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Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen deepened his Indigenous knowledge recently with a traditional ceremony known as the vision quest. It was folded into his moon mission training.

Astronauts with a taste for fried food will be able to indulge during journeys to the moon and Mars. New research shows that frying works in microgravity.

The United States Space Force tapped SpaceX and United Launch Alliance (ULA) for a total of twelve military satellite launches that will take place in 2025.

Average global temperatures are rising at an ever faster rate despite pledges of world leaders to tackle climate change, a new study has revealed.

The Hubble telescope has sighted a monstrous cosmic jellyfish, a galaxy with a colorful body and trailing tendrils formed through interactions with superheated plasma.

The discovery of the new planet BEBOP-1c confirms the 2nd-ever known planetary system orbiting twin stars similar to the fictional planet Tatooine of Star Wars fame.

Astrophotographer Thierry Legault captured the exact moment the International Space Station crossed in front of the sun while two NASA astronauts conducted a spacewalk.

A treasure trove of delights awaits fans of the space agency amid a surprisingly simply designed app.

Researchers have demonstrated a first for the wireless transmission of near-limitless solar energy through space by delivering a measurable amount of energy back to Earth.

The extremely rare kaleidoscopic circles have a surprising Earth-based origin.

A new theory has radically revised Stephen Hawking's 1974 theory of black holes to predict that all objects with mass may eventually disappear.

A second supermassive black hole at the heart of a distant galaxy was confirmed by blasts of energy caused as it plunges through a disk of gas and dust around its larger companion.

SpaceX plans to launch 72 small satellites to orbit and land the rocket back on Earth today (June 12), and you can watch the action live.

At least three separate optical phenomena are visible in the new images. Each of which is created by light refracting through millions of perfectly aligned ice crystals in the upper atmosphere.

Disney Plus releases August premiere date and new teaser trailer for "Ahsoka."

Within the stars of the Spring Triangle is the "Realm of the Galaxies," a veritable treasure trove of numerous star cities.

SpaceX will launch another big batch of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit early Monday morning (June 12), and you can watch the action live.

A new experimental hypersonic cruise vehicle could be flying as soon as next summer under an initiative from the U.S. Defense Innovation Unit.

A Chinese Lijian-1 solid-fuel rocket launched on Wednesday (June 7), carrying 26 satellites to orbit — a rideshare record for the country.

A new NASA video explains why and how the features studied by the Perseverance and Curiosity Mars rovers are named.

The third quarter phase marks the halfway point between the full moon and the next new moon which will occur on June 18.