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LightSail 2 is now marking three years of spaceflight, but is unlikely to celebrate a fourth anniversary.

China is continuing its quest to carry out more than 50 orbital launches this year with a pair of missions lifting off within just over 24 hours of each other.

NASA officials have declared the Artemis 1 moon rocket's most recent "wet dress rehearsal" a success and are hopeful the mission can get off the ground as soon as late August.

'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' episode 7 teases the return of an epic character in a nuanced episode that is great for additional viewing.

The rare sight of five bright planets lining up with the moon wowed skywatchers around the world Friday and you can still see it this weekend.

Samantha Cristoforetti channeled her inner Sandra Bullock in a space station nod to "Gravity."

North Carolina State University scientists are using satellite images to monitor the expansion of the state's swine waste lagoons.

NASA's Psyche asteroid mission is facing an uncertain future after software testing issues forced an extended launch delay expected to last at least until July 2023.

The grave of a rocket body that slammed into the moon more than three months ago has been found.

The European Space Agency is upgrading software on its venerable Mars Express orbiter to enable it to see beneath the surface of Mars and its moon Phobos in greater detail than before.

Space weather refers to conditions in the region of space that is affected by the sun. It is tricky to predict and can wreak havoc on the technological world.

This fast radio burst comes from a faraway galaxy and shows some unique properties

BepiColombo's second close flyby of Mercury Thursday (June 23) gave a stunning set of close-ups of the planet's craters and volcanic regions.

The Gaia spacecraft is helping to fill the gaps in our understanding of "hot Jupiters," mysterious, massive planets that orbit very close to their stars.

That's a huge discount on a 3D printer we've tested and rate very highly

Mirrorless cameras are rapidly rising in popularity, but are they actually worth the hefty price tag?

A new analysis of a Martian meteorite is challenging current thinking about how terrestrial planets acquired volatile elements early in their formation.

This new Mars image was snapped by Europe's Mars Express orbiter, which spied an unusually creepy crater.

Get up early Sunday to see a celestial rendezvous between the two brightest objects in the night sky: Venus and the moon.

NASA astronauts are finally crossing into "Pop" culture. Funko, the collectibles company best known for its line of Pop! vinyl figures, has revealed its first product depicting a NASA astronaut.

As it turns out, attempting to sell moon dust that was extracted from the stomachs of cockroaches does indeed bug NASA. So much so, that the space agency requested RR Auction halt its sale.