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The World Meteorological Organization maintains a list of 21 hurricane names for each year. In especially busy years, a supplemental list is used.

Parisian astronomer Camille Flammarion brought used science fiction to bring Mars to life

"Returning the scientifically selected samples that await us on Mars, as part of a balanced portfolio, will help to ensure the US does not cede leadership in deep space to other nations, such as China."

George Lucas had big plans for a live-action TV series before he sold Lucasfilm to Disney in 2012 — so what happened?

On Episode 167 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by AJ Gemer of Lunar Outpost, a fast-moving company innovating in cislunar technology.

The skepticism and debate around the question of "are we alone in the universe" makes the field of astrobiology more cautious

The Axiom Mission-4 (Ax-4) crew flying aboard SpaceX's Dragon "Grace" docked to the International Space Station beginning a two-week stay on the orbiting laboratory with the Expedition 73 crew.

The 50th and final liftoff of Japan's H-2A rocket launched the GOSAT-GW satellite on Saturday, June 28, 2025.

Cheap, uninsured satellites are creating more space junk — and it's starting to rain down on our heads.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off with 27 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on the first of two launches scheduled for Saturday, June 28, 2025.

Most people have never seen the Little Dipper, because most of its stars are too dim to be seen through light-polluted skies.

One of the most overlooked sequels in Capcom's history, Lost Planet 2 walked so games like Helldivers 2 and Space Marine 2 could run.

For some lucky viewers, the moon will pass directly in front of Mars.

A solid rocket engine for NASA's Space Launch System rocket experienced an anomaly during a static fire test at the booster's Northrop Grumman facilities June 26.

Andromeda never looked as good as it does in a new image from the Chandra X-ray observatory and a range of powerful telescopes. A fitting tribute to dark matter pioneer Vera Rubin.

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket with the Dragon spacecraft carrying Axiom-4 astronauts heads to the International Space Station.

The meteor shower radiant can be found in the constellation Bootes.

The fireball was bright enough to be spotted by a lightning-tracking satellite from orbit.

For years, Robert Hunt convinced everyone he could that he was a NASA astronaut. The truth was anything but.

The Mexican president said there is a "general review underway of the international laws that are being violated."

National Science Foundation employees were told they'll be removed from the agency's headquarters on Tuesday (June 24) with no direction yet for where to go.