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The key to solving the mystery of the Viking results is the discovery of perchlorate on the Martian surface in 2008.

The moon will pass directly in front of the sun on Feb. 17, setting the stage for a dramatic annular solar eclipse.

NASA and SpaceX are proceeding ahead of schedule with their next astronaut launch to the International Space Station, which is currently operating with a skeleton crew.

Just 13 months after declaring the moon "a distraction," Elon Musk has announced that Earth's nearest neighbor is now the focus of SpaceX's settlement plans. What changed?

NASA and SpaceX mission managers have delayed the Falcon 9 launch of the next crew to the International Space Station as they await improved weather conditions.

"Science fiction is all about the imagination. And it can be exploring space or exploring that mysterious organism called our bodies."

'Whatever that thing is, it's hunting us, and it won’t stop.'

Interstellar comets are the original cosmic explorers, and by studying their metallic whispers, we are learning the secrets of worlds we may never see directly.

A new proposal suggests borrowing the "Conference of the Parties" model from climate diplomacy to update space law before orbital congestion and lunar competition escalate.

There are a lot of moving pieces when it comes to building the world's largest telescope.

Scientists analyzing decades-old NASA's Magellan data have identified only the second reported lava tube on Venus.

The next solar eclipse will be on Feb. 17, 2026. Here's what you need to know.

Early rises — and late night skywatchers — will get the chance to spot a wealth of spectacular sights on the lunar surface.

Ready for Super Sunday? Huddle up for our out-of-this-world roundup of Big Game ads for the ages

The Orion constellation is home to some of the most luminous stars in our Milky Way galaxy.

Five ways dismantling NCAR will cost the American people, and two ways to save it.

Trapped somewhere between the big ideas of "2001" and the fun of a galaxy far, far away, this 1979 movie is a true space oddity.

Falling launch costs and private innovation are fueling a new space race, transforming Earth orbit into a fast-growing global marketplace.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 25 Starlink satellites launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Feb. 7, 2025. The mission returned the Falcon to flight after an upper stage issue.

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New research reveals the source of this carbon – and the driving forces behind it – are far more complex than previously thought.