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The classified Shiyan-20C satellite lifted off on Friday (Oct. 28), riding a Long March 2D rocket into the sky from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China.

The study is the largest ever on radar observations of near-Earth asteroids.

Artemis 4 will land on the moon as soon as 2027 instead of continuing to build out a supporting NASA-led lunar station called Gateway.

Europe's Mars Express spacecraft has peered deep into the subsurface of the Martian moon Phobos, finding unknown structures that could reveal the moon's origin.

The iceberg tip is "hanging by a thread" due to ongoing climate change in Antarctica.

The European Space Observatory (ESO) has released an image of a dead star's 'ghost' in deep space just in time for Halloween.

The Mengtian module launched to Earth orbit atop a Long March 5B heavy-lift rocket from Wenchang, south China, on Monday (Oct. 31).

The eerie Hubble Space Telescope image was released for the "spooky season" surrounding Halloween

A giant asteroid that might one day cross paths with Earth has been discovered hiding in the glare of the sun.

We could detect potentially hazardous near-Earth asteroids by using six surveyor spacecraft deployed in Venus-like orbits, Chinese researchers propose.

Skies will be mainly clear tonight (Oct. 31) across the contiguous United States; making for ideal Halloween skywatching conditions. What will you be looking out for?

After more than three years, SpaceX's Falcon Heavy — the world's most powerful operational rocket — is about to launch again.

OWLS, the Ocean Worlds Life Surveyor, would autonomously search for life on the icy moons of the outer solar system.

JPSS-2 and the LOFTID technology demonstration will now launch no earlier than Nov. 9, because a battery on the upper stage of their Atlas V rocket ride needs to be replaced.

The dwarf planet Haumea may be the weirdest object in the solar system. Now NASA researchers may finally understand how it was formed.

Unlike House of the Dragon, the bright heat from this celestial monster is nothing to be feared. In fact, it's a super helpful tool that helps gauge the expansion of the universe.

A newly discovered, "potentially hazardous" asteroid almost the size of the world's tallest skyscraper is set to tumble past Earth just in time for Halloween, according to NASA.

Explore blocky galaxies, planets and spaceships with these Minecraft space mods and builds.

IDW Publishing is releasing new comic book series "Star Trek: Defiant" in March of 2023.

Atoms are the basis of all the elements in the universe, the building blocks of all visible matter, and the secret to nuclear power.

Curious Kids: what is exotic matter, and could we use it to make wormholes? – Julia, aged 14, London