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A Northrop Grumman-built Cygnus cargo ship just made its biggest delivery yet for NASA at the International Space Station.

SpaceX plans to launch a Canadian advertisement-beaming satellite into space that will eventually accept payments in Dogecoin, according to a media report.

With Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson both flying to space in craft made by their own private companies, July 2021 was perhaps the highest-profile month for space in years.

Hyperspacial hijinks, cosmic crises and insane interstellar adventure, "Star Trek: Lower Decks" is back on Paramount+.

An Indian rocket carrying a new Earth-observation satellite for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) suffered a catastrophic failure shortly after launching early Thursday (Aug. 12).

Clouds and smoke could foil the view for some skywatchers.

If the possibility of an asteroid called Bennu slamming into Earth a lifetime from now was keeping you up at night, NASA scientists think you can rest a little easier.

Nigeria has sponsored or co-sponsored six satellites, of which only two are currently operational.

Mercury-bound spacecraft BepiColombo has zoomed past Venus at a distance of only 340 miles, taking a bunch of selfies and a lot of scientific measurements of the planet’s atmosphere.

While NASA has yet to launch an Artemis mission to the moon, the agency is already doing engine testing for far-future missions.

It's aurora season on the International Space Station and astronauts living and working in orbit are sharing some of their finest views of the stunning phenomenon with those of us on the ground.

India will send a new Earth observation satellite to space tonight (Aug. 11) to keep an eye on natural disasters, agriculture and forestry regions.

The record-breaking 2021 wildfire season has seen widespread destruction on three continents. Here is what satellites could see from space.

The stunning Perseid meteor shower will peak tonight (Aug. 11) in what could well be the most brilliant "shooting star" display of the year.

SpaceX remains the sole winner of NASA's Human Landing System (HLS) contract, despite ongoing protests from Blue Origin and Dynetics.

Nora AlMatrooshi's first spaceflight equipment was made of paper and cardboard boxes, but she'll soon spend two years at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Texas training to use the real thing in orbit.

SpaceX's next Starship prototype got the black-and-white treatment in a suave photo posted on founder Elon Musk's Twitter feed.

The Northrop Grumman rocket and spacecraft are packed with more than 4 tons of supplies.

Because of anticipated delays in spacesuit development, it is "not feasible" for NASA to land humans on the moon by the agency's hopeful deadline of 2024, a report has found.

Weather conditions are 80% "GO" for liftoff tonight at 5:56 p.m. EDT (2156 GMT).

There are plenty of opportunities to see the Perseid meteor shower at its peak this week, even if you can't see any "shooting stars" in person.