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Lance Bass almost made it to the International Space Station in 2002. Twenty years later, the NSYNC star told Space.com, he still wants to visit the orbiting complex to do science.

SpaceX plans to launch two orbital missions less than nine hours apart on Friday (Feb. 17), and you can watch the back-to-back action live.

Japan's powerful new H3 rocket aborted its first-ever launch attempt on Thursday (Feb. 16), remaining on the pad because one of its solid rocket boosters failed to ignite as planned.

Virgin Galactic's carrier plane VMS Eve conducted a test flight on Wednesday (Feb. 15), taking to the skies for the first time since October 2021.

The three mysterious objects shot down recently by U.S. fighter jets were likely research or recreation objects lofted by private companies or academic institutions, President Joe Biden said.

Black holes may be the origin of dark energy, according to a study by a team of researchers led by the University of Hawaii.

NASA-developed technology that can remotely detect the tiniest motions of the body caused by basic processes necessary for life will be used by disaster relief teams in earthquake-stricken Turkey.

Melba Mouton worked during the era of "Hidden Figures" at NASA. The newly named Mons Mouton overlooks an area that will also be targeted by an ice-hunting rover in 2024 or so.

New research shows how a simple molecule called ortho-benzene helps form larger, more complex organic molecules at the core of frigid gas clouds in deep space.

The Goldilocks zone or habitable zone is the region around a star where an orbiting planet could host liquid water and, therefore, possibly support life.

Planetary defense refers to the effort to monitor and protect Earth from asteroids, comets and other objects in space.

The "Star Trek: Picard" Season 3 premiere is here and offers a trip down memory lane for anyone wishing for another season of "The Next Generation."

We put Sony's widest-angle APS-C lens to the test — was it worth the wait?

The Winchcombe meteorite was collected mere hours after it fell, but researchers have found that it was already contaminated with earthly minerals, including common table salt.

A meteorite believed to have originated from a brilliant fireball that lit up European skies on Monday (Feb. 13) was located in France by citizen scientists.

A new virtual reality challenge will help NASA prepare for human missions to Mars, perhaps as soon as the late 2030s.

Catch the fastest man alive on the silver screen this summer - here's everything we know about The Flash including the release date, plot, and more.

The acoustically generated force will help astronomers better understand the sun's photosphere and the causes of space weather.

A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope proves that astronomers don't have to look very far to find something astonishing.

The James Webb Space Telescope has observed Abell 2744 also known as "Pandora's Cluster" spotting the merger of three galactic clusters to birth a "mega cluster."

Vincent Ledvina was as excited as the particles in the atmosphere over his head when a well-timed solar eruption triggered a night of auroral splendor on Valentine's Day.