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Participants of the Inspiration4 space mission feel no fear prior to the milestone launch, just a bit of stage fright as some of them prepare to sing and play ukulele during the flight.

A six-year search of space beyond the orbit of Neptune has netted 461 newly discovered objects, including four that could shed light on Planet Nine.

The crew of the first-ever all-civilian orbital spaceflight will conduct medical experiments during the flight that will help researchers better understand spaceflight's effects on the human body.

Fan favorite "Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic" will get a remake for next-gen consoles.

NASA is awarding a total of $146 million to five American companies to aid the development of crewed moon landers, agency officials announced Tuesday (Sept. 14).

Climate change on Earth — and the brutal repercussions it causes — might interfere with the search for life far beyond our own planet.

A new freely downloadable universe simulation reveals the structure of galaxies and galactic clusters over more than 13 billion years of history.

Each member of the four-person crew has a unique call sign, a type of nickname that astronauts and military pilots are given during their training.

Strap in and get ready to launch yourself into the best PSVR space games around. You’re sure to have a blast!

Brazilian observer José Luis Pereira captured a bright flash on the solar system's largest planet Monday night (Sept. 13), memorializing the fiery death of a space rock high in the Jovian atmosphere.

SpaceX will launch its first all-civilian crew on a three-day journey around the Earth and you can watch the action live online.

The Inspiration4 mission will launch an all-civilian crew of culturally and socially blended people on a mission funded by a billionaire. None of them will be tourists.

Hayley Arceneaux is about to be the first person with a prosthetic body part to enter space. She'll be the youngest American to orbit Earth. And she may be the first to shop on Etsy for space gear.

Organized and funded by entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, the Inspiration4 mission touts itself as "the first all-civilian mission to orbit" and represents a new type of space tourism.

NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei will stay in space until March, giving him a record-setting spaceflight.

The solar system's outermost planet, Neptune, reaches opposition today, and here's how you can catch a glimpse of the distant gas giant.

Are you counting down to SpaceX's Inspiration4 launch? Join celebrity guests and the mission's four soon-to-be astronauts for a livestream, hosted by Netflix.

Satellites captured strengthening Tropical Storm Nicholas as it neared the coast of Texas before pouring down over ten inches of rain in only a few hours.

SpaceX's Inspiration4 mission is ready to launch to Earth orbit on Wednesday (Sept. 15), and you can watch the historic liftoff live.

Settlements on the moon and Mars could grow thanks to the blood, sweat and tears of pioneering astronauts — literally.

China's Shenzhou 12 astronauts have sent back stunning images taken out of small windows of the Tianhe space station module in low Earth orbit.