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New research shows how the push and pull inaction of energy and gravity shapes the cosmic web of 30 Doradus — the Tarantula Nebula — a site of rapid star formation.

A new time-lapse video from astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy shows the moon's dance, or libration, over a year of full moons.

Samantha Cristoforetti posted numerous photos of her historic International Space Station spacewalk July 21, when she became the first European female spacewalker.

A huge Chinese rocket fell back to Earth this weekend in a dazzling (if fiery) display as it broke apart during reentry as it plunged from space over the Indian Ocean.

Explorers have discovered a series of mysterious, "perfectly aligned" holes punched into the seafloor roughly 1.6 miles (2.6 kilometers) beneath the ocean.

Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti has once again brought cosplay to space dressed as Starbuck from Battlestar Galactica.

You can now add the deepest infrared image of the universe to your wardrobe.

Multiple galaxies shine bright against the dark backdrop of space in a newly released Hubble Space Telescope image.

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope captured a sparkling new view of a globular cluster called Terzan 2, located in the constellation Scorpio.

The 25-ton (22.5 metric tons) core stage of a Long March 5B rocket reentered Earth's atmosphere over the Indian Ocean this afternoon (July 30), ending its brief but controversial orbital stay.

NASA has completed the next steps in the Artemis 1 mission — installing the data-gathering mannequin Commander Moonikin Campos inside the Orion spacecraft.

Mars will begin to approach Uranus early Sunday morning (July 31). The pair will be close enough to share the same field of view as seen through binoculars.

Jupiter always shines, even when seen sideways in unprocessed data.

The core stage of a Chinese Long March 5B rocket is set to tumble uncontrollably back to Earth today in a reentry that China is tracking closely.

Two asteroids, 2016 CZ31 and 2013 CU83, are headed toward Earth for back-to-back flybys this weekend.

What happens when stellar couples break their embrace? New research reveals details of an important life event in the existence of binary stars.

Astronomers have created the largest ever 3D map of 1 million distant galaxies otherwise obscured by the Milky Way's dwarf galaxy neighbors, the Magellanic Clouds.

Night-shining or noctilucent clouds are popping up farther from the poles, in part due to more rocket launches taking place from Earth.

The most extensive inventory of atmospheric optical illusions created in 5 millennia of observation reveals lingering mysteries.

Since the 1960s, researchers have been searching for a 3D model of coronal loops of bright plasma seen on the sun. New research is causing scientists to rethink this phenomenon.

Blue Origin is targeting Thursday (Aug. 4) for the next crewed mission of its New Shepard vehicle, which will send six people to suborbital space and back.