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The nonprofit Space for Humanity is accepting applications through Feb. 15 for its Citizen Astronaut Program, which trains folks for spaceflight and will foot the bill for their trip to the final frontier.

Excitement runs high as NASA scientists capture the first images and spot their first starlight with the agency's James Webb Space Telescope.

Exactly how many stars are in the universe is impossible to know because we aren't sure of its scale.

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The team behind NASA's James Webb Space Telescope released some of the first images from the much-anticipated observatory on Friday (Feb. 11).

Elon Musk took to the stage to deliver what his company, SpaceX, billed as an "update on the design, development and testing of Starship." Musk described it as "really some some wild stuff."

Geoengineering is the use of technology to alter Earth's climate. This can take place on Earth or in space.

Russia is ready to reactivate its moon exploration agenda, a former Soviet Union enterprise that ended decades ago, with the launch of the Luna 25 mission this summer.

NASA has detected the most energetic light ever seen on Jupiter and, in the process, solved a 30-year-old mystery.

A new study gives potential insights into how the Red Planet's magnetic field, which protected its atmosphere, faded away.

Arcturus is a red giant that is one of the brightest stars in Earth's night sky.

NASA will unveil the first-ever images from the James Webb Space Telescope and you'll be able to see them as they debut online Friday (Feb. 11).

Starship prototypes have taken just a handful of low-altitude hops off Earth's surface to date, but the vehicle is on target to earn its orbital wings soon.

Webb's novel system will let the observatory peer deep into the universe's history.

The principles of rockets go back thousands of years, but rockets have come quite a long way since ancient times.

Disney's CEO delivers new details on when we'll see the Disney Plus series, "Obi-Wan Kenobi."

Kalpana Chawla's story has inspired millions to pursue careers in space.

Astra failed to deliver four satellites to orbit as planned today (Feb. 10) in the company's first-ever orbital launch from the contiguous United States.

NASA brought its concern with SpaceX's megaconstellation to the Federal Communications Commission.

An Arianespace Soyuz rocket launched 34 new broadband satellites for the OneWeb constellation to space today (Feb. 10).

Pieces of rock from the asteroid Ryugu splashed down on Earth in 2020. Now, scientists studying the samples are revealing the asteroid's true nature.