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An April launch is no longer possible for Artemis 1, which will send an uncrewed Orion capsule around the moon using a huge Space Launch System megarocket. And May could be difficult to hit as well.

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter won't be in view during impact time, but may have a follow-up plan.

The NASA control center that oversaw the launch of the first astronauts to walk on the moon now bears the name of one of its pioneering directors. Agency officials honored the late Rocco Petrone.

A tilted black hole spinning around a misaligned axis has been discovered in our galaxy, challenging theories of black hole formation.

The mirrors and instruments working together will enable the huge observatory's science observations.

Russia's space program will suffer under new U.S. sanctions, U.S. President Joe Biden said today (Feb. 24).

From returning greats to brand new shows, these are the best upcoming sci-fi TV shows for 2022.

Could Russia's military and political actions in Ukraine upend science and exploration in outer space?

The Hubble Space Telescope continues to scout on behalf of the newly launched James Webb Space Telescope to guide future astronomy work.

Grab an out-of-this-world discount on a lunar night light that can shine different colours.

White holes are theoretical cosmic regions that are opposite to black holes. Just as nothing can escape a black hole, nothing can enter a white hole.

Virgin Galactic's suborbital spaceliner is grounded at the moment, but the company is confident it'll be fully up and running by the end of the year.

Two dozen so-called superhabitable alien worlds may be as good as or better than Earth for life as we know it.

Spring is a time for budding flowers, tender green leaves and baby animals. But 66 million years ago, that gentle season instead brought mass death and carnage from Earth's catastrophic impact with a massive space rock.

The Star of Bethlehem led the three wise men to Jesus' birth, according to the New Testament. But what was the Star of Bethlehem? There are several theories.

Scientists are using quantum computing to understand what's inside a black hole and test if our universe is a holographic projection.

Commercial and government satellites could be targets of the Russian military as it seeks advantage in Ukraine, the head of the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office said.

An enormous dust deposit on Mars shows the power of Martian wind in a new image snapped from orbit.

An analysis of light coming from hundreds of thousands of stars in our galaxy , the Milky Way, revealed where chunks of the galaxy came from.

Rocket Lab has finished work on the second pad at its New Zealand launch complex — and this newly built Pad B is set to host its first liftoff as early as Monday (Feb. 28).

What is a "morning star," and what is an "evening star"? Aren't they all planets? Can a planet sometimes be both of those things, or neither? Here's the complete guide for understanding these stargazing terms.