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A NASA concept mission called Mars Life Explorer would dig into Red Planet ice, hunting for signs of living organisms.

China has unfolded a large sail attached to a rocket component following a recent launch, as part of tests designed to help reduce the amount of space junk orbiting Earth.

In the next year, the James Webb Space Telescope will spend roughly 7% of its time focused not on distant galaxies, but on our own solar system. Here's a look at what it might see.

SpaceX will launch 46 satellites and land a rocket at sea on Sunday (July 10), and you can watch the action live.

After digesting the identity-shattering action in Disney Plus's "Moon Knight," check out 9 more moon gods from around the world.

There's far too much dust in the universe, compared with what our calculations predict.

The "most comprehensive studies" of the Higgs boson conducted to date reveal that the particle behaves as expected and could help unlock some of the greatest mysteries of physics.

On Wednesday (July 13) at 5 a.m. EDT (09:00 GMT), the moon will arrive at its closest point to the Earth for 2022.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has a blue-eyed special among its solar system observations.

See the moon and Antares team up in the evening sky on Sunday (July 10). The duo will be close enough to see together through binoculars.

As highly anticipated as the first science-quality images from the James Webb Space Telescope will be, they aren't the first photos from the massive space observatory.

China's three Shenzhou 14 astronauts have completed their first month in orbit as they prepare for the arrival of the Chinese space station’s second module.

New research shows that certain protein-building amino acids that could be evidence of ancient life on Mars are more susceptible to radiation than scientists thought.

Elon Musk aims to back out of his $44 billion purchase of Twitter, but the social media company wants the deal to go through.

NASA's Perseverance rover has snagged its ninth sample from the Martian surface, collecting material that was once part of an ancient river delta.

The James Webb Space Telescope, also known as Webb or JWST, is a high-capability space observatory designed to revolutionize astronomy.

NASA's asteroid-sampling spacecraft OSIRIS-REx had a near-death experience at Bennu, according to the mission team.

NASA has released which celestial objects the first science images from the James Webb Space Telescope will show.

NASA issued a statement formally condemning Russia's blatant misuse of the International Space Station for propaganda purposes.

Mira, the 'Wonderful Star,' will be at its peak brightness around July 13. See how to find Mira and learn more about this variable star's odd behavior.

The rocket that launched the first astronauts to the moon will blast off from the back of a new dollar coin in 2024. NASA's Saturn V will be featured on Alabama's American Innovation $1 Coin.