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The "Above the Clouds" mission is scheduled to lift off from California's Mojave Air and Space Port today (Jan. 13) between 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. EST (2100 to 2330 GMT).

Did a UFO really crash land at Roswell, New Mexico in 1947, only to be hushed up by the government?

One fast-growing rocket start-up is 3D printing its way to space.

Astronomers have spotted the brightest ever 'Ccow' supernova shining in x-rays providing evidence the mysterious phenomenon might be driven by an emerging black hole or a neutron star.

A rare type of white dwarf star has been erupting in the most extreme superflares of its kind ever seen, researchers find in a new study.

SpaceX is preparing another one of its Falcon 9 rockets to launch a bevy of small satellites into space this morning (Jan. 13), and you can watch the fiery action live online.

The first SLS mission, an uncrewed flight around the moon, is scheduled to launch in March. Crewed missions are slated to follow in 2024 and 2025.

A huge asteroid will safely whiz by our planet next week.

Just weeks after the excitement of launch, the James Webb Space Telescope is already seeking focus in space.

The spacecraft is riding out a dust storm, but the agency said it hopes to resume normal operations next week.

Earth is surrounded by a vast bubble about 1,000 light-years wide whose borders drive the formation of all nearby young stars, a new study finds.

NASA may need more astronauts to meet its human spaceflight goals over the coming years, according to a new report from the agency's investigative office.

Some of the agency's Earth-observing satellites have been in operation since the late 1990s or early 2000s.

Water was spotted on the moon nearly 15 years ago, but it was detected in real time on the lunar surface only by orbiters before now.

Find out how track the International Space Station from Earth and see where it is right now.

The supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy is leaking.

A stellar collection of the best space and astronomy books for 2022.

SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk just gave us a great look at the "launch and catch tower" for the company's massive Starship Mars rocket.

A newly discovered "mini" supermassive black hole could help reveal some of the secrets behind the biggest black holes in the cosmos.

Hundreds of artifacts from NASA's Apollo lunar landings are set to touch down in Miami as part of "Space Adventure: The Arrival of Man on the Moon," an immersive experience.

Amazon is offering 30% off the "Clue: Star Wars" edition, which is a pretty good deal.