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A 'space juggler' plans to release a film shortly about the joys and challenges of doing performance art in zero gravity.

A 'space juggler' plans to release a film shortly about the joys and challenges of doing performance art in zero gravity.

The best VR space experiences puts space travel within reach of everyone - with the right hardware.

Remnants of ancient asteroids revealed Earth was bombarded by massive space rocks more often than previously thought, vastly altering oxygen levels in the planet's early atmosphere.

Privateer aims to help humanity tackle its growing space-junk problem, and the startup has just hired one of the people who will lead this ambitious effort.

Artist’s concept of the Starlab space station. Credit: Nanoracks

Nanoracks announced Oct. 21 it is teaming with Lockheed Martin to develop a commercial crewed space station named Starlab that officials said could reach initial operational capability by 2027.

Apple TV+'s new sci-fi series "Invasion" follows people around the world during an alien attack. Here's our first look and interview.

Free League Publishing unites with Alcon Entertainment to deliver a dark new "Blade Runner" roleplaying game for 2022.

The research may shed light on cosmic evolution.

Hero Collector's new book "Battlestar Galactica: Designing Spaceships" features an incredible collection of never-before-seen concept artwork .

Tiny natural ice structures help arrange stones into spectacular landscapes.

The asteroid that crashed into Earth 66 million years ago unleashed a catastrophic series of events.

Some of the most common and unlikely sci-fi tropes could one day be science fact.

China has test fired a huge new solid rocket motor, creating more propulsion options for the country’s growing space activities.

An Ariane 5 rocket lifts off from the Guiana Space Center with the SES 17 and Syracuse 4A communications satellites. Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/S. Martin

A European Ariane 5 rocket fired into space Saturday night from French Guiana with a commercial broadband satellite for SES and a French military telecom craft, setting a new payload mass record for geostationary transfer orbit on the final Ariane 5 flight before launch of the James Webb Space Telescope in December.

Europe’s Ariane 5 has delivered two telecom satellites, SES-17 and Syracuse-4A, into their planned orbits.

Live coverage of the countdown and launch of an Ariane 5 rocket with the SES 17 and Syracuse 4A communications satellites. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter.

An Ariane 5 rocket on its launch pad Thursday in Kourou, French Guiana. Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/JM Guillon

Arianespace is counting down to the blastoff of an Ariane 5 rocket Saturday night from French Guiana, the final flight of Europe’s workhorse launcher before NASA and the European Space Agency entrust it to launch the $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope.

An Ariane 5 rocket will launch satellites for SES and the French military tonight, Oct. 23, and you can watch it live here.

There's a lot to look at between now and the December solstice: two eclipses, four meteor showers, Venus reaching its pinnacle in brilliance and a potential bright comet!