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Director Klim Shipenko, actor Yulia Peresild and cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov got the thumbs-up after a meeting of the Chief Medical Commission at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center near Moscow.

China's Tianwen-1 Mars mission — both the orbiter and Zhurong rover — will suspend operations for about 50 days starting in mid-September.

The most powerful tool for scientists studying asteroids in the neighborhood around Earth is planetary radar, a technique astronomers have just used on their 1,001st asteroid to date.

The musical opening credit sequence for the latest "Star Trek" animated spin-off show, "Star Trek: Prodigy" has been revealed and it's gorgeous.

Titan Books parades out 55 years of iconic "Star Trek" villains in special paperback release on Sep. 21.

Number 13 was good luck for NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity, as the tenacious little craft seamlessly completed its 13th flight on the Red Planet on Saturday (Sept. 4).

Firefly Aerospace's debut launch last week failed because of a premature engine shutdown, company representatives have determined.

The first all-civilian mission to orbit Earth on a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft is scheduled to launch on Sept. 15, and you can follow all the action live here.

As Hurricane Larry churned through the Atlantic Ocean this weekend, astronauts at the International Space Station kept a watchful eye on the storm from space.

These are the techniques, times and tools you'll need to photograph the moon using a camera.

Great for beginners or expert stargazers alike, Star Walk 2 is an informative guide for viewing the night sky - even the completely free version.

Comet Bernardinelli-Bernstein will be a spectacle for more than a decade to come, even though its discovery was a matter of luck.

It's official: NASA's Perseverance rover has collected its first-ever Mars sample.

High-tech solar-powered greenhouses inspired by technology developed for missions to the moon and Mars could soon grow food in Arabian deserts as well as in orbit around Earth, Nanoracks plans.

The AI-powered robot CIMON has received a software update before an upcoming round of more complex experiments at the International Space Station.

Based on the Gaia DR2, the Stellarium Mobile Plus app provides access to the most comprehensive celestial database around.

Our astrophotography for beginners guide has top tips on equipment, settings, and planning - all you need to get started.

The private Inspiration4 astronauts on SpaceX's first all-civilian spaceflight star in a new Netflix documentary on their historic flight.

The truth of the matter is — we don't know!

NASA astronauts at the International Space Station will only enjoy a half-day off from work on Labor Day today (Sept. 5).

Venus and the bright star Spica will shine in the evening sky tonight (Sept. 5). Mercury is visible, too.