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NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins, commander Kjell Lindgren, pilot Bob Hines, and European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti on the tower at pad 39A, with SpaceX’s Dragon Freedom spacecraft in the background. Credit: SpaceX

Just 39 hours after SpaceX returned four private astronauts to Earth, the company’s next crew mission for NASA is set for launch from Florida early Wednesday with a planetary geologist, a veteran commander and medical doctor, and former U.S. Air Force and Italian Air Force fighter pilots on a planned five-month expedition on the International Space Station.

If you want to view the solar eclipse on April 30, you'll need sufficient eye protection.

Crew-4 will launch toward the International Space Station early Wednesday (April 27), if all goes according to plan.

NASA’s Artemis 1 moon rocket arrives outside the Vehicle Assembly Building before dawn Tuesday. Credit: Stephen Clark / Spaceflight Now

NASA rolled the giant new rocket for the Artemis 1 moon mission off the launch pad back inside the Vehicle Assembly Building before dawn Tuesday at the Kennedy Space Center, moving into the hangar for repairs after technical problems prevented teams from completing a countdown dress rehearsal earlier this month.

Mars, the moon and asteroids will get a deeper look from these spacecraft with eight NASA mission extensions.

May's full moon, known as the Flower Moon, will undergo an eclipse on the night of May 15-16. Find out about viewing opportunities in our observer's guide.

Mars was recently shaken up by two of the largest marquakes recorded.

Each and every story line is amazing with the exception of Evil Queen Agnes, who lets the side down

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris called NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei earlier this month to congratulate him on his record-breaking space mission.

SpaceX has secured another airline customer for its Starlink internet service.

Once the primary mission of NASA's OSIRIS-REx is complete, the spacecraft will head toward a new destination: near-Earth asteroid Apophis.

If you're looking for a new telescope or a new pair of binoculars, these skywatching savings could be for you.

Future Mars astronauts may need to go underground to avoid dangerous radiation

You can watch a big asteroid make a safe flyby of Earth today (April 26) if you have strong Internet access.

New meteorite research suggests that cosmic impacts might have helped deliver vital ingredients of life to ancient Earth.

All the best Orion telescopes and binocular deals, all in one place to suit everyone and every budget.

Smart shirts and artificial retinas will lift off to space alongside SpaceX's Crew 4 mission to the International Space Station, no earlier than April 26.

Launcher integration for the inaugural flight of Vega-C began with the P120C solid-fuel first stage being delivered to the Vega Launch Zone (Zone de Lancement Vega, or ZLV) at Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana on 15 April 2022. P120C will also fly on Ariane 6, with two or four units serving as boosters depending on mission requirements.