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Some of Saturn’s auroras are triggered by swirling winds within the planet’s own atmosphere, a completely new type of aurora not seen on any other planet before, new research suggests.

SpaceX will launch 50 satellites and land the returning rocket today (Feb. 25), and you can watch the action live.

The global average surface temperature lies somewhere around 57 degrees Fahrenheit (13.9 degrees Celsius).

The International Space Station program will continue business as usual, NASA assures us as the U.S. government levies new sanctions against Russia.

The biggest airplane ever built, Stratolaunch's Roc carrier aircraft, just aced its fourth test flight.

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter won't be in view during impact time, but may have a follow-up plan.

An April launch is no longer possible for Artemis 1, which will send an uncrewed Orion capsule around the moon using a huge Space Launch System megarocket. And May could be difficult to hit as well.

The NASA control center that oversaw the launch of the first astronauts to walk on the moon now bears the name of one of its pioneering directors. Agency officials honored the late Rocco Petrone.

The mirrors and instruments working together will enable the huge observatory's science observations.

A tilted black hole spinning around a misaligned axis has been discovered in our galaxy, challenging theories of black hole formation.

Russia's space program will suffer under new U.S. sanctions, U.S. President Joe Biden said today (Feb. 24).

From returning greats to brand new shows, these are the best upcoming sci-fi TV shows for 2022.

Could Russia's military and political actions in Ukraine upend science and exploration in outer space?

The Hubble Space Telescope continues to scout on behalf of the newly launched James Webb Space Telescope to guide future astronomy work.

White holes are theoretical cosmic regions that are opposite to black holes. Just as nothing can escape a black hole, nothing can enter a white hole.

Grab an out-of-this-world discount on a lunar night light that can shine different colours.

Two dozen so-called superhabitable alien worlds may be as good as or better than Earth for life as we know it.

Virgin Galactic's suborbital spaceliner is grounded at the moment, but the company is confident it'll be fully up and running by the end of the year.

Spring is a time for budding flowers, tender green leaves and baby animals. But 66 million years ago, that gentle season instead brought mass death and carnage from Earth's catastrophic impact with a massive space rock.

The Star of Bethlehem led the three wise men to Jesus' birth, according to the New Testament. But what was the Star of Bethlehem? There are several theories.

Commercial and government satellites could be targets of the Russian military as it seeks advantage in Ukraine, the head of the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office said.