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Fifty years ago, U.S. scientists launched a satellite that dramatically changed how we see the world.

The passengers on Blue Origin's sixth crewed flight, known as NS-22, include the first Egyptian and Portuguese astronauts.

China is expected to launch the Wentian module on Sunday (July 24) from the Wenchang spaceport, to add more room to its crewed space station.

"For All Mankind" has the "go" to launch into its fourth season. The announcement was made during a panel at San Diego Comic Con. The Apple TV+ show is currently seven episodes into its third season.

Boba Fett rides again in a Hasbro Firespray ship much like a 1980 toy released for "The Empire Strikes Back."

A reusable variant of the megabooster could be available in 2035, five years after the series begins launches in 2030.

NASA is funding multiple commercial space stations, but some experts are concerned these will not be ready by the time the ISS is retired.

NASA's first-ever far side lunar landing will bring science to the surface on board a private spacecraft.

Intense geomagnetic storms are possible in the coming days as Earth's magnetic field is bombarded by a solar storm cloud.

Pioneering new telescope surveys that use only the 10 minutes before sunrise and after sunset are searching for eccentric asteroids. They're finding some strange things.

The nearly full moon will likely spoil views of the Perseids this year. Here are six minor meteor showers that might give you the chance to spot "shooting stars."

A new technique relying on the detection of faint radio signals might reveal the oldest stars that emerged amid thick hydrogen clouds in the ancient universe shortly after the Big Bang.

The deadline for a month of free access the home of all things Star Trek has been extended until July 27.

Valles Marineris, the Grand Canyon of Mars, is ripe for human exploration that can uncover the planet's history and its capacity to sustain microbial life.

A fresh image based on brand-new deep-space data appears to show a wormhole spinning before our very eyes.

Liftoff is scheduled for 1:39 p.m. EDT (1739 GMT), after launch was scrubbed Thursday (July 21) at T-46 seconds.

Astronomers have detected a new triple star system that is unlike any similar system seen before. Computer simulations revealed that the strange system likely used to contain a fourth star.

A Russian cosmonaut and an Italian astronaut worked outside the International Space Station Thursday (July 21), marking the first time in almost a quarter century that a European took part in a Russian spacewalk.

NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) have new details to share on how they will bring pieces of Mars to Earth, and they'll share their plans next week.

SpaceX's next Dragon passengers will need to wait a little longer to get off the ground.

SpaceX aborted the launch of a Falcon 9 rocket carrying a payload of the company's Starlink internet satellites just before liftoff on Thursday (July 21).