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NASA's GUSTO mission, which launched from Antarctica on Dec. 31, set a new agency record for a heavy-lift, long-duration scientific balloon flight.

The uncontrolled reentry of the European Space Agency's defunct ERS-2 satellite was a reminder that operators should plan out the safe demise of their spacecraft.

A NASA satellite recently spotted a series of bizarre "fallstreak holes" in clouds above Florida. The circular cloud gaps have been previously (and incorrectly) linked to paranormal phenomena.

The total solar eclipse of 2024 will be visible across Northern America on April 8. It could be the best eclipse for hundreds of years. Here's why.

NASA's "The Lost Universe" transports sci-fi fantasy gamers to the rogue exoplanet of Exlaris to find the Hubble Space Telescope.

SpaceX will put its Starship megarocket through its paces on its third test flight, which could launch as soon as next week.

With help from the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have identified a possible lead on how some supermassive black holes get so incredibly big.

NASA wants Artemis moon astronauts to have the perfect moon camera — Nikon is on the case.

Episode 5 of Apple TV+'s 'Constellation' focuses on expanding the conspiracy theories as worlds begin to collide and merge.

Demand is soaring for United Airlines flights to and from cities in the April 8 solar eclipse's path of totality.

NASA wants a new group of astronauts. U.S. citizens have until April 2 to apply for chances to fly to low Earth orbit, the moon and maybe even Mars.

SpaceX could launch its Starship megarocket on its third test flight as soon as March 14, the company quietly announced via social media.

While the fifth flight of the Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft is underway, NASA and SpaceX are studying the fleet to determine whether or not the capsules could make it to 15 flights.

NASA has canceled the complex and costly OSAM-1 satellite-servicing demonstration mission.

The Celestron EclipSmart solar binoculars are currently 28% off and Amazon's lowest-ever price, ahead of the solar eclipse on April 8.

From 'shadow snakes' and 'double diamonds' to Baily's beads and the corona, here's what you need to prepare for on April 8.

Incredible images captured by the Very Large Telescope in Chile reveal unique insights into planet formation around young stars.

Near-Earth asteroid Apophis will not collide with another space rock until its close approach to Earth in 2029, a new analysis finds.

MethaneSAT, which launched March 4 on SpaceX's Transporter-10 rideshare mission, will monitor hotspots of methane, a potent greenhouse gas.

"The Flies" are ready to fly, so NASA is in need of some new flyboys (and gals). As the space agency welcomed its latest astronauts into its corps, NASA announced it is again accepting applications.

A pair of Chinese astronauts spent eight hours outside their Tiangong Space Station last weekend to carry out repairs on solar arrays.