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NASA's Deep Space Optical Communications experiment streamed a high-definition video of Taters the cat to Earth from 19 miles (31 million km) away in a groundbreaking demonstration.

Scientists watched as a simulated planet was driven from a habitable Earth-like heaven to an inhospitable Venus-like hell as the result of a runaway greenhouse effect, delivering a stark climate message.

"Apollo 13" showcased a real-life moon mission's troubles in space in 1970. Now, the 1995 film has a new honor: getting preserved in the Library of Congress for future generations.

The Hubble Space Telescope photographed NGC 2814, an irregular galaxy that belongs to a group of four "late-type galaxies" collectively called Holmberg 124.

Blue Origin scrubbed its first mission since Sept. 2022 this morning (Dec. 18), with no new launch date announced. It could attempt flying again as early as this week, however.

We've selected the best hard drives and SSDs on the market — here are our top picks for backing up your photos, videos and other data.

With many new Star Wars games in the works, Star Wars Eclipse promises to be a different type of action-adventure experience.

Western Europe's first vertical spaceport receives a launch license, paving the way for the continent's debut rocket flight next year.

Just four days after being launched on its third mission, China's mysterious reusable space plane seems to have placed six unknown objects in orbit around it.

A month after its latest liftoff, SpaceX's giant Starship rocket is getting ready to fly again.

The observations are vital for piecing together the science objectives for a future mission to Uranus.

After more than a decade of hunting for asteroids and comets, the days of NASA's NEOWISE mission are officially numbered, thanks to our increasingly active sun.

Blue Origin plans to launch its first mission since September 2022 this morning (Dec. 18), and you can watch the action live.

The moon and Saturn will have a pre-Christmas meet-up on Sunday (Dec. 17) as the two bodies make a close approach to each other in the night sky.

Gaze into the colorful remnants of a long-dead star in this image of the Veil Nebula captured by astrophotographer Miguel Claro.

We worked out how many trips each of the solar system's eight planets has taken around the sun over the past 4.6 billion years.

The Smithsonian would love to display the first vehicle to achieve powered flight on another world, but with Ingenuity still busy on Mars, the institution has accepted the next best thing.

In this battle of the mirrorless heavyweights, we're comparing three of the best cameras to help you decide which one you should spend your hard-earned cash on.

The United States Congress passed legislation that orders the release of governmental records pertaining to UFOs dating back 25 years.

A preview of the upcoming 'Star Wars' novel, 'Mace Windu: The Glass Abyss.'

On Episode 91 of This Week In Space, Tariq and Rod discuss the year in review with Leonard David.