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Hauling to Earth samples of Mars that might contain Red Planet life is deemed a low risk affair in terms of ecological and public safety — but that risk is not zero.

SpaceX's Starlink internet communications systems in Ukraine are under increasing cyberattack from Russia.

At that temperature, the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) X-ray free-electron laser will be able to accelerate electrons close to the speed of light.

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A new NASA video shows some of the black holes closes to Earth, as well as the stars that feed them.

These are the best Star Trek: The Original Series episodes to watch to understand the show's enduring legacy throughout the franchise.

Whether you need a new villain or an old Spider-Man, your sci-fi movie will sound more scientifically respectable if you use the word multiverse.

NASA cleared Starliner to launch on the uncrewed OFT-2 mission to the International Space Station, which will assess the capsule's ability to get safely to and from the orbiting lab.

The U.S. military has awarded contracts under a new program to address in-space manufacturing needs, as part of a larger effort to reduce the costs of spaceflight.

Our solar eclipse guide 2022 contains everything you need to know about the two partial solar eclipses that will occur on Apr. 30 and Oct. 25 this year.

Evidence is growing that Mars, now cold and dry, had liquid water running on its surface much more recently than previously thought.

China's Zhurong Mars rover is adjusting to its first winter on the Red Planet while its companion orbiter continues to map the world from above.

From dodging space debris to welcoming the first-ever fully private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, SpaceX's Crew-3 mission had a very eventful six months off Earth.

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The Chandrasekhar limit determines whether a star ends its life as a smoldering white dwarf or explodes in a supernova becoming a neutron star or black hole.

Liquid water once shaped the rock inside a meteorite from Mars, but likely did not support any microbial life, a new study finds.

'Dinosaur Apocalypse,' a PBS NOVA special narrated by Sir David Attenborough, attempts to reconstruct the day Earth was hit by an asteroid 66 million years ago.

The PC version of "Terraforming Mars" for free right now from Epic Games, but act fast.

The inflationary epoch that caused our universe to rapidly expand in its earliest moments may be connected to the modern era of dark energy.

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has spotted the surviving stellar companion of a star that exploded in a bright, fiery death.

At the heart of our galaxy lies a supermassive black hole — Sagittarius A*. Here is what we know so far about this massive slumbering cosmic titan.