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Several men laid claim to inventing the telescope, but the credit usually goes to Hans Lippershey, a Dutch lensmaker, in 1608.

Modern drone technology gives us the ability to photograph familiar places from a unique perspective.

They'll launch to the International Space Station on Halloween (Oct. 31).

Potential evidence of extraterrestrial radio signals from Proxima Centauri, the closest star to Earth, were likely just interference from human technology, researchers say.

The elements around some giant black holes may be subtly different from the cosmic average, retaining a relic memory of the young universe.

An amazing new image shows one of the youngest alien worlds yet found, giving scientists more clues about how planets form.

Astronomers recently identified an unusual star that most likely formed from the hypernova remains of one of the universe's first stars.

SpaceX remains on track to launch its spooky space station mission this weekend — as long as a toilet issue gets cleared up in time.

All about the private company Boeing, with an emphasis on its commercial spaceflight operations.

An overview of the Earth-observing fleet of Sentinel satellites that are part of the Copernicus program.

SpaceX's next astronaut launch for NASA is set for the spooky date of Halloween (Oct. 31). Here's how to watch the Crew-3 launch online.

Christina Koch grew up in North Carolina and always wanted to be an astronaut. Here's how she achieved her dream, and so much more.

Scientists made the startling discovery by plugging radio wave observations into a brand-new computer model.

A "bomb cyclone" in the Pacific is dumping extreme rain and several feet of snow on California.

An interesting interpretation that has as many pros and cons as Lynch's 1984 version.

A new supernova captured by the Hubble Space Telescope may act as a decoder for other star explosions.

After speeding up during 2020, the Earth's spin had settled down. A negative leap second may still be needed in the next decade.

Japan's H-2A rocket will launch a navigation satellite today (Oct. 25), and you can watch the event live.

Blue Origin has teamed up with Boeing and others to build a private space station called Orbital Reef, which is expected to begin flying later this decade.

SpaceX's next crewed launch for NASA will launch four astronauts to the International Space Station on the Crew-3 mission on Oct. 31 Liftoff is set for 2:21 a.m. EDT (0621 GMT). Known as Crew-3, the mission will mark SpaceX's fourth crewed spaceflight and will ferry NASA astronauts Raja Chari, Tom Marshburn, Kayla Barron and European Space Agency Matthias Maurer on a six-month mission to the space station.

Everything you need to know about the James Webb Space Telescope, NASA's Big Bang-probing space observatory.