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A digital replica of Earth could help scientists better model the future of our planet and find solutions to problems wrought by climate change.

Astronomers have detected traces of water in one of the oldest known galaxies proving for the first time that the life-giving substance played a role in the formation of the earliest stars.

Groups of walruses gathering on land are so large they're visible from space. Unfortunately, the reason why doesn't bode well for the animals' future.

The Orion Constellation — named after the hunter in Greek mythology — is found on the celestial equator and is a prominent constellation in the night sky.

NASA has lofted countless spacecraft into the solar system, but a mission launching in late November will attempt a unique feat: to slam into a tiny asteroid and slightly speed up its orbit.

NASA and SpaceX have further delayed the launch of the Crew-3 mission due to anticipated bad weather over the coming days. Crew-3 will now get off the ground no earlier than Monday (Nov. 8).

The History Channel blasts off with a new "Star Trek" anniversary docu-series, "The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek."

Tom Hanks isn't interested in Jeff Bezos' offer to go to space.

SpaceX and NASA will resume work on the project 'as soon as possible.'

In "Space Titans," a new documentary launching today (Nov. 4), SpaceX founder Elon Musk shares the secret of his company's Falcon 9 rocket success.

Boeing has the green light to launch a planned broadband constellation that will place 147 satellites in orbit.

China sent new military satellites to orbit Wednesday (Nov. 3) for an undisclosed mission, following a lengthy launch delay.

The newly released astronomy and astrophysics decadal survey flags the discovery and study of habitable exoplanets and the exploration of black holes and neutron stars as two top research priorities.

A powerful solar storm could interfere with power grids, satellites and radio signals — although it might also have sent the beautiful northern lights incredibly far south.

You won't be able to find many Black Friday deals on Leica binoculars just yet, but we've rounded up the lowest prices currently available.

Be grateful you weren't in what is now Chile's Atacama Desert 12,000 years ago.

The distant planet is about to reach opposition, and with the right equipment you'll be able to spot it.

China's mysterious recent space-tech test is not a sign that the sky is falling.

Astronomers have confirmed the existence of a massive protocluster 11 billion light-years away that acts as an assembly yard for over 60 emerging galaxies.

We live in a world in which momentous decisions are made by people often without forethought.

"We can only do this together," says space station commander as he prepares to wrap up another stay in orbit.