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A powerful solar flare has been traveling through space and it will arrive at planet Earth Wednesday (Feb. 2).

NASA's Mars rover Perseverance has snagged a sample to replace the material that got stuck in its throat.

A detailed new telescope image of the heart of our galaxy is now giving researchers their best view yet of hundreds of strange magnetic filaments seen nowhere else.

SpaceX appears to be targeting Wednesday (Feb. 2) to fly its next batch of Starlink satellites, setting up what could be a coast-to-coast launch doubleheader.

Space shuttle Challenger exploded just 73 seconds after liftoff on Jan. 28, 1986, changing NASA's space program forever.

In 2020, astronomers thought they'd found something incredible: the second so-called Earth Trojan asteroid ever seen. Now, a new team of researchers has confirmed that it's real.

Spacecraft controllers started powering up James Webb Space Telescope's four cutting-edge instruments as they prepare to take test images of the first star.

Astronomers say there are 100 billion to 200 billion galaxies in the universe. But accurately counting the number of galaxies depends on several factors.

Today (Feb. 1) marks a new moon and the first day of a new lunar year.

Pocket-sized, affordable and now available with large objective lenses, the best monoculars have increasing astro value.

The Shenzhou 13 astronauts are the first to celebrate the holiday in orbit on the Tiangong space station.

Albert Einstein profoundly changed physics and ideas about space and time. Learn his theories, find facts and quotes from the man with an IQ of 160.

Toxic hydrogen cyanide gas, used in chemical weapons today, may have been involved in the early stages of life's evolution, a new study suggests.

The Hubble Space Telescope snapped a stellar look at a strange cosmic starburst.

North Korea launched its biggest missile test since 2017 on Sunday (Jan. 30) and apparently captured photos of Earth from space during the flight.

SpaceX has two Falcon 9 rockets on nearby Florida launch pads at the same time and the photos are amazing.

Pick up one of the best flashlights and use it for stargazing, trekking, hunting, or just taking the dog for a walk

An extremely powerful solar storm pummeled our planet 9,200 years ago, leaving permanent scars on the ice buried deep below Greenland and Antarctica.

What are the greatest spaceships of science fiction? From the Millennium Falcon to Dr Who's Tardis, here's the rundown of our favorites.

The temperature on Mars doesn't get much above 70 degrees F and it drop down to nearly minus 200 degrees F, making it a relatively cold planet.

A Long March 8 rocket has arrived at the coastal Wenchang spaceport for the second mission of what is planned to be China's first reusable launch vehicle.