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The robotic Dragon capsule delivered about 4,800 lbs. (2,200 kilograms) of supplies and scientific gear to the orbiting lab.

NASA has cut a 10 cent check to space startup Lunar Outpost in the first-ever payment to a company to mine the moon.

Researchers show how intelligent aliens might draw nearly-limitless power from a black hole using a Dyson sphere.

Hurricane Ida, an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 hurricane, made landfall near Port Fourchon, Louisiana, at 11:55 a.m. local time on Sunday.

Before Apollo, many ingenious lunar landing schemes were proposed that could have changed history.

Frozen northeast Greenland seems an unlikely place to gain insight into our ever-warming world.

See photos of the Inspiration4 mission, scheduled to launch Sept. 15 with the first all-civilian crew.

Satellite photos are capturing final views of the U.S. evacuation effort from Kabul, Afghanistan after the Taliban's takeover.

The Greenland ice sheet, nearly 2 miles thick in places, hides a landscape of canyons, mountains, fjords and gem-like lakes.

Hurricane Ida strengthened into a powerful Category 4 storm overnight as it approaches the coast of Louisiana today (Aug. 29)

SpaceX's Starship system is the most powerful rocket yet. Here are some of the key moments in its history as the rocket and spacecraft get ready for the first orbital test.

SpaceX launched its 21st rocket of the year today (Aug 29), sending a robotic Dragon cargo capsule toward the International Space Station before nailing a landing at sea.

Hurricane Ida is expected to make landfall on the U.S. Gulf Coast as a category 4 storm, the first hurricane of 2021 to hit US soil.

Astra's Launch Vehicle 0006 failed to reach space during an orbital test flight today (Aug. 28), suffering an anomaly about 2.5 minutes after liftoff.

Politicians, business leaders, YouTubers and celebrities are calling for the planting of millions, billions or even trillions of trees to slow climate change.

Black holes may sound like science fiction, but there is significant evidence to prove they are real.

Tropical storm Ida is gaining strength as it barrels through the Caribbean Sea and is expected to be a "dangerous major hurricane" when it slams into the northern Gulf Coast on Sunday (Aug. 29).

A new simulation predicts that the lost giants were dislodged by gigantic collisions and have wandered the outskirts of galaxies ever since.

The International Space Station will have to wait one more day to receive its next cargo shipment.

On Friday (Aug. 27) Maxar Technologies' WorldView-2 satellite spotted SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon cargo spacecraft from orbit.

California startup Astra aborted its first orbital launch attempt with a payload due to a rocket glitch Friday (Aug. 27).