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Mysterious near-Earth object Kamo'oalewa is the first known space rock made of what looks like lunar material, a new study reveals. It may have split off the moon in an ancient asteroid collision.

Shenzhou 13 astronauts continued construction of China's space station over the weekend, carrying out tasks to assist the outpost's future function in orbit.

The Mavic Air 2 is a very easy drone to fly, but it still provides plenty of opportunity to get creative with your aerial photography and videography.

There is actually plenty of oxygen on the moon. It just isn't in a gaseous form. Instead it's trapped inside regolith — the layer of rock and fine dust that covers the moon's surface.

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Concerned about light pollution? Join a virtual conference this weekend that looks at ongoing global efforts to mitigate it.

Here is a list of common full moon names, dates and times in 2021-2022, beginning with the "Beaver Moon" this November, to the Hunter's Moon on Oct. 20.

The world’s population is expected to reach 9.7 billion in 2050, according to the UN Department of Economics and Social Affairs. Urban areas are already home to 55% of the world’s population and that figure is expected to grow to 68% by 2050. Rapid and unplanned urbanisation, combined with the challenges brought by climate change, can lead to an increase in air pollution, higher vulnerability to disasters, as well as issues related to the management of resources such as water, raw materials and energy.

Researchers have detected the deepest earthquake ever, 467 miles below the Earth's surface.

A new study hints at when and how Earth's first continents appeared.

Just moments after entering Earth orbit, SpaceX Crew-3 astronaut Kayla Barron released a sparkling sea turtle to float above her head. The "zero-g indicator" showed she and her crew were weightless.

Europe's climate is warming much faster than the rest of the world and scientists are still trying to understand why.

Coverage of ESA astronaut Matthias’s Maurer’s journey to the International Space Station continues, with docking scheduled for 00:10 GMT/ 01:10 CET Friday 12 November and streaming live on ESA Web TV 2.

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Endurance spacecraft lifts off Wednesday night from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky

SpaceX launched four astronauts toward the International Space Station on a brand new Dragon spacecraft Wednesday night from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, continuing the company’s swift acceleration of crew missions just two days after another capsule returned to Earth.

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ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer and NASA astronaut NASA astronauts Raja Chari, Tom Marshburn and Kayla Barron liftoff to the International Space Station in the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft “Endurance”.

On Nov. 10, 2021, SpaceX launched four astronauts to the International Space Station on the Crew-3 mission for NASA. Liftoff occurred at 9:03 p.m. EST from NASA's Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon launched four astronauts into space for NASA's Crew-3 mission on Nov. 10.

This early Black Friday deal from Walmart knocks a massive 40% off this Celestron telescope.

China launched the first set of three satellites for a new series of classified Yaogan reconnaissance satellites on Saturday (Nov. 5).

Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a Rocket Lab Electron rocket from Launch Complex 1 on Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand carrying two small BlackSky Earth observation satellites. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter.