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The central region of the Milky Way is densely packed with stars and difficult to observe. New findings reveal how stars in this area formed and then drifted apart as star birth traveled outwards.

The Artemis 1 mission will use mannequins, cubesats and even Amazon's Alexa to complete a deep space journey lasting more than a month, testing all systems to their limits.

The world's timekeepers balance ultra-precise atomic clocks with the irregular spin of our planet to come up with the world clock.

SpaceX's Starlink satellite network will start beaming service straight to smartphones next year, if all goes according to plan.

The Boeing Starliner team needs another five weeks or so to address issues that cropped up on a May test flight.

NASA astronauts shared a series of images showing them performing a flyby of the Artemis 1 Space Launch System rocket as it sits on the launch pad.

A close encounter, or conjunction, between August's waning crescent moon and Venus occurs tonight when the two objects share the same right ascension.

The James Webb Space Telescope has detected carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of an exoplanet, ushering in a new era of research of worlds outside our solar system.

The surprising discovery of volcanic rocks by NASA's Perseverance rover in Jezero Crater could unlock Mars' climate history and reveal when the Red Planet was wet and potentially habitable.

Two astrophotographers have captured a spectacular photo of the moon with a mind-blowing resolution of 174 megapixels to honor NASA's Artemis 1 mission.

SpaceX's next astronaut launch for NASA has been delayed four days to Oct. 3, an adjustment made to avoid spacecraft traffic coming to and from the International Space Station.

Nichelle Nichols will join other late "Star Trek" icons aboard the first-ever Celestis deep-space journey

That's a big saving on some a pair of Leica binoculars that will serve you well for a rang of different outdoor activities.

Explore 20 common misconceptions about space with our myth-busting guide.

A potentially habitable water-rich world just 100 light-years away from Earth could be one of the best places to search for life.

NASA delivers a new installment in their Artemis 1 'Path to the Pad' video series.

The moon and Mars have battled for precedence in NASA's exploration priorities.

The sky is blue and sunsets are red because different colors of light behave differently when they encounter air molecules.

A new map of distribution of minerals on Mars reveals the history of past water abundance on the Red Planet and could even shape future space missions.

In 2003, a powerful solar storm hit Earth with little warning, causing disruption to power grids, aviation and satellites. Twenty years later, we are only slightly better prepared for such incidents.

As Artemis 1 prepares for an epic launch toward the moon, NASA and a space law expert discuss the Artemis Accords governing the agency's future missions, alongside international partners.