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An amazing new image shows one of the youngest alien worlds yet found, giving scientists more clues about how planets form.

Astronomers recently identified an unusual star that most likely formed from the hypernova remains of one of the universe's first stars.

Potential evidence of extraterrestrial radio signals from Proxima Centauri, the closest star to Earth, were likely just interference from human technology, researchers say.

A Japanese H-2A rocket blasts off from Tanegashima Space Center with the QZS 1R navigation satellite. Credit: MHI

A replacement for an aging satellite in Japan’s regional navigation network successfully launched Monday from Tanegashima Space Center aboard an H-2A rocket, heading to an orbit more than 20,000 miles above Earth.

SpaceX remains on track to launch its spooky space station mission this weekend — as long as a toilet issue gets cleared up in time.

Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H-2A rocket from Tanegashima Space Center in Japan. The mission will launch the Japanese QZS 1R navigation satellite. Follow us on Twitter.

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Endurance spacecraft moved over the weekend to the hangar near pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, where ground teams will mate it to a Falcon 9 rocket for liftoff Oct. 31. Credit: SpaceX

NASA managers at Kennedy Space Center gave the go-ahead Monday to continue preparations for a Halloween launch of four astronauts to the International Space Station, pending more analysis of a modification to the toilet system on the crew’s SpaceX-owned capsule.

Artist’s illustration of the Orbital Reef space station. Credit: Blue Origin/Sierra Space

Blue Origin and Sierra Space announced Monday they are leading development of a commercial space complex named Orbital Reef. The companies said Orbital Reef will be operational by the time NASA and its partners retire the International Space Station.

A Japanese H-2A rocket rolls out to its launch pad at the Tanegashima Space Center with the QZS 1R satellite. Credit: MHI

Japan is set to launch a replacement satellite Monday for a navigation spacecraft that has been in space since 2010, augmenting the U.S. military’s GPS network to provide more precise positioning and timing services over the Asia-Pacific region.

Astronomers witness the unfurling of a black hole-powered mushroom cloud, a baby super-Jupiter, and a magnetic "tunnel" around the solar system.

All about the private company Boeing, with an emphasis on its commercial spaceflight operations.

An overview of the Earth-observing fleet of Sentinel satellites that are part of the Copernicus program.

SpaceX's next astronaut launch for NASA is set for the spooky date of Halloween (Oct. 31). Here's how to watch the Crew-3 launch online.

Christina Koch grew up in North Carolina and always wanted to be an astronaut. Here's how she achieved her dream, and so much more.

Scientists made the startling discovery by plugging radio wave observations into a brand-new computer model.

A "bomb cyclone" in the Pacific is dumping extreme rain and several feet of snow on California.

An interesting interpretation that has as many pros and cons as Lynch's 1984 version.

A new supernova captured by the Hubble Space Telescope may act as a decoder for other star explosions.

A Long March 3B rocket lifts off with China’s Shijian 21 satellite. Credit: CASC

China launched the classified Shijian 21 satellite Saturday on what government officials described as an experimental “space debris mitigation” mission.

After speeding up during 2020, the Earth's spin had settled down. A negative leap second may still be needed in the next decade.