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NASA chose SpaceX's heavy-lift rocket to send a wide-field telescope into space that will search for dark matter.

NASA officials say the Artemis 1 moon rocket may be ready to launch as soon as late August, but that timeline depends on tweaks at the Vehicle Assembly Building and on the pad.

A new statue of an Apollo astronaut now stands near NASA in Houston, just in time for the anniversary of the first moon landing. To find it, just follow the Golden Arches.

Scientists who study exoplanets explain how the James Webb Space Telescope will study exoplanet atmospheres.

In the early hours of Thursday (July 21) morning, the waning crescent moon will pass close to Mars. They will be close enough to share the view in binoculars.

The companies plan to deliver variants of Boom's Overture aircraft for military and emergency response missions.

Looking for all the Star Wars movies in chronological order? Found them, you have!

Abrams ComicArts releasing the next volume in Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson's "Dune: The Graphic Novel" project.

Earth is no stranger to the sun's wrath. From solar flares to coronal mass ejections, we take a look at some of the worst solar storms in history.

"Escaping Gravity" tells the story of Lori Garver's rise to be NASA's second in command, and how she brought one of the agency's most successful programs to reality.

Landsat is a fleet of Earth-observing satellites that have been monitoring our planet's climate and land use patterns since 1972.

Landsat 1 launched 50 years ago on July 23, 1972. We celebrate the work of Landsat with a gallery of some of the best images captured by the satellite fleet.

We honor the heroes of Apollo 11 and all those who made their accomplishment possible, yet many still deride astronauts in the U.S. private space industry.

German launch services startup Rocket Factory Augsburg has taken a new step in the development of an orbital launcher with the hot fire test of its Helix engine.

A cosmic crime scene has revealed the gory details of black holes' eating habits.

A Tianzhou 3 cargo spacecraft has undocked from China’s Tiangong space station and is now ready to be deorbited in the near future.

China is all set to launch the Wentian module for its crewed space station after rolling out a Long March 5B heavy rocket to the pad at Wenchang spaceport.

Rocket Lab says its National Reconnaissance Office mission will stand down for now, with new launch date 'to come.'

We also get our first look at the "builders" who originally constructed the Kaylon artificial lifeforms

Here's how to observe these solar system worlds overnight Wednesday (July 20) and Thursday (July 21).

Two major U.S. defense contractors announced the successful test flight of the Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept, or HAWC, on Monday (July 18).