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Two dozen so-called superhabitable alien worlds may be as good as or better than Earth for life as we know it.

Spring is a time for budding flowers, tender green leaves and baby animals. But 66 million years ago, that gentle season instead brought mass death and carnage from Earth's catastrophic impact with a massive space rock.

The Star of Bethlehem led the three wise men to Jesus' birth, according to the New Testament. But what was the Star of Bethlehem? There are several theories.

Scientists are using quantum computing to understand what's inside a black hole and test if our universe is a holographic projection.

Commercial and government satellites could be targets of the Russian military as it seeks advantage in Ukraine, the head of the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office said.

An enormous dust deposit on Mars shows the power of Martian wind in a new image snapped from orbit.

An analysis of light coming from hundreds of thousands of stars in our galaxy , the Milky Way, revealed where chunks of the galaxy came from.

Rocket Lab has finished work on the second pad at its New Zealand launch complex — and this newly built Pad B is set to host its first liftoff as early as Monday (Feb. 28).

What is a "morning star," and what is an "evening star"? Aren't they all planets? Can a planet sometimes be both of those things, or neither? Here's the complete guide for understanding these stargazing terms.

The situation is sensitive and complicated, given that Russia is a key partner in the International Space Station and also supplies engines for two high-profile U.S. launch companies.

What does the invasion in Ukraine mean for Europe's space partnership with Russia, and can business continue as usual despite European countries rolling out economic sanctions?

A head-on collision between galaxies has created a vast, cosmic triangle in deep space glittering with star formation in a new image captured by the Hubble Space Telescope.

IDW Publishing honors the 40th anniversary of Dave Stevens' "The Rocketeer" with a soaring miniseries starting this April.

Quantum mechanics tells us that the forces of nature come in discrete, tiny chunks. Gravity, the bending of space-time, is a force. So is space-time quantized as well?

Scientists have long pondered how matter in the universe gives rise to our subjective experience of reality and if consciousness could permeate space and time.

Some stars travel at high speeds through the universe and sometimes leave spectacular clouds of dust and gas in their wake.

A new petition calls for the United States government to release to the public all unclassified videos of unidentified flying objects (UFOS).

The strategy game's open beta is available to play and you can build and manage your own orbital stations.

There's an ongoing saga regarding the object that will smash into the moon's far side on March 4.

A ground-based telescope's detection of a known Tatooine-like planet could herald new discoveries of similar planets, researchers say.

The European Space Agency (ESA) is pushing for its members to back a program to allow it to independently send astronauts to space and set ambitious, long-term human exploration goals.