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Mars's westward retrograde motion through the night sky over will draw to a close on Thursday (Jan. 12) as it resumes its usual prograde eastward journey through the sky.

Technicians have opened the hatch of NASA's Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft, which aced its epic moon mission late last year.

Virgin Orbit made spaceflight history despite its successful launch from Spaceport Cornwall. See some of the best photos from the event here.

Rocket Lab's debut mission from American soil will lift off from Virginia on Jan. 23, if all goes according to plan.

The strange 7-year dimming of a distant star was caused when its oddball stellar companion eclipsed it. The event was serendipitously caught by astronomers and won’t occur again for centuries.

A 'green pea' galaxy seen in an early James Webb Space Telescope image may be the most chemically primitive galaxy ever discovered.

The magnetic fields swept up on the surface of the Local Bubble influence where star formation occurs in the vicinity of the sun.

A robotic SpaceX capsule splashed down off the coast of Florida on Wednesday morning (Jan. 11), wrapping up its six-week cargo mission.

NASA's Jupiter explorer Juno's memory is back online, and most of the precious images of the gas giant and its volcanic moon Io Juno took just before the glitch hit have been salvaged.

The sun has fired off its third powerful X-class solar flare in less than a week, scoring an explosive hat trick.

Opals, which contain a lot of water, have been found on Mars. They might be an indicator of past life and possibly a source of water for astronauts in the future.

Russia will launch an empty Soyuz capsule to the International Space Station February to replace a damaged spacecraft that is unsafe to return its crew.

Hit the music and start the text crawl - here's everything we know about Star Wars Jedi Survivor.

Researchers have discovered more than 200 RR Lyrae stars in our galaxy's stellar halo.

As Destiny 2 approaches the end of its first massive saga, many players want to become Guardians. Our Destiny 2 beginner’s guide aims to make the late arrival easier.

Here are some great ways to save money on astrophotography gear, whether you're a seasoned astronomer or a newbie stargazer.

South Korea's first moon mission has delivered a stunning first image from a NASA camera designed to peer into permanently shadowed areas near the lunar poles.

SpaceX has stacked its giant Starship rocket once again, as a dramatic new video shows.

A new NASA video reveals the ever-changing surface of the sun in a stunning time-lapse that spans 133 days.

ABL Space Systems' RS1 rocket failed shortly after launching on its first-ever orbital mission Tuesday (Jan. 10), resulting in the loss of two small satellites.

A new trailer for "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania" showcases much more of Kang's chaos as the titular heroes dive into the bizarre Quantum Realm.