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The complex history of the orbits of the TRAPPIST-1 planets has been revealed, showing how they interacted with the disk of gas and dust that gave birth to them.

Astronomers have traced the origins of 200 meteorites to five impact craters in two volcanic regions on Mars, known as Tharsis and Elysium.

An explanation of "The Offspring" hybrid monster in "Alien: Romulus."

Cities around the world are now growing upward more than outward, an analysis of three decades of satellite data has found.

StarFOX is an autonomous satellite swarm that scientists hope to send beyond our planet's orbit someday.

Japanese space-sustainability company Astroscale just signed a $90 million contract to take a bus-sized rocket stage out of orbit by the end of the decade.

The Celestron SkyMaster 25x100 binoculars feature in our best binoculars guide as the best for magnification and now it's $120 off.

If destroying hordes of alien invaders with extreme prejudice is one of your favorite things to do in video games, you shouldn’t miss out on Earth Defense Force 6.

SpaceX made several design changes to its Crew Dragon capsule to accommodate the first private spacewalk on the upcoming Polaris Dawn mission. Here are the key ones.

An exclusive clip for Hulu's "Futurama" Season 12 episode 5, 'One Is Silicon and the Other Gold,' airing Aug. 26.

The Python Rangemaster 12x52 monocular is optically impressive and its materials and coatings produce fantastic views in all sorts of observation pursuits.

SpaceX's private Polaris Dawn mission will wait one more day for launch as the company completes preflight checkouts of the spacecraft.

Data from India's recent Chandrayaan-3 mission supports the idea that an ocean of molten rock once covered the moon.

Measurements of the sun's age via oscillations that ripple through it can vary depending on whether those measurements are made near solar minimum or maximum.

The Lego Star Wars Millennium Falcon is 20% off on Amazon and it comes with 1351 pieces as well as numerous playable features.

SpaceX continues to build out its Starbase site in South Texas, recently stacking the tower for a second Starship launch pad at the facility.

A new simulation suggests the possible head-on collision of our Milky Way galaxy with the neighboring Andromeda galaxy comes down to a coin flip.

SpaceX just gave us a look at the Crew Dragon capsules that will fly on the Polaris Dawn and Crew-9 astronaut missions, which are set to launch on Aug. 27 and Sept. 24, respectively.

Using the NASA exoplanet-hunting spacecraft TESS, astronomers have discovered a hot Jupiter dancing with a hidden super-Earth companion.

Check out this mesmerizing photo showing Saturn disappearing and then reappearing from behind the moon during the lunar occultation on Aug. 21.

The moon once drifted thousands of miles farther away, and Earth's days got 2.2 hours longer, a new study finds.