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The FAA will oversee a SpaceX-led investigation into what happened on the third test flight of the company's Starship megarocket, which occurred March 14.

Artemis 2 moon astronauts Reid Wiseman and Christina Koch watched a dramatic engine fire in Mississippi on March 6. The test will prepare NASA for future lunar landings.

The Hubble Space Telescope's latest look at Jupiter finds writhing storms and a shrinking Great Red Spot.

The James Webb Space Telescope has zoomed in on a mere speck of light seen by Hubble, identifying it as a massive early galaxy that existed just 510 million years after the Big Bang.

In 2020, while COVID was at its height, two NASA astronauts splashed down in a SpaceX Crew Dragon for the first time ever. New agency astronaut Anil Menon was on the medical team.

The Eclipse Megamovie Project 2024 will enlist citizen scientists to photograph the total solar eclipse and solve the mystery of solar jets and plumes.

The CADRE rovers, destined for the next Intuitive Machines mission to the moon, are able to work together thanks to cooperative software.

Scientists have invented a program that allows spacecraft to dock autonomously. It's still in testing phases, but the next step may be to try it out in orbit.

SpaceX launched its Starship megarocket today (March 14) for the third time ever, and the company is already gearing up for liftoff number four.

Two infant stars are surrounded by swirling clouds that astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope found contain icy molecules that could form the building blocks of life.

SpaceX's Starship put on quite a show during its third test flight on March 14, 2024, leading to some incredible images.

The IceCube facility may have caught evidence of seven elusive ghosts. There is nothing supernatural about them, however. They're "ghost particles," or neutrinos, that come from powerful cosmic sources.

SpaceX's Starship captured amazing footage of its fiery trip through Earth's atmosphere during its third test flight, which took place on Thursday (March 14).

Each marketed as its brand's 'smallest full-frame camera', we're comparing the Sony A7C II with the Canon EOS R8 to find out which one is worth investing in.

The FAA has awarded a license for the third-ever launch of SpaceX's Starship megarocket, which is scheduled for 8 a.m. ET on Thursday (March 14).

Hungry for Pi? Check out NASA's Pi Day challenge and put your wits to the test solving problems just like NASA scientists and engineers.

Artemis 1's Orion spacecraft circled the moon in 2022, but its mission is not over. Ahead of the Artemis 2 astronaut mission in 2025, the vehicle is back in testing to ensure it's safe for humans.

Astronomy instruments usually investigate huge cosmic objects like stars, planets and entire galaxies. Now, a team of scientists used such a tool to investigate the universe on a vastly smaller scale.

In episode 6, 'Constellation' becomes more unsettling and offers renewed hope that we might be going somewhere stimulating.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is set to lift off for a record-tying 19th time tonight (March 13), carrying 23 Starlink internet satellites to orbit.

For those in the Northern Hemisphere, we're in the midst of a fine "window of opportunity" for viewing Mercury in the evening sky throughout March.