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The Mercury-bound space probe BepiColombo has taken its second look at its target planet today during a superclose flyby designed to slow it down and adjust its trajectory.

Astronomers have peered into the center of the Milky Way and discovered what appears to be a miniature spiral galaxy, swirling around a single large star.

After half a year of commissioning in space, the James Webb Space Telescope will release its first science images in July. Here's how you can tune in to the historic event for free.

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Sifting through data from the Very Large Array Sky Survey, scientists have observed an object that might be a "​​pulsar wind nebula."

The moon will appear to hop over Uranus in the predawn sky as it continues its planetary tour. The event will occur between Friday (June 24) and Saturday (June 25).

Lego NASA Apollo 11 Lunar Lander is a set that doesn’t quite live up to its intergalactic potential.

The Hubble Space Telescope has spotted a white dwarf star devouring material from its own system, suggesting that water and other volatiles might be common in the outer reaches of planetary systems.

Imagine a nightmare-induced, Indiana Jones-style, trap-avoiding treasure hunt.

A scholar of Octavia E. Butler explores how the writer envisioned the future in her work.

A New Zealand resident spotted a "bizarre but very cool" blue spiral above her house following a SpaceX launch on Sunday (June 19).

NASA officials are pleased with Artemis 1's performance during its recent "wet dress rehearsal" but need more time to determine its readiness for launch.

Less than a month after "Apollo 13" opened, President Bill Clinton met with Jim Lovell to present one of the highest awards an astronaut can receive: the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.

A sunspot nearly triple the size of Earth is within firing range of our planet and may send out medium-class flares in the near future.

The discount is Amazon's lowest price on a top quality budget 3D printer.

It wasn't quite a five-year mission, but we've finally built the Playmobil USS Enterprise and it's everything we wanted and more.

Samantha Cristoforetti also plans to follow a 20-minute routine in microgravity in the near future.

NASA's InSight mission is working to squeeze out all the science it can as power runs out.

Look up! Venus will pass the Pleiades in the predawn sky on Thursday. The encounter will be visible with a pair of binoculars.

Here are the best night vision binoculars, monoculars and goggles you can use in the dark.

The world's lightest DSLR is packed full of features and is the perfect beginner camera.