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This weekend, an astronomer spotted a small asteroid just hours before the space rock crashed into Earth's atmosphere and met its fiery demise.

In 2022, we have seen spectacular polar lights displays in the sky above the U.K., visible form many more places than is usual.

Electrons are negatively charged subatomic particles located in the outermost regions of atoms. They are about 1,800 times smaller than protons and neutrons.

CBS’ Big Bang Theory set designers constructed a replica of a Russian spacecraft and the International Space Station for Howard Wolowitz's trip to space.

Over 2,500 civilians have been killed in the 10 days of the city's siege, Ukrainian officials say.

Two mild geomagnetic storms are expected to hit Earth on March 14 and 15 after a large coronal outburst, NOAA warns.

When Mark Vande Hei launched into space 11 months ago, he did not know how long he would be off the planet, let alone that he would be up there long enough to set any records.

The planet-scale array of observatories most famous for creating the first-ever image of a black hole is heading back to work.

Two NASA astronauts will conduct a spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Tuesday (March 15), and you can watch it live.

Space startup Astra called off its first attempt to launch a rocket since a failed flight last month due to lightning.

The rollout for NASA's Artemis 1 mission is right on track for this Thursday (March 17), agency officials said today (March 14).

The European Space Agency Council will meet this week in Paris for its 306th session. On the agenda: "Implications of the current geopolitical situation on ESA's activities."

Geopolitical tensions won't keep an American astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts from returning to Earth together as planned this month, NASA says.

Starship, self-landing rockets and a Tesla-driving mannequin are part of the package.

The "Saturday Night Live" star and five other people are scheduled to fly to suborbital space aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard vehicle on March 23.

One of Earth's two mysterious mantle blobs is much higher than the other, raising questions about its impact on Earth's surface.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine could have serious consequences for those organizations pursuing scientific endeavors.

The private spaceflight startup Astra will launch a commercial mission for Spaceflight, Inc. today and you can watch it live online.

SpaceX has launched about 150 missions in its first 20 years. Here's a look at 20 of the most important and memorable of them.

Reusing rockets and dreaming big are some of the things that have made SpaceX stand out.

Asteroid samples collected during the Hayabusa mission have helped scientists better model potential impacts of near-Earth objects.