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Machine learning could help scientists quickly sift through data about the Red Planet, and perhaps other aspects of our cosmos someday, too.

SpaceX's Elon Musk endorsed Donald Trump for president. Here's what it could mean for US space policy (op-ed)

Starliner astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams await a decision from NASA on whether they will fly home aboard Boeing's spacecraft or SpaceX's Crew Dragon.

New research finds why some asteroids have weird, watermelon-shaped moons trapped in orbit around them, contrary to what typical asteroid formation theories predict.

The Chinese commercial space firm CAS Space is making serious progress on a new reusable rocket called Kinetica-2, and is targeting a debut in 2025.

A newly discovered star 30 times as large as the sun has a baffling chemical composition that could provoke a revision to stellar evolution models.

The first trailer for Disney+'s "Star Wars: Skeleton Crew" drops at Lucasfilm's D23 panel.

Commercial airplanes have made strides in reducing carbon emissions, but it turns out the exhaust clouds trailing behind them can have long-term impacts on the environment.

With prolonged space missions on the horizon, scientists are racing to understand how microgravity affects the human body and how drugs could mitigate some of those effects.

"We haven't found any evidence for life on Mars, but at least we have identified a place that should, in principle, be able to sustain life."

NASA recently met with roller coaster experts to talk safety. The braking system used on theme park rides is similar to an emergency system designed for agency moon launches.

Though magnetars and pulsars are two distinct types of neutron stars, astronomers have spotted a magnetar mimicking a pulsar after launching a mysterious blast of intense radiation.

Watch a stunning Perseid fireball blaze over Lake Ohrid, Macedonia in this incredible video.

NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick's newest visuals show recent auroras from the International Space Station, along with the moon.

Axiom Space's next astronaut mission will be delayed due to the approval process required for International Space Station crews, according to NASA.

The sun's stormy weather is supercharging auroras on Earth this week, due to a series of intense geomagnetic storms triggered by recent solar flares.

SpaceX plans to make more spaceflight history late this year, by launching the first crewed mission to explore Earth's polar regions.

ESA scientists recall highlights of the historic Rosetta comet-chasing mission on its 10th anniversary.

On Aug. 14, Mars and Jupiter will appear to be the closest they've been in over two years.

Metal particles made from Martian dust could be released into the sky to raise temperatures on the Red Planet by over 50 degrees Fahrenheit (30 degrees Celsius), a new study suggests.

Witness the rare convergence of the Perseid meteor shower and the northern lights in these stunning photos from skywatchers worldwide.