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Japan has many iconic tourist destinations, but one place unlikely to be on many itineraries is about 90 minutes from central Tokyo – and it's just as intriguing as one of the world's most photogenic mountains.

The International Astronomical Union has partnered with the Radiolab podcast to present a quasi-moon-naming contest.

Without plate tectonics, oceans and continents, complex life that is able to invent and master advanced technology might never evolve.

A review of Prime Video's new NASA astronaut training comedy, "Space Cadet," starring Emma Roberts.

Four volunteers will exit a mock Mars habitat at NASA's Johnson Space Center today (July 6), bringing the agency's first year-long simulated Red Planet mission to an end.

On Episode 118 of This Week In Space, Rod and guest co-host Isaac Arthur talk with Alina Kiessling and Jason Rhodes of JPL about the concepts of dark matter and dark energy.

SpaceX aims to launch the fifth test flight of its huge Starship rocket just four weeks from now, Elon Musk said.

NASA's Goldstone Solar System Radar has collected invaluable information about two asteroids that flew very close to Earth. Don't worry, neither posed a threat.

SpaceX released a highlight reel from the fourth flight test of the Starship megarocket, which includes a tease of a new capability the company may test on an upcoming flight.

Two new behind-the-scenes videos preview the shock and awe of "Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2."

Bag this massive Prime Day camera deal ahead of the Amazon Prime Day rush.

"The Acolyte" slows down a bit in its sixth episode, but gets deeper into the remaining characters' thoughts and feelings.

Seen for the first time from the ground, the polar rain aurora produced an eerie green glow captured on camera in Norway.

ESA's Mars Express orbiter has captured images of a huge crevice on Mars that looks awfully like a "scar" from above.

The new moon of July 2024 occurs today as Earth reaches its farthest point from the sun, known as aphelion.

Get a look at the first reveal trailer for Saber Interactive's "A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead" video game.

Eerie new ISS photos appear to show a ghost in the machine during Independence Day. NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick and others did 'light painting' with the U.S. flag in the background.

Researchers studying iron meteorites suggest that the early solar system took the shape of a donut, not a dartboard as previously thought.

Two Chinese astronauts continued installing space debris protection outside the nation's Tiangong space station during a July 3 EVA.

Just in time for Independence Day, the James Webb Space Telescope has imaged a red, white and blue fireworks display, courtesy of an infant star at the heart of a dense cloud of gas and dust.

The six NASA astronauts currently living on the International Space Station beamed a message down to Earth to celebrate the United States' 248th birthday.