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The U.K. Space Agency has decided to continue funding a project by Rolls-Royce to create a small nuclear-powered reactor that could serve as a long-term energy source for lunar bases.

Spacewalks and radiation limits were limiting career opportunities for NASA women astronauts. Janet Kavandi pushed back those barriers but says more work is needed.

The European Space Agency’s exoplanet-investigating spacecraft CHEOPS has had its mission extended until at least 2026.

Pioneering American astronomer Maria Mitchell is the star of a children's book using an ancient language she happened to know: Latin.

The moon meets up with Saturn early on Sunday (March 19) with the two celestial objects in conjunction. The arrangement will be only visible in the early morning pre-dawn hours, so plan accordingly.

Here are some interesting facts about Saturn:

China's Zhurong Mars rover may be stuck, but scientists using data from the mission are still hopeful that the vehicle can reactivate and explore once more.

SpaceX aced its 18th orbital mission of 2023 on Friday (March 17), launching 52 of its Starlink internet satellites and landing a rocket on a ship at sea.

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has dazzled us plenty already, but the best is yet to come from the observatory, mission team members say.

The smash Paramount+ spinoff series "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" heads to home video and we've got an exclusive clip to share.

A newly discovered distant mini-Neptune planet may possess its own atmosphere, ocean, or a combination of the two, even if they don't last for long.

The Creality Sonic Pad offers plug-and-play firmware modding for compatible 3D printers, giving you faster prints without compromising quality.

SpaceX's huge Starship vehicle could launch on its first-ever orbital test flight next month, if regulatory approvals come through, Elon Musk said.

Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. The Falcon 9 rocket will launch the SES 18 and SES 19 geostationary communications satellites. Follow us on Twitter.

Chinese launch company Space Pioneer is all set for its first attempt to reach orbit with the country's first liquid-fueled rocket.

Week in images: 13-17 March 2023

While people around Earth enjoy a cold drink of St. Patrick's Day, the Parker Solar Probe will make another close approach to the sun, braving scorching hot temperatures to help solve solar mysteries.

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter recently imaged the moon's Malapert Massif, a potential touchdown locale for NASA's Artemis 3 astronaut mission.

NASA has selected Firefly Aerospace to land payloads on the moon and send another into orbit to provide communications with the lunar far side.

The USPS dropped news of a surprise space stamp, revealing it plans to mark the upcoming plunge to Earth by the OSIRIS-REx capsule carrying the largest sample ever collected from an asteroid.