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Now you can dress like an astronaut, or at least your feet can, with limited edition socks of the Osom Brand style used by Doug Hurley on the International Space Station.

The new hybrid series "Fear of a Red Planet" from AfterShock Comics is a sci-fi Western exploring the shocking tale of the first actual murder on the planet Mars.

Researchers have proposed what's perhaps the most exotic explanation to date for the source of the universe's seed magnetic field: cosmic strings.

The Taurid meteor shower created as Earth passes through debris left behind by the comet Encke peaks on Saturday Nov. 12 with an increased opportunity to see a bright fireball erupt in the sky.

China has launched a new cargo spacecraft to its newly completed Tiangong space station in preparation for a new crewed mission.

Former NASA astronaut Mark Kelly has won re-election to the United States Senate, multiple media outlets are projecting.

NASA's Artemis 1 moon rocket survived Hurricane Nicole's wrath in good shape and remains on track to launch on Nov. 16, agency officials said.

SpaceX will launch two telecom satellites for Intelsat on Saturday (Nov. 12) at 11:06 a.m. EDT (1606 GMT), using a Falcon 9 rocket flying on its record-tying 14th mission.

One of the most spectacular celestial sights ever seen appeared 450 years ago this month. Here's the incredible story of Tycho's star, one of only five supernovas ever observed.

The Nord Stream natural gas pipeline leak may not cause a noticeable warming of the climate but still "damage to infrastructure such as this should be avoided," scientists say.

A dramatic new image of the Cone Nebula shows the pillar-like cloud of cold, star-forming molecular gas and dust in unprecedented detail.

Tropical Storm Nicole has pushed the liftoff of SpaceX's next cargo mission to the International Space Station back by three days.

The moon will visit the red planet Mars on Friday (Nov. 11), when the two objects make a close approach in the evening sky.

A new Chinese startup is attempting to develop its own reusable stainless-steel rockets, apparently taking inspiration from SpaceX's next-generation Starship vehicle.

The rocket had been circling the Earth since Halloween

The best power banks for skywatchers and astrophotographers to power up on the go, ahead of the Black Friday sales.

James Webb Space Telescope imaging of the isolated dwarf galaxy Wolf–Lundmark–Melotte could help scientists understand how stars evolve in dwarf galaxies.

Chinese rocket designers have said the country's new rocket for sending astronauts to the moon could be ready for a test flight in 2027.

The Celestron Elements FireCel Mega 6 power bank has three astro-friendly features in one compact, rugged device making it ideal for stargazers and astrophotographers alike.

The Lego Galaxy Explorer is perfect for kids and adults alike, and at 25% off it's a bargain too.

NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission will drop off pieces of asteroid Bennu, a carbon-rich rock from our early solar system, in 2023. The spacecraft will then study asteroid Apophis in 2029.