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'Whatever that thing is, it's hunting us, and it won’t stop.'

Interstellar comets are the original cosmic explorers, and by studying their metallic whispers, we are learning the secrets of worlds we may never see directly.

A new proposal suggests borrowing the "Conference of the Parties" model from climate diplomacy to update space law before orbital congestion and lunar competition escalate.

There are a lot of moving pieces when it comes to building the world's largest telescope.

Scientists analyzing decades-old NASA's Magellan data have identified only the second reported lava tube on Venus.

The next solar eclipse will be on Feb. 17, 2026. Here's what you need to know.

Early rises — and late night skywatchers — will get the chance to spot a wealth of spectacular sights on the lunar surface.

Ready for Super Sunday? Huddle up for our out-of-this-world roundup of Big Game ads for the ages

The Orion constellation is home to some of the most luminous stars in our Milky Way galaxy.

Five ways dismantling NCAR will cost the American people, and two ways to save it.

Trapped somewhere between the big ideas of "2001" and the fun of a galaxy far, far away, this 1979 movie is a true space oddity.

Falling launch costs and private innovation are fueling a new space race, transforming Earth orbit into a fast-growing global marketplace.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 25 Starlink satellites launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Feb. 7, 2025. The mission returned the Falcon to flight after an upper stage issue.

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New research reveals the source of this carbon – and the driving forces behind it – are far more complex than previously thought.

On Episode 196 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with Scott Solomon, Rice Univeristy professor and researcher, about humanity's need to expand its presence into the solar system.

We're going deeper underground; there's too much panic in this town.

There are only three astronauts currently aboard the ISS, and two are Russian. Even so, NASA has plans to make sure the big game will be beamed up to orbit.

Pare back what gear you take out with the Peak Design 7L sling bag

The FAA has cleared the Falcon 9 rocket to return to flight, freeing NASA and SpaceX to target Feb. 11 for the launch of the Crew-12 astronaut mission to the International Space Station.

"We found an unexpected chemical complexity, with abundances far higher than predicted by current theoretical models."