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Our otherwise quiet sun had a stormy five-hour fiesta during the early hours of Tuesday (Oct. 26).

SpaceX's newest Crew Dragon capsule will test out some tweaked toilet tech when it lifts off for the first time this weekend.

Winter Solstice has long marked a time of rebirth, behind it are fascinating astronomical events.

Russian cosmonauts will be allowed to fly to the International Space Station on SpaceX's Crew Dragon space capsule in the future as the technology has now proved to be sufficiently safe and reliable.

Space shuttle Columbia was the first shuttle in space and performed 28 flights. Columbia's final flight ended in disaster as it broke apart during re-entry.

NASA's helicopter Ingenuity has successfully completed its 14th test flight on the Red Planet, demonstrating its ability to fly in summer weather conditions on Mars.

You can now "get your kicks" and Marvel comic book fix with a new mission patch for the International Space Station crew.

SpaceX's valuation has topped $100 billion, making the company even more of a rich rarity in a fast-growing industry.

SpaceX's Endurance spacecraft has arrived at the hangar, ready for launch.

Save a whopping 57% on this officially licensed Captain Phasma costume from Amazon.

Lunar eclipses occur when Earth's shadow blocks the sun. There are three types; the most dramatic is a total lunar eclipse. Find out when the next one will be.

Several men laid claim to inventing the telescope, but the credit usually goes to Hans Lippershey, a Dutch lensmaker, in 1608.

Modern drone technology gives us the ability to photograph familiar places from a unique perspective.

They'll launch to the International Space Station on Halloween (Oct. 31).

Potential evidence of extraterrestrial radio signals from Proxima Centauri, the closest star to Earth, were likely just interference from human technology, researchers say.

The elements around some giant black holes may be subtly different from the cosmic average, retaining a relic memory of the young universe.

An amazing new image shows one of the youngest alien worlds yet found, giving scientists more clues about how planets form.

Astronomers recently identified an unusual star that most likely formed from the hypernova remains of one of the universe's first stars.

SpaceX remains on track to launch its spooky space station mission this weekend — as long as a toilet issue gets cleared up in time.

All about the private company Boeing, with an emphasis on its commercial spaceflight operations.

An overview of the Earth-observing fleet of Sentinel satellites that are part of the Copernicus program.