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The team behind Europe's Euclid space telescope just published the world's most extensive simulation of the universe, which maps an astonishing 3.4 billion galaxies.

New images from the European Space Agency's Trace Gas Orbiter reveal Mars' atmosphere to have delicate layers of dust and ice, offering insights into the planet's evolution.

Scientists have confirmed that the Silverpit Crater in the North Sea was caused by an asteroid impact over 40 million years ago, ending years of controversy over its origin.

Modifications to a cargo deal between Sierra Space and NASA may mean the Dream Chaser space plane never reaches the International Space Station.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched two dozen Starlink internet satellites from California this morning (Sept. 26) and then came back to Earth for a landing on a ship at sea.

Two galaxies connected by a bridge of hydrogen gas are falling into the Virgo Cluster.

Recently, the Hubble Space Telescope captured a new image of Messier 82, also known as the Cigar Galaxy.

The Canon RF 85mm f/1.2L USM is a dream lens for many photographers thanks to its focal length and fast maximum aperture but it's a beast in every way.

SpaceX launched 28 of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit from Florida this morning (Sept. 25), on the company's 122nd Falcon 9 mission of the year.

New JWST observations show Saturn's auroras dotted with dark beads and a star pattern missing two arms, puzzling astronomers.

How we talk about space exploration shapes the futures we imagine and build.

The names of human ancestors are now on an asteroid map.

The star-forming region called Sagittarius B2 contains half of the galactic center's stars, yet only 10% of the gas.

Katalyst Space Technologies has scored a contract to raise the altitude of NASA's Swift Observatory, which has been hunting for gamma-ray bursts from low Earth orbit for more than two decades.

Rather than the fearsome enemies of movies like "The Terminator," as we move into the universe, AIs can be our partners, our children, and perhaps even us.

ULA will launch 27 of Amazon's Project Kuiper broadband satellites to orbit this morning (Sept. 25), and you can watch the action live.

The team's design uses fission reactions involving uranium to heat propellant.

NASA's IMAP mission and two other spacecraft launched atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket early Wednesday morning (Sept. 24) to study space weather and its effects on Earth.

NOAA's GOES-19 satellite may have captured the first natural solar eclipse from space, with the moon's odd path explained by a spacecraft maneuver.

In other words, more fire is coming, more often.

NASA's low-cost ESCAPADE mission will study how Mars loses its atmosphere using twin spacecraft built by Rocket Lab.