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The four private astronauts of SpaceX's Inspiration4 crew have shared their first snapshots from their historic first-ever all-civilian space trip and they look thrilled.

A whopping 20 new scientific papers use data gathered by a host of radio dishes perched high in the Chilean desert to tease apart the mysteries of how planets form.

Volcanic super eruptions regularly tore up the surface of Mars billions of years ago, altering the planet's climate for decades and creating scars that are still visible today.

Several science institutions in China are now studying rocks collected from the moon by the Chang'e 5 mission for research that includes evaluating the material as a potential source of fusion power.

You can now beam up an impressive bundle of sci-fi gaming content — and support a good cause in the process — with the new "Star Trek Online" Charity Bundle.

A spacecraft carrying Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo touched down safely in Inner Mongolia early this morning (Sept. 17), bringing an end to China's historic Shenzhou 12 mission.

SpaceX's all-private Inspiration4 mission has notched another spaceflight first — although most parents are probably hoping this one doesn't inspire their kids to similar action.

It's the Oculus Quest 2 vs Valve Index as we compare these extremely different takes on virtual reality headsets.

The Oculus Quest 2 is compact, comfortable, and portable, while also being quite powerful too.

There's nothing quite like a night launch — and this one was extra-special.

Four private astronauts are currently circling the globe in a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft, and you can see the capsule from Earth.

From Blade Runner to Blade Runner 2049 and the upcoming anime, here’s everything you need to know about streaming the Blade Runner franchise online

A Long March 7 rocket topped with the robotic Tianzhou 3 cargo spacecraft rolled out to its pad at the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center, Chinese space officials announced Wednesday (Sept. 15).

Without adventuring into the big black, we wouldn’t have had the universe-spanning Infinity saga, cool spaceships and an unexpected Mary Poppins reference.

It was congratulations all around the billionaires' table today as Jeff Bezos hailed Elon Musk's SpaceX for the private Inspiration4 launch.

In the year 1181 AD, a new bright point of light as luminous as the planet Saturn appeared to Chinese and Japanese skygazers for a little more than six months before disappearing.

Astronauts, celebrities and regular folks around the globe shared their excitement about Inspiration4's successful launch last night (Sept. 15).

What happens on land affects the oceans, and satellites can see it all unfold.

A giant ozone hole has opened up over Antarctica this year and climate change might be the cause.

China's three astronauts are set to return home on Friday after two spacewalks and setting a new national record for longest crewed spaceflight mission.

The big cupola window on Inspiration4's Crew Dragon capsule is going to get quite a workout over the next few days.