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ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer, pilot Tom Marshburn, commander Raja Chari, and mission specialist Kayla Barron try on their SpaceX pressure suits before departing the International Space Station after a six-month expedition. Credit: NASA

Three NASA astronauts and a European Space Agency mission specialist left the International Space Station early Thursday aboard a SpaceX Dragon capsule, heading for splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida to wrap up a 176-day expedition in orbit.

Record-setting former NASA astronaut Scott Kelly is putting more of his digital space art up for auction, and the proceeds will again go to a very worthy cause.

NASA’s Psyche spacecraft inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Credit: NASA/Isaac Watson

A U.S. military cargo plane delivered NASA’s Psyche spacecraft from California to the Kennedy Space Center last week, starting a three-month campaign to ready the asteroid explorer for liftoff on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket in August.

What’s the mechanism behind millisecond-duration bursts of radio energy coming from outer space? A team searched for visible-light counterparts to constrain the origin of fast radio bursts — and found one.

Today, ESA and the Zooniverse launch Rosetta Zoo, a citizen science project that invites volunteers to engage in a cosmic game of 'spot the difference'. By browsing through pictures collected by ESA's Rosetta mission, you can help scientists figure out how a comet's surface evolves as it swings around the Sun.

Photograph perfect lunar eclipse images every time with our in-depth guide on how to set up and shoot.

Technicians stacked Starliner atop its United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket Wednesday (May 4) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

"Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" premieres May 5 on Paramount Plus.

Early risers can catch as many as 30 meteors an hour, weather permitting, during an overnight shower peaking Friday (May 6).

The Lego Star Wars Darth Vader Helmet is the largest yet, and its captivating build will delight Sith Lords and Jedi Masters alike.

The global trade in agricultural commodities provides food, fuel and fibre to consumers around the world. Commodity production, however, is also linked with negative environmental impacts, including the loss and degradation of forested land.

Crew-3's Dragon capsule, named Endurance, undocked from the International Space Station early Thursday morning (May 5), ending the mission's six-month stay aboard the orbiting lab.

Live coverage of the undocking, re-entry, and splashdown of NASA’s Crew-3 mission at the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter.

Do you remember Halley's Comet? The last time this famous object was visible was in 1986, 36 years ago.



With so many incredible, newly developing technologies, could we build a real-life Millennium Falcon?

The Roc carrier aircraft, the biggest airplane ever built, completed its fifth test flight this Star Wars Day (May 4).

NASA's Thomas Marshburn handed command of the ISS over to cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev today (May 4), the last day aboard the orbiting lab for Marshburn and the other members of SpaceX's Crew-3 mission.