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A new AI algorithm programmed to hunt for potentially dangerous near-Earth asteroids has spotted its first space rock.

NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity snapped a photo of the Perseverance rover on Aug. 3, during the chopper's 54th Red Planet flight.

The moon will dance with the Seven Sisters during the early morning on Wednesday, Aug. 9, during a close approach to this fascinating open star cluster.

Boldly go where no one has gone before with our in-depth, ranked list of the best Star Trek games of all time.

The moon will be half illuminated by the sun on Tuesday, Aug. 8, during its last quarter phase, exactly midway between the completely lit full moon and the fully dark new moon.

A lightweight version of the International Space Station's robotic arm will help Astroscale remove decades-old space junk from Earth's orbit in the first mission of its kind.

According to the World Meteorological Organization, July 2023 is likely to have been the hottest month on record. While much of Europe, North America and Asia suffered the immediate consequences of these brutal temperatures, extreme events are also hitting hard far away in the icy reaches of Antarctica. In a paper published today, scientists highlight Antarctica’s vulnerability to extremes and the role that satellites play in monitoring this remote region.

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A Starliner capsule and its service module during processing at Boeing’s assembly hangar at the Kennedy Space Center. Image: NASA.

The first piloted launch of Boeing’s oft-delayed Starliner crew capsule is slipping to next March at the earliest because of ongoing work to test and replace the capsule’s parachute system and to resolve issues with a flammable adhesive used in protective electrical tape, officials said Monday.

China has added a new satellite to its fleet of meteorological spacecraft.

SpaceX plans to launch 15 more of its Starlink internet satellites tonight (Aug. 7), and you can watch the action live.

The writer's strike is now beginning to impact conventions and organized events, which is a damn shame

Boeing has delayed the first-ever astronaut launch of its Starliner capsule to March 2024 at the earliest as it continues to work several issues.

Akiva Goldsman and Henry Alonso Myers on the genesis of 'Subspace Rhapsody,' a musical episode of 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.'

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Being a fan of "Strange New Worlds" at the moment feels a little like being at the end of long piece of emotional elastic

Scientists have mapped the fiery descent of the Aeolus spacecraft back to Earth from its reentry over Antarctica to its wrekage strewn path over the Atlantic.

An Atlas 5 rocket in a configuration similar to the one that will launch two prototype Kuiper satellites in September. Credit: United Launch Alliance.

The opening salvo in Amazon’s 3,236-satellite Project Kuiper venture is switching its ride to space. An Amazon spokesperson confirmed in a statement to Spaceflight Now on Monday that the first two demonstration satellites for the broadband constellation will launch on a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas 5 rocket as soon as Sept. 26, 2023, instead of the inaugural Vulcan rocket.

The world's largest single-dish radio telescope can be a pain to maintain, so Chinese astronomers are using smart robots to make the job easier.