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Just outside the Milky Way, about 200,000 light-years from the Earth, lies the Small Magellanic Cloud. Even if it’s a humble shadow of the Milky Way, it’s a galaxy in its own right. And the Small Magellanic Cloud fascinates astronomers, since it’s a hotbed of star formation.

NASA has started testing a future air taxi that might soon be flying cargo and passengers in busy cities, helping them to ease annoying traffic jams.

Spica glimmers demurely under showy Venus in the western twilight. Try for Mercury way down to their lower right. Jupiter and Saturn dominate the evening south.

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The ExoMars team have performed important parachute drop tests as crucial preparation for a safe touchdown on Mars in 2023. The European Rosalind Franklin rover will search for signs of past life beneath the surface of Mars with its unique two metre drill and onboard laboratory. The Russian surface science platform Kazachok will study the environment at the landing site. Landing on Mars is always a challenging endeavour and all possible parameters are taken into account.

ESA Member States have agreed upon the boundary conditions for Europe’s upcoming exploitation of Ariane 6 and Vega-C and request ESA to propose a roadmap for new and innovative space transportation solutions for the next decade and a framework for associated short cycle demonstrations.

The first test flight of Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha launch vehicle ended in a fiery explosion. Credit: Gene Blevins / LA Daily News.

The first test flight of Firefly Aerospace’s privately-developed Alpha small satellite launcher ended in a fiery failure soon after liftoff Thursday from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

Firefly Aerospace suffered a catastrophic failure during the first-ever launch of its Alpha rocket on Sept 2, 2021.

Perseverance has likely snagged its first-ever Red Planet sample, socking away a drilled-out core of a rock dubbed "Rochette."

Virgin Orbit has passed an FAA environmental review for future rocket launches from Andersen Air Force Base in Guam.

SpaceX's newest drone ship, "A Shortfall of Gravitas" (ASOG) arrived in port Tuesday (Aug. 31) with its first catch secured to its deck.

Home movies from astronauts offer a glimpse inside Russia's new Nauka space station module.

EDITOR’S NOTE: The live webcast of Firefly’s first launch attempt, provided by Everyday Astronaut, is set to begin one hour before launch. If launch remains set for 6 p.m. PDT (9 p.m. EDT; 0100 GMT), the live stream will begin at 5 p.m. PDT (8 p.m. EDT; 0000 GMT).

Unity 23 will carry Italian Air Force Col. Walter Villadei and Lt. Col. Angelo Landolfi, as well as aerospace engineer Pantaleone Carlucci, a scientist with the Italian National Research Council.

Astronomers have uncovered evidence of explosions triggered by dead stars ramming into live stars, possible proof of a new type of supernova, a new study finds.

A new theory suggests dark matter may have come from quantum bags that got squished together in the early universe.

These planets are mostly made of gas, but a spaceship would have a rough time trying to get through a giant planet like Jupiter or Saturn.

Astronauts living and working on the International Space Station continue to monitor fires burning across California during a particularly serious fire season.

The classic TIE Fighter is a fan favorite, and it’s an easy build that will suit younger Lego enthusiasts well

Firefly Aerospace plans to launch its first-ever orbital mission this evening (Sept. 2), and you can watch the action live.