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A Cargo Dragon capsule sits atop a Falcon 9 rocket on pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Credit: SpaceX

Forecasters on Friday predicted a 60% chance bad weather on Florida’s Space Coast could prevent the scheduled launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket early Saturday to begin an automated resupply mission to the International Space Station.

A new film-accurate collectible figure of the famous "Alien" Xenomorph is ready to pre-order from Mezco Toyz, ready to ship in 2022.

California startup Astra aims to launch a satellite to orbit for the first time ever this afternoon (Aug. 26), and you can watch the milestone mission live.

The Grand Canyon is missing one billion years' worth of rocks, and the breakup of the ancient supercontinent Rodinia may be responsible, according to a new study.

Week in images: 23 - 27 August 2021

Dawn Aerospace's suborbital space plane took to the skies for the first time last month, and a new video takes you along for the ride.

A new experiment recreated Titan in small glass cylinders.

There are many strange things happening on Venus. Among them is a recognizable weather pattern that scientists now realize has persisted in the atmosphere for at least 30 years.

Astroscale's ELSA-d spacecraft has successfully captured a simulated piece of space junk in orbit.

On Aug. 28, a SpaceX rocket will blast off from Cape Canaveral in Florida, carrying supplies bound for the International Space Station.

Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn are all getting a little higher in early evening. Vega passes the zenith soon after dark; Deneb does so two hours later. Andromeda is up in the east.

Image: First light from Sunstorm CubeSat

Kate Mulgrew's iconic Captain Kathryn Janeway character joins the ranks of EXO-6's deluxe "Star Trek" lineup from "Star Trek: Voyager."

As hospitals struggle to figure out how to treat patients, SpaceX fears a liquid oxygen shortage that could also jeopardize upcoming launches.

The U.S. Space Force is seeking more recruits to address future military challenges of spaceflight. Yes, there's an ad for it.

More than 50 years after its pressurized writing instruments first entered orbit, Fisher Space Pen and its late founder are entering the Space Technology Hall of Fame.

SpaceX has fired up the rocket that will ferry its next cargo shipment to the International Space Station early Saturday morning.

After 17 successful flights to space and back, Blue Origin is ready to move its launch operations to your backyard. The company, which was founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, announced an Estes's model rocket version of its New Shepard launch vehicle.