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Cracks and fractures in Bennu's surface seem to have been caused by heat from the sun, stunning images from NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft have shown.

Radioactive decay is the strange and almost mystical ability for one element to naturally and spontaneously transmute into another one.

Launching an interstellar probe sounds exceedingly lofty, ambitious, and tough to do. But there's no need to wait for new technology, say advocates.

The Perseid meteor shower will peak between Aug. 11 and 12. Here we explore what the Perseids are, where they occur and how you can see them for yourself.

The head of Russia's space agency Roscosmos has announced that Russia will leave the International Space Station after 2024 following multiple controversies.

Does the sun rotate? At the center of our solar system, it's tempting to think of the sun as unmoving. Yet, it undergoes a complex form of rotation.

Bright turquoise plumes ripple through the Milky Way's companion galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud, like waves in the ocean.

Scientists searching for signs of extraterrestrial technology should keep an eye out for city lights on exoplanets, a new study suggests.

Satellites and space debris objects in low Earth orbit could get lost for weeks if a major solar storm hit Earth, increasing the risk of collisions and rendering the space around Earth unsafe.

The Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter, also known as Danuri, is scheduled to launch atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket next Tuesday (Aug. 2).

An early American spacecraft that survived two launches has touched down at a museum in Long Island, New York. Mercury-Redstone 1A (MR-1A) is now on display at the Cradle of Aviation.

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A deal with Axiom Space will see Sultan AlNeyadi fly to the ISS on SpaceX's Crew-6 mission for NASA, which is expected to launch in spring 2023.

Observations are on hold at the famed telescope facility after a wildfire tore through the area in June, leaving behind damage that is still being assessed.

A review for director Jordan Peele's new sci-fi invasion thriller, "Nope."

China has once again opted to let a huge rocket stage fall back to Earth on its own.

We've got all the latest details on the upcoming PSVR 2, the next generation VR headset for the PS5.

IDW Publishing has announced a new flagship "Star Trek" comic series launching this fall

China's Tianwen 1 Mars orbiter has returned a stunning image of the Martian moon Phobos to mark the second anniversary of the mission's launch.

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China's Wentian module docked successfully with the Tiangong space station Sunday (July 24), adding more room to its crewed facility.