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Microgravity makes water do weird and wonderful things. NASA astronaut Don Pettit took advantage of that fact to create a colorful ball that resembles Jupiter.

On Episode 135 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Rick Jenet of Expanding Frontiers about the space workforce.

Lucasfilm Games has opened up the galaxy far, far away to several studios and genres. Here’s every new Star Wars game currently in development.

What is this latest “space race” about, and are there pathways to common ground? History suggests these do exist. As a space governance specialist, I argue our future depends on it.

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China's three-person Shenzhou 18 crew have passed the keys to the Tiangong space station to its new occupants.

The bright minds at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory never disappoint with the clever creations at the lab's annual pumpkin carving contest.

Black hole formation could be a little Big Bang in reverse, coupling the matter of a dying star with dark energy, the mysterious force driving the accelerating expansion of the universe.

The imprecision in the measurements of claimed interstellar fireballs means it is highly likely they originate in the solar system instead, a new study reports.

As millions of people around the world celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, NASA astronaut Sunita Williams radioed home her share of festive cheer.

New technologies including recoverable satellites and in-orbit space debris recycling could help solve the satellite air pollution problem and prevent a new ecological crisis in the future.

The sun erupted with an X-class solar flare on Halloween, and solar activity is expected to remain high through Nov. 3.

Three decades later, Stargate's legacy has endured. We look back at how it all started, what came after, and the franchise's possible future.

Valencia was particularly hard-hit.

What is the difference between these two shopping sales events, and which is best, Black Friday or Cyber Monday? Read on to find out.

Astronomers have used a range of telescopes, including Hubble, to watch as particles dance around a neutron star collision that created the smallest black hole ever seen.

A new trailer has arrived for Disney+'s "Star Wars: Skeleton Crew," a new family-oriented live-action series starring Jude Law.

A signal beamed at Earth from Mars in 2023 has finally been decoded by a father and daughter team in the United States.

A geomagnetic storm, the largest supermoon of the year, a comet and an eerie fireball were among the skywatching treats that haunted the night sky of October 2024.

Celebrate Halloween with a cosmic new Google Doodle, featuring an astronaut cat vanquishing creepy creatures across Earth's atmosphere.

The extreme qualities of neutron stars could mean these dead stellar remnants gather dense clouds of hypothetical particles called "axions" around them, potentially shedding light on dark matter.