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Former NASA astronaut Leland Melvin is working to help the next generation reach the same lofty heights that he did.

The European Space Agency's Mars Express collected data from China's Zhurong Mars rover and successfully sent it to Earth following a series of experimental communications tests.

A new era of space stations is about to kick off. NASA has announced three commercial space station proposals for development, joining an earlier proposal by Axiom Space.

The sterling silver necklace, bearing the LLAP symbol, went aloft on a Blue Origin flight with the personal items of Laura Shepard Churchley.

The former NFL star and "Good Morning America" co-anchor Michael Strahan launched into space on Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket Saturday (Dec. 11)

Blue Origin successfully launched its first six-person crew into space on Saturday (Dec. 11), and in the process, set six new space records.

On Dec. 11, 2021, Blue Origin will launch former NFL football player and Good Morning America host Michael Strahan to space alongside five crewmates on the New Shepard rocket's NS-19 mission. Liftoff is set for 9:45 a.m. EST (1445 GMT) with a live webcast to begin at 8:15 a.m. EST (1315 GMT). Strahan will launch on a suborbital flight on New Shepard with Laura Shepard Churchley, eldest daughter of famed NASA astronaut Alan Shepard, and paying passengers Dylan Taylor, Evan Dick, Lane Bess and Cameron Bess.

Astronaut Sian Proctor says it's the first time humans deliberately let a space rock revisit its home.

A greenhouse in Antarctica testing technologies that could one day grow food for Mars colonists has produced an abundant harvest of greens, vegetables and spices.

During the development of life on planet Earth over billions of years, iron deficiency may have stimulated evolution.

The supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy periodically hiccups, burping a "mini-jet" out into space.

Laura Shepard Churchley is set to launch on a Blue Origin flight Saturday (Dec. 11).

The 17-year-old program met its goal in raising awareness and the names will still be listed online, the agency said.

Michael Strahan, who played in the NFL from 1993 to 2007, will tote a football on his suborbital jaunt with Jeff Bezos' spaceflight company Blue Origin on Saturday.

The Geminid meteor shower peaks the night of Dec. 13-14. This guide tells you the best times and places to see these shooting stars (no equipment necessary).

Science is perfectly at the forefront of this star-studded story, but will the jokes connect with a wide audience?

The star-studded cast spoke about Netflix's film, which debuts Dec. 10 in a select theater run.

The release of the 2022 version of Photoshop Elements sees Adobe add more one-click edits and AI cleverness to the photo-editing software

Here are the very best Star Wars Funko Pops that every collector should have.

The December Geminid meteor shower is usually considered the most satisfying of the annual meteor displays, but this year, the moon will put a damper on the spectacle.

George Abbey now has more than longhorns to his name at Johnson Space Center. Driving past where the cattle graze, visitors see a sign dedicating the Rocket Park to the former center director.