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Russia plans to launch its first moon mission in nearly half a century today (Aug. 10), and you can watch the historic liftoff live.

Russian cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev completed the first test flight at the end of the European robotic arm as part of a successful spacewalk at the International Space Station on Wednesday (Aug. 9).

Virgin Galactic's reusable spaceplane, VSS Unity, will launch its second commercial spaceflight mission on Thursday (Aug. 10). Here's how to follow the action.

A new technology uses satellite data to provide farming advice to Bangladeshi, Indian and Pakistani farmers.

Thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have begun getting the goods on Earendel, the most distant star ever detected.

Cool stars with powerful magnetic fields could have remarkably fast stellar winds that strip away their planets' atmospheres, making even "habitable zone" worlds less friendly to life.

The heat shield for the Orion spacecraft is the only serious concern on NASA's Artemis 2 to-do list right now. But the Artemis 3 moon-landing mission has more open questions.

Radio data has also allowed planetary scientists to measure Mars’ rotation rate and learn more about the world's over-sized, molten core.

Sir Brian May and NASA's OSIRIS-REx chief scientist Dante Lauretta challenge Space.com readers to photograph solar system objects to win a signed copy of their new book about asteroid Bennu.

A galaxy that existed less than 2 billion years after the Big Bang has revealed the distribution of its water content for the first time.

The European Space Agency and the CEO of Arianespace confirmed on Tuesday (Aug. 8) that the inaugural launch of the new Ariane 6 heavy-lift rocket will slip into 2024.

Disney plans to tell a Star Wars story from the side of the villains. Finally!

The "Innovation X Scientific Flight" program is China's low-cost space science and new technology experiments initiative.

The immense power of SpaceX's Starship Super Heavy booster is on glorious display in newly released photos of a recent engine test.

South Korea's space agency has released new images of the moon to mark the anniversary of the launch of its first moon probe.

Two Russian cosmonauts will perform a seven-hour spacewalk outside the International Space Station today (Aug. 9), and you can watch the action live.

Levels of potentially harmful chemicals found in dust collected by filtration systems aboard the International Space Station are greater than those in floor dust found in U.S. homes.

Virgin Galactic has announced the crew of its second commercial spaceflight mission, set to launch Aug. 10.

September's "Legends: Hollywood & Royalty" auction features many priceless "Star Wars" and "Star Trek" props.

Penguin Random House is releasing "The Official Dune Coloring Book" in September 2023.

A Russian rocket body fell back to Earth near southern Australia on Monday night (Aug. 7), putting on quite a show for observers in the region.