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

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.

A new study suggests that, without plate tectonics and the right balance of carbon dioxide and oxygen, advanced alien civilizations may be exceedingly rare.

The four astronauts of NASA's Artemis 2 mission, who could launch on their trip around the moon as early as Feb. 5, have named their Orion capsule "Integrity."

The challenge is getting this technology where it's needed.

Ben Bailey has 2,000 hours of flight time, including with high-profile military helicopters. The NASA astronaut candidate may be able to leverage that experience for moon landings.

The four astronauts of NASA's Artemis 2 mission to the moon, which could launch as early as Feb. 5, are deep in training for the first crewed lunar flight in over 50 years.

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

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

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.

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.

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

NASA's Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) launched atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Sept. 24 to study the solar wind and space weather.

A Russian biological research satellite toting more than 30 experiments landed on Sept. 19 in the steppes of the Orenburg region after spending 30 days in Earth orbit.

Scientists didn't expect to find the remnants of an icy world around this extremely dense white dwarf star.

SpaceX performed a full-duration static fire test with its latest Starship spacecraft recently to help gear up for the 11th test flight of the massive rocket.

NASA's ambitious mission to return astronauts to the moon for the first time this century is on track to launch no later than April 2026, but it just might fly sooner if all goes well.

Final tests of NASA's laser beam communication technology offer a promising new way to keep in touch with astronauts and spacecraft venturing into deep space, including future missions to Mars.

See the crescent moon shine with Mars at sunset on Sept. 24.

Here's a peek at the Silver Surfer's CGI creation for the digital and home video release of "The Fantastic Four: First Steps."