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A fragmented comet that exploded in Earth's atmosphere initiated the first-ever farming village in Syria, according to new research.

Bethesda's latest open-world video game 'Starfield' takes us for a fantastic ride among the stars and plants seeds of curiosity and belief in science.

There will come a time 1.21 billion years from now when the phenomenon of a total eclipse of the sun will become an impossibility.

Stay up-to-date with the latest news on the "ring of fire" annular solar eclipse on Oct. 14, 2023.

A breathtaking image by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope features the dazzling NGC 1087 spiral galaxy.

Now you can select your favorite swath of the universe and display it on it your wrist, thanks to a new collaboration between Swatch and the European Space Agency.

The California Science Center is celebrating the anniversary of space shuttle Endeavour's L.A. trip with the delivery of two very large candles. Solid rocket motors are set to stand with Endeavour.

Get ready for the annular solar eclipse on Oct. 14! The famous 'ring of fire' is not to be missed.

The Draconid meteor shower will be active from Oct. 6 to Oct. 10, reaching its peak on Monday (Oct. 9) under a fairly dark moon.

The first two prototypes for Amazon's Project Kuiper satellite-internet constellation took flight today (Oct. 6), lifting off atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket.

Celebrate the upcoming annular solar eclipse with a new app launched by Astronomers Without Borders. "One Eclipse" for iOS brings the wonders of the eclipse into the palm of your hand.

Namira Salim became the first person from Pakistan to reach space today (Oct. 6), a milestone she achieved on Virgin Galactic's 'Galactic 04' mission.

The first images from a new Earth-observing satellite reveal in unprecedented detail how temperature changes on the planet's surface.

The blast of light was 100 times brighter than an ordinary supernova, but it came from intergalactic space between two distant galaxies.

A Vega rocket will launch 12 satellites to orbit tonight (Oct. 6) on its first mission of the year, and you can watch the action live.

Spanish company PLD Space plans to launch one of its rockets for the first time ever today (Oct. 6), and you can watch the action live.

Loki returns with a season premiere full of exposition and set-ups that still manages to make us care and remind us of the great times.

NASA is getting the Artemis 2 Orion spacecraft built while testing key activities that astronauts will perform on their way to the moon and back.

New research indicates that Mercury's thermal contraction was still occurring as recently as 300 million years ago.

Could AI companions provide mental health support for astronauts experiencing the most unique instances of social isolation ever experienced by human beings?

Observations from ESA's Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite indicate the ozone hole above Antarctica is one of the largest seasonal holes ever observed.