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Astronomers have captured the sharpest, most detailed images yet of young solar systems where planets are just beginning to take shape.

NASA is asking private industry and academia for ideas for new rescue services for its astronauts on Earth in the event of emergencies.

This spectrograph map, generated from data collected by NASA's New Horizons probe, depicts the relatively uniform brightness of the ultraviolet "Lyman-alpha" background surrounding our Sun and its area of influence.

Data from Europe's Gaia spacecraft have revealed that a cluster of 1,000 stars is breaking up much faster than is normal, stumping astronomers.

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NASA's mission to Jupiter has revealed new findings about the giant planet and its volcanic moon.

A European reentry capsule notched some important milestones on its first-ever spaceflight last week — and took some photos to commemorate the trip.

China's three-person Shenzhou 19 mission came home on Wednesday (April 30) after six months in orbit.

The crescent moon will seemingly jump over the planet Jupiter between the nights of April 29 and April 30.

As scientists, we must not forget our collective direction: the pursuit of truths and our responsibility to share these truths — and only these truths — with humanity.

Artificial intelligence could offer a powerful pathway to supercharge our ability to "hear" the universe, according to new research.

The U.S. Army launched its new hypersonic missile from Cape Canaveral Space Force station last week, just days after naming it the "Dark Eagle."

What's this about five different alien creatures from five different worlds?

At NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, the liquid hydrogen tank for the Artemis 3 Space Launch System rocket was moved into the factory's final assembly area on April 22, 2025.

Jared Isaacman faces a vote by the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation to forward his confirmation as the new NASA administrator.

Amateur astrophotographer Dr. Michele Hernandez Baylisshas captured incredible views of the Croc's Eye and Whirlpool galaxies from her Vermont-based backyard observatory.

Six different rockets launched toward orbit during an approximately 17.5-hour stretch, topping by two the previous record for most liftoffs in a 24-hour span.

Houston company Axiom Space announced on Tuesday (April 29) that it's targeting May 29 for the launch of its fourth astronaut mission to the International Space Station.

Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket suffered an anomaly during its sixth-ever launch today (April 29), resulting in the loss of its payload, a Lockheed Martin technology demonstration.

It was about one in the morning, four hours after an explosion tore through the Apollo 13 spacecraft, when Ed Smylie realized they had to do something about the carbon dioxide.