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Using satellite data, scientists have mapped massive methane plumes caused by human activities around the world.

The Joint European Torus fusion experiment in the U.K. has set a new record for generating energy.

Astronomers have found evidence of a third planet circling Proxima Centauri, a red dwarf star that lies just 4.2 light-years from the sun.

You can see 34 new satellites rocket to orbit at 1:09 p.m. EST (1809 GMT).

The visible-light imagery will tell scientists more about the geology and minerals of Venus.

It's been a year since China's first-ever independent interplanetary mission reached Mars, and in that time, Tianwen 1 has made major achievements while also delivering a number of surprises.

Elon Musk will give a status update on SpaceX's huge Starship Mars rocket tonight (Feb. 10), and you can watch it live.

The obsession for nostalgia continues unabated.

Disney/Pixar releases new full trailer and poster for their Buzz Lightyear backstory, “Lightyear”

SpaceX will lose 40 Starlink satellites to a geomagnetic storm as solar activity ramps up. But does this spell disaster for the future of satellites in space?

Show the "Star Wars" lovers in your life how much you adore them with these Valentine’s Day gifts for everyone on your list.

The highest glacier on Mount Everest is losing ice at an alarming rate, new research finds.

A dramatic video serves as a memorial to a star-crossed Starlink satellite that lived fast and died very young.

Distant X-rays may be the most direct evidence yet of the remains of a disintegrated planet colliding with the corpse of a star, a new study finds.

It's been more than a year since scientists lost one of the most iconic telescopes ever built — and yet the collapse remains something of a mystery.

The temperature of Uranus averages minus 320 degrees Fahrenheit. Uranus holds the record for the coldest temperature ever measured in the solar system.

The addition of two southern hemisphere telescopes will enable ATLAS to do full sky scans.

It's been a full year since the United Arab Emirates made history when its first-ever interplanetary mission slipped into orbit around Mars.

Jupiter's auroras are caused by a cosmic game of "tug-of-war," fueled by volcanoes on the planet's innermost moon, Io.

SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk will have a nice visual aid to point to during his highly anticipated presentation on Thursday (Feb. 10).

Hale-Bopp was an unusually bright comet that flew close to Earth in 1977. Tragically, Hale-Bopp also influenced the Heaven's Gate cult's mass suicide.