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Skywatchers will finally be able to enjoy the thrill of observing "shooting stars" again this week as the April Lyrids shower arrives after a three-month-long meteor drought.

The vehicles replace the Astrovans used for the space shuttle program, between 1983 and 2011.

SpaceX performed a "static fire" test of Crew-4's Falcon 9 rocket today (April 20), briefly igniting the rocket's first-stage engines while holding the vehicle down at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

There were reports of a shortwave radio blackout over Australia, the Western Pacific and eastern Asia.

Some inspired casting and a welcome return from one character make muddling through the rest bearable

A Ukrainian space tech start-up has postponed its goal of going to the moon to volunteer its technology to fight Russia. But they still believe they will get there one day.

Two immense swarms of sunspots have popped into view on the surface of the sun, hinting at the increased possibilities of vivid auroras and potentially damaging solar flares over the months to come.

Astronomers have observed and identified a new type of thermonuclear stellar explosion — a micronova. It's a million times less powerful than a standard nova and lasts just a few hours.

Some of the proceeds will benefit the Planetary Society, adding to a years-long collaboration involving the nonprofit's CEO, Bill Nye.

The test version of a unique satellite navigation receiver has been delivered for integration testing on the Lunar Pathfinder spacecraft. The NaviMoon satnav receiver is designed to perform the farthest ever positioning fix from Earth, employing signals that will be millions of times fainter than those used by our smartphones or cars.

SpaceX rolled a reused Falcon 9 booster and a brand new Dragon crew capsule to their launch pad Tuesday at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for final tests, a day after the astronauts who will ride the spacecraft to the space station arrived for pre-flight preparations.

Here's what to know if you want to see this hybrid (mostly total) solar eclipse next year.

The 11-person crew currently on-board the International Space Station, including the Ax-1 commercial astronauts wearing blue flight suits. Credit: NASA TV / Spaceflight Now

The four-man crew flying on Axiom’s first private mission to the International Space Station is getting some extra time on the orbiting complex this week. Managers have extended their stay until at least Thursday night due to bad weather in SpaceX’s splashdown zones off the coast of Florida.

It's confirmed: The hottest rock ever discovered in Earth's crust really was super-hot.

It's confirmed: The hottest rock ever discovered in Earth's crust really was super-hot.

Next-generation hypersonic missiles that Russia, China and the U.S. are developing do pose a significant threat to national and global security.

Next-generation hypersonic missiles that Russia, China and the U.S. are developing do pose a significant threat to national and global security.

Check out these amazing photos of Axiom Space's historic Ax-1 mission, the first all-private mission to the International Space Station.

Check out these amazing photos of Axiom Space's historic Ax-1 mission, the first all-private mission to the International Space Station.

A beautiful new image from the Hubble Space Telescope captures a pair of angelic "wings" produced by a galactic collision.

As one of the last milestones before liftoff at the end of the year, the first Meteosat Third Generation weather satellite is being fitted with its Lightning Imager. From geostationary orbit, 36 000 km above Earth’s surface, this state-of-the-art European instrument will continuously monitor lightning over more than 80% of Earth’s disc for early warnings of dangerous storms. Remarkably, it is capable of imaging relatively weak lightning events in full sunlight.