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Electrons released when cosmic rays strike water-ice can provide energy for microbes and facilitate the formation of complex organic molecules.

Venus and Jupiter meet in the morning sky on Aug. 12. Catch their dazzling conjunction just before sunrise with the crescent moon joining later!

The dashing 'Trek' veteran talks Anson's wild wig, colorful kisses, and meditating on set while directing 'the latest Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' episode.

The Japanese space-sustainability company Astroscale has unveiled a patent for what it describes as a new method for space debris removal.

NASA has stopped trying to revive its Lunar Trailblazer moon orbiter, which went dark a day after its Feb. 26 launch.

NASA is accelerating its plans for a nuclear reactor on the moon, aiming to establish such a power outpost by 2030, according to Politico.

By transforming idle heliostats into asteroid detectors, scientists aim to develop a cost-effective method for spotting faint, fast-moving space rocks.

The world's largest optical telescope is still under construction but is raising the roof on its progress.

The image reveals over 2,500 galaxies, many of which are seen as they were during the first billion years of cosmic history.

Rocket Lab will launch its fifth mission for the Japanese Earth-imaging company iQPS tonight (Aug. 4), and you can watch it live.

Space hurricanes can shake Earth's magnetic field and scramble satellites without a solar storm in sight.

The day seemed particularly promising on July 31, 2025.

Explore the space between the stars from the safety of a virtual cockpit with the best space flight simulation games.

Space weather forecasters are watching for faint CMEs that could reach Earth later this week.

New research suggests moonquakes rooted in ancient fault systems could threaten modern moon missions.

NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft successfully tested its ice-penetrating radar system during a close flyby of Mars earlier this year.

NASA is calling on the public to help shape the future of lunar exploration by designing the next generation of wheels capable of navigating the moon's harsh terrain.

A brutal alien planet isn't quite the same as future Earth, but Predator: Concrete Jungle has more than a few things in common with Predator: Badlands.

Measuring binary star systems' basic properties has proved exceedingly difficult.

A strange shift in Earth's rotation is making our days milliseconds shorter — and scientists are racing to understand why.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 28 Starlink satellites from Florida's Space Coast early Monday morning (Aug. 4), then came back to Earth for a landing on a ship at sea.