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Humanity can establish a self-sustaining settlement on Mars in the next 30 years, provided our heavy-lift launch technology advances as planned, SpaceX chief Elon Musk said.

We rate the Orzorz as the best viral star projector on the market and it's now under $50 before Amazon's Prime Day in October offers are live.

A spectacular partial solar eclipse will be visible across a swathe of the southern hemisphere this week.

The 1,115-foot-wide (340 meters) asteroid Apophis will pass closer to Earth than many satellites fly in April 2029, giving scientists and stargazers a rare front-row seat.

Astronomers say that mysterious interstellar visitors like 'Oumuamua and 3I/ATLAS are the most common large bodies in the Milky Way — and our best chance to study other planetary systems.

Even though they're far from home, astronauts on the International Space Station still have normal routines, including getting regular haircuts.

In this quiz, you'll match iconic sci-fi monsters to the books that birthed them—and the authors who dared to imagine the unimaginable.

Former NASA deputy chief and shuttle commander Pam Melroy has joined Venus Aerospace's board after its groundbreaking RDRE flight, bringing her decades of experience to help scale the startup's propulsion technology.

With a modest amount of thrust and power, a new ion engine system could get rid of 1-ton pieces of space junk in less than 100 days. Here's how it works.

The rovr's design is "a mix between a dune buggy and a heavy-duty truck."

"The fact that we captured the aurora again demonstrates that our method for predicting aurorae on Mars and capturing them works."

The crescent moon will shine with Jupiter among the stars of Gemini early on Sept. 16.

The mystery of the James Webb Space Telescope's "little red dots" could be solved if they are not ancient galaxies but are entirely new celestial objects called "black hole stars."

Firefly Aerospace has completed its investigation into the anomaly that caused its Alpha rocket to a plunge into the sea near Antarctica on April 29.

This quiz invites you to chase comets through time and space, from ancient omens to modern scientific marvels.

Viking consisted of two twin orbiters and landers, with experimental chambers in the landers to conduct three biology experiments.

A striking sight to the unaided eye; even more so with binoculars.

The laser system provides real-time positional data on the huge cloud of space debris above our heads in low Earth orbit.

During September's total lunar eclipse, astronomers captured rare images of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS glowing green, suggesting more about its chemistry.

Bungie's Halo swan song remains a fan-favorite installment, and its appeal after all these years is more than just nostalgia.

The 'equinox eclipse' will bring up to 86% coverage across New Zealand, Antarctica and parts of the South Pacific.