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The Giant Magellan Telescope project just cast its seventh and final primary mirror segment, a huge milestone that keeps the scope on target to begin operations in the late 2020s.

Ashley Zelinskie calls herself the scientific artistic translator, taking our understanding of the universe and showing us how to interpret it.

NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center have released some troubling data about our planet's polar regions.

A new AI method can distinguish between biotic and abiotic samples with 90% accuracy.

The Artemis 2 moon rocket's core stage now has all four of its RS-25 engines mounted in place. It's a big milestone for the mission as it sails toward a launch in late 2024.

Lockheed Martin's new satellite operations facility will let a single operator control entire constellations of satellites from the cloud.

During the annular solar eclipse on Oct. 14, 2023, several iconic destinations including all Navajo Tribal Parks, will be closed due to cultural beliefs.

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio and his two Russian crewmates are scheduled to return to Earth Wednesday morning (Sept. 27) after a year in space, and you can watch it live.

NASA's Frank Rubio and his one-year crew are ready to come home at last, after their return was delayed by six months. The Soyuz astronauts handed over their work on the ISS on Sept. 26.

The findings also corroborate earlier reports that TRAPPIST-1b lacks a thick, hydrogen atmosphere.

Galaxies sported disks and spiral arms as early as 3.7 billion years ago, according to new data from the James Webb Space Telescope.

NASA's Artemis program will include consideration of 'ethical and societal matters' as the agency aims for the first human moon landings in 50 years, a new report pledges.

A single shot shows a Super Full “Blue” Moon which don’t have nothing of blue, rising above Monsaraz castle at Dark Sky® Alqueva, in Portugal.

Stylish, small and lightweight, the compact Nikon Aculon T02 8x21 offers limited — yet pleasing — views of planets, the moon and star fields.

Loren Grush, author of new book 'The Six,' spoke with Space.com about Sally Ride, Judith Resnik and other pioneering NASA women astronauts.

An engine used to launch an Israeli company's attempt at landing on the moon has landed in the Smithsonian. Along with a grid fin, it is one of the first SpaceX artifacts to join the collection.

The gravitational waves are emitted by ultracompact binaries of black holes, neutron stars and white dwarfs.

Saturn and its rings will be visible near a bright moon tonight. Here's how to catch a glimpse of the two celestial marvels.

The asteroid sample collected by NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft landed in Houston today (Sept. 25), a day after arriving on Earth from very deep space.

NASA is looking for spacecraft ideas to remove the U.S. segment of the International Space Station after its expected retirement in 2030.

Team members of NASA's VERITAS Venus mission tested key technologies and techniques in volcanic regions in Iceland recently.