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Venus is Earth's twisted twin in so many ways, what about on the skywatching front?

Tokyo-based ispace unveiled its next-generation "Series 2" robotic moon lander Tuesday (Aug. 24) at the ​​36th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs.

A Russian startup is testing a technology that filters out disruptive passes of SpaceX's Starlink satellites from astronomical observations.

Researchers studied geothermal heat flow below West Antarctica, and found that the infamous Thwaites Glacier is being disproportionately cooked from below.

These days, it feels as though billionaire-backed space companies are launching off Earth all the time. So why does Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin seem to be in the hot seat?

China conducted its 29th orbital launch of a busy year to boost the country’s remote sensing and satellite mapping capabilities.

NASA has no plans of backing down from its moon landing goal despite recent obstacles, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said today (Aug. 24) at the 36th annual Space Symposium.

Two years ago, Taika Waititi was working on an animated "Flash Gordon" movie for Fox/Disney. Now, it's apparently live-action.

A Long March 2C with, with an enlarged payload fairing, lifts off Tuesday from the Jiuquan space base. Credit: CASC

China launched two test payloads Tuesday for a planned constellation of internet satellites, a step that could lead to launches of thousands more Chinese spacecraft to match similar commercial networks already being deployed by SpaceX and OneWeb.

NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity keeps giving us great bird's-eye views of otherworldly terrain.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says he may be able to launch the company's new Starship to the moon for NASA "probably sooner" than the agency's 2024 target

"Today just wasn't the right day," NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei tweeted after a minor medical issue postponed his spacewalk.

Having a dedicated space command will bring Australia into line with Canada, India, France and Japan, all of which recently created similar organisations within their armed forces.

NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei on the International Space Station. Credit: NASA

A planned spacewalk outside the International Space Station Tuesday was postponed after NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei was diagnosed with a pinched nerve, which NASA described as a “minor medical issue.”

A battle for the future of American stargazing is about to begin — and the stakes are sky high.

Tiangong will be much larger than the Tiangong 1 and 2 space labs, but still much smaller than the ISS.

Certain weird gravity conditions would make it possible to travel through a wormhole and back.

A telescope in China has mapped out what may be a totally new arm of our home galaxy.

Calling all amateur astronomers: NASA’s Night Sky Network wants to hear from you!