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The moonbound CAPSTONE cubesat was in safe mode for a month, spinning out of control, after a stuck-open valve caused issues on the deep space mission.

On Saturday evening (Oct. 8), should local weather conditions permit, you'll be able to enjoy a view of a waxing gibbous moon hovering near to the "king of the planets," Jupiter.

The new image will be compared to an older one captured by Hubble to help scientists learn more about the structure and composition of spiral galaxies

The peak of the Draconid meteor shower, which appears to originate from the constellation Draco, will sadly be outshined by the full Hunter's Moon.

China sent a pair of satellites for enhancing Beidou navigation signals into orbit on Friday (Oct. 7) with a rocket launch hosted by a mobile sea platform.

Leading satellite operator Eutelsat has accused the Islamic Republic of Iran of jamming two of its satellites used to broadcast television and radio from outside the country.

Scientists have acknowledged for months that the mission's end was near, and now, a continent-size dust storm is darkening the Martian skies, further impacting power production.

Fabulous portraits of Jupiter's mysterious icy moon Europa captured by NASA's Juno mission reveals the moon, which may possibly harbor life, in unexpected colors.

The stars are so close that the white dwarf can steal matter from its companion, and this matter piles up and explodes on the white dwarf's surface.

Strange, dark-veined meteorites rained down on Earth when a fireball exploded over Chelyabinsk, Russia, in February 2013.

Mercury will appear brighter in the sky over the coming weeks. At dawn on Saturday, Oct. 8, skywatchers in the northern hemisphere can see Mercury at its farthest from the sunrise.

The Rocket Lab mission, nicknamed "It Argos Up From Here" will lift off at Friday (Oct. 7) at 1:09 p.m. EDT.

In new research, we used data from InSight to detect and locate four high-speed meteoroid collisions, and then tracked down the resulting craters.

China has rotated a space station module to a lateral docking port as part of the process of building its T-shaped Tiangong space station.

The growing weaponization of space poses a threat to human spaceflight in multiple ways, experts warn.

SpaceX plans to launch a Falcon 9 rocket on its record-tying 14th mission Friday (Oct. 7), and you can watch the action live.

A veteran SpaceX rocket poised to make its 14th flight aborted its launch attempt less than one minute before liftoff on Thursday (Oct. 6).

Satellite data revealed that the Nord Stream gas leak was not as bad as it seemed, at least in the context of global annual methane emissions.

NASA's Lucy spacecraft still has five years of trekking through space before it sees its first Trojan asteroid, but mission scientists are already getting a sense of what these rocks look like.

A brand new 3D model showcases the complex beauty behind the Cat's Eye Nebula.

The SpaceX Dragon capsule Endurance arrived at the space station today (Oct. 6), ending a 29-hour orbital chase.