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China's Shenzhou 14 astronauts have opened up and entered the Tianzhou 5 cargo spacecraft after its docking at the country's newly completed space station.

Live coverage of the countdown and maiden flight of the Space Launch System on NASA’s Artemis 1 mission. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter.

NASA's Space Launch System moon rocket is standing on a launch pad (again) ready for its debut flight, and if you can't make it there in person, you can experience it with Space.com's Brett Tingley.

ESA has created a space-inspired virtual environment to enable its workforce to experience the COP27 climate summit – which is being held in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt – without the environmental cost of travelling.

NASA's Lunar Flashlight mission will deploy a small satellite to skim the moon's surface and use lasers to search for water ice in lunar craters.

Artemis 1 is continuing the long tradition of delayed NASA launches, and there are good reasons for the high level of caution that underlies these delays.

The European Solar Orbiter spacecraft watched an odd snake-like filament crawl across the sun's surface just before a massive plasma eruption.

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‘Twas the day before launch and all across the globe, people await liftoff for Artemis I with hope.

The interstellar pancake named 'Oumuamua might have been a chip off a Pluto-like object in another star system.

If seeing is believing, then a new space-themed attraction has something to show you. Ripley's Believe It or Not! is displaying "The Lost Tapes" from the Apollo 11 moon landing.

NASA's MAVEN mission spotted two different types of auroras glowing in ultraviolet light as charged particles riding the solar storm streamed into the Martian atmosphere.

Europe’s bid to deliver a return-to-Earth service for in-orbit transportation and research projects is rapidly taking shape, with teams working on the Space Rider spacecraft gearing up for a series of drop tests in 2023. Drop tests with small-scale models will be followed by a full-scale test in anticipation of inaugural flight towards the end of 2024. 

ESA’s Mars Express has revealed that Mars churns up surprisingly Earth-like cloud patterns that are reminiscent of those in our planet’s tropical regions.

Yes, the Canon RF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens is a good all-rounder, but how does it fare under low light and astro conditions?

The Artemis 1 moon mission has seen its share of setbacks, but is still set to launch on Nov. 16 during a two-hour window beginning at 1:04 a.m. EST (0604 GMT). Watch it live on Space.com courtesy of NASA.

Two NASA astronauts will float outside the International Space Station today to prepare the orbiting lab for new solar wings and you can watch it live online.

The support hardware of Sidus Space will help NASA's Artemis 1 mission get off the ground for its epic uncrewed mission around the moon on Wednesday (Nov. 16).

Most of us get to see a rocket launch up close just one or twice in our lives, if ever, so capturing the moment in detail is a high priority. Here's how you can do it.

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Europe should demonstrate responsibility, leadership and autonomy in space – and its highest priority should be to address climate change, according to a poll of European citizens.