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The three astronauts of China's Shenzhou 13 mission entered the country's space station core module Tianhe Saturday (Oct. 16).

In a new PBS series from NOVA, viewers will go on a journey through the universe, exploring everything from the Big Bang to the effects of supermassive black holes.

Sian Proctor, the pilot for SpaceX's historic Inspiration4 mission, is on cloud 9 after returning from her epic three-day-long spaceflight.

A group of artists has launched a colorful, jellyfish-looking craft into Earth's stratosphere as part of a unique test flight.

The first film crew to fly into space has returned to Earth after 12 days shooting scenes for a movie on the International Space Station. Yulia Peresild and Klim Shipenko landed with Oleg Novitskiy.

High-resolution satellite images reveal lava rivers spilling from the Cumbre Vieja volcano on La Palma as the devastating eruption shows no signs of stopping.

The moon stars in live webcasts tonight NASA and lunar enthusiasts celebrate International Observe the Moon 2021.

A Russian cosmonaut, actress and producer-director will all return to our planet Sunday (Oct. 17).

Find out what's going on at the International Space Station.

NASA's newest asteroid probe, named Lucy, successfully launched on 12-year mission to visit 8 asteroids early Saturday (Oct. 16).

Unplanned thruster firings by a Russian spacecraft briefly knocked the International Space Station off kilter today (Oct. 15), the second such incident in less than three months.

Amazon is offering 37% off Monopoly: Star Wars Complete Saga Edition, bringing the game down to $19.99 from its normal price of $31.

NASA's newest planetary science mission, an asteroid-observing probe named Lucy that will fly by a record eight different asteroids, is ready to launch and you can watch the action live online.

The launch window for NASA's Lucy mission launch window opens on Saturday (Oct. 16). Here are some Lucy-inspired craft activities to keep you occupied until then.

The Lucy mission is scheduled to launch on Oct. 16, 2021, to study the unique Trojan asteroids, which orbit ahead of and behind the planet Jupiter.

Twelve disability ambassadors will fly weightlessly on Sunday (Oct. 17) as part of an initiative to advance disability inclusion in space.

Learn about the size, shape and composition of asteroids as well as their history, naming conventions, and plans to mine asteroids in the future.

Celebrate the moon in all its glory this weekend with International Observe the Moon Night!

Decades ago, Donald Johanson found fossils of an early hominin that would rewrite scientists' understanding of our species. Now, he'll watch a spacecraft named for the discovery blast off Earth.

The Shenzhou 13 mission launched from the Gobi Desert today (Oct. 15), sending three astronauts toward China's new space station for a six-month stay.

An impressively advanced and free stargazing app, SkEye is a great guide for serious stargazers or beginners looking for an in-depth look at the night sky.