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Jeff Friesen's latest Lego book shows space enthusiasts how to build little spacecraft, from more realistic vessels to science fiction dreamcraft.

Get a new perspective on the jewels of the night sky by stargazing with binoculars.

Scientists detected a repeating radio signal near the center of the Milky Way, and it's unlike anything else they've ever studied.

A catastrophic solar storm could take huge sections of the Earth offline for weeks or months, a new research paper warns.

Thursday evening (Sept. 9) will bring a lovely celestial display involving the two brightest objects in the nighttime sky.

The tiny planet Mercury will make a close approach to the crescent moon in the evening sky tonight (Sept. 8).

Perseverance sealed up a drilled-out core of a Red Planet rock dubbed "Rochette" over the weekend. The mission team aims to replicate that success soon, putting poor Rochette to the drill again.

Relations between SpaceX's Elon Musk and Russia's space chief Dmitry Rogozin appear to be pivoting from sparring about trampolines to discussing an invitation for tea.

The first teaser trailer for "Don't Look Up" has Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio as astronomers hoping to warn Earth of a comet impact.

SpaceX and NASA are targeting April 15, 2022, for the launch of the Crew-4 mission to the International Space Station, agency officials announced yesterday (Sept. 7).

A private archivist known for unearthing rare images from the early years of spaceflight is now selling a treasure trove of NASA prints representing some of the most iconic photos taken.

NASA's long-awaited and high-powered James Webb Space Telescope won't begin observations this year after NASA and its counterpart the European Space Agency (ESA) announced another launch delay.

Two physicists just snagged $3 million for helping develop a super-precise clock that could allow scientists to study and explore the universe like never before.

Fifty-five years ago today a science fiction franchise was born, beaming itself into the hearts of fans around the world. We're talking about "Star Trek," of course, and tonight (Sept. 8) you can celebrate alongside Trek's makers Paramount+ with an evening of panels and more online. 

Paramount Home Entertainment has launched a special 4K ultra HD/Blu-ray bundle of the franchise's first four movies to celebrate Trek's 55th anniversary.

Director Klim Shipenko, actor Yulia Peresild and cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov got the thumbs-up after a meeting of the Chief Medical Commission at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center near Moscow.

China's Tianwen-1 Mars mission — both the orbiter and Zhurong rover — will suspend operations for about 50 days starting in mid-September.

The most powerful tool for scientists studying asteroids in the neighborhood around Earth is planetary radar, a technique astronomers have just used on their 1,001st asteroid to date.

The musical opening credit sequence for the latest "Star Trek" animated spin-off show, "Star Trek: Prodigy" has been revealed and it's gorgeous.

Titan Books parades out 55 years of iconic "Star Trek" villains in special paperback release on Sep. 21.

Number 13 was good luck for NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity, as the tenacious little craft seamlessly completed its 13th flight on the Red Planet on Saturday (Sept. 4).