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What started as a tropical wave off the coast of Africa has now set multiple records and claimed the spot as the first hurricane to develop during the 2024 Atlantic season.

Be sure to join us at Space.com at 12 p.m. ET (1600 GMT) on July 17 for what promises to be an amazing discussion on the future of space exploration and astronomy.

A simulated universe created by a supercomputer should help astronomers better analyze dark matter and dark energy clues delivered by "dark universe detective" telescopes Roman and Rubin.

'Dark comets,' which have no visible tail, could also explain the strange behavior of the interstellar object 'Oumuamua.

On Saturday, July 13, the moon will pass in front of bright blue star Spica in the night sky. The star will disappear behind the moon before reappearing on the other side.

Every month has broken the temperature record of the previous for the past 12 months, and the signs of climate breakdown are already here, a new analysis shows.

For his new movie "Fly Me to the Moon," director Greg Berlanti faked the historic first moon landing. But fear not, space fans, that does not mean what you might think it means.

The U.S. Space Force aims to better pinpoint the location of Earth’s center using lasers on GPS satellites slated to launch in 2025.

To celebrate the second anniversary of the James Webb Space Telescope's first images, NASA has revealed a cosmic Penguin and Egg.

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is requiring an investigation into the anomaly experienced by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket during a July 11 Starlink satellite launch.

NASA is troubleshooting a recently revealed problem with the transistors aboard its $5 billion Europa Clipper spacecraft, which is slated to launch this October.

By measuring the motions of stars in the Draco dwarf galaxy, the Hubble Space Telescope was able to map the density profile of dark matter.

New Yorkers can view 2024's third and fourth "Manhattanhenge" moments at sunset on two nights this weekend.

Northrop Grumman's robotic Cygnus spacecraft will leave the International Space Station this morning (July 12), and you can watch it live.

The upper-stage engine of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket did not perform as planned during a launch of the company's Starlink satellites on Thursday night (July 11).

China aims to launch its first planetary defense mission by 2030, to showcase the skills needed to nudge a dangerous asteroid away from Earth.

Joe Engle, the first astronaut to fly in space on two different winged vehicles, has died at the age of 91. Engle's first flights into space on the X-15 preceded his launching on the space shuttle.

Astroscale's ADRAS-J spacecraft snapped a striking image of a rocket body floating lifeless above a blue-and-white Earth, with the sun's glare reflecting off of it.

The European Space Agency's EarthCARE satellite sent back its first images; they should be able to help scientists better study Earth's energy balance.

2024 will be a very good year to watch for the Perseids, because bright moonlight will not interfere.

A "guest star," briefly seen in 1181, was created by colliding dead stars.