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Japan's private Resilience lunar lander went dark just before it was scheduled to touch down on the moon today (June 5), raising doubts about the venture's success.

A potentially hazardous asteroid roughly the size of an aircraft carrier is due to pass within 2.8 million miles (3.5 million km) of Earth on June 5 and you can watch it happen live online.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base this evening (June 4), carrying 27 Starlink satellites for the company's growing wireless internet constellation.

New research suggests that the largest magnetic fields in the universe originated through some exotic mechanism that absolutely soaked the early cosmos.

The HTC Vive Flow is now $200 off and the perfect VR headset deal for beginners and those seeking light entertainment ahead of Father's Day and Prime Day.

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin has begun revealing how it plans to establish itself as a provider of hardware that will enable long-term human stays on the moon.

Built on a set in a specialist facility in Germany, a mockup of a lunar landscape is helping imaging experts learn how to take better images and video footage on the moon.

Tokyo-based ispace hopes to succeed where its 2023 mission fell short, with a new lander, new software and a new chance at lunar history.

The discovery of a metal-rich star packed with both light and heavy elements hints at exotic stellar explosions and the role of ancient dwarf galaxies in seeding the cosmos with uranium and thorium.

A satellite from the European Space Agency captured huge plumes of ash and smoke from Europe's largest volcano.

A giant exoplanet is surprisingly chill given how close it is to its red dwarf star — perhaps because the star is so little.

The lander won't be visible from Earth, but its landing site on Mare Frigoris will be.

When an international crew of astronauts launch on a commercial space mission, they will be joined by a स्वैन, a łabędź or a hattyú. Or, in English, a swan.

SpaceX's Starship megarocket tends to put on a show, and its latest test flight was no exception. See some gorgeous photos of the vehicle in space on Flight 9.

The Japanese company ispace will attempt to land its Resilience lander on the moon on June 5. Here's what time and how to watch it live.

The American Museum of Natural History in New York has a new space gems exhibit, courtesy of luxury jewel Van Cleef and Arpels.

In-orbit servicing and refueling could help curb the environmental harm done by the space industry. But will operators subscribe to the greener business model? The jury is out.

Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Oregon as geomagnetic storm conditions start to wane.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 23 satellites for the company's Starlink constellation from Cape Canaveral, Florida on June 3, 2025.

New research suggests there may be a narrow window of possibility for life to persist on the icy moons of the outer solar system.

Supermassive black holes could act as natural particle accelerators, helping humanity investigate dark matter.