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A first trailer for CNN Originals' new docuseries, "Space Shuttle Columbia: The Final Flight."

Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks is currently sailing past the Andromeda Galaxy in the night sky as it races toward Earth, and you can watch it live today.

Public charter jet service JSX has opened up a sweepstakes for its total solar eclipse flight in Dallas, Texas. There will be 6 winners, and each winner can bring a guest.

Scientists have discovered a surprising 2.4-million-year-cycle in deep-sea sediments that indicates Mars has an influence on Earth's oceans and climate.

The proposed nuclear reactor, which could be transported and assembled without human assistance, would provide energy to a lunar base that Russia and China have agreed to build together.

A nova named T Coronae Borealis is expected to decorate the night sky between February and September 2024 for the first time in 80 years. Here's how you can see the event.

SpaceX has stacked Starship ahead of the megarocket's highly anticipated third test flight, which could take place as soon as Thursday (March 14).

NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft, which is dedicated to studying Jupiter's icy ocean moon, will carry with it a metal plaque etched with the ripples created by the many ways humans say "water."

SpaceX's Crew-7 astronauts returned to Earth around 5:50 a.m. EDT on Tuesday (March 12) with their homecoming broadcast live

Rocket Lab will launch a radar-imaging satellite for the Japanese company Synspective on Tuesday morning (March 12), and you can watch the action live.

Betelgeuse appears to be rotating faster than is possible for such a massive star. New research suggests this is an illusion caused by the violently boiling surface of the red supergiant.

A preview of DK Publishing's "The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire."

A solar flare erupted from the sun on March 10, causing widespread radio blackouts. The accompanying coronal mass ejection may trigger a geomagnetic storm on March 13.

China's new jumbo-size, reusable rockets are part of the country's plans to send humans to the moon by 2030.

SpaceX Crew-7's astronauts left the International Space Station March 11. Their return to Earth may occur as soon as March 12.

A total solar eclipse is the greatest show on Earth. Here's what to look for on April 8 to ensure you make the most of the total solar eclipse 2024.

The James Space Telescope has used its NIRCam and MIRI instruments to capture two dynamic views of the star-forming region NGC 604 in the Triangulum Galaxy.

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson lamented spending cuts in his agency during his annual address on March 11, as the agency released its 2025 budget request.

First trailer drops for Prime Video's new live-action "Fallout" streaming series landing in April

President Biden's 2025 federal budget request allocates $25.4 billion to NASA, a minimal increase over what Congress just allocated for 2024.

Although Kepler 37-b has held the title of "smallest planet" for over a decade, it won't hold that designation forever.