citizens.

The first American woman to fly into space has launched on a new mission, this time to orbit the nation in the form of a circulating coin. The U.S. Mint has begun shipping the Sally Ride quarter.

It took 30 years to find so many alien worlds, but the pace of discovery is accelerating.

NASA's moonbound rocket rolled to the launch pad, and satellites orbiting Earth captured the milestone from space.

New images show Starship getting ready for an orbital test flight, which SpaceX hopes to launch a few months from now.

"It was a sight unseen before by mankind." That was how NASA described the first rollout of a Saturn V rocket. "Spaceport News" could reuse that lede for the first Space Launch System booster.

Blue Origin is going with one of its own as Pete Davidson's spaceflight replacement — Gary Lai, chief architect of New Shepard, the vehicle that will take him to the final frontier on March 29.

Enjoy the glittering worlds and star along with (early) breakfast.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine made OneWeb's previous launch deal untenable, so the London-based company turned to SpaceX, a competitor in the satellite internet business.

One celestial sight that many have never witnessed but yearn to see is the Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights

A quick overview of different sounds in space from other planets, as recorded by spacecraft and radio telescopes on Earth.

Staring out into space is a time-tested technique for making long journeys pass more quickly, but not one often applied at the scale of the solar system.

After James Webb Space Telescope officials released a stunning image of a single star, the team is ready to get other telescope parts in line with the observatory's mirrors.

Last year's Juno flyby at Jupiter's largest moon Ganymede revealed a surface covered in craters as well as shimmering auroras stretching between the moon's poles and the equator.

SpaceX's historic first astronaut launch for NASA is the star of Netflix's "Return to Space" documentary launching April 7.

Aquarian Space aims to provide internet project to connect the Earth, moon and potentially Mars with broadband.

NASA's Juno spacecraft beamed back stunning new photos of Jupiter's moons, Io and Europa.